What could possibly go wrong?

[Zyp]

If one bought this GT3 and repaired it?

£7k bid already, what would a realistic price be to buy/repair?

Hypothetically, of course..
(and ignoring the wheel issue)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-PORSCHE-911-GT3-SIL...

Edited by Zyp on Sunday 8th July 23:27

[yajeed]

Zyp said:

If one bought this GT3 and repaired it?

£7k bid already, what would a realistic price be to buy/repair?

Hypothetically, of course..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-PORSCHE-911-GT3-SIL...

I'm can't answer your pricing question. However, the story sounds a tad odd to me.

Why would he spend a lot of money getting it mechanically sound, then sell it without fixing the bodywork or getting an MOT? Surely he's done the difficult and costly part already and he just needs to get a bodyshop to sort out the panels to maximise his return?

[Thom987]

yajeed said:

Why would he spend a lot of money getting it mechanically sound, then sell it without fixing the bodywork or getting an MOT? Surely he's done the difficult and costly part already and he just needs to get a bodyshop to sort out the panels to maximise his return?

My thoughts exactly. Tread very carefully.

[mollytherocker]

Get it bought, fix it up with some filler/big hammer etc for a few hundred quid and then sell on for a big profit.

Make sure you include in the advert the immortal line - 'Only had lights and bumpers'.

MTR

[Terminator X]

Saw this earlier too, bargain at £7k however it does have a long time to run ...

TX.

[Thom987]

There is a 996 GT3 for sale on Copart with mechanical damage, it is also unrecorded so may be worth a look.

[GC8]

Look at it with a bodyshop man whom you know and trust. Personally, Id be looking for traces of jigging - if it hasnnt been given a tug then it could make good sense.

Of course, theres a high probability that someone will giddily bid it beyond the bounds of financial sense, whether its good or bad...

The days when salvage cars were good value have long since passed (eg 5yr old 944 turbo with light front and rear for £1,200, which was actually dear then).

[danielw]

What's it worth if you break it?

[kazino]

Wheel issue hahah
Best of luck with the repair if you buy it, doesn't look like a huge job from the pictures

[birdcage]

Why oh why 997 Turbo wheels. Awfull

Edited by birdcage on Wednesday 11th July 19:55

[Rockster]

Zyp said:

If one bought this GT3 and repaired it?

£7k bid already, what would a realistic price be to buy/repair?

Hypothetically, of course..
(and ignoring the wheel issue)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-PORSCHE-911-GT3-SIL...

Edited by Zyp on Sunday 8th July 23:27

The only way to come up with a realistic figure is to have the car inspected by a qualified shop to determine the extent of the damage, and the quality of the up to now repairs, get an estimate on what it would take to bring the car back to its pre-collison condition, and then add 30% (at least) to this number.

This requires a partial tear down -- wheels removed -- and placing the car on a Celette Bench to check for any out of position hardpoints.

With the description of the car having suffered rear suspension damage, front and rear wing damage, I can't accept that the no chassis damage statement.

I too do not like the fact the suspension has been sorted at great cost and yet relatively inexpensive damage is left.

This kind of hints to me that the idea is to draw one's attention to the relatively minor (relatively speaking) body damage and away from what is likely is very severe damage to the car's suspension/running gear/etc.

I'd give this car a miss, by a mile.

Sincerely,

Rockster.

[M3333]

Rockster said:

The only way to come up with a realistic figure is to have the car inspected by a qualified shop to determine the extent of the damage, and the quality of the up to now repairs, get an estimate on what it would take to bring the car back to its pre-collison condition, and then add 30% (at least) to this number.

This requires a partial tear down -- wheels removed -- and placing the car on a Celette Bench to check for any out of position hardpoints.

With the description of the car having suffered rear suspension damage, front and rear wing damage, I can't accept that the no chassis damage statement.

I too do not like the fact the suspension has been sorted at great cost and yet relatively inexpensive damage is left.

This kind of hints to me that the idea is to draw one's attention to the relatively minor (relatively speaking) body damage and away from what is likely is very severe damage to the car's suspension/running gear/etc.

I'd give this car a miss, by a mile.

Sincerely,

Rockster.

I would agree.

Checking the guys eBay feedback he has recently bought a silver GT3 front bumper, driveshaft and various other suspension bits.

I would say the damage was pretty severe.

[gibbon]

The 997 wheels i can easily imagine were a cheap solution to putting some round wheels back on it.

Im not sure i would fancy the risk on this, still a pretty big down side.

[MrTickle]

Bit of T-Cut and Smart Repair and that will be on KTC forecourt

[rubystone]

Looks like he has been buying parts to repair this since January 2012...not just suspension either...passenger airbag, door mirror, those wheels...and the suspension components he bought are all 996/Boxster...did Porsche really just use standard suspension parts for the GT3 then?

I would say that the car looked a mess after its shunt (at the Ring?) and he has simply bolted bits onto it to make it look a lot better in the photos.

[GC8]

MrTickle said:

Bit of T-Cut and Smart Repair and that will be on KTC forecourt

Still going? Im surprised.

[yajeed]

rubystone said:

Looks like he has been buying parts to repair this since January 2012...not just suspension either...passenger airbag, door mirror, those wheels...and the suspension components he bought are all 996/Boxster...did Porsche really just use standard suspension parts for the GT3 then?

I would say that the car looked a mess after its shunt (at the Ring?) and he has simply bolted bits onto it to make it look a lot better in the photos.

And yet the advert says no airbags were set off. Curious.

[M3333]

yajeed said:

rubystone said:

Looks like he has been buying parts to repair this since January 2012...not just suspension either...passenger airbag, door mirror, those wheels...and the suspension components he bought are all 996/Boxster...did Porsche really just use standard suspension parts for the GT3 then?

I would say that the car looked a mess after its shunt (at the Ring?) and he has simply bolted bits onto it to make it look a lot better in the photos.

And yet the advert says no airbags were set off. Curious.

Maybe he has tried to plug another air bag in thinking that the light could be reset.

Usually once the airbag has triggered an airbag module would also require replacing.

Either way I smell a lot of bullst.

[anonymous-user]

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time to buy it back and then he realised just how much it was really going to cost to repair. It might be viable for someone looking for a project car and can't afford a straight GT3. Fully repaired with a Cat C stigma, it could only ever be worth mid £20Ks in today's market I would have guessed.

[GC8]

Good base for a racer, as itd be stripped and dipped anyway. A bit of a nose on a jig isnt such a big deal in those circumstances and itll probably be crashed a lot more before its retired.