TechArt steals prototype engine from Porsche?

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Old 06-04-2007, 12:14 PM
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TechArt steals prototype engine from Porsche?

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Old 06-04-2007, 12:29 PM
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Wow.
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Does not seem like it would TA fault since they went through a dealer to purchase the engine
Old 06-04-2007, 03:03 PM
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I can't watch at work, someone give me the low down


other then "techart stole prototype engine"


what's it out of, etc?
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no details about teh stolen engine.... just a picture:

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Post Porsche: Techart in trouble with Porsche with stolen engines...

Interesting...but, I love Techart's work on Porsche cars.

Anyhoo...quoting from Dieselstation.com which was translating the actual German stuff from here: http://forums.finalgear.com/showthread.php?t=19445

Oooh the rumors are FLYING! Our friends over at Final Gear are reporting that Techart, the famed Porsche tuner, appears to be involved in a bit of a scandal this morning. It seems 3 stolen engines from Porsche's development centers have been found in Techart's garage. 2 of the engines were standard engines, but 1 turned out to be a prototype "future engine". Techart maintains they are innocent, and that they simply ordered 3 997 engines. When these strange engines showed up, they noticed it wasn't the 997 engines they ordered and returned it to the dealer. The fallout of all this so far, is that 4 people are in jail, including 2 Porsche customers and 2 Porsche leasing managers. Porsche is now suing Techart for theft. This could get interesting.
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WOW. can't believe they returned it and didn't realize that it was a prototype lol
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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367127
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Mudder fawking...

Man, owned by the repost again...
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damn yumch, thats two in less then a week
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how is it stealing.....if you returned it?

i am lost.
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interesting...
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Mudder fawking...

Man, owned by the repost again...

yum, you ok? Maybe you are coming down with something...
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Originally Posted by swift22
how is it stealing.....if you returned it?

i am lost.
something sounds legit on TA's side
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Poor Yummy almost had a breakdown.
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Originally Posted by Python2121
something sounds legit on TA's side
We're probably not getting the whole story. Maybe Porsche found out about TA's possession before they admitted to having a wierd engine and offering to return it?...
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