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Here come the bids on the Birkin. Good luck!
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The pattern feels a bit different from the ones I've seen. Less interest overall, I think. For comparison, the VTEC Mini didn't have any last hour bids: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-austin-mini/
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Feb 28, 2017 21:27
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kimbo305 posted:The pattern feels a bit different from the ones I've seen. Less interest overall, I think. The price it's at now has me wanting to bid on it. I'm not going to, but man is it tempting.
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Feb 28, 2017 21:36
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I have a max bid, but it's definitely tempered by how hot the bidding is.
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Feb 28, 2017 21:42
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Phhhh, it's over. I put in that last bid and closed the browser tab. I knew I would have kept going. I told Muffinpox that I'd probably go to 26, and my very limit before the bidding started was 26740 (for $1337 in fees), but I was extremely worried I would go over it. This is a car that I'd have paid maybe 28 for if it was going to be ready to drive in Mass. I think I made the right choice to stay out of it at this price.
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Feb 28, 2017 21:57
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kimbo305 posted:I think I made the right choice to stay out of it at this price.
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Feb 28, 2017 21:59
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Enjoy the Boxster while you build your own, which would make for an even better thread.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:11
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Saw a cheap salvage Elise for sale, and the dealer was being typically sleazy/evasive about what had happened to it (repaint from keying!). Here's what really happened: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f231/thread-all-wrecked-lotus-cars-please-reply-vin-any-links-more-info-67166/index2.html#post1401741
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Mar 2, 2017 22:25
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Imagine being the guy that buys it then googles his new car's vin
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Mar 2, 2017 23:45
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That is a genius idea for a car community like that - low volume, high likelihood of write-offs, for reasons that may or may not be concerning to the future owner.
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Mar 2, 2017 23:52
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kimbo305 posted:Saw a cheap salvage Elise for sale, and the dealer was being typically sleazy/evasive about what had happened to it (repaint from keying!). That's a REALLY good idea for a thread.
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Mar 3, 2017 00:00
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I'm surprised it's not more common with small volume car communities. Picked up the Boxster. I really miss the gated shifter  . Keep trying to put it into 2nd. Stalled at a light twice not realizing that's what I'd done.Missed the big race, but still passed by: 
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Mar 3, 2017 20:29
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kimbo305 posted:Saw a cheap salvage Elise for sale, and the dealer was being typically sleazy/evasive about what had happened to it (repaint from keying!). The pictures in that thread make me reevaluate buying one of those. Seems like they don't take impacts well at all.
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Mar 3, 2017 20:45
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BlackMK4 posted:The pictures in that thread make me reevaluate buying one of those. Seems like they don't take impacts well at all. Not only that, but those clamshells are $$$$$$.
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Guinness posted:Not only that, but those clamshells are $$$$$$. One huge reason why I pretty much immediately ruled out an Exige/Elise when I was shopping is because of the clamshells. Car gets totaled if someone as much as looks at it wrong.
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Mar 3, 2017 21:28
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kimbo305 posted:I'm surprised it's not more common with small volume car communities. You're doing a fly and drive on a sub-$10k Boxster? Brave! Good luck!
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:You're doing a fly and drive on a sub-$10k Boxster? Brave! Good luck! They're reliable, it's just the occasional unpreventable catastrophic engine failures that give them a bad name. It sure must feel good to be in a car that cheap and fun after coming from the 348, despite the overall downgrade. I admit to enjoying my 968 more than the 966TT currently because it's a cheap gokart without worries of a 5 figure repair if something goes wrong.
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fknlo posted:One huge reason why I pretty much immediately ruled out an Exige/Elise when I was shopping is because of the clamshells. Car gets totaled if someone as much as looks at it wrong. Guinness posted:Not only that, but those clamshells are $$$$$$. I don't give a poo poo about totalled, I give a poo poo about being dead since it was one of the reasons I switched to cars from motorcycles.
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BlackMK4 posted:The pictures in that thread make me reevaluate buying one of those. Seems like they don't take impacts well at all. Most of them look like the safety cage is still intact.
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Mar 3, 2017 22:22
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Yeah, I've seen some that have taken serious hits but never one with bad intrusion into the occupant tub itself. Salvage prices have actually been going up for them since aftermarket clamshells became available. When you could only get one by paying Lotus 11k even entirely superficial wrecks were selling for under 15k.
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Bibendum posted:Yeah, I've seen some that have taken serious hits but never one with bad intrusion into the occupant tub itself. Salvage prices have actually been going up for them since aftermarket clamshells became available. When you could only get one by paying Lotus 11k even entirely superficial wrecks were selling for under 15k. Click the thread above and scroll a little bit 
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:You're doing a fly and drive on a sub-$10k Boxster? Brave! Good luck! Hey, I almost made it 2200km in my sub $15k CAD boxster. Just had a little water pump failure. That's all... I hope he has good tow coverage.
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I'm only on the AAA plan that has 100 mi free towing. It should be fine but we'll see.
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BlackMK4 posted:Click the thread above and scroll a little bit Dang, I looked at those pics earlier too. Thought since it was at a salvage yard it had just already been picked over but nope apparently a fatality. That sucks. Kimbo, looking forward to hearing more about the Boxster. I love sportscars that are cheap enough to not fret over and hope your drive is only exiting in the driving way, not the waiting on the roadside for a tow truck way.
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Enjoy the boxster. Any plans for it beyond driving it?
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Good luck with the Boxster. If you have any trouble, I'm right on I95 in the middle of SC and I'd be happy to help. RE: the Lotus VIN thread...How about the old lady that drove over the stopped Exige? I mean holy poo poo. He included a picture of her sitting on her walker, lol.
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angryrobots posted:I'm right on I95 in the middle of SC I'm so sorry
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I should have said near 95, I'm a couple miles away. Anyhow I like my little slice of paradise. 
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kimbo305 posted:I'm surprised it's not more common with small volume car communities. Shoulda stopped and did the ride along, I bet it's pretty rad. Been meaning to do it myself, but every time I'm over there it's for a race. [e] Oh and congrats on the sale, and the acquirement of a fun car you don't really have to care about
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All these posts and no pictures of mein Porsche? What the hell man? I'll just imagine the porsche scene from super troopers.
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It's nothing to write home about, but here you go:   Pretty dirty -- none of the white you seen is scratches or chips. Spot the missing part:  I've never seen a tighter wheel-caliper clearance:  Holed up in Staunton, VA with half the mileage done. No issues so far, with the exception of me constantly confusing all the stalks: cruise and wipers, high beams and HUD display mode.
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More thoughts: - yeah, it is really liberating to not have to dwell on babying the car. I keep mistiming the clutch release, and it doesn't bother me (at least from a mechanical sympathy perspective) - the exhaust is so quiet. It sounds like it's an electric car with a tiny speaker mounted in the back playing those fake engine noises - 70mph means 84 in NC, and 71 in VA.
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kimbo305 posted:- 70mph means 84 in NC, and 71 in VA. Both my recent fly-n-drives have been from the North East to south and the speed variances between states was just weird. One minute we're cruising along at 20+ over then cross a state line and everyone locks in at 5 over or less. How is that thing for a long road trip? The M3 had me feeling like an old man with a broken back when I got home, M5 was fairly comfortable other than the last hour. 928 I would have done another 1k miles and been fine. Porsche in general makes pretty decent seats as long as you fit them.
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You better've at least waved when you went through RVA, jerk.
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Thank you! I like it. I wonder, are there any real 'gotcha' parts on these cars aside from the IMS? Like if a passenger shuts a door wrong you've just broken a part that's normally found in a 911 and therefore  ? I seem to recall the cayman has a couple parts like that.What I'm saying is: I want a nice roadster like such but I worry about ongoing maintenance costs and potential catastrophic failure points like IMS or BMW's GDCS. E: I'm fairly okay at working on my own cars and this would be a second car for Fridays and weekends. I did an engine drop on a 914 around 10 years ago now. BloodBag fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Mar 5, 2017 |
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Wasn't there at least one Porsche owner who fried the ECU by waxing the car? It created a static buildup that the electronics didn't like or something weird.
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kimbo305 posted:More thoughts: I just drove from Charleston back to Philly yesterday, and the drive through VA was hilarious. Half the people are at exactly the speed limit, and the other half was flooring it with complete devil may care attitude about the cops. My plan worked pretty well, I left Charleston at 1:30pm, and got home at midnight, and didn't have any traffic issues around DC at all. I did have to find goddamn unicorn blood of oil for the 335 just south of Richmond. Scheduled oil change is this coming Friday, because OF COURSE it is.
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fknlo posted:Wasn't there at least one Porsche owner who fried the ECU by waxing the car? It created a static buildup that the electronics didn't like or something weird. I know a few people did it but it was an early 997 thing. If you polished the front bumper in the right way in the right conditions the static can toast the ecu. The 996 and first gen Boxsters are pretty solid except for the M96 engine things and they share a ton of parts so it's actually fairly easy to repair most stuff on the cheap. Until I got serious about Porsche stuff I never realized how many Porsche-specific resources and specialists there are so prices for parts and service are surprisingly good.
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We drove up 81. Trying to avoid DC/Baltimore/Philly and only joining with 95 past NYC, so didn't hit Richmond.NitroSpazzz posted:How is that thing for a long road trip? The 348 was not louder, but all the air leak whistling around the seals was more annoying. You can also hear the "airplane flaps extending for descent" drag from the spoiler raising, though that could be different if the trim piece were in place. Oddly, my upper hamstrings get cramped up pretty quickly in the seat. It hasn't happened in other cars I drive. Could be the tilt of the seat base, which I can't adjust. Suspension is good -- we drove through that short cobblestone stretch of Savannah and it rattled a few links but otherwise compliant. There's a PASM button I have trouble believing that was an option on this car. The overall torque and engine pickup at 3000 (which is 70mph in 6th) is very usable, which was not the case with the 348. Maybe if you were at 4k. But this thing cannot compare to the Z06 on highways. You hit a valley where you think you're out of radar and you can go from 70 to 95 instantly. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Mar 5, 2017 |
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I found your next car http://www.ebay.com/itm/371869408036
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