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R Dub
post Aug 21 2023, 06:35 PM
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I'm super pissed right now. Was involved in a hit and run. Was sitting at a stop light and it just turned green and his guy in a jacked up F-250 was a bit too edgar and rammed into the back of me. I pulled over thinking he was going to do the same and he took off. I tried to read the plates but couldn't and then tried to track him down but he was gone. The only real damage on the outside that I can see is the trunk lid does not sit flush anymore and it is caved in a bit. Not sure if there is structure damage. Really hope it's not too bad to fix. I really f**king hate people!!
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post Aug 21 2023, 06:53 PM
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I share your frustration. Just from your photos, it might be only a distortion in the trunk lid. Many lids have something similar, with the center of the rear edge pushed down and in. And it might be possible to bend it back. Very brave people have removed the lid from the hinges, put it on the floor, and propped up the rear corners. And then while chanting all the right words, gently press on the center.
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post Aug 21 2023, 07:00 PM
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Glad you are ok. Car can be fixed with no pain damage, you can not.
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I'm super pissed right now. Was involved in a hit and run. Was sitting at a stop light and it just turned green and his guy in a jacked up F-250 was a bit too edgar and rammed into the back of me. I pulled over thinking he was going to do the same and he took off. I tried to read the plates but couldn't and then tried to track him down but he was gone. The only real damage on the outside that I can see is the trunk lid does not sit flush anymore and it is caved in a bit. Not sure if there is structure damage. Really hope it's not too bad to fix. I really f**king hate people!!
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post Aug 21 2023, 07:05 PM
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Nobody pays attention anymore on the road. Hope the damage isn't extensive.
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:09 PM
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Sorry to read this has happened to you. I’m sure a competent older Porsche restoration shop will
Make this right.
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:19 PM
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:34 PM
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Sorry to hear, been there, at the end of the day, and a little bit of effort on my part, my insurance made the car right. Glad you’re ok. That guy will get his own someday.
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:51 PM
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Fleeing is the new norm, it seems..

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post Aug 22 2023, 07:38 AM
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Glad the damage is minor and you are OK. Hopefully it will be easily repairable. I have a BlackVue front & rear camera system sitting in my garage and was planning to install it in my car for this exact reason. I have seen many hit and runs where the responsible party just flees. That seems to be the current attitude in CA....
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post Aug 22 2023, 08:06 AM
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I am so sorry. After 50 years of life one would think that your 914 would get a free pass from damage like this. And also to think of a fellow human so low as to hit and run


QUOTE(R Dub @ Aug 21 2023, 05:35 PM) *

I'm super pissed right now. Was involved in a hit and run. Was sitting at a stop light and it just turned green and his guy in a jacked up F-250 was a bit too edgar and rammed into the back of me. I pulled over thinking he was going to do the same and he took off. I tried to read the plates but couldn't and then tried to track him down but he was gone. The only real damage on the outside that I can see is the trunk lid does not sit flush anymore and it is caved in a bit. Not sure if there is structure damage. Really hope it's not too bad to fix. I really f**king hate people!!
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post Aug 22 2023, 08:50 AM
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I worry about this all the time when I'm at a stop light because it takes a little time to get this old gearbox into first and get started.
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post Aug 22 2023, 09:53 AM
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Sorry that happened to you - people suck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Years ago I got backed into at work, the colleague I considered a friend had done it in his wife's Volvo SUV and "using his mirrors" he didn't think he did any damage. so kept going and kept quiet.
Using the security footage, he was the only one to leave through the back door at the time it had to have happened, and fessed up when confronted.
I collected $1200 and bought a hood, but the car has other body and paint issues that made blending it in a waste of time and money.
So I massaged it back into position well enough and have lived with it ever since though I occasionally work on it more to make it fit better than it ever did!
You should give it a try!


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post Aug 22 2023, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(Al Meredith @ Aug 22 2023, 10:50 AM) *

I worry about this all the time when I'm at a stop light because it takes a little time to get this old gearbox into first and get started.

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Too many of these stories. Even the 3rd brake light won’t help against folks that are just too eager to rip roar ahead, not realizing that everyone can’t press in the gas and speed up instantaneously.
Made worse by running. Karma… eventually.
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post Aug 22 2023, 09:57 AM
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QUOTE(Literati914 @ Aug 21 2023, 09:51 PM) *

Fleeing is the new norm, it seems..

Considering the number of drivers out there with no license, no insurance, its astounding that anyone gets anywhere.
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post Aug 22 2023, 09:59 AM
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post Aug 22 2023, 12:56 PM
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You have my sincere condolences. BTDT.

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post Aug 22 2023, 04:21 PM
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At a 914 group drive several years ago in Medford, I drove the sweep car - a late Midel Toyota SUV.
While at a light I noticed that the 914s with original 914 tail lights were not that easy to see. The LED taillights were super clear.
And the cars with a third brake light seemed even better.
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post Aug 22 2023, 05:02 PM
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Man that sucks. Did he dent the trunk lid? I installed a third brake light from an 86 Corvette.Attached Image
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post Aug 22 2023, 06:14 PM
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These Hit and Run Assholes need to be hammered into the ground. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but there is more damage than the trunk lid not lining up.

Make a police report and camp on the investigators to follow up, ie any video that might be available in the area, etc. After 30 years in Law Enforcement, believe me whaen I say, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease".
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post Aug 22 2023, 07:10 PM
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