Totalled Enzo

manofmayo · #1 02-26-2004, 08:09 PM

Ug

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newpho...0205_001.shtml

SubaSteevo · #2 02-26-2004, 08:38 PM

Somebody just got written of the will

NomadTW · #3 02-27-2004, 01:02 AM

i've seen that before

i wish it was that one that was on TLC's rides with the ugly aftermarket wheels

Michael Blue · #4 02-27-2004, 06:30 AM

That car was recently for sale as a parts car.
It has in fact been totalled and have now also been bought, the new owner has no intention to rebuild.

Sad....

Mr. Pockets · #5 02-27-2004, 08:26 AM

That car was on eBay last week. The person who listed it said the insurance company paid out $1.3M to the owner.

As for the rumors about who wrecked it, they're just that - rumors. Who the **** knows what really happened...it's a damned shame in any case.

And of course whoever bought it has no intention of rebuilding it - you can't. It's carbon fiber.

upnygimp · #6 02-27-2004, 09:02 AM

Yeah, and I believe its one giant piece of CF, so the entire skin would have to be replaced. But still, $1.3mil, that woulda been enough to pay the $400k to get it fixed and still pay off the Enzo (if any money was owed on it) and even after that have prolly over $200k in your pocket.

Mr. Pockets · #7 02-27-2004, 01:10 PM

Well, you have to understand how CFRP cars are constructed. It's not a simple matter of 'fixing' it with body filler. All of the panels, save for anything on a hinge, are stressed members of the chassis. Break one and you've got to grind a whole bunch off and glue a new section on.

I'm not even entirely sure you can do that, since the car is put together out of multiple molded peices formed in an autoclave - I have no idea whether or not you can strip the entire car down and mold new pieces on. I'm going to guess that, since so much finishing goes on after the autoclave, they might have to at least make custom molds for the section being replaced. Or possibly go back a bunch of steps and remove the component, glued-together sections that were damaged.

I just don't see anybody ever repairing one of these. The cost would be many times the value of the car.

But then, I may be way off.

upnygimp · #8 02-27-2004, 03:12 PM

No, you're right, Ferrari would probably have to fix it. But he was quoted $400k to get it done. So I'm saying he should have, use the rest of the insurance money to pay it off, and then pocket the rest.

Mr. Pockets · #9 02-27-2004, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by upnygimp
No, you're right, Ferrari would probably have to fix it. But he was quoted $400k to get it done. So I'm saying he should have, use the rest of the insurance money to pay it off, and then pocket the rest.

'Wrecked Exotics' claims that the guy was quoted $400k to fix the car, but I would bet money (though not equal to the amount above

) that there's nothing to that claim at all. Either they made it up, or somebody they got the photo from did.

Subafreak · #10 02-27-2004, 06:05 PM

I found one for Rob there.

SubaSteevo · #11 02-27-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Subafreak
I found one for Rob there.

Too bad the grill (the ugliest part of the car IMO) is still in one piece

upnygimp · #12 02-27-2004, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Pockets

'Wrecked Exotics' claims that the guy was quoted $400k to fix the car, but I would bet money (though not equal to the amount above ) that there's nothing to that claim at all. Either they made it up, or somebody they got the photo from did.

Sounds right to me, car sells for $643,330. I can see the whole new body running around 400k that considered.

Beav · #13 02-27-2004, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by Subafreak
I found one for Rob there.

Kinda kills the idea of the website's name, doesn't it? Maybe they should consider a second site named "Trash on the heap." Sorry, nothing personal, I just hate seeing one of those POS's pull into the shop....

#14 02-29-2004, 08:02 AM

Believe it or not..... That Ferrari is very fixable. Reinsuring it is going to be a bigger problem than repairing it. Rebuilding vehicles is a very lucrative business. I have a friend that make a **** of a living doing it. You study the way the vehicle was wrecked and rebuild from that point on out until every damaged body panel is repaired. You 'd be amazed at what can be repaired. The hardest to repair are front hits because of the engine damage that you can't see until breakdown. Exotic cars are easier to repair behind...Well! Most of the engine are aft mounted so it's just a matter of structure repair. Look at that ENZO real good! There's no apparent body twist at all just a clean frontal structure hit. But Da%$ that's going to be expensive!

upnygimp · #15 02-29-2004, 10:06 AM

Yes, it is going to be expesive because I believe the body is just one giant piece of carbon fibre......prolly relatively easy to fix, but expensive to make.