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01-06-2009, 04:12 AM
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01-06-2009, 04:14 AM
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#2 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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01-06-2009, 06:10 AM
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what is the story behind this one?
i remember a thread awhile back of a brand new unregistered M5 that was totalled and the dealership had it rebuilt...
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01-06-2009, 06:21 AM
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#4 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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no story behind it...
but a lot of shady dealerships in asia buy these total loss vehicles, then put parts
together and sell them as used cars. In HK, they call it "Lego car", many people got
killed in accident because the front end can't absorb the impact.
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01-06-2009, 08:00 AM
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wow that is a nice rebuild... but damn its dangerous to drive that around
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01-06-2009, 09:05 AM
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thats scary man
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01-06-2009, 10:30 AM
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#7 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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isnt this what icbc did (does) ?
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01-06-2009, 11:12 AM
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neat! props to them for a job well done  | |
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01-06-2009, 11:20 AM
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thats why here u can never remove the "rebuilt" status no matter how good the repair is. Death on wheels
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01-06-2009, 11:35 AM
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nice rebuilt
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01-06-2009, 11:38 AM
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#11 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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i don't see how that is unethical?.....
its not like they're claiming that it has never been in an accident. Aside from that, they did cut out the old sub-frame and replaced it with a new one. Im sure it has to pass several inspections to be road worthy...Not always a death-trap as some would say.
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01-06-2009, 12:24 PM
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as long as they are priced around 5k and cant do more than 70kph.
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01-06-2009, 12:28 PM
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u think thats bad we have a 08 BMW 740i
in the shop right now going through the exact same thing
by what i can see that s2k should have a rebuild status on it
but the work seems to be pretty decent by whats shown
engine was pulled and
replaced both rails, its all standard procedure in auto collision
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01-06-2009, 12:34 PM
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#14 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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That looks like good work.
I don't see why people think it's a death trap.
Replacing a front subframe is nothing new. Classic car restorers have to do it all the time.
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01-06-2009, 12:36 PM
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#15 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Seems like a pretty decent build, OEM parts and all *so it seems*. Try heading down to Surrey and visit some of their shops, they use parts from YOUR car. hahahaha.  | |
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01-06-2009, 02:58 PM
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#16 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Great68  That looks like good work.
I don't see why people think it's a death trap.
Replacing a front subframe is nothing new. Classic car restorers have to do it all the time. | looks fine to me as well. You should see what some locals do. They're pretty rigged
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01-06-2009, 03:12 PM
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#17 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Don't get whats so unethical about this rebuild?
I'm actually taking a auto collision coarse right now and this seems pretty normal, pretty good actually.
Looks like they are doing all the measurements also.
I've seem some of those shady shops just do it by eye.
Not even making sure everything is measured to factory specs.
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01-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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doesn't the frame loose its integrity after a crash so even if you rebuilding it, it still won't be as good as it was brand new?
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01-06-2009, 03:44 PM
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I can't see how that can be worthwhile on an S2000, especially with how cheap they are these days
TONS of S2k's have been written off with MUCH less damage than that, thats brutal
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01-06-2009, 03:44 PM
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#20 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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I don't see the problem either. If you ask me, it looks like they did a great job.
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01-06-2009, 04:20 PM
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#21 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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I'm so confused. The welding is done very well.. You can't really tell that it has been in an accident.
Try looking at some of the rebuilt cars at used car lots. The workmanship is a lot crappier.
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01-06-2009, 05:26 PM
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looks pretty good
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01-06-2009, 08:08 PM
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Thread fail!
That's not unethical, that's the proper way to rebuild a car. Remove all damaged and bent components and replace with new ones.
What happens on Kingsway here, is that they don't do any of that.
They pull it until it's kind of straight, slap on some new exterior panels, and call it done. That's the kind of car that kills someone when it doesn't crumple properly, because it's already absorbed an impact.
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01-06-2009, 08:16 PM
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#24 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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japanese mechanics rebuilding japanese car, they should know what they're doing
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01-06-2009, 10:14 PM
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#25 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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^ I don't know about their work quality, but we, other asian countries, do get a lot of
these rebuilt cars and claim they are as good as new from japan. We couldn't find out
until it splits into two in a crash.
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