another rs bites the dust

another rs bites the dust

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S1XXR

814 posts

232 months

Saturday 13th January 2007
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What is the business case here?

Apart from Porsche themselves, who else could be trusted to repair this car?

911wise

1,867 posts

211 months

Saturday 13th January 2007
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A bit of gaffa tape and a few Sundays and I'll have it looking concours.

ninemeister

1,146 posts

260 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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Relatively easy repair from what I can see. Gearbox breaks when the rear wheel hits a kerb, car stops and engine keeps going and the inpact transfers into the gearbox bellhousing. This car could easily be repaired back to "as new" condition, the only downside from what I can see would be the cost and availability of the new parts, which is probably why it has been stripped. The bodyshop would have taken it to pieces to start the repair and then found more parts damage which has tipped the repair costs above the typical 60% threshold value for the decision to repair or salvage. I guess that this one lost the battle.

melv

4,708 posts

267 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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Ex P1 car I am led to believe....

paulburrell

648 posts

235 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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melv said:
Ex P1 car I am led to believe....



Melv, bit thick I'm afraid, what does P1 car stand for??



Vesuvius 996

35,829 posts

273 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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paulburrell said:
melv said:
Ex P1 car I am led to believe....



Melv, bit thick I'm afraid, what does P1 car stand for??






P1 international - Damon Hill's supercar rental club.

paulburrell

648 posts

235 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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Vesuvius

Thanks 4 the clarification.

david911RSR

1,445 posts

212 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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ninemeister said:
Relatively easy repair from what I can see. Gearbox breaks when the rear wheel hits a kerb, car stops and engine keeps going and the inpact transfers into the gearbox bellhousing. This car could easily be repaired back to "as new" condition, the only downside from what I can see would be the cost and availability of the new parts, which is probably why it has been stripped. The bodyshop would have taken it to pieces to start the repair and then found more parts damage which has tipped the repair costs above the typical 60% threshold value for the decision to repair or salvage. I guess that this one lost the battle.



Agreed, Carlton Porsche in Birstall West Yorks have repaired cars that wre much worse than this.

rubystone

11,254 posts

261 months

Monday 15th January 2007
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It's not the 'Ring car that was shunted recently is it?