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YOUR RESEARCHPoor doggy...poor Porsche...
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Yea, I was wrong about the dog, these large american breeds are made of thick, rubbery skin and just bounced off and ran home for a little water refresh and some warm dinner.
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I hit a giant dog this morning, big enough that when I got out of the car he ran off into the woods.
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You want a Porsche approved collision repair center.
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I jammed on the brakes, pulled over and was astonished to see him running away to his nearby home.
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Yea, I was wrong about the dog, these large american breeds are made of thick, rubbery skin and just bounced off and ran home for a little water refresh and some warm dinner.
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Might be good, have them settle for a high amount, buy it back from the ins co as salvage, use the settled amount to buy and fix the car and walk away with some money...you could lose if you sell, diminished value, but might be a good option if they give you 16-20k or more and only 5k to fix and buy back.
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I hit a giant dog this morning, big enough that when I got out of the car he ran off into the woods. So he can do that and walk away, I hope he's gonna be all right.
Poor car though. Drove it back home about a mile and the water temp gauge was flashing red. No coolant leaking, but the ducting is chunked. Time for insurance to take over, hopefully they do a good job! Anyone ever have repairs done through insurance? I'd rather have Porsche do it, or at least a specialist.
Sorry this happened to you.
The dog will probably not live based on the amount of damage the car. It's not uncommon for an animal to try to escape the location of trauma. Many will run as far as they can go until they run out of energy from bleeding. And, larger dogs are known to live several minutes after impact but because of internal bleeding, eventually die. It's sad, but it happens.
You ask, "Anyone ever have repairs done through insurance?"
Answer - "Do bears do it in the woods?" hahaha
Seriously, probably everyone on the forum has dealt with insurance claims on their Porsches. But when you say "repairs done through insurance", I'm assuming you fear shady work huh?
Repairing a bumper is pretty straightforward and most any body shop can help you. They order the parts directly from Porsche just like a dealership would. If you're concerned about workmanship, then you may want to contact your local PCA for recommendations. You should expect about $2500 - $3000 for a new bumper and repaint.
Yeah, shady work practices is my worry. I know the bumper is simple enough, but the radiator/coolant system? Is a body shop going to be able to recognize that it could be an issue and replace that as well? Who knows... maybe the PCA!
And just let me be ignorant about the dog...
If you don't know anyone in the local PCA, ask your trusted Indy for a recommendation. Mine gave me a local shop that is now on my speed-dial because of all the dings and dents I get whenever I park.
Btw - I have the same color car and had my bumper repaired and repainted to very good results. Mine was hit in the same spot as yours but you have a lot more damage than I had. That's going to require replacement. Might be an opportunity to upgrade.
Sorry to read about the accident. Too bad about the dog. (That must have been some big dog. You sure it wasn't a "small" deer?)
I hit a mule deer with my Turbo. See pic. Cost $25K to fix the damage. Front bumper cover. Headlight. Trunk lid. Passenger fender. Radiator. AC condenser. Assorted hardware related to the headlight, wiring, radiator/condensor, some fuel system vent hardware, front tires, new front wheel, and paint (arctic silver).
You want a Porsche approved collision repair center. Porsche guidelines call for new factory parts to be used. Body/paint work can be done by an approved body/paint shop but all mechanical work like repairing cooling system/AC system damage should be done by a Porsche tech at a dealer.
While it is unlikely the tub/chassis suffered severe damage in the case of my Turbo the sheet metal shelf that runs along side the front trunk was bent down and this is what the fender bolts to. This had to be straightened so the new fender would be in the right position. This is critical so all body panel gaps/fits are correct and the headlight is correctly positioned.
Allow at least 30 days for the repairs.
hahaha... Yea, I was wrong about the dog, these large american breeds are made of thick, rubbery skin and just bounced off and ran home for a little water refresh and some warm dinner. Prolly laying back and laughin' it's furry *** off cause he just damaged a foreign car for the glory of America. ha!
Re: the radiators... A good body shop will have the right person and equipment to pressure checks the cooling system for any leaks associated with the bumper damage. PCA is a good place to start for recommendations.
Cheers!
Wow Mac, that thing must have been a large as a cow. That's a lot of damage. Did it mess up the steering and suspension components too? Air bags deploy from rapid deceleration?
Thank god...now I know that dogs safe and happy!
And yeah Mac, that's a lot of damage! If this gets too expensive I'm afraid they'll try to total it out. I don't want that.
my dog (medium size) was hit by a GMC sierra when he was 2 years old. The truck was going maybe 60km/hr, he rolled underneath the truck and came out the back....
Got up and came back to me like nothing happened.
He's 14 years old now!
It does appear to be a lot of damage but not enough for them total it in my opinion.
I was involved in a fender bender a couple of years ago with similar damage and my insurance repaired it. Can't even tell now as the shop was selected by me and did a great job. Unfortunately my insurance did go up because of the claim but not completely unexpected.
Sorry to hear about your accident, perhaps the animal will survive.I hit a large dog while driving my '67 912 back in the last century. I was going about 60, the pooch ran out before I could react and Bam! I jammed on the brakes, pulled over and was astonished to see him running away to his nearby home. I talked to the owners who were very apoligetic and paid for my broken fog light. The dog had gone under the front pan, somehow avoiding the wheel and came out the side, I guess as I locked up the brakes and went a little sideways. I know this because he left a trail of fur in the undercoating.
I ran over a dead dear one night coming over a hill at about 65 mph. All I could do was center her up...it was an ugly mess under my car (300 SRT) and the smell of the flesh stuck to my exhaust clamps and pipes was very unpleasant!
My old neighbor had 2 boxers, Spike, the male, got hit twice in the matter of a year. My "sub" is just a small private drive with 9 houses in the country where the road is 55mph, with that said, Spike did fine had a broken leg but lived a happy and healthy life. The dog ran through his electric fence often.
Given the price to fix the other's TT that might be a total, if there is issues with the radiator and such. Typically 41% and up from KBB they'll total out, parts, labor and such all included. Might be good, have them settle for a high amount, buy it back from the ins co as salvage, use the settled amount to buy and fix the car and walk away with some money...you could lose if you sell, diminished value, but might be a good option if they give you 16-20k or more and only 5k to fix and buy back.
It was late at night on highway 50 just west of Ely NV. The thing came out from behind a guard rail and even though I was going around 50mph I really had no time to react. I didn't even get a good look at the critter other than I believed it a deer. Later both the state police officer and the tow truck operator id'd the creature by tuffs of hair it left in the remains of the headlight. (Next day in a rental car I drove back to the scene. No carcass which was rather disappointing. But a search of the shoulder found the tracks where it had come up a steep embankment that the guard rail was positioned to keep cars from going over and then its tracks where it went back across the shoulder and down the embankment -- it came up on 4 legs, it went back down on 3. I tracked it a distance across the ground but I was in rattle snake country and the sun was coming up and getting things warm (it was July 4th) and gave up my tracking.)
Anyhow, no steering or suspension or drivetrain damage. No airbag deployment either. But a lot of expensive hardware was damaged. Those headlights are super expensive and a tire was cut and both had to be replaced. A wheel was scuffed and had to be refinished but was ruined at the refinisher's and had to be replaced. (This was paid for by the wheel refinisher.)
If air bags didn't go off I think the chances of a total are slim.
You do want to make sure the car is repaired to its pre-collision condition. My Turbo was and has been fine since. It was repaired and kept its CPO warranty.
I have a PDF of the Porsche Approved Collision Center Program standards (circa 2008 but I think the newer one is about the same) I can send you. If interested send me a private email to me with your email address that can accept a 1.1MB PDF as an attachment and I'll forward you a copy.
I definitely will make sure everything works right again. I called my nearest Porsche dealer and they were more than happy to give it a full check up, once USAA starts paying the tab of course.
The real scary thing is that if this does get totaled, there aren't a lot of good C2 manuals in my area. This could spell an upgrade to a 997.2 or 991.1. So not completely awful.
