Is it wrong to want to beat someone's knee caps out?, NOT OT. 914 related. Pics up second page. Options

[watsonrx13]

Derek, just saw this posting, dude, so sorry about your accident, but glad you're OK.

Anyway, if you need some parts, I've got a car I can cut up and sell you the parts. Here's a link to the car on my website.

When you're ready, let me know and, we in the Tampa Bay area, will do what we can to help you get this car back together....

-- Rob

[jd74914]

Derek, There is a thread somewhere around here by a guy in PA whose car got rear ended like that. He pulled everything out just using hammers and jacks. It came out really good looking after he put on body filler and painted it.

[Rusty]

Very fixable. Glad you're okay.

Rich Fisher is in the DFW area. Perry Kiehl is in TN. Both have skills to match their reputations.

[seanery]

sorry to see this happen, but glad you're ok.

Chin up and good job avoiding confrontation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)

[DerekKim]

I thank you guys for your support and will let ya'll know. Because I have no time to attempt to hammer it out etc I can't really do it myself. Heck I barely had enough time to tinker with it to keep it running. Where is the DFW area and is it southern TN? Monday we will start on getting it worked out.

[jd74914]

DFW = Dallas/Fort Worth in TX

[cooltimes]

I thank you guys for your support and will let ya'll know. Because I have no time to attempt to hammer it out etc I can't really do it myself. Heck I barely had enough time to tinker with it to keep it running. Where is the DFW area and is it southern TN? Monday we will start on getting it worked out.

Perry Kiehl is in Parsons TN. Like Rusty said. HE IS GOOD.
Picture of his shop and those were all his when I shot the pix a couple of 914's ago.

[Spoke]

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.

[drewvw]

bummer of a story derek. At least your safe and its not that bad.

When I was in high school I watched a female friend slide on wet grass and punch in the front of the ghia. That was devestating but it got fixed.

[JPB]

Wow just read this and only one thing poped into my head from how everything happened and that word is SCAM!! Good job keeping cool and not paying attention to the ahole who hit you. Sounded like a fast cash scheme. I'd put a list of all the valuable stuff that the car has such as the rubber and trim. That alone can be a small fortune. As for anyone else who has a rear end collision like that, never get off of your seats until the ambulance is on site and never admit to any wrong doing. Hope everything works out for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[solex]

Sorry about your car and your experience.


You may want to check spokes other entries regarding his repair. I saw his car and am amazed at what he can do with a bottle jack and paint brush (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) seriously it came really well..

[Joe Ricard]

Been busy with other stuff and finally got around to reading the entire post.
Alot of advice you guys gave Derek is the same stuff I told him the morning after the incident.
Derek's car is / was very nice for a stock car it was VERY stock.

I have personally put alot of work on Derek's car so I know that everything was in great working order. He drove this car everywhere including several 600 mile round trips to visit friends.

Dang dude them Koni's and springs I just gave you hopefully aren't screwed. Guess I can take the extra starter back you picked up too huh.
Well when you come over Friday night we can figure out what's what. You know the Autocross is still going on and you can co drive my car no sweat.

[DerekKim]

Yeah mom is letting me use her car and I am for sure game on the co drive! Thanks!
We will start the process Monday. Joe I was thinking about taking it to DFW to the guy and having him do the repairs if it is prepairable. Sounds like it is.


On a lighter note I got a cute girls phone number last night.

Everything will work on. I just have to be patient. Relax. Take it easy and let things heal. Sure it's my baby but it is still just a car.

[DerekKim]

BTW that garage is NICE! Plus it is only an extra hour or so from where I go to Collierville TN. Hmmm. I will get the police report first then get a hold of them.

[Hammy]

I had a similar incident happen to me. Luckily I wasn't in the 914. I was 16 at the time, going down the turn lane and this guy and his girlfriend in a Honda pull out right in front of me.
We pulled into the parking lot and the girl who was in the passenger seat is crying hysterically saying that this is the 4th wreck this car was in and now it was going to be taken away. The guy who was driving came over and gave me a talk trying to put the blame on me. I guess he was trying to get me to admit it was my fault when it wasn't, so he could get off the hook. I didn't say a word and called my dad. They ended up being at fault (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It looks repairable..... hang in there.

[rick 918-S]

I've been out of town or I would have offered to assist with claims questions. Sorry to here about your accident. Glad your dad is a claims rep. You'll be fine.

[DerekKim]

I'm hoping it will. My dad does know what to say. We aren't doing anything until tomorrow. We will go get the police report and go to the rental car place. It's going to be fun if they didn't say anything as it barely scratched the car they were in.

On a better note. I am feeling better. Neck still a little sore but I can look up farther now. I don't want to claim perm. disability or anything as I am going to go work off shore in May.

[John]

Derek, There is a thread somewhere around here by a guy in PA whose car got rear ended like that. He pulled everything out just using hammers and jacks. It came out really good looking after he put on body filler and painted it.

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It was SPOKE. He had a thread covering his progress. I don't think he even replaced any body panels.

Good luck to you. It should be repaired.

[ClayPerrine]

Hmmm.. I kind of wanted to take it to a 914 specialist... I know of no good body shops around here. Joe Ricard probably does know of one near by. I will talk to him. I figure I might as well pay it myself and get the hell hole repaired while I'm at it aye? Respray in order? Need to get some other rust repaired. We shall see I suppose.

If you don't mind a somewhat long haul on a trailer, you could get Richard Fisher to do the work. He knows 914s. But it might be a wait, as he has a bunch of cars currently in process.


Contact me and I will put you in touch with him if you want.

[DerekKim]

A little update. We aren't sure who is doing the work yet. It sounds like everyone decent is within about a 8+ hour drive so we will be towing it with my dad's truck for sure.

Oh so we went to the PD today. It take 7-10 days to process so I will check again on Wed. and then on Thurs.