[RV4Flyer]

I was stopped right at the scene of your car's demise, glad you are OK.



My student last weekend has a blown engine in his 987.1 and was talking abouit replacing it with the 9A1 engine. Says he has the skills to do all the rewiring which is a big job. He might be interested in the engine.

[Fumes]

otto sorry to hear man but glad you are ok thats all that matters

figure out what you want to sell the car for w a salvage title or whatever, and PM me. may be interested in a spare 3.4 and pdk.

[Otto]

Originally Posted by JoeG

Sorry to hear this. What happened? How many miles on the car?

48k

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Fumes

otto sorry to hear man but glad you are ok thats all that matters

figure out what you want to sell the car for w a salvage title or whatever, and PM me. may be interested in a spare 3.4 and pdk.

thanks

and will do

[Otto]

Originally Posted by RV4Flyer

I was stopped right at the scene of your car's demise, glad you are OK.



My student last weekend has a blown engine in his 987.1 and was talking abouit replacing it with the 9A1 engine. Says he has the skills to do all the rewiring which is a big job. He might be interested in the engine.

well, stay tuned

i would like to at lest keep the bones in the family

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Doc_S

Allrighty then, I'll guess the engine alone would be in the $12K-15K+ range when the car gets parted out. I'm occasionally looking at used 05 3.2 M96 motors and they are consistently in the $8K-9K range. You'll typically see all the parts from a single car on some breakers ebay sale. It seems like a whole helluva lot of work to do if you're not in the business especially the advertising, selling, and shipping.

How bad is the front end damage, just body? subframe? Should I be looking on Copart for this soon?

copart?

this is all new to me

i have not been in anything more than minor fender benders before this

i don't have the salvage cost yet to figure out what to do

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Trak Ratt

Unless you have some mechanical skills, tools and time just move on.....

i tend to agree

i am too old, no time, limited engergy, and little skill

if i am willing to wait, maybe after i buy the salvage, someone can convert it to a race car for me????

the engine and pdk are perfect, and i was just beginning to make mods on the car after the cpo expired last year

i was thinking about moving on to a 911, but not sure i want to do that

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by Otto

.... was thinking about moving on to a 911, but not sure i want to do that

You should seriously consider this (local 911 drovers need spare parts too)

[TurboPooch]

Otto,
With your self description of skills, the best bet is to just let it go and get your check and move on. Parting out cars takes a lot of time and effort. HOWEVER, find out what the buy back is, and there is room for negotiation by the way, and think/research about what the running gear is worth so you have an idea. Then sell the whole heap to a GTB guys like Chuck/JD who can use the motor, trans, suspension stuff, etc. as spares on a race car. Play your cards right and you could make a couple bucks and the buyer can get a good deal on spare parts. Just my $0.02. Good luck and glad you two are ok.

[N Fotouhi]

Otto,
Glad you are ok.
Parting out a car is a big hassle. Unless someone is ready to write the check for carcass before you buy it back from insurance, just move on and focus on replacement.