A bit OT:
 

Smitty,
Have you seen this? I don't know where you are on your tranny search...




unclezak
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I have a '70/'71 901 trans - bought with rebuilt ( new syncros first and second ) - would like $700 for - - - also have a '76 915 , electric speedo - in great shape , $750 for it - thanks - zak 541-543-4344
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thanks - unclezak , 911 engine guy...

Sorry to hear your car's been tweaked, H.D.. But, I think I'll have to throw in with your fellow GroupBees and suggest that it's time for a BACKDATE. :D

Why the hell are we paying insurance! so they can run and find the loopholes to not have to pay your claim! I swear to god I hate big fat domestic SUV's and big fat insurance companies. No wonder people commit fraud against them.

Ouch! Sorry to hear about it, Smitty.

If you decide to backdate, I've got a steel long hood that I'll donate for the cost of shipping (although it might be prohibitive to ship?).

Good luck with the negotiating, in any case. Life's too short drive, or share the road with, SUV's.

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Thanks all...
I have been thinking about how I am going to go about the repairs, and mods are running through my mind!

My first thought was the IROC style bumper...not too expensive and could be soaked up in the cost if done right, but then again my bumper does not appear to be tweaked at all (just scratched up).

As for the quarter panel...could I get them cheaper in as a pair? Say backdated? Then I would have to consider the hood and yet another bumper option.

Most of all...I would love to get the car painted! What would the chance be of them not matching the paint and it really looking like ass?

Oh...and a ducktail for sure!

I guess I will have to wait and see.

Oh crap! That's terrible... Could have been much worse, though. I was worried about a high-speed autobahn incident when I saw the topic!

Don't trust just any panel shop with a yellow, middle-year, Gruppe B steed, Smitty! :D

When my car was cracked up by a bimbo in a Civic, my panel guy (who was a heavy drinker - but a family friend), painted my car in totally the wrong colour. It was Talbot yellow and lemon yellow... :rolleyes: Needless to say, it's all good now, but only after a total respray.

My advice: Put it in a container, send it to Kevin! :p

Ha Ha...I wish I could!:D

K9, For the life of me I can't remember if this place was in Ramstein Village or not but my insurance agent there worked at the local Volvo/BMW dealership just outside of the base. Unfortunately I can't remember which town. It wasn't Einseidlerhof but in the Landstuhl direction. the reason I mention my agent is that I had my BMW backed into once and then later rear ended on base. Both times the insured that hit it were with a company that was a susidiary of the company I was with (so same agent). Both times they sent me to a body shop that was just across the road and up the street from them. This guy was purportedly one of the best in the area. Maybe you can do a little research and find this place and check them out..they did great work on my BMW. Just wish after 10 years into retirement I could remember the location for you. Good luck from a fellow SF member.

Thanks Howie

My insurance co is USAA and they reccomend a shop in Landstuhl for the repair...but my gut feeling is to get a couple estimates and then go from there. Here in about 1 hour I will have the Porsche Zentrum (Dealer) look at it.
They (Porsche) did tell me they have contact with a USAA rep in the area, and they can also refer me to a few places they sometimes use for repairs outside their scope.

Like Adam said, if the paint don't match it's not really worth it!:(

So do you think a total respray would be too much to ask for?

well it's going to get repaired by the Porsche Zentrum possibly as early as next week. Cost...more than I thought it would be.
Now as for paint, Porsche is going to buff the entire vehicle to get a best color match prior to paint. When I discussed the fact the paint would not blend well and look fresh he stated "we will paint as much as we need to make the repair invisible" so it looks like the baby ***** yellow will be the color!

As for the rental car, which one do I choose? 996 Turbo, 993 Turbo, Boxster, Cayenne? Ha Ha...I will probably end up with the VW Golf.

I can vouch for this man's anguish. Adam, when I saw your respray I thought it was two colours away from getting a flame job.

Sorry to hear of your plight Smitty. I was going to say if you needed some body panels I could get them there (GE) pretty cheaply for you, (if you know what I mean). Just get them to TCM and I could do the rest. Sounds like you are going to be taken care of. Good luck, DT