How long can a (crashed) GT3 be stored outside?

[jwetering]

There's brakes, wheels, seats...door panels, interior stuff, instruments, maybe a good panel on there somewhere to salvage, exhaust system, suspension bits. I think he could part it out and break even, maybe even make a few bucks (emphasis on few) but it's a hard way to make a little bit of money.

Hot rod boxster eh? That'll mess up you fancy haircut.

[Spydermon]

Dave --- yeah heavier, but more grip! ...yeeeehaaaa ....oohhhhh, sssssshhhhhhiiiiiiiittttttt.

[aigel]

What I have found is the surface it stands on is most important. If it is grass or dirt, you are going to see fast decay. It keeps the moisture and the car never will be dry underneath. If you have concrete or asphalt, it will be much better.

My bet is that the car will be loosing some of its parts to weather within 3 months independent of the surface underneath. A lot of the $ to be made back is in the interior and that will be the first thing to go.

I would not have paid 28k for that heap. The math does not come out in your favor. Even if you get a bad engine 996 and convert it, you will be in over 50k.

George

[Jandrews]

Yeah...if the guy "doesn't know his Porsche's, and he bought this thing for $27K, why didn't he just buy a nice 996 for $27K? A crashed GT3 is a GREAT find, but only if you can take advantage of it economically for under $15K or so. Who in the world, who doesn't know Porsche's would buy just ANY "random" Porsche for $27K in a wrecked condition?

JA

[Jagshund]

There is a 996 GT3 in this area that has been outside for over two years. It is spinning on a "car dealer" type of carousel for all passing traffic to see. Quite a sad site, as it was wrecked at RA and part of an insurance fraud case. The body shop it sits in front of occasionally pulls parts off of it when they're in a bind . . . no rust as of yet.