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Producerjohn Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:55 pm Post subject: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Have you guys heard of one of these?
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Bruce Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2003 Posts: 17290 Location: Left coast, Canada
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Video published on 1 Apr 2017. _________________
overheard at the portland Swap Meet... wrote: |
..... a steering wheel made from a mastadon tusk..... |
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cecil Samba Member
Joined: February 23, 2005 Posts: 461 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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I actually know several Silicone Valley millionaires that have these Porches that are cleverly disguised as VW’s. _________________ I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented....I forgot where I was going with this
I have this wierd desease called "must tear everything up and put it back together when there's nothing wrong with it...Itus." |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76948 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Bruce wrote: |
Video published on 1 Apr 2017. |
D'oh. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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GodJockey Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2007 Posts: 240 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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So... is this fake?
No lie, when I bought my engineless Thing in 2007 the guy told me it had a Porsche engine in it but was pulled before he bought it from the previous owner. I must have gotten one of these rare Porsche 181s also. |
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Bruce Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2003 Posts: 17290 Location: Left coast, Canada
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Didn't you notice how they didn't show the "Porsche" engine in the vid? That's because it has a Beetle engine. One shot showed a Beetle twin tail pipe muffler.
There's no corroborating documentation shown except for a photoshop'd copy of a brochure.
Just some guy babbling about his fantasy car that never existed. And some German speaking woman he found in America. _________________
overheard at the portland Swap Meet... wrote: |
..... a steering wheel made from a mastadon tusk..... |
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oasis Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2002 Posts: 2168
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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All seriousness aside Porsche did make a Jagdwagen.
http://blog.pacificporsche.com/tag/porsche-jagdwagen/ _________________ Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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mondshine Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2006 Posts: 2770 Location: The World's Motor Capital
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Maybe that guy could host the next kubel treffen, and stay out of trouble with the Porsche people |
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Solomon Grundy Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2004 Posts: 747 Location: Silicon Valley
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76948 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Here's a better picture:
Even has a real Porsche engine.
_________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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I think we got the good looking ones. |
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Deckard Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2012 Posts: 296 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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It's a hoax, and not a very good one. On the alleged brochure, the white Thing's PORSCHE script on the windshield does not align with the rest of the car. The car on the brochure also has a very noticeable VW logo. So all we have is a VW Thing with a few PORSCHE stickers |
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oasis Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2002 Posts: 2168
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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I wonder if someone was ready to pay $85k for the hoax, how the seller would explain the title saying VW (which it no doubt does). _________________ Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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LoveMyThing Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2008 Posts: 89 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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Watching that video, I kept thinking to myself that these people were going to a lot of trouble to make a hoax video to appeal to such a tiny audience - vw 181 fanatics. But as I was watching, I kept noticing they were not actually trying to fool someone who actually is a vw 181 fanatic. So why would they go to the trouble of making such a ludicrous and patently hoax-y video?
For $76,000 profit is why.
Take a (generous) $9,000 vehicle and catfish your way to an $85,000 vehicle.
It is such a transparent and clumsy scam, that I am surprised anew at the low character and intelligence of people.
The worst part is the 'no Nigerian checks' line. While the Nigerian riches scam is well known on the internet, the scammer's cynical attempt to gain credibility by invoking Nigeria is, in effect, racist.
I am only posting these keywords in case a potential buyer performs a simple google search before plunking down the cash. How else can we negate this morally bankrupt idiocy?
#porsche181 #porschething #porschekubelwagen |
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LoveMyThing Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2008 Posts: 89 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Super Rare Porsche Thing? |
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They even posted the video on April 1st just in case the law gets involved in their scam. They will try to claim this was a hoax.
What an insane scam. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69830 Location: Phoenix Metro
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