Help Me ID This Unusual Car Lurking in a Boxster CL Ad

"Nate" (etangrubsov) 02/11/2014 at 15:56 • Filed to: None

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I was trolling my local CL for some Teutonic Goodness when I spotted something interesting in the background of an ad. I have no idea what this car is and don't have too many guesses.... S7, Noble, kit car? What is it?

Bonus points if you can figure out what's under this tarp. Lambo on ramps?

For the curious: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

ETA: Thanks for the speedy confirmation, y'all! Did not expect that it was an S7. A Ferrari owner I once met told me there was an S7 in town, but I thought he was talking about a black one (I think it was) that an eccentric car guy used to keep in a strip mall on the side of I-12 near Baton Rouge.

May be worth checking out in person!

Party-vi > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:57

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It's an S7.

DatASSun > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:57

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#SaleenS7

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:57

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Yep your first guess was correct.

DatASSun > DatASSun 02/11/2014 at 15:58

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ki-ki-ki-kia > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:58

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Only one way to find out. Go for a test drive!

CKeffer > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:59

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The brightly colored one? Look like an S7 to me, unless it's a replica of some sort.

Montalvo > Nate 02/11/2014 at 15:59

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That looks like the real deal s7 at least from the front.

Doug DeMuro > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:00

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That Boxster is a freaking deal if it isn't broken to bits.

I_AmDeath > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:01

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Its a Miata because Miata is always the answer

Lekker > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:04

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S7.. and a Gallardo on the stands?

DatASSun > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:05

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I also call bs on the Add .. What type of person buys a Saleen S7 and possibly some other type of super car then a Boxter /; something isnt adding up here . nor do you keep a Saleen S7 under a rinky dink car cover thing .. and its in the city that flooded ? horrible horrible idea

Party-vi > Doug DeMuro 02/11/2014 at 16:06

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*pssst*

dat front bumper fitment

Jayhawk Jake > Doug DeMuro 02/11/2014 at 16:06

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152,000 miles....but yes, that's a crazy price.

promoted by the color red > DatASSun 02/11/2014 at 16:09

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The wealthy have a different idea of beaters than you or I...

DatASSun > promoted by the color red 02/11/2014 at 16:13

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I agree my point is it takes class and taste to buy a Saleen S7 instead of the run of the mill Lambo or ferrari .. around 700k all the way down to 250k for a 2004 .. Your typical hit it rich over night person goes and buys a lambo .. 9 times out of 10 .

Casper > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:16

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I wonder if it's something like one of these kit cars...

http://www.srfoosecars.com/saleen-s7.php

Nate > Doug DeMuro 02/11/2014 at 16:16

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It's awfully tempting! I'm pretty new to Boxsters though.... wondering if a Boxster for Miata money is a long-run blunder or no big deal...

Stef Schrader > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:28

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$6K?!

Buy it before I do.

Slow4o > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:29

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Woah woah woah. A S7 in Baton Rouge? How have I spent so much time there and never heard of it. I've seen a R34 Skyline in Baton Rouge before, but not this? Weird.

Slow4o > Slow4o 02/11/2014 at 16:31

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Also you should go ahead and get in touch with him. I demand answers!

Nate > Slow4o 02/11/2014 at 16:37

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An R34? That's awesome! If all goes to plan, I'll be driving an R32 around Baton Rouge this fall. The Boxster would be to soothe the meantime agony as I wait until the R32 has aged the requisite 25 years (so to avoid the wrath of the federal government).

Doug DeMuro > Party-vi 02/11/2014 at 16:43

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But six grand!!! It'll never be worth less than that.

Slow4o > Nate 02/11/2014 at 16:45

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Yea the guy had imported it through the Florida company IIRC. He had it for a while and I would see it along Seigen quite often. I think he sold it though. Definitely let us know if you contact this guy, although it might be fake.

Party-vi > Doug DeMuro 02/11/2014 at 16:46

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True. NADA says' it's worth $7,500 for a clean trade-in.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Casper 02/11/2014 at 16:52

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They make replica superyachts too? Only $3.2M for a replica of a $100M Oceanco superyacht? Do people really buy this stuff?

Nate > Slow4o 02/11/2014 at 16:53

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Yeah, may have been from one of those sketchy R34-as-a-kit-car schemes that took place in Florida, or maybe even a Motorex car, although those were so few that it's unlikely. Ah, the lengths to which folks will go for Skylines!

I sent him a message... will let you know what he says!

Casper > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/11/2014 at 16:57

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Obviously someone does... the companies exist.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Casper 02/11/2014 at 17:09

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This company exists too... if you know what I'm sayin'.

http://www.vectormotors.com/

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Nate 02/11/2014 at 17:44

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The Compromiser > Nate 02/11/2014 at 18:49

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I have a guess for the tarp.

Brown Porsche, whale tail. With a blue feather.

Sorry, I get a little antsy in the pantsy when I've been into the syrup.

Slow4o > Nate 02/12/2014 at 00:54

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He told me he had it registered in Louisiana and he had the plates to prove it. Didn't have enough time to go into specifics with him but I'm pretty sure it was registered as a kit car.