[notfarnow]

...parks his 964 in front of his garage and doesn't pull the emergency brake. Car coasts backwards down the embankment in front of his house, through the bushes, and SLAMS into the sidewalk.

Insurance company is leaning towards writing the car off because:
-rear driver's side of the tub is tweaked
-drivers side rear engine mount broken
-rear driver's side quarter panel is damaged where the bumper pushed it up into the taillight
-both heat exchangers and primary muffler are bent
-front bumper, wheel well splash panels and underbody panel are cracked, damaged
-rear bumper cracked
-damage to taillights, center reflector, front right turn signal broken
-decklid has a dent by the latch
-floor dented

So now the BONEHEAD is waiting to see what the appraised value of the car is vs the salvage value, so he can decide whether to buy it back from the insurance company, or buy another one.