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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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Story on abandoned Enzo in Dubai?

http://newtechinfo4u.blogspot.com/20...bandon-in.html

Here’s an unfortunate find. Remember the destruction of Saddam Hussein’s epic car collection, many of which included the destruction of a Porsche 993 Turbo S, an extremely rare Lamborghini LM002 SUV and supposedly a Mercedes-Benz 500K worth more than millions? Well this one is a little something like that.
A journalist stumbled upon a Ferrari Enzo rotting away in the desert of Dubai. Supposedly, the reason as to why cars like these end up sitting in the dust are from entrepreneurs who returned home after their business or real estate ventures failed.
It was said to have been found in a police impound, which means that the car will most likely be auctioned off and sent to a new owner who could fix it up. But they’d better have some deep pockets and lots of cash to spend because the Enzo is sitting in a part of the world where exterior temperatures often exceed 115 degrees F.

Only 399 Enzos have been officially sold to the public. With already a considerable amount of them dead from careless actions of their owners, the Ferrari Enzo could slowly be disappearing off of the face of the Earth.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UCCKn9WRIH...in-dubai-1.jpg
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Yeah, I'll take that junker off your hands.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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I can't imagine many Enzo's world wide were sold to people who earned their money legitimately. It's the sad reality. Most likely this guy was being investigated on corruption charges and fled.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 06:30 AM
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I am looking for a nice winter beater. From hot to cold climates, maybe the average over time will be kind to this "winter roach" car!
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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there should be no rust, as it is in dubai. should be perfect.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by sblvro
there should be no rust, as it is in dubai. should be perfect.
you sure about that??


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But they’d better have some deep pockets and lots of cash to spend because the Enzo is sitting in a part of the world where exterior temperatures often exceed 115 degrees F.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisw
you sure about that??


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I'm pretty sure that due to the lack of moisture in this part of the world, corrosion is not much of an issue. BUT, the extreme heat more than likely did a number on the interior, paint, tires, etc..
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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Too slow. I would pitch that s**t too.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 06:55 AM
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Heat and degrading interior is easier to fix than rusty FIAT body and structural panels
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by D-Evo
Heat and degrading interior is easier to fix than rusty FIAT body and structural panels
hahaha...really?
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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All it'll needs is a little wax.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Man they threw it out there in the same conditions as a ****ing Mazda 3 LOLLLLLL
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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That would be wild to be over there and just stumble upon abandoned exotics. With the keys in them too of course.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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That would be wild to be over there and just stumble upon abandoned exotics. With the keys in them too of course.
Owner must be leaving urgently and in Dubai nobody will do anything to the car...
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Sand has a way of working its way into electronics and messing with connections. 4 years as a mechanic in the army I never even heard of someone replacing a full body wire harness. In Iraq I had to replace 3 due to ground corrosion causing 8g wire to completely crumble.

Sand does some nasty stuff.
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