One massively messed up 996
 

So how did it get like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___2001-PORSCHE-996-TURBO-CHASSIS-TITLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ170224497475QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20Tr ucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170224497475 &


Ebay id: 170224497475


http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/f4/48/a3ec_1.JPG

Must....resist......


That'll buff right out.



...darn!

Why would anyone want it.

That will definitely NOT buff out.

looks like it got wrapped around a telephone pole. At the very top you can see the circular "dent" where it was wrapped. I suspect it was moving pretty quick, and may have hit other stuff before it hit the telephone pole. My guess is that the jaws of life were used and so it's probably been opened like a tin can as well.

It may have artistic value.

You could tie a skinny dog to it.

Can someone run a carfax for me...?

Is that the chassis that someone crushed, deliberately, on a video? They drove the perfectly good car right into the crusher, got out, and turned the crusher on. They left video cameras running inside the car, to capture that perspective. I think someone posted a link to the video here, some time ago.

Is this chassis worth anything besides the value of the metal? E.g. melt it down and use the metal for something else?

Salvage title.......why?

I saw that on eBay as well.


least it's a turbo...

Joke... actually wondering if they have a record of it?

There's a pic of the salvage title on the auction page, so yes there is a title. EZ Fixer!!!

yard art

As long as it has intact VIN tags and a title, someone will buy it.

Makes you wonder why. I mean, unless you have another car that's perfect but with an 'undesirable' VIN then what use would it be?

My Dad's a TV repairman.....

...... and why the hell would you want to buy something that at least 1 person probably died in!!!!!!!

Your Dad's dressing habits don't have any place here. :D

This would be the reason why -

http://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/f4/48/ab14_1.JPG

The combo pun, nice!

If you are a very skilled body man, you can acquire/obtain/(steal) another 996 and do the VIN switch from the mess on ebay to the stolen car...

If you do the job well enough, the DMV wont go out of their way to check the Hidden VINs...

If you get caught, you simply say "I bought it off of some guy" and give them the bill of sale and plead ignorance. If your occupation is not car related, they will have a tough time prosecuting...

And your only out the money that it cost to obtain the salvage VIN and of course your time to do the switch...

cloverfield?

2001 911 turbo

3 owners. Penn, Penn, NJ

odometer rollback warning

total loss/salvage title

42,574 miles


car was crashed. more than one vehicle involved. struck a tree, flipped over.

just as I had suspected.. A scam

how much is scrap iron going for these days?

Haha

Yep. It's all about the VINs.
So if you have a stolen 996 you buy this junk, get the VINs suddenly your car is legit.
That car will fetch more than many people expect..

Apart from the scrap value of the steel I can't think of a legitimate reason for this. I'm suprised that it is allowed to be sold in this way and that the VIN doesn't have to be removed/destroyed.

car scrap 215/ton.

HOLY COW!! it sold for over 4k!

guess it's time to keep ur turbo's in the garage

Maxim?

I told you so...

Might be worth a laugh to record that VIN, put it in a safe place, then wait a year or so and CARFAX it again... see where it turns up.

or feel free to re-contact me in a year or so and I will run it through CLETS for you.

I really love the part in the ad where he writes: "Please email me if you need any other Porsche parts..."
OK, and I'm going to buy used parts from a guy that sells that thing? :confused:

If it does turn up in a year or so, I hope there is some FBI car-theft-ring investigation unit that looks into it.