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YOUR RESEARCHWho stole a motor?
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engine is removed for repair/rebuild, sent out to shady operator and never seen again.
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My understanding is that he’s selling the car with a bad engine, the pictures are to illustrate that fact as he will not even allow it to be test driven.
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My understanding is that he’s selling the car with a bad engine, the pictures are to illustrate that fact as he will not even allow it to be test driven.
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Alright I know motors can be expensive for most people but I hope this is really an isolated incident.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-...US_Cars_Trucks
Theft recovery car and the only thing that seems wrong with it is the lack of a motor. I wonder if it was one of Jakes special 3.8 or 4.0 motors...
^^^ I call BS on the "theft" story. Looks like way too neat of a job. Motor mounts are even put back. No scratches on the paint around the engine compartment.
Looks like the thief also needed rear bumperettes and a coolant tank cap. Good thing I painted my bumperettes body color ... cuts down the odds on getting hit by a roaming bumperette thief.
The numbers these guys are asking for are insane... Who cares what the story is, a non-driver is just that. If it's ALSO completely missing the engine and accessories - only a chassis like a turbo or GT2/3 is going to command north of $10k when it comes to me laying out dollars again for a roller.
Given Motor-Meister's demise - I would expect a number of these victims to try and recover over/above the average-market price of a roller pre-MM-demise. I can't blame them for trying; but I predict they will be yet-again disappointed in the today-value of a 996 chassis. I wonder if those owners could be made more finacially-whole by claiming the replacement-value of the engine as a capital-loss on their taxes and then dump the chassis for cash at the more realistic price...
BS on motor theft. Motor is the most traceable part of the car. If I were to strip the 996, I would not touch the motor. Take the head/tail lights, interior pieces, brakes, instrument cluster, bumpers, and interior. That is it.
This,
If i'm yanking the motor on a hot car, I would be cutting things left and right. Why would you bother with the wiring and coolant hoses when you'll dump the roller?
Hard to say. It didn't say how long it was in the theft's hands. Maybe they hid it in a secret garage and took their time to remove the engine properly
The asking price is unrealistic for a roller regardless.
God, I am getting old if it took me this long to post this.
It is Racewars time!!! Couple of M96 motors would fetch the premium right before Racewars, wouldn't they? Jake and KK would pay a good dollar for a running one Ted!
See anything wrong here ted? WE GOT NO ENGINES DO WE? - YouTube
Makes sense ... engine is removed for repair/rebuild, sent out to shady operator and never seen again. Doesn't explain the missing coolant tank cap or bumperettes, but still a lot more plausible than the engine-thief-in-the-night scenario.
Read the listing...
My understanding is that he’s selling the car with a bad engine, the pictures are to illustrate that fact as he will not even allow it to be test driven. Pictures are from the last time the engine was removed.
Well the car may have been stolen, then recovered and somebody started to part it already, or the people that stole it may have done a decent job of removing the motor, after all the harnesses, etc. are worth something also...
BTW, I don’t see how an engine is easily traceable. They do not have VIN #s anywhere on them and the motor designation is only printed in a very small area. It’s hard enough to read them without intentional tampering.
A engine serial number is keyed to a VIN number. Once a car VIN has been reported stolen the engine serial number is also flagged as well so a auto theft check on just the engine number will show it as stolen.
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