The BaT thread for the cars we won't buy, but kinda wish we would

[JST]

Wow I just looked up what Porscheified Audis go for. Jeeezus.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

Get the 928, sell the boxster and turn that into an e46 for your daughter. When it comes time for her to go to college sell the 928 and use the profit you made on it to pay for room and board. Everybody wins.

The idea of a wrap is interesting to me.... Our e46 is a hot mess aesthetically, and if it makes it 2 more years for my son to learn to drive on, he wants it red. Obviously i won't let him paint it, but a wrap might be interesting.

I've also had deluisonal thoughts about wrapping the 911 in Aventurine Green. That is my new favorite car color, and I wonder if
A) you can get a wrap that looks decent and mimics the look of a painted car (professionally done, of course)
and
B) does a wrap act in any way like XPel to protect the original paint from chips.

Wrap is generally like a thin paint protection film, protective, but not as much.

The big challenge is that it isn’t going to solve a fucked paint situation. Paint chips will show through and may even be highlighted.

Net-net, you can make a car look really good with a wrap, but the underlying surface comes through.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Wrap is generally like a thin paint protection film, protective, but not as much.

The big challenge is that it isn’t going to solve a fucked paint situation. Paint chips will show through and may even be highlighted.

Net-net, you can make a car look really good with a wrap, but the underlying surface comes through.

And wraps age faster than paint, they’re a paint to remove, and you’ll probably want to replace it again or do the repaint you probably should have done to begin with.

Wraps are great when you have a super smooth surface to being with, but want to make it look different for a while.

[Theo]

I have no interest in this but chalk it up to another one of those Japanese car versions I never knew existed. Kind of like the MR2 turbo GTS and the CRX Si VTECH. Still pretty cool with a lesser tuned version of the twin turbo six the next gen Supra got.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-toyota-supra-12/

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by JST

Ha ha--I want a 928 but that 928 is going to go for all the money and I need to save something to buy a car my kid can drive. She's already angling for the M3 ("you're just going to get a new car anyway"), though she wants to wrap it b/c she doesn't like the orange.

With just under a day left, this hasn't gotten as expensive as I expected it to yet. We'll see by tomorrow.

[JST]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

With just under a day left, this hasn't gotten as expensive as I expected it to yet. We'll see by tomorrow.

Yeah, it's RNM at this price, I bet, but we'll see.

The RS2 went for a LOT less than I expected. I still couldn't have justified 60K on it, but that seems like a smoking deal for that car based on what others are going for.

[John V]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

With just under a day left, this hasn't gotten as expensive as I expected it to yet. We'll see by tomorrow.

A guy on another car board I frequent bought a really minty 928 a year or so ago. It's been in the shop of a 928 expert probably 90% of the time since then.

[FC]

Originally Posted by John V

A guy on another car board I frequent bought a really minty 928 a year or so ago. It's been in the shop of a 928 expert probably 90% of the time since then.

That blows!

[John V]

That's why 928s are good for garage art* but not much else

* keep the battery disconnected

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by John V

A guy on another car board I frequent bought a really minty 928 a year or so ago. It's been in the shop of a 928 expert probably 90% of the time since then.

Oops.