All wiring harnesses and electronics, thats the real pain in the ass. Every computer and wiring harness has to probably be replaced and re-ran. Electronic gremlins are no fun. Huge labor cost to get at everything for this.
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I'll see if I can find the thread on Reddit. Automotive engineer that works specifically with carbon broke down dry land (automotive) vs. aquatic carbon fiber composition, how it will break down based on type of composite used, etc. Since the electronics are safe to assume toast, full replacement. Engine is aluminum, so salt water will damage just by sitting in it, full replacement. Whole interior is toast, full replacement. And of course the tub, full replacement (if possible).
Realistically, brand new $1mm car - you can afford the $5-10k to have someone literally drive it north or south 3hrs. Or, even to the nearest multistory garage.
You forgot to use the quotes.Its McLaren though, I'm sure they'll do anything you want if given the cash.
I mean they rebuilt this one...
its like how they “rebuild” a lot of these old airplanes. You technically cant make a new cessna 180 or old cub, but if you can find an old data plate from an old crashed plane, you can weld up a “new” frame and basically build a brand new one.
How does one get a nearly $2m loan they can't pay for? Asking for a friend...
Still unclear on how this fraud would work, take out a loan, buy a car a week before a hurricane, lose car in hurricane, get loan paid off, have no car or loan, ?????, profit!
Production cost < current value. As long as the VIN is still known, it'll be rebuilt, even it's in a very Ship of Theseus sorta way.
If it's fraud, maybe it's similar to the video I posted above. Guy drove his Bugatti into a pond trying t9 get it written off, buy didn't count on someone taking video of it, of his super rare car. Oops.
I'm just going with negligence, being absent-minded or just stupid. I mean like you kind of hint at, if the guy can afford a +1 million dollar car, he can afford to have it moved, lost etc etc.
I'm guessing he didn't expect the storm to be as bad as it did. Or was too preoccupied with golf at his other villa. Who knows.
That's what I'd go with over fraud or some elaborate scam. Dude thought it was safe in his garage, next to his Rolls and all his Bounty paper towels, he thought wrong.
It's a P1, it will get rebuilt.Its McLaren though, I'm sure they'll do anything you want if given the cash.
I mean they rebuilt this one...
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Seems the hyperbole amplification has no bounds for the fairy tale twuck
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Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Can "Serve Briefly as a Boat"
There's a lot of overlap between the automotive and marine industries. We've covered that extensively. It makes sense, really. The tech involved in each has a lot of interplay. Engines, transmissions, electronics, and so on. The main difference is that one is meant to float, and the other is...
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Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Can "Serve Briefly as a Boat"
There's a lot of overlap between the automotive and marine industries. We've covered that extensively. It makes sense, really. The tech involved in each has a lot of interplay. Engines, transmissions, electronics, and so on. The main difference is that one is meant to float, and the other is...
What's the best method/safest method for accepting a large payment on a private sale?
- Spending an hour counting a pile of counterfeit notes doesn't seem overly great
- Hope they have a branch of their bank local to me and go with them to get a cashiers cheque then cash it straight away at mine?
- ???
I've usually done a cashier's check without issue in the past. I suppose you could do the same thing but meet at your bank, cash the thing, then hand over the title. I think that's what my dad did recently. He drives off in the car and you walk.
What's going away? Titan?
is that opium?
Anybody got any experience with Stealth hitch mounts? https://stealthhitches.com/
It's kind neat to be able to remove the receiver when not in use (or when more clearance is needed), and I also like being able to use a 2" receiver for bike racks on vehicles that normally only accept 1 1/4". (Wouldn't be used for towing, just bike racks.) Anyone?
It's kind neat to be able to remove the receiver when not in use (or when more clearance is needed), and I also like being able to use a 2" receiver for bike racks on vehicles that normally only accept 1 1/4". (Wouldn't be used for towing, just bike racks.) Anyone?
I'm planning on getting a GLB hitch for my EQB when it arrives (? when?) from Stealth Hitches and then hoping that my local hitch company outfit can figure out enough common hard points to mount it up successfully.
I had an Execuhitch on my BMW, seems similar. The cool thing was that it had a locking receiver piece and when that was removed, there was nothing that could be seen externally. They supposedly had a freaking motorized version or something too, but the one I got was specifically for bike racks. I also am of the mind that for a car/small suv/crossover, you shouldn't be putting a 2" on anyway, as 4 bikes and rack is going to be over the tongue weight, so for 2 bikes, 1.25" is always fine IME. Last pic I was just comparing my lowered about an inch on ACS springs-4-series to a non-lowered one, but the receiver is in place, just to the nature of the "hidden hitch" it is completely "stealth" when not in use. I will say that these kind of installs are not the easiest thing. They are pretty tedious, you usually have a bunch of sensors you have to disconnect and reconnect, getting the facia off and being gentle, but prying, etc. I did the same with my stinger and it was an even harder install and it's not "stealth", but I don't care as much about that part. There were no other hitch options for the 4-series...luckily this worked great though.
IME, that really depends on the rack. Some are loosey-goosey in 1.25, some are stable. There's always a 1.25 to 2" adapter, although it'll probably increase slop. I ran a 2" to 1.25 adapter on my honda. Worked fine.
Thanks guys.
Exactly. The 2” OneUp is a little more stout than the 1 1/4”, I already have one, and I’ll be swapping the rack between two vehicles, one of which has a 2” receiver. We should be well within the 350 lbs max tongue weight. And I expect to have the thing professionally installed.
The 1.25 T2 I have is solid...as in, it's solid metal there and beefy as hell. The cross-beams that the arms sit on are starting to rust, so I'm trying to keep them protected, but the part that connects to the receiver is solid and doesn't wobble excessively.
I think woody runs stealth hitches on his trashlas. I don't think he ever "stealth"s them, but he's able to two two bikes on those glitchy electric cars without issue.
FWIW, I had an over the counter hitch installed in a normal manner on my car. No modifications! I'm like a real boy.