sorry to hear about this!

I'd have to disagree with Sniper; Porsche's solution to this problem was the AWD 993 TT pal

"Good tires," Bob mused, casually lighting a cigarette, "but certainly not great tires."

I disagree with you...everybody knows the new 4 door sedan is the hot P-car ticket these days.
:rolleyes:

The 911 still looks better even after the wreck:)

That came a lot later!

Almost 20 years later.

Hey, if you're into VW beetles i bet it does. :D

Glad it wasn't worse, berettafan... hope the insurance company doesn't give you too much beef.

Superb "Bobism"... I'm sure most of us remember it well.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1268089080.jpg

Please forgive me, but THAT'S funny.

I remember seeing that in R&T when it originally came out 20+ years ago, when I was a teenager. (They used to have a funny picture and caption on the last page, which was the first page I always turned to).

I was so damn funny, I've never forgotten it, it struck me at the time (and still) as the greatest caption on a photo ever.

McLovin that is damned funny!

Ah the good ol' R&T days. Used to be a great magazine when i was a teenager.

shawn..this is the loudest i have laughed out loud..all day. thanks bro.

Damn............... sorry.

really sorry to hear of this.
best of luck getting her back on the road.

Horse. Laughing. :D:D

man that hurt me seeing that, i wish you did not post the pic.

reminds me of the ferrari my brother tangled with in his 930. the ferrari played pinball off the 2 concrete walls that lined the off ramp.


there are 2 things EVERYBODY thinks they are good at



sex and drivining.

You forgot spelling. Everyone around here thinks they can spell. :cool:

Ouch.....hope you get her back on the road.

BTDT tho'... a very sobering education.

Woah... that sounds interesting... please share the story.

Sorry to hear Eric. I know it must be a blow to you both car and ego wise. Learn from it and all is good. And you didn't get hurt so all is even better.

You're lucky to have State Farm. I've been with them 30 some years-and their claim service is outstanding. Once had an M5 entire front clip replaced (2 in of icy snow and jersey barrier) only to hit a deer a week after picking it up from the shop and having all of the work done again-they didn't bat an eye.

Had a Duc that was a constructive total, but we worked the claim together to avoid that-had to agree to no supplements after my final estimate, but it all worked out, kept the bike, got it fixed, ended up ahead.

Be clear with the adjuster about your emotional attachment to the car (they've probably already guessed) and work with them, suspect you'll have it fixed better than it was.

The Panamera is an unquestionably amazing car...we must learn to evolve...watercooled in the rear and radiator in the front actually does work...

greg that's good stuff to hear. i've been with State Farm for some time. Have 4 cars, a boat and three houses insured with them (two are inexpensive rentals owned with others but i'm the guy that does the grunt work and picks the insurance) and will hopefully get the good service I feel i've earned.

so far so good. they tried to pitch me on a 'special service member' shop (or some such moniker) but i told the girl there is no way i'm letting some random shop do this work. they are towing the car 158 miles to the shop i want to use and honestly i'm pretty thrilled with that. i'd have been waiting till mid April to take it there myself. they even insisted they were going to reimburse me for the $8 towing i paid (over AAA coverage).

was kicking myself for not getting hagerty or similar but if SF takes care of me here with little hassle they will have a very loyal customer.

The shop recco=she's required to do that as part of her job. The field adjusters are a mixed lot, but they'll have so little experience with your car that they'll punt to the experts. You might end up out of pocket a grand or so, or maybe to the good a grand or so, but the car is the thing, and I suspect it'll work out fine. If it were a hyundai or lexus or whatever, they'd take a harder line, but they have little frame of ref for your car, so you'll have more area to play.

And yes, they're aware of your relationship w/ them. They won't do break their internal rules b/c of it, but you'll get the benefit of the doubt in close calls.