[Es2] S2 opportunity

[mike t]

through American Collectors Insurance... with a value of $25,000 a  
modified 1990 Audi Coupe premium is $400 a year. I just did the  
little instant quote. That's for 2500 miles a year, i think it's 30%  
more for 5000 a year. I'd insure it as a show car. You probably  
wouldn't use it as a daily driver, but if you're not above VIN fraud,  
odometer fraud is a piss in the bucket.

http://www.americancollectorsins.com

Problem kinda solved.




>
>> ...and getting their cars registered.
>
> The cars are ALREADY registered.
>
> So, am I to understand that US Customs will let you import a non-US- 
> spec
> car on your promise that you won't drive it? Cross your heart and hope
> to die?
> That seems unlikely, but let's run with it. So now you have an S2 in
> your driveway, but it's not titled and you can't get it inspected and
> you definitely can't get insurance for it...so, you cut your VIN  
> off of
> your CQ and weld it to the S2. This ruins your CQ, but heck, it wasn't
> worth but maybe $1500 in the first place. So you go to have the CQ  
> taken
> to the salvage yard, but whoops, they won't take the car without a
> title. So, now you have a car you can't even give away, much less  
> sell,
> so now you spend your spare weekends cutting apart the car and  
> throwing
> it away piece-by-piece, which is a drag because you only have the
> regular-sized trash can and the one time you got greedy and tried  
> to use
> the dumpster at the industrial park down the street, you got caught  
> and
> had to pay a $200 fine. But that's okay because now you have an S2  
> with
> a title, plates, inspection sticker, and even insurance. Life is  
> grand!
> You're so excited you go for a spirited drive, but forget that the car
> doesn't handle as well as your friend's Evo and you promptly plow
> yourself into a tree. Whoops. So, the insurance adjuster comes  
> calling.
> "Nice car," he says. "I like what you have done to it. The Euro gauges
> in kph are a nice touch. Anyway, that was a pretty good hit, so I'm
> going to total the car. Let's see...1990 Coupe Quattro...uh, well your
> car is kind of strange because there is no A/C and you have cloth  
> seats,
> which isn't even shown in the book. Whatever, I can give you $1100. If
> you can get me some receipts for your aftermarket stuff, I might be  
> able
> to help a little, but probably not much." Dejected that your insurance
> settlement didn't even cover the cost of your real CQ, much less  
> the S2,
> you go and tell your tale on AudiWorld, where you receive so much
> humiliation that you go off and kill yourself. But all is not wrong in
> the world - the AudiWorlders show some heart and everyone ads a little
> black "arm band" to their sig with your initials and RIP.
>
> That's the good version of the story.
>
> The bad version of the story goes - you are busted with a fake VIN,  
> you
> lose the car and go to jail. :-(
>
> Still waiting for the final word...
>
> Jimmy
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