Is there a Porsche expert in Southern California that can inspect the car to determine if it is safe / proper to repair the car, so that if it is not, I can present that info to the insurance co? I'm guessing the shop would want to repair it as they make money doing that, so they are not going to be unbiased.

 

Was the car in motion or hit while parked. Did the airbags go off? I would contact the Porsche dealer as it is a fairly new car and they can point you to the shop that they sub out their repairs to, if they are not done in house.

 

False alarm. I just got word from the insurance company appraiser that the car is a total. It went sideways into a curb at about 75mph and after that it was one wild off-road ride until it came to a stop. But the body didn't look too bad. Airbags did not go off. The appraiser said there was damage to the aluminum undercarriage so he was going to total it. That seems like the right thing to do. There was quite a bit of suspension damage too. Shop seemed to think it was going to be repaired, which had me concerned.

 

It would need to be repaired by a PCNA certified Aluminum shop only! their arent that many yet

 

Glad you are ok with no injuries.

 

Thanks! Although I don't have an offer yet on the total loss to know if my wallet will end up injured. LOL.

 

Is this you?

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-bad-p...sly-1694621025



(kidding! glad you're ok... this guy was just a nut)

 

Haha, that was a good one. Looks like someone needs to have the stability control bypass switch disabled on his Cayman! The demise of my Cayman was when a small minivan driver pulled out in front of me. I was on the freeway with zero traffic other than a minivan who just entering the freeway. Minivan was going about 35 and swerved across from the merging lane in front of me doing about 35MPH 4 car lengths ahead. I knew at that moment it was not going to turn out well. The laws of physics prevailed and I was about a foot short of being able to clear the curb to get around him.