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MIKEP
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$29000 MR2 Insurance scam

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3223076/c ... -into-him/

This article is worth reading even for the humour value.Crash for cash fraudster used Toyota MR2 converted into ‘fake Ferrari’ to scam insurers out of £29,000 – but is caught by Facebook pic of him with man who slammed into him.

Hahhaha LOL
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Re: $29000 MR2 Insurance scam

Post by andymillenium »

The engine compartment looks real enough....I'm interested to know what kind of modification had been done to it, slapping a real Ferrari engine in sw20? :D
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