Snowkone

Long story summarized:

1. On way to work Friday morning, reduced highway speeds due to rain, moved to right lane for my highway merge
2. Car in front swerves HARD back to middle, not sure why - then notice MASSIVE standing water all over median and right lane
3. Tried to slow down and control, hydro-plane into guard rail, but controlled the spin (only 1) and slide most of it
4. Massive front damage, very little anywhere else, no other car or person involved luckily,
5. I'm 100% fine (been on rougher roller coaster rides), but my car looks terrible....
6. My first 911, normal FE cars this is a total, but because it's mostly front damage is this salvageable? Will be at Porsche Dallas to have tech and adjuster look after July 4th weekend. Current at Dallas Auto Pound after tow.

Am I jumping the gun in looking for another 991.2 or am I believe this will be a total loss by my insurance?

Sorry for bad news on July 4, but it's a total bummer. Only had the car 3 months and was loving it! Softronic tuned opened it up a ton (ran 11.6 @ 120+ on a terrible humid day on Texas Motorplex), have catless pipes coming in, was just in love with this car!

Thanks for any support or information from those been in accidents with their P-cars. Mark my words this won't be my last one one way or another!

Jim M.

Sorry to see that, but I'm glad your OK. It does look bad and IMHO you're probably correct about it being totaled.

ICU991812

Wow.. that looks bad. Airbag did not deploy, or I'm just not seeing it. If airbag(s) did not deploy then maybe salvageable, but if there is any frame damage... it's over.

CayenneBlack

Sorry for the accident. Good thing you are ok. That car looks done to me. Try to keep parts to sell.

Porsche_nuts

Agreed. I think it is a total or should be.

Glad you are OK and not one was hurt.

Yep. time for another!

Watson

Sorry to hear you got accident, good luck with the insurance company. Looks quite severe damage. Hydro planing is so tricky - must have been nerve wrecking when you saw all this water down the motorway

ICU991812

I know many use their P-cars for daily drivers, but this is also why under my ownership, my 911 has only seen water when I'm giving her a bath... even a 5% chance of rain and my 911 stays in the garage.

Tier1Terrier

Oh yeah... I was just about to say that it was already a total loss the moment you decided to drive it in the rain.









Kidding aside, I feel for you man. I have nearly the exact same car down to color and it makes me sad to see it wrecked that way. I understand the attachment. The car looks pretty bad but I honestly can say if it would be considered a total loss or not. Hopefully you get a good claims adjuster. Which insurance company do you have?

Booth9999

Your going to want it to be totaled, try to push for it IMHO. Unfortunately it will never be the same.

Hurricane

My thoughts, too, Based on my previous experience…it will probably be totaled. Shame - it was a gorgeous car!

But glad you are okay, which is the most important thing. Cars can always be replaced.

polobai

Glad you are ok-imo the car looks totaled -especially if the front frunk area is damaged. I would pull some comps of recently sold 991.2s to get a clear understanding of value if they total it out. Do you have specialty insurance or normal insurance (geico, progressive, etc )?

NA2

if the insurance company doesn't total it you need to demand a big old check for diminished value. but based on your pictures I don't think there is any way in hell they won't total it. glad you're OK.

Snowkone

Air bags did not deploy. I think I slowed it down enough during the skid/spin that it hit slower at an angle. No idea on frame damage, but I was able to start the car and move it into the median fully (everything dragging in the front).

Friday was a sad day for sure - can't believe how lucky I was still.

Jack F

Glad to hear you are ok. Car looks rough. Frame damage could be an issue and haunt you down the road if repaired. If insurance will not total, then there will be a loss of value. If this accident was caused by someone they would be responsible for the loss of value following a repair like this. In this case, will your insurance cover that?

Snowkone

It was so bang-bang! Like - I move to right lane, the car in front swerves hard back to middle 2 lanes, then I look down and just massive standing water in right shoulder/median and right lane - like no time to think.