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I don't post much on here but thought I would share. Few weeks back was driving my Carmine Red '15 GTS and got t-boned Nobody was hurt, the airbags didn't even go off and it didn't seem like much damage at first but that quickly ballooned to 80k+ when they took it apart so insurance totaled it. Before and after pics:
Was fortunate to find a new Agate Grey '16 4 GTS and pulled the trigger on it. Initial thoughts are that the 4 drives very similar to the RWD model. Steering feels as direct and precise. In a way, I actually prefer the AWD, as the weight increase is negligible and it pretty much biases to RWD 90% of the time unless it actually needs to use all 4 wheels. I did test drive a '17 C2S and while it's a great car, it felt much more tame than the 991.1 and I realized I'm not ready for turbo engines just yet...
I'm shocked that the side impact shown resulted in $80,000 worth of damage. I can only assume that the unibody frame was bent significantly an the complete back end had to come apart to get things corrected?
Sorry to hear about your '15 GTS but I am glad to hear that you were able to find a suitable replacement. I would have done the same thing with the replacement - I'll take an NA 911 over a turbocharged one any day.
Sorry to hear about your accident but very happy to see you enjoying your new GTS! If i were in your situation, i would do the same thing (try to find a new 991.1 GTS).
But, it looks so minor... I would not have guessed $80k based on the photos alone.
Originally Posted by mrhamamg
I did test drive a '17 C2S and while it's a great car, it felt much more tame than the 991.1 and I realized I'm not ready for turbo engines just yet...
Sit still. A .2er will be along in just a moment to explain to you how wrong you are.
Surprisingly it doesn't look that bad. The Porsche gods are angry as hell. A rwd m/T would have caused a travesty like black lives matter. Glad u were able to find a good substitute in short time as the n/a is the car to own.
if you go take a look at the PET katalog for the 991 in the section for the body panels (801-50, 801-55) you can see why it might have been written off, the "whole" quarter panel including part of the roof section would have to be R&R'ed along with several other body sections, that's a LOT of cutting, welding and painting etc ... and who would want that back afterwards?
shame as it was a CR car, of which there were relatively few to start with, glad no one was hurt and that you found (an albeit 'brown') GTS replacement!
07-26-2016, 11:23 AM
RIP '15 GTS :'( ... Hello '16 GTS
Nobody was hurt, the airbags didn't even go off and it didn't seem like much damage at first but that quickly ballooned to 80k+ when they took it apart so insurance totaled it. Before and after pics:
But, it looks so minor... I would not have guessed $80k based on the photos alone.
