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| Spoke |
 Apr 23 2010, 11:48 AM
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Jerry  Group: Members Posts: 7,158 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Nice day, I take the 911 to work. I get a call about noon to report to my car in the parking lot.
One of our techs was tuning his RC truck at lunch in the parking lot and on a full throttle run, he hit a curb and cartwheeled about 50 feet into the drivers door of my 911. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Put a pretty good dent in the door. The scratch and dent are about 3 inches long about 6 inches from the bottom of the door just below the mirror. Sorry no pics. Question: do I ask this dude to pay for full damages? An estimate of the damage for minor dent and full door panel paint was about $400-$500. He mentioned that he doesn't have much free money since he just bought a house. I hate to saddle this guy with the bill but he did cause the damage. Any thoughts on what I should do? Oh, why couldn't I have taken the A4 to work today? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Apr 27 2010, 04:54 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,813 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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I'd have a paintless dent repair tech look at it. A good craftsman at that art can practically work miracles.
I had a bad shopping cart dent in my Boxster right near the side air inlet in the compound curve, and I was lucky to find a tech that was really good. It's not perfect, but if it's not pointed out, you can't find it, and it's was a difficult place to fix. Sometimes a near perfect repair without any paintwork is a better choice that the pefect repair with all the paint work. IMHO a color match issue is much worse than a slight wave. Good to hear the guy stepped up. Should have in the first place, but personal responsibility is becoming a relic. |
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Apr 27 2010, 05:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 14-September 08 From: portland, or Member No.: 9,546 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(9146986 @ Apr 27 2010, 03:54 PM)  I'd have a paintless dent repair tech look at it. A good craftsman at that art can practically work miracles. I had a bad shopping cart dent in my Boxster right near the side air inlet in the compound curve, and I was lucky to find a tech that was really good. It's not perfect, but if it's not pointed out, you can't find it, and it's was a difficult place to fix. Sometimes a near perfect repair without any paintwork is a better choice that the pefect repair with all the paint work. IMHO a color match issue is much worse than a slight wave. Good to hear the guy stepped up. Should have in the first place, but personal responsibility is becoming a relic. From the photos you posted, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Good luck! |
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Spoke OT: Parking Lot Accident Apr 23 2010, 11:48 AM
DanT Uh yes,....you better believe I would ask the guy ... Apr 23 2010, 11:50 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com Bottom line is that he owes you. Should not have ... Apr 23 2010, 11:54 AM codices Of course he needs to pay the bill. Doesn't s... Apr 23 2010, 11:55 AM RobW Take the RC as collateral or anything else you can... Apr 23 2010, 12:13 PM
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Take the RC as collateral or anything else you ca... Apr 23 2010, 01:56 PM McMark Does he have RC car insurance?
But, seriously, sh... Apr 23 2010, 12:19 PM charliew Is your employer required to protect the cars on i... Apr 23 2010, 12:21 PM mepstein Take pics and document for your records. Apr 23 2010, 12:24 PM burton73 Make him pay even if you have to take him to court... Apr 23 2010, 12:28 PM Smitty911 This is a "Teaching Moment" have him pa... Apr 23 2010, 12:37 PM pcar916 He owes you a professional repair. It's unfort... Apr 23 2010, 12:57 PM sean_v8_914 do it by the book. call ins co, police, photos... Apr 23 2010, 01:03 PM aircooledtechguy If he's got money for a fast RC car, he's ... Apr 23 2010, 01:26 PM Cap'n Krusty "Ask"? No, of course not. "Tell... Apr 23 2010, 01:36 PM patssle That'll teach him next time to smash a Honda C... Apr 23 2010, 01:57 PM balljoint 1. What does his wife look like?
2. Maybe his ho... Apr 23 2010, 02:00 PM oz371 What does he mean by "I don't have any fr... Apr 23 2010, 02:55 PM oz371 And another thing... Dont show us a pic of the dam... Apr 23 2010, 02:58 PM bandjoey His Homeowners will pay. Tell him to call his age... Apr 23 2010, 03:16 PM kg6dxn I have Geico. They consider an "unknown... Apr 23 2010, 03:17 PM Spoke Our HR person called me this afternoon to get my s... Apr 23 2010, 07:30 PM Spoke Got the estimate today from the Porsche dealer. An... Apr 27 2010, 02:03 PM Ferg 2,350 Apr 27 2010, 02:04 PM balljoint 2351 Apr 27 2010, 02:14 PM DanT $1850 :) Apr 27 2010, 02:16 PM mepstein $1,250 Apr 27 2010, 02:32 PM Root_Werks $750 Apr 27 2010, 02:46 PM effutuo101 They will give you 3k on a trade in on a new 911..... Apr 27 2010, 02:55 PM Spoke The estimate was $592.54.
About $100 o... Apr 27 2010, 03:01 PM DanT that is cheap overall considering the flat rate th... Apr 27 2010, 03:09 PM Ferg Really cheap! No blend to fenders? Make sure... Apr 27 2010, 04:26 PM JTarver You shouldn't feel bad about it at all. I com... Apr 27 2010, 04:39 PM wayne1234 Yes try a quality Paintless dent guy, Our New SLK3... Apr 27 2010, 09:03 PM Jake Raby If that happened here I'd require the driver o... Apr 27 2010, 11:21 PM hot_shoe914 I'd still kick his ass and drag him around the... Apr 27 2010, 11:55 PM oz371
I'd still kick his ass and drag him around th... Apr 27 2010, 11:57 PM kwales I'm surprised that they can't use paintles... Apr 28 2010, 08:29 AM Eric_Shea Is it just me or is this not the funniest picture ... Apr 28 2010, 09:05 AM Spoke I got the check today from the tech. I talked with... Apr 28 2010, 09:19 AM germanv82000
Nice day, I take the 911 to work. I get a call ab... Apr 28 2010, 10:40 AM Spoke Got the car back from Knopf Automotive this aftern... May 14 2010, 11:03 PM rsrguy3 Jerry, I'm glad your satisfied with the result... May 16 2010, 01:28 PM Tom Just curious, but isn't what you are saying bo... May 16 2010, 03:21 PM rsrguy3 No, as, if the repair were properly done, it would... May 16 2010, 04:00 PM Tom rsrguy3,
Thanks for the explanation. I don... May 16 2010, 07:50 PM rsrguy3 Your more than welcome, I dislike dealing with the... May 17 2010, 10:46 AM |
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