MY 911 Will SURVIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Just got the call from the adjuster the car will be repaired,so she be back ,she is at the mother of the body shops,they do all the work for the local porsche dealer and they are one out of 5 shops in USA certified to repair the new aluminum Audi,she is in good hands,keep you guys informed,i figure i share with the family menbers.

Great news!

Good news Juan.

What's the name of the shop in case I come into contact the the growing number blue heads here in S FLA?

Doug 84 911 ROW

Exce11ent!!!!!!
Great news Juan!
I am sure this is the way for you to go!
You have invested so much time as well as $ into the car and she really did look 'Peach!'.
It was riding in your car that has pushed me to look into upgrading to a Turbo.
Looking foward to hearing more good news from you!
Rgds Ben

Great News Juan!!
Hey all we need to know now is how much jail time the driver is gonna do.

I hope they throw the book at em.
Keep us posted on that and I'm definitely thrilled to hear about your car buddy

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Kurt B
1984 911 Carrera Cabriolet

The sun is shinning over Miami again !!
Great news Juan.
CHEVEREEEE !!!
GB83SC

Juan:

I am happy to hear that the insurance company is taking care of you. The current plan sounds like the most expeditious way to get the car back on the road. However, from what you described, ...."pushed almost to the middle," makes me wonder if you wouldn't come out with a better car and some left over parts, read: money in your pocket, if you found a roller to transplant your parts into.

I personally feel most comfortable when I can either do or supervise work that I thouroughly understand. I do thouroughly understand metal and its limitations to undergo stress and the resultant fatigue. Probably the areas that would be straightened are not in critical areas that would later be subject to failure even during hard track use. If your mother of "all shops" is familiar with race car construction, this may be an opportunity to significantly improve the already stalwart chassis. Grab this "opportunity" for real chassis improvement.

Dan

Hey Juan - how 'bout some pictures? You know how morbid we all are!

Juan: Great news! Glad to hear you're not totalled.

One word of advice: Talk to the adjuster about reduced resale value. Your car is worth less on the open market after it's been hit, and you deserve compensation for that. Bruce Anderson claimed a 15 - 20% reduction in market values for cars that had been hit, so check into it.

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Mark Szabo
1986 911 Targa 3.2
1987 Escort 5-speed 1.9
The Porsche Owners Gallery

I am with Diverdan on this one...I would consider picking up a roller and performing a transplant.

I faced a similar situation a few years ago. My bodyshop and insurance company worked out the estimates for repair and decided to repair the car instead of totalling it. After seeing the estimates for repair, I decided to purchase another car and transplant the best parts. I was also able to get a new paint job and some nice upgrades. Have you priced new fenders, hoods, oil coolers, etc lately? If you pick up a complete roller, you will be money ahead.

If you don't go this route, I would sell the car as soon as it comes out of the bodyshop. If the damage is as extreme as you describe, will you ever be comfortable pushing it hard? How about those strange creaks that will develop and that strange tire wear and why does this pull to the left?

Here is one I didn't put back together after a friend of mine got hit in a similar situation (BTW, this is why you don't let friends drive your cars!)



David

Good news, Juan. Hey, if there's any engine damage, maybe you can get them to put a V-8 engine in it!
regards,
jlex.