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YOUR RESEARCHaccident--some questions!!!
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must be repaired to Porsche standards - WITH Porsche FACTORY parts and painted with Porsche paints using Porsche approved methods, all repairs have to be inspected be authorized Porsche repair tech...and on and on....
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Instead focus on getting the car repaired back to its pre-collision condition.
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Given the relatively minor damage the car can be repaired just fine, unless you agree to and accept a low ball hurry up offer by the insurance company.
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Based on my experience with my Boxster both the front and rear bumper covers had to be replaced after my car was struck from behind at a stop light and the rear bumper cover damaged by the initial impact while the front bumper cover damaged from the impact my car had with stopped vehicle in front of my car.
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they are trying to get you paid and done..."a few days ago" and they have a claim check ready for you...I dont think so!!!
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must be repaired to Porsche standards - WITH Porsche FACTORY parts and painted with Porsche paints using Porsche approved methods, all repairs have to be inspected be authorized Porsche repair tech...and on and on....
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Given the relatively minor damage the car can be repaired just fine, unless you agree to and accept a low ball hurry up offer by the insurance company.
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hi fellows, someone hit my car at a stop sign few days ago. the right side muffler pushed inside about 1", and the rear bumper has little scratch. please see the picture.
So the other party's insurance will pay me a total of $2400 for this accident.(rear bumper $990, right muffler $650, tip $150, labor $450, etc) I want to know why they are not going to pay me the painting cost? i will ask them tomorrow.
Does anybody know if the 2005 997.1 muffler will fit the 2002 996 model?
thanks
that is a very strange way for the ins co to say..here...we are done
there is no way of knowing whats wrong INSIDE until the cover is off and someone with some know how looks at it - we talk about this constantly
must be repaired to Porsche standards - WITH Porsche FACTORY parts and painted with Porsche paints using Porsche approved methods, all repairs have to be inspected be authorized Porsche repair tech...and on and on....
they are trying to get you paid and done..."a few days ago" and they have a claim check ready for you...I dont think so!!!
your car could be down for a month or longer to be repaired correctly - rental car?
not offering to paint? AWE Hello?????
anyhow - put on your big boy boots and go kick some a$$, get some help if needed, dont settle - dont even talk to the rat bastards before the have finished the work at a shop YOU choose!!
Take it to the body shop you want to take it to and get a real estimate for to do the repairs properly. The insurance co wants you to settle now for the $2400. If you take it you will be responsible for any extra costs that it will take to repair.
Do not accept that settlement! Estimates are just that. Call your local Porsche dealer and get the name od their shop. That will cover the body and paint repair estimate. But you also want the dealer to inspect the damage and estimate exhaust repair cost + whatever else is damaged.
I see little reason for you to settle up front unless you have ability to do it cheaper than by official Porsche techs. I would not do a cash settlement as you then bear the risk of it being more expensive, let them pick up the bill after the work is done, the risk should be on their behalf, not yours.
You're in CA. You can take the car to any shop you want. You are entitled to have the car repaired to its pre-collision condition, as good as humanly possible.
Given the relatively minor damage the car can be repaired just fine, unless you agree to and accept a low ball hurry up offer by the insurance company.
But even if you do not accept the insult of an offer you must select the right shop to repair your car. Look for a Porsche Approved Collision Center. Ask your local dealers for a recommendation but be sure they point you to a PACC shop.
The car will have to have its rear bumper cover removed and the extent of the damage estimated.
The exhaust system probably suffered some damage that may not be straightened out and the system will have to be replaced.
My advice is to forego trying to fit different MY exhaust systems/etc to the car. Instead focus on getting the car repaired back to its pre-collision condition.
Then afterwards if you want to mod the car, you have at least a properly fixed car from which to start and you have the factory parts that go with the car should you want to go back to factory at some point.
Read up on CA Fair Claims and Settlement rules/regulations...Check out the link below:
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-con...ement-regs.cfm
Sincerely,
Macster.
UPDATE..........
Thanks Macster, i just called Mckenna Porsche which i did some repair jobs over there before. they told me the factory bumper cost $1865 alone, not including painting and tax...
so i need to fight back regarding the estimate cost the insurance sent to me last week.
thanks again guys!!
Sorry to hear of this.....With that damage I bet your headers are bent as well. You need to have the body shop of your choice dissasemble before accepting a dollar amount for repair.
I didnt say it needs to be replaced - and if anyone did I would say it is an "IF" because none of us can see the car, the damage and have not opened up the back, taken off the parts and gave them the ole Porsche Thumbs Up or Down test...
speculation at this point - but the point is the ins co doesnt know either so how can they be so damn sure the total cost of repairs that would be needed to pass a Porsche Tech thumbs up!!
All good advice here. Have it looked one thoroughly. Until it's carefully inspected, you can't know for sure if the muffler is the only part of the exhaust that has been damaged. It's entirely possible that the exhaust manifold on that side is bent also. The heat shield, and/or the supports that hold it in place could also be bent beyond repair, you could have issues with a catalytic converter being damaged. None of this is a big deal, but it all costs money.
Just an educated guess.
The body shop is the final abitrator of what needs to be replaced.
Based on my experience with my Boxster both the front and rear bumper covers had to be replaced after my car was struck from behind at a stop light and the rear bumper cover damaged by the initial impact while the front bumper cover damaged from the impact my car had with stopped vehicle in front of my car. The impact speed from the vehicle hitting my car from behind was around 5mph so the impact speed wasn't that high. Neither cover showed any dents or other structural damage.
But the bumper covers are really not designed to withstand much impact, only to hide the parts that are: The bumper shock absorbers and the metal rail that connects them and is the real 'bumper'.
In my car's case the other driver's insurance company wanted the body shop to use a salvaged bumper cover and of course I objected but the body shop owner told me not to worry... his experience was that while insurance companies always insisted on this that the salvage bumper covers were often in worse shape than the damaged bumper cover.
Sure enough when a salvaged bumper cover came in it was clear to even the adjuster the bumper cover was not acceptable and a new cover was ordered.
I forget which end. The other end there was not even a salvaged cover available. So, a new front and rear bumper cover, although the front cover I had to pay half the cost because the front bumper cover suffered a minor crack years before when I hit some road debris.
Same thing -- kind of -- happened with my other car. The insurance company (mine in this case: I hit a deer and the deer was uninsured...) insisted on a salvaged passenger side headlight. The body shop looked around for one and found one offered for sale but the seller wanted money up front before he'd ship the headlight. No way said the body shop, we do not do business that way, and the insurance paid for a new headlight.
Sincerely,
Macster.
Just an FYI regarding the bumper cost, I have a dent in my rear bumper (2001 - Carrera 4) and the replacement bumper was $997 a couple of weeks ago and somehow it is now $1982 (from Porsche direct in Ct.) how does it go up 100%?? Anyway re-confirm the bumper price because somehow it jumped up in price. I was able to find a bumper from dcAutomotive in Rocky Mount, NC for much less...$475 ($575 incl shipping)....
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