Well my car got backed into by a 17 year old in a Toyota Highlander yesterday. Mangled my drivers side door. Surprisingly it still opens and closes...and no other damage to the front or rear quarters. Still, his insurance company is making signals that they will total it (the estimate for repair came to $3500!!!)!!! Yea it has 171K miles on it...but it runs like a top and until now still looked pretty darn good. So if they insist on totaling it I'll just put a new door on and keep on driving!!

-Sigh

-Steve

 

i had one but no one wanted it so it went to the junkyard...

 

send a pm to jay gratton. i think he is in your neck of the woods and has a 924. he may be able to source one for you locally.

Also I think Devon bought a parts car a few months back. i think he too is in your neck of the woods. and I think i can use the term woods literally in this case.

 

I have one I can send you .

It's off an 88 924S.

Shoot me a pm if interested.

 

If you take care of the S&H (I just drop it off at shipper, they pack) You can have the one from my 87 S for $25. The door is red and has no side mouldings. At that price I would be selling the door itself with the hinge, I would be keeping the window& roller.

 

Thanks Guys...I'll keep your offers in mind while I battle it out with State Farm. At least I have some options now!

Steve

 

Tom's right, i do have a parts car, but the front edgeof the door would need some body work as the front fender pushed it and bent it a little when it was in an accident. probably easy enough to find a good shape one. you could have it if you came and picked it up though

 

Hard to believe they want to total the car for this, eh?

 

I have a door and I am in Nh

 

get them to total it. get them then to sell it back to you without putting salvage on the title for $500 then take the door panel off and gently push the door out.

Pocket the money and drive the car another two years with a small dent. then sell the car for $50 less than it would be worth without the remnants of the dent.

gather up a list of $$ you put into the car over the last 10-15k miles.

 

Wow a door in New Hamshire! Yee ha. How much do you want for it?

I agree....I will buy it back if they insist on totalling it. I keep a log of everything I do on the car, so heres just the last year an a half:

· At 120,500 miles: new FI sensors and new fuel pressure regulator
· At 122,000 miles: New Rear Wheel Bearings, two new CV’s, one cleaned and repacked
· At 122,300 miles: Rennbay Stainless Steel Fuel Hoses
· At 130,000
o oil, plugs, cap, rotor
o BFG Traction TA tires
· At 133,000 O2 sensor, air filter
· At 133,000 readjusted front bearings
· At 135,000:
o Oil and K&N Oil Filter, new Redline 75W90NS for Transmission
o Momo Steering wheel with Porsche Horn Button
o Lloyds Rear Mat in Light Grey (637)
· At 138,500:
o New timing/balance belts, new water pump, resealed balance shafts, resealed crankshaft (seal and sleeve), new rollers
o replaced rear speakers with Clarion 6.5” component speakers
· At 140,000 Mobil 1 5w-40, K&N Oil Filter
· At 144,000 Re-tensioned belts, new cap, rotor, plugs, air filter
· At 145,000 Mobil 1 15w-50, K&N Oil Filter
· At 147,000 New Power Steering Reservoir and Hoses
· At 150,000 Mobil 1 15w-50, Mahle oil filter
· At 152,000 cleaned climate control contacts, sprayed solenoids (clicking)
· At 155,000 oil filter (Mahle), Castrol Syntek 10w-40
· At 160,000 oil filter (Mahle), air filter, plugs, Cap, rotor, Mobil-1 15w-50
o Coolant hoses (pump to radiator, pump to heater, radiator to reservoir)
· At 165,000 oil filter (Mahle), Mobil 1 15w-50
· At 170,000:
o Crankshaft seal blowing oil (defective?): New Balance Shaft Sleeves and Seals, new crankshaft seal and oil pump sleeve, new timing and balance shaft belts
Four New Dunlop Sport SP Sport A2 Plus tires


-Steve

 

a year and a half you put 50k on it holy mother...

 

nothing there to get you real $$. all you did would fall into maintenance, or has too many miles to get you $$ from insurance IMHO.

negoitiate your best deal then take it from there.

 

oops, that was the maintenance done for the past 2 1/2 years...not 1 1/2!! 8^)

Well State Farm is sending an adjuster to look at it Monday, so we'll see what they want to do!

-Steve

 

I have my PCA sticker in the same window you do!!