it's smashed...how bad?
 

I will post pics later, but a large Chevy Suburban backed into the front of my 911.

Damage: As a quick look the headlamps are smashed but not broken (?) and the bumper is pushed back, and the drivers side fender well is bent/buckled.

What should I do as far as an inspection? Porsche dealer or body shop?

:(

K9

Probably both as long as it's a reputable body shop. Sorry to hear about your B Gruppe Baby getting hurt. Maybe upgrades "while your in there":D
Rick

well I just want to make sure everything is checked...don't want to find something after the fact.

After taking a closer look and some pictures I think I may have escaped with only minor stuff...but who knows.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1068721634.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1068721651.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1068721676.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1068721701.jpg

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Oh man! That Sucks! Time for Carbon Fiber...

Damn! Sorry for your misfortune, although not too bad in the scheme of things I guess. Hope you get the compensation you need to get the job done right.

Oh the pain... I hope he is paying for it...

well the smasher was operating a US Goverment vehicle...and my insurance co states that since it was a GOV that the deductable ($500) will not be covered if I file through them...instead they tell me I should go direct with the goverment legal office for the claim.

Damn it....someone will pay!

O the red tape blues sorry to hear about that,at least you werent hurt,see if you can get them to repaint it too.

I have an appointment with the Porsche Zentrum here in Kaiserslautern. They told me on the phone that if repairs are out of the norm for them I will have to seek a body shop. They did say that they have a claims rep locally from my insurance co and that he would complete the estimate...that might suck!

My guess is probably 1000 euro for labor at least!
And then the cost of parts? What do you guys think?

Crap Smitty. Sorry this has happened to you, but it doesn't look that bad. Perhaps, it's time to BACKDATE!

sorry to hear this -- definitely time for a CF long hood, though!

Smitty, you are looking at $2500 parts and labor is my guess.

thanks all

Kurt, that would be my low end guess since the euro rate sucks and the shops here charge over 100 euro per hour labor.

The kicker is I don't have the rental car option in my coverage (WTF?) so I am going to have to pay that and then get the money for it from the government.

Smitty, don't you have USAA? My USAA tow and rental coverage per car is only like $15.00 per year.

Sorry to hear about that. Bad break. Think carefully about changes you might want before going forward. Painted trim rings? Different bumper?

Good luck. Glad you're not hurt.

Smitty, my condolences. When my 69E was bent by an NSU tt, I took it to Porsche in Zuffenhausen and they fixed it better than new. Complete repaint, S front bumper and all new gaskets, etc. Of course that was 30 years ago so they may not have a body shop anymore but it is something for you to explore.

That sux. When I had my 944 a lady in a hairnet and a giant Suburban backed right over the top of me in my Daughters school parking lot. I just had the car repainted like 4 weeks prior. Needless to say the damage was 3600.00 on mine. Hardly left a scratch on her trailer hitch.


BACKDATE TIME!:D

Smitty, turn this into a good thing:

Remember that gold Mercury Tracer that my wife and I use for work? Some guy hit the rear quarter panel one afternoon while my wife was in town, barely scuffed the paint, and one minor dent. We got a check free and clear for $1300.00 a week later!

Have a few high-end estimates done at reputable places, then submit the highest one in at the Government’s claims agency and wait for their offer, I agree it should be high considering the entire replacement of the panel, paint, and headlamp replacement.

Then, when you get this fat check, but a used fender off this board, and use the rest of that check to have one badda$$ paint job done to your car!

By bada$$ I assume you mean flatblack...

GruppeB rules!
 

That's right, like the pic Smitty posted on OUR board Shawn!

Wuf wuf...