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Is it wrong to want to beat someone's knee caps out?, NOT OT. 914 related. Pics up second page. |
DerekKim |
Feb 16 2007, 12:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Gulfport, MS Member No.: 2,635 |
Hey... So I get off of work tonight right? I go over to a 24 hour auto parts store. Get a new air filter and some fuel injector cleaner. To treat her right ya know. Well I pull out of the parking lot. Turn right and go to the light and make a u turn. I look ahead. Clear. I am still rolling and I turn. Shifting now 2nd into 3rd and wham! and the tires squealing. It's just clicked in my mind. "Someone just hit me". I'm pretty sure I'm ok. Car stalled, lights were ON. I get out of my car. This guy is in the middle lane window rolled down cussing me out. Not an "Are you ok?" "or an "I'm sorry I rearended you" but a your f-ing dumb. So they pull out in front of me. Ok he gets out of his car and so does his concubine. She starts flipping me off tellin me it's a rental and I'm done etc. So the guy says, "How much you got?". I said. "huh?" He said "We can settle this right now without the cops." I said "I'm a minor. I'm calling my dad" SO he said "Fine we'll call the cops and they will settle this." Well the cop gets there and he asks for my license and insurance etc. I said ok. So I'm sitting in my car waiting for the cop to come over for my info and the guy that hit me comes over to my car and, trying to be all buddy buddy says, "Hey everything is ok we are just going to exchange information etc.". I was on the phone with my dad and with my mouth open said, "You need to leave. You were cussing at me and threatening me. I don't want to talk to you." So he comes back with another "f you" and a "Wait until they leave". Now I'm not a small kid and I keep a big wrench used for tightening trailer hitch balls by my parking brake. I get out of my car and told him "What was that? What are you going to do after the cops leave?" Loud enough to where the cops could hear me. So my dad shows up and the cop comes over and gets my side of the story. I didn't get a ticket. Wasn't my fault. About that time it hit me and I just started crying. I love my car. It's what makes me happy. now my AX trip is canceled next weekend which I got the time off for and was getting it all ready to go. I had to have the car towed home. I barely got it 40 feet into my garage as the rear passenger side fender is crumpled and rubbing on the tire. I will get pics tomorrow. I might have to come with a post on "If it totals what can I do to get the most out of it" Or it will be a "Is this fixable and if so how much would it cost".
Vent mode off. Brief story? Douche bag hit me. Cusses me out. His fault. No ticket. Might need help later on if it's fixable or not and if totaled I may need some help getting as much as I can. |
Spoke |
Feb 17 2007, 03:31 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,991 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Dammit! One of the worst things about having a nice car or just one you care alot about is that you have to drive it on the same roads as all the other jackasses out there, present company discluded of course.
I had the same thing happen to me just last January. Rear-ended by a young girl who didn't notice me in my 914 OR the guy in a Jeep in front of me both stopped to make a left turn. I know how you feel. Everything 914 you cared about seems worthless, your car is undrivable, you may get next to nothing for your vintage car, and you're pissed. I can attest that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Work hard preparing your case and hopefully things will work out with the insurance company. Here's what I did to prepare for the insurance adjuster based on a lot of advice from this club: 1) Get all your reciepts and list all the things you did and bought for the car. The bigger number the better. Don't forget the small things like rattle can paints, nuts, bolts, hoses, tires, ... 2) Get appraisals of 914s from this site, other sites, whatever. I found 3 ads for 1.7L/1.8L engined 914s. 1 was so-so average at $4K, 1 was an excelent car at $9K, and 1 was concourse at $17K. All 1.7L/1.8L so to compare with my 1.7L. 3) Since your car is in your garage, the adjuster will come at a time that you can choose. You want to make your car look like a show car. It might not help but you want the adjuster to go away thinking that this car was a show car and is worth some bucks. I prepared by totally detailing my car inside and out. Wax the paint and chrome, clean the windows, Armorall the interior, cleaned the front trunk out and waxed anything I could, polished the wheels, shined the tires, etc. 4) This next thing that happened during the adjuster visit was not planned but worked out wonderfully. I had asked Chris from Klasse 356 to stop by an give me his evaluation of the car before the adjuster arrived. However, our scheds didn't work out and Chris ended up at my house at the same time as the adjuster.The adjuster stated at the beginning that he never saw one of these cars and knew nothing about them. Chris with his knowledge of 914s and his Porsche sweater on, really really swayed the adjuster. So if you can, get a friend who either owns a vintage Porsche shop or local 914 expert to comment on the car and the repairs ahead. 5) I also had the car cover on the car so as to look like a really precious machine. The long and short of my story is that the insurance company gave me more than all of the money I put into the car including purchase price. I bought a 2nd 914 with the extra insurance cash and kept and fixed my original. A year later, I now have 2 914s both operational and fun to drive. Good luck and patience with the process, Spoke Here's a pic the night of the accident. And here is after the repairs and paint. The only new items are a $10 ebay bumper and a new taillight assembly. |
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