"Alex Murel" (alexandermurel)
12/02/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: Car buying
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"Alex Murel" (alexandermurel)
12/02/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: Car buying | 2
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Reading today's list of "The Ten Most Weirdly Practical Cars Ever" I was reminded of the Porsche Cayman's existence and much like Mr. Perkins I popped over to eBay to see what they were going for these days and while I was there stumbled across this little... umm... !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ?
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"Low Miles" says the ad. "Engine Starts"! These are both things I like in a potential car purchase. Going for just under $8k with the reserve not yet met but just down the road from me in Texas, maybe its not so bad.
Oh, never mind. "Damage on Front, Left Rear Tire, Rear Bumper, Deployed Driver's Air Bag; we are just listing obvious damage, more detail damage present in car." Still kind of want it though. This little disaster reminded me of the long forgotten treasure that was the Porsche Go-Kart. Think of the sheer joy that would be brought by a 245 hp, rear engine, rear wheel drive, stripped out sports car! Rip off all the ruined body work and replace it with unpainted used parts, replace the steering wheel, and ignore the very likely damaged frame and you've got yourself one hell of a ride.
Thankfully I don't have the $8k or whatever this thing goes for at the moment so its up to someone else with less sense and more money than me to save this poor little Porsche.
As a college student I spend a lot of time in class, and (also) as a modern college student that means a lot of time on the internet while in class, mostly perusing eBay and Craiglist for total shitboxes that are nearby and priced under about $5,000. I dont know the meaning of the words "reliable" or "practical", I drive a 2002 Ducati.
Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
> Alex Murel
12/01/2014 at 17:40 |
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I didn't know these had rear wheel turning, just like the old Prelude.....
samsmith
> Alex Murel
12/02/2014 at 10:18 |
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I want to know what this car hit; front end damage looks as though the driver hit a pole or something, but I cannot figure out how the rear wheel partially broke off
SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
> Alex Murel
12/02/2014 at 10:30 |
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Crest
> Alex Murel
12/02/2014 at 11:08 |
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Holy shit it's in Texas. I would so buy it, strip it and make it kind of a track beast such as the cayman R. But that price tho.........I'll give them tree fiddy
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Alex Murel
> samsmith
12/02/2014 at 11:18 |
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Same, that takes talent.
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samsmith
> samsmith
12/03/2014 at 10:52 |
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I think I answered my own question: I bet that when the car hit the pole or whatever it spun and the rear wheel hit a curb or something. You can see an impact mark on the bottom of the broken wheel and the angle the wheel broke at is consistent with impact at the bottom.
Owner was probably showing off in a parking lot or something and now he looks like an idiot, as I'm sure he did when he crashed it. (Don't want to be sexist: Owner was probably showing off in a parking lot or something and now she looks like an idiot, as I'm sure she did when she crashed it).