Favor after a serious wreck please
02-20-2009, 06:45 PM
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First of all glad your boys made it through that crash.
Secondly there is another CE for sale over on Pelican that may give you a data point of comp pricing.
The one on Pelican is a Targa, so perhaps others will be able to help out on the prices of coupes vs targas.
http://socalbmwe21.tripod.com/carrera.html
I have no affiliation with the car or seller, but it is a beauty.
Secondly there is another CE for sale over on Pelican that may give you a data point of comp pricing.
The one on Pelican is a Targa, so perhaps others will be able to help out on the prices of coupes vs targas.
http://socalbmwe21.tripod.com/carrera.html
I have no affiliation with the car or seller, but it is a beauty.
02-21-2009, 01:25 PM
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Yes, that one is a beauty. I had American Auctions and Appraisals Inc develop a market appraisal of my son's car and the appraisal came in *very* satisfactory. The Commemorative Edition had appreciated since its purchase last year from Victory Motors in Houston; acknowledging Bob Neal at Victory had given my son a good price on the car to begin with.
My son is pulling through. The biggest issues include the amount of pain meds (which will linearly decrease with time) and periodic separation anxiety concerning his fondly remembered 911.
I would advise anyone with "special" cars in the 911 genre to obtain preemptive, professional market appraisals of your car. Indeed, "special" can mean many things, including any among "rare", "low mileage", "celebrity owned", "remarkable condition", etcetera. The cost of this is peanuts compared with the implication of not having one.
I will likely buy the car back from insurance. As to if we mount the drive train into a donor car or sell wheels and parts will depend on my son's disposition. I suspect that the former is the way that he will want to go. Time will tell if its the way that I am "prepared" to go. My garage is tiny for such an operation, and my 928 misses its stable. But it will be weeks of storing the parts in my garage until he can really set about deciding which direction he will choose.
My son is pulling through. The biggest issues include the amount of pain meds (which will linearly decrease with time) and periodic separation anxiety concerning his fondly remembered 911.
I would advise anyone with "special" cars in the 911 genre to obtain preemptive, professional market appraisals of your car. Indeed, "special" can mean many things, including any among "rare", "low mileage", "celebrity owned", "remarkable condition", etcetera. The cost of this is peanuts compared with the implication of not having one.
I will likely buy the car back from insurance. As to if we mount the drive train into a donor car or sell wheels and parts will depend on my son's disposition. I suspect that the former is the way that he will want to go. Time will tell if its the way that I am "prepared" to go. My garage is tiny for such an operation, and my 928 misses its stable. But it will be weeks of storing the parts in my garage until he can really set about deciding which direction he will choose.
02-21-2009, 01:35 PM
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Oh.....P.S.
If you own a vintage 911 and would like to proceed with a market appraisal, you might enquire of Amy Goodell of AAI (as referenced above). She has just ground through this for me and could do so for others, or refer you to an AAI close to you. Her tel# is 410-876-8210, in Maryland. "Seeing" the car isn't necessary for the appraiser, but providing a PPI kind of inspection, lots of photos, upgrade and maintenance documentation of the car are essential.
If you own a vintage 911 and would like to proceed with a market appraisal, you might enquire of Amy Goodell of AAI (as referenced above). She has just ground through this for me and could do so for others, or refer you to an AAI close to you. Her tel# is 410-876-8210, in Maryland. "Seeing" the car isn't necessary for the appraiser, but providing a PPI kind of inspection, lots of photos, upgrade and maintenance documentation of the car are essential.
02-21-2009, 03:43 PM
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First and foremost, sympathies to your family and hope your son will continue to improve. Condolences on losing the car; she was an absolute beauty!
As a bit of preventative measure (after the fact), insurance with an agreed upon value does a lot for peace of mind. I had my car for all of a month before I decided to go that particular route and it helps me sleep at night should the worst happen.
Best of luck.
As a bit of preventative measure (after the fact), insurance with an agreed upon value does a lot for peace of mind. I had my car for all of a month before I decided to go that particular route and it helps me sleep at night should the worst happen.
Best of luck.
02-22-2009, 04:32 AM
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Glad to hear you sons will be ok.
Sorry for the car. You may want to consider joining PCA (if you do not belong already) and have send you a report on the potential value of your car (http://www.pca.org).
From the Web Site:
"The PCA Valuation Program
The Valuation Committee was established by the Executive Council in 1979 to help PCA members insure older model Porsches. There is no charge to PCA members for this service.
Specifically, there are two problem areas in which we try to help. One, obtaining a proper level of insurance coverage for an older Porsche that might otherwise be considered nearly valueless by an insurer, and two, establishing a proper value for an older Porsche in the case of a claim settlement dispute where the owner thinks the recently-deceased Porsche is worth more (sometimes considerably more) than does his insurance company."
Sorry for the car. You may want to consider joining PCA (if you do not belong already) and have send you a report on the potential value of your car (http://www.pca.org).
From the Web Site:
"The PCA Valuation Program
The Valuation Committee was established by the Executive Council in 1979 to help PCA members insure older model Porsches. There is no charge to PCA members for this service.
Specifically, there are two problem areas in which we try to help. One, obtaining a proper level of insurance coverage for an older Porsche that might otherwise be considered nearly valueless by an insurer, and two, establishing a proper value for an older Porsche in the case of a claim settlement dispute where the owner thinks the recently-deceased Porsche is worth more (sometimes considerably more) than does his insurance company."
