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Opaque is for matte finishes rather than all wrap, isn't it? I'm not sure how that would work on a gloss wrap.

Fair enough then, personally I'd say you can expect to recoup some of the money you've spent on rebuilding it. Personally though, as I've said, I don't think yours will be worth more than any other good example (one that has been checked out fully) with an engine that hasn't even turned over yet, let alone run in. Yes, it's got a warranty, but personally I wouldn't necessarily pay a £2,000 premium for that. I also acknowledge however that I may not be any indication of the wider market, as per my original post. I understand that you want to get the most you possibly can for it, I'm merely attempting to manage your expectations because I disagree with your valuation. A complete sidenote, I appreciate, but as someone who plasters Torqen branding with every post you are always representing the brand regardless of whether you're expressing a personal opinion or otherwise. You might not be talking about Torqen products and services, but you are still representing Torqen. I don't expect you to change the way you post on here, but I thought it might be beneficial to you and your business if I remind you of that fact. Feel free to ignore and/or disagree with this along with my opinion on the valuation of your Porsche.

And this is why we will never do business together. You bought a car 3 months ago, it broke, you've fixed it. I don't think it's worth any more now than what you paid for it 3 months ago hence breaking even is an achievement as you've paid out an amount towards fixing it. That is unless you got it cheap in the first place. If you did get it cheap then I don't personally think it's worth any more than any other good example on the market right now. You asked for opinions, that is mine.

That was the risk you ran when you bought it. It could have cost you considerably more than that, so look at it that way. To be honest, what it's cost to fix I think you'll be doing well to break even; which is what I would have expected if the engine didn't eat itself given it was just a temporary, brief stop gap in the first place.

Unless you bought it for cheap because of the unknown condition of the engine, I doubt it's worth much more than you paid for it three months ago IMHO. Potentially a bit more for the warranty and possibly a nominal fee for the rebuilt engine but personally I wouldn't be looking at paying a large premium for yours over, say any other that I'd have checked out fully (as per Dan's usual, comprehensive advice). However that might just be me.

But he's not modding it...

I keep meaning to add mine to this thread, but then promptly forget when I have the timers actually do it. I might get round to it one day though.

FTFY.

You don't need to worry about the nuts if you're spaying them anyway. [/least helpfull post ever]

Considering it's an eleventy million pound car that Ferrari won't let the buyers actually own, the paintwork on that one is a mess. Still sounds alright, I guess.

Pedantic!

All UK cars had it. Some UK owners remove it.

Or your keys.

Looks even worserer in silver too.

Locked up for being a yob at a cruise.

Or, to put it another way, they initially attempted to overcharge you by at least £153 (or nearly 20%). For no reason at all. And herein lies my problem with insurance companies (and I appreciate it's not just this one); but why couldn't they have offered that price in the first place?!

Looks good. Correction work as well as protection? What coating did you opt for? (I'm just being nosey. )

Not Admiral!

Alright, I'll give you that one, I might have got sidetracked by the whole "Admiral are ****" thing. As far as I'm aware it's not government mandated, is it? I know it has been mooted on and off for a while now, but I'm unaware of this being put through. Certainly in my experience it's only Admiral that automatically enrol in the auto-renewal scheme - I'm aware of others that offer the service but it's opt in, not opt out like Admiral (who will systematically ignore your opting out for as long as they can). My issue is not with auto-renewal per se anyway, it's the way Admiral conduct the "service". Or rather the way Admiral make every effort to force it upon you, despite your expressed refusal, and the way they will often take advantage of that with their renewal quotes. If a decent insurance company ran the service properly, I might even use it. Neither of these sentiments apply to Admiral though. And to your final point; they didn't, because I am. It didn't stop Admiral from trying though!

You're assuming they were insured at all. And with Admiral (at present). And, and there are currently several options open to someone hit by uninsured drivers without the auto-renewal interference.

Any more?

Can we segregate the '70 owners from the'50 owners too, please? Don't want any off topicness going on thanks.

Have you seen the price of train tickets these days? It'd almost be cheaper to travel by taxi*. *That's not strictly true, but trains are a not a cheap method of travel.

Can we just... not (at all), instead?