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The last job done in Oct was like $822 (original quote was about $1100 before insurance cut his profit margin) and most of that was the new bumper-etts (I have the raw plastic ones so they get replaced when they get marred).
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Luckily I learned about them on my Escape (the area they "repaired" was delivered with a giant (like 12 inches across!) bubble in the paint that I could see from 100 feet away) and they'll never see any of our other cars other than when USAA requires them to do the estimate.
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Gieco (her insurance) called this morning and as expected: "We are accepting full responsibility for this accident and will be fully covering the repair."
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Repair engine lid 1.5 hours of labor plus 2.4 hours for paint.
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Luckily I learned about them on my Escape (the area they "repaired" was delivered with a giant (like 12 inches across!) bubble in the paint that I could see from 100 feet away) and they'll never see any of our other cars other than when USAA requires them to do the estimate.
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Gieco (her insurance) called this morning and as expected: "We are accepting full responsibility for this accident and will be fully covering the repair."
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The last job done in Oct was like $822 (original quote was about $1100 before insurance cut his profit margin) and most of that was the new bumper-etts (I have the raw plastic ones so they get replaced when they get marred).
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Last July (bright sunny and hot) I had an idiot in a SUV bump into me and mess up the bumper-etts and the paint. Got it repainted in Oct and dropped off the Cayenne for it to get repainted (construction crap sprayed all over it as I drove by).
Still waiting on the Cayenne to come back (great shop, but slooow) and tonight (dark and snowing) a woman was pissed that I didn't let her illegally merge into my lane and "accidentally" hit me (basically she was riding my *** and wasn't paying attention to the traffic in front of me). Again nothing serious and just a marred bumper-ette and scratches in the paint, but she refused to give over her insurance info so I had to call and wait for a cop (who said it was her fault (duh) but didn't write her a ticket
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What a way to start the new year
She'll fight it I'm sure, but I have the cops details who said "if I was to assign fault, it would be her" and ultimately regardless of her claims she rear ended me which implies failure to maintain a safe distance and or proper control on her part.
She has Geico and the last time I dealt with them (the other guy that rear ended me) they were pretty quick to accept responsibility since their customer did the hitting. I expect the same here.
+1, Geico will pay for the repairs, she will get a No-fault judgment when she contests the ticket in court. It basically helps her driver license/points/premiums.
Sucks but that's the reason why I don't drive my car in the winter, way too many stupid people on the road I don't trust to drive, let alone in the snow. It doesn't matter what kind of equipment or skills you have, can't stop stupid from happening.
Yeah my rule is I don't drive at all in the snow (even the cheap cars), but I went into the office because the snow wasn't supposed to start until after I left work. Then, like an idiot, I didn't cut out early enough when it was obvious the forecast was wrong
My insurance called me back (submitted the claim online last night) this afternoon to get the rest of the details. They didn't even bother getting a recorded statement. I asked and her response was "this was so obviously her fault I don't think there is a need". I love USAA
When would you guys learn to not drive your nice cars to work.. no matter what..I have a few nice car ranging from $20-$100k and i drive a 94 honda accrod to any type of work i do, well that of my 4dr 4 wheel drive truck that is literally big enough to go on top of most standard cars.... it has several difference colors.. dented fenders the and missing a front grill.. car is probably worth $500 but no body ever gets close to me..haha If something did happen.. i would just let it where its stops running.. it really is a throw away car.. but dependable..ac and auto...30+mpg too.. I dont feel the need to look good going to work.. my bank account makes me look good..haha
and for the record.. the tree was bought 1/4 down the road.. but shows you i just don't care about looks when it comes to functionally
I second this thinking. The drivers in the south bay are so bad and rude. Seems they are always late or talking/texting while driving. It is a rare day that I don't get cut-off or have to make a quick maneuver to avoid a crash. The SUV is for the daily drive and the p-car is mostly just driven for fun on the twisty roads.
I mostly disagree with this, and I think weldingmachine may be trying to be funny here.
I buy nice cars to enjoy them. That means driving them to work when I want. I think we all tend to take our P-cars only on trips that will not subject them to damage or endanger them greatly. But life happens and cars get damaged. If there is no injury in a collision, then we ought to be relieved. Like most others, I know how much hassle it is to deal with repairing a damaged car, and it would especially suck if it was one of my Porsches. But I don't want to let the fear of "what if" stop me from enjoying my cars.
My condolences to gnat. We (wife and I) were almost in a wreck a last week when someone pulled out in front of us from a side street. We avoided an accident only because I was watching the guy to see if he would stop or not. I was watching because it was exactly one year ago that someone did the exact same thing and that time we plowed right into the side of him and totaled his car. $18K damage to our MDX too. But, no injuries to speak of.
no.. im very serious...this time anyways.. your are more likey to damage your car on the way to and from work.. Why do you think Hagerty/gunndy insurance is so cheap compared to dd insurance? Wheather it is someones fault or not.. things happen and most people could care less what happens to anybody else.. its just reality..
the other plus to this is when you do get in your nice cars, your enjoy and appreciate them that much more... dont kid yourself, i drive most of my cars every weekend.. just not to work where traffic and commercial vehicles can basically do whatever they want with little to no consequences, as demistreated here.
I agree that statistically accidents are more likely to happen close to home and during a daily commute situation. And I was not particularly advocating driving your best car everyday. I certainly don't do that either.
In fact it is foul weather that most often keeps me from driving the nice cars because they are always kept clean and I don't want to reclean them so soon! I rarely took the P-cars to the construction jobsites I often visited because of the danger to paint, tires, etc.
But, I found myself driving so few miles per year a couple of years ago, that I resolved to drive the cars more both for enjoyment, and also for the car's health too.
On the other hand I can understand that those of you who live where traffic is truly crazy and dangerous would want to be more selective in what to drive on a daily basis!
Murphy's law finally caught up to you. Glad things are working out in your favor at least. Please keep us updated. I'm always interested to see how much these repairs costs when it comes to Porsches.
We bought our cars to enjoy and enjoy them every time we drive them regardless of the destination. Life's too short to fret over minor accidents like this. That's why I have good insurance and a good body shop.
Furthermore, if I have to be in a serious accident, the 996 is the car I want to be in when it happens. Not only will it give me the best options to avoid/lessen the collision, but I've seen enough become unrecognizable and still let the occupants walk away with minor injuries.
The last job done in Oct was like $822 (original quote was about $1100 before insurance cut his profit margin) and most of that was the new bumper-etts (I have the raw plastic ones so they get replaced when they get marred). This time it's only one of the bumper-ettes that needs to be replaced so I'm guessing probably in the 600-700 range this time.
If I was paying for it out of pocket I could probably get away with just repainting the one side since the paint is so fresh and shouldn't need any real blending, but Chris will write it as a full job and that's what he'll do.
While it was in getting the rear bumper done last time we also had the front bumper done too and I think his "friend" price was $400 for that (he also knew a fat check was coming for my Cayenne as it was going in next).
yeah?? seems that your painter enjoys driving it as much as you do!!!
The best "option" to avoiding accidents is to be more aware of your surroundings...
I bought my 996 to enjoy it (everyday). Can't really justify a third car as a toy.
Each to their own but driving has its risks and we need to drive accordingly.
This lady was clearly in the wrong, strange reaction though.
Hope it's fixed and running around outside again soon.
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Gieco (her insurance) called this morning and as expected: "We are accepting full responsibility for this accident and will be fully covering the repair."
Holy crap! It's worse than I thought. I took it by my shop yesterday to get the estimate and noticed that it was a little worse than I originally thought as we quickly noticed that the paint under the tail light had crackled and the lower point of the tail light got broken off.
I just got the estimate from them and the total is $3987.23:
Replace Bumper cover $2,212.58 + 3hrs of labor + 3.6 hours for paint.
Replace left taillight for $605.70 + 0.4 hours of labor.
Replace left tailpipe for $214.48 plus 0.5 hours of labor.
Repair engine lid 1.5 hours of labor plus 2.4 hours for paint.
Remove and Inspect spoiler for 1.7 hours of labor
Interestingly the last time (July) was a harder hit, but did less damage (both SUVs). In the first case it was a direct hit and the bumper-ettes took the brunt of it while in this case it was a bit offset and skin took it.
Wonder if I should call the Trooper back and ask him what his definition of "low cost accident" is�
I am glad you found all the broken parts now rather than later. That's why you always go to the best shop you can afford for your Porsche as things can quickly escalate as OEM body parts and labor are super expensive.
Or what GIECO can afford in this case
A neighbor hit a deer with her 987 and she fell for USAA's "at our shop the work is guaranteed" because she didn't know she was allowed to take it anywhere she wanted, they still have to pay for it all the same, and any good shop backs their work anyway. Unfortunately the USAA approved shop here is a joke and screwed up the paint on the other side of her car (and of course denies it). Luckily I learned about them on my Escape (the area they "repaired" was delivered with a giant (like 12 inches across!) bubble in the paint that I could see from 100 feet away) and they'll never see any of our other cars other than when USAA requires them to do the estimate.
Luckily I found Chris early in my expensive car habit and he's taught me a lot about the body shop business and how insurance works. Progressive tried to pull the "non-OEM" parts BS on my Jag and he guided me into forcing them to repair it correctly.
Actually this one going into the shop means I'll have my Cayenne back which is my baby. The 996 is hers and while appreciate it for what it is, it's just not me.
Sorry to hear about your troubles! I'm sure they'll look great when they are fixed.
I believe these cars are meant to be driven. There are so many idiots out there driving POS cars who don't care about them, that sometimes bad things happen. People hit you in parking lots. People give you door dings. People text and drive. If something happens to your car, you get it fixed and move on. I suppose you could always keep it hidden in the garage and never drive it as a way to make sure it doesn't get damaged, but where's the fun in that?
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