God help us all!! Carrera GT crashed!!!

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Nebor

Nebor

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Supercharged
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Supercharged
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Repairable?
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Hell no. You can't fix carbon fiber :(

And look at those ceramic breaks. All broken to hell :(
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It's all one piece?
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Yup. They'll have to replace everything from the doors back, most likely.
 
Babbles

Babbles

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Jan 4, 2001
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It does look as if he did slam right into a light pole. I don't see why it couldn't be repaired. Obviously needs the door(maybe), tire/brakes and the entire rear fascia replaced but I dont' see where any massive frame damage was caused.

Maybe if we are lucky we will find it repaired and sold cheap on ebay!
 
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slick230

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Jan 31, 2003
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Originally posted by: Sluggo
Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
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LOL, Spicoli. :D

EDIT: Oh, and as far as "God help us all!!", please. :roll: It's just a car, wrecked by some inexperienced and probably undeserving douchebag. It's not the end of the world, really.
 
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jagec

Lifer
Apr 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: SithSolo1
Originally posted by: Xionide

From what jeremy exhibited on his test run in top gear its not to hard to loose this beast on the corners.
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I bet thats what happened, he gunned it in a corner trying to show off and slammed it into a phone pole. Bastard...
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Actually, I'm guessing his mistake was lifting off the throttle on a hard corner. That's an instant recipe for snap oversteer on a MR/RR layout.
 
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DaFinn

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Jan 24, 2002
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Porsche, meet pole! :Q

Hmm, maybe I could buy the engine off this guy. Should fit right in to my Toyota...
 
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otispunkmeyer

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i hate to see things like this........makes me sad! i know cars like this shouldnt jus be bought an locked away for a collection they should be driven....but seriously when ur gonna buy a supercar i dont think a normal licence is enough...porsche should test you out on the track at handling a 500hp+ car to see if u should really be buying something that'll do 0-60 before u realises whats happening
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Babbles
It does look as if he did slam right into a light pole. I don't see why it couldn't be repaired. Obviously needs the door(maybe), tire/brakes and the entire rear fascia replaced but I dont' see where any massive frame damage was caused.

Maybe if we are lucky we will find it repaired and sold cheap on ebay!
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The frame is a carbon fiber monocoque. The entire car is made out of carbon fiber. You damage the frame and you're fvcked.

You know how people say it's a bitch to repair a damaged NSX or Audi A8 b/c of their aluminum frame? This is like getting pumped in the ass 10x by bubba and his pals
 
Babbles

Babbles

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Originally posted by: NFS4
The frame is a carbon fiber monocoque. The entire car is made out of carbon fiber. You damage the frame and you're fvcked.

You know how people say it's a bitch to repair a damaged NSX or Audi A8 b/c of their aluminum frame? This is like getting pumped in the ass 10x by bubba and his pals
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I did not realize that the entire frame was carbon fiber, I thought it just had many parts that were carbon fiber. Guess now I can see why the car could be a total loss.

How many were made for sale in the US? Would Porsche even allow the guy to buy another one?
 
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