There's a youtuber named Tavarish who's going through an interesting experience rebuilding a crashed Mclaren 675LT. Apparently, Mclaren refused to have a dealer repair it, or something to that effect. Through some connections Tavarish got ahold of the main component that needed to be replaced, carbon fiber trickery support system. Apparently there was only one "in the wild" to be found. Some of these supercars are not considered rebuildable by the manufacturer, it would seem.
No hostility towards you, of course. Sorry if I sounded that way. You're just doing your job. I just find it special that a guy wants you to sign an NDA to fix a car when the obvious reason is to hide the fact that he crashed and possibly hide that fact from a potential buyer down the line.
The car is built around a carbon fiber tub. Depending on where it cracks, it may not be repairable to the original standards. Tavarish has lower standards. I suppose you could replace the tub if you absolutely wanted to hold onto that car, but considering the depreciation on even a perfect one, it would make absolutely no sense. Now, a McLaren F1, you could have a seven-figure repair and still make money when you sell it. Like Mr. Bean.
Welp, this thread is going to pretty much immortalize the crash, if it hasn't appeared elsewhere anyway. These super car crashes are pretty well documented on the 'net.
I mean it would kill resale value. So it's in their best interest that it goes undocumented. ~sent from mobile
Wonder if this could be it: https://www.thedrive.com/news/37698/teen-youtuber-crashes-dads-one-off-3-4m-pagani-huayra
Every damaged part on the vehicle would be replaced brand new in the event it doesn’t total. The vehicle will actually be re-assembled better than factory. By me. Trust me when I say that there are ALWAYS Mickey Mouse shit done to these cars upon assembly at the factory simply because they do not have the engineering prowess of major factories behind them. On this car I particular I’ve found busted composite mounting points. Butel tape filling gaps. Twist together wiring with shrink wrap. Etc. imho the car would be better than before if we end up fixing it.
Every damaged part on the vehicle would be replaced brand new in the event it doesn’t total. The vehicle will actually be re-assembled better than factory. By me. Trust me when I say that there are ALWAYS Mickey Mouse shit done to these cars upon assembly at the factory simply because they do not have the engineering prowess of major factories behind them. On this car inparticular I’ve found busted composite mounting points. Butel tape filling gaps. Twist together wiring with shrink wrap. Etc. imho the car would be better than before if we end up fixing it. So the concept of it lowering in value just because it’s been crashed doesn’t really make sense to me. But hey... I get it
I am sure you’ll do a good job. And it may indeed be “better than new” when you are finished. But that isn’t the point. The only reason he would make someone sign a NDA and want it kept a secret, is so he can hide the fact it’s been majorly crashed. If you were going to drop millions on a vehicle, wouldn’t you want to know if it had been shitballed or not?