dhirm5

looking carefully at the pix, i'm not convinced your frunk wasn't damaged. several panels at a minimum, plus whatever's damaged internally. ouch. i'm mad for you.

russbert

Yes, it happened fast and even though I'm reasonably familiar with the road and knew of the severe drop off of the right shoulder (you still can't really see it at the end of the video), my first reaction was to gauge the length of the trailer, then it was how much is it going to come into my lane, next was .. if I kept driving I figured (assumed) that I was likely to hit his trailer at speed which would have looked like a) I wasn't paying attention, and b) it would have set off all of the airbags (they didn't because I wasn't moving). Also the dip of the curve, which is a downward 180 degree turn, is not really shown by the video and by that time the only option I had left was to stop.

The ONLY thing I regret I have is NOT taking a different way home which I had considered about 10 minutes prior but it would have taken me 25 minutes further out of my way (and while normally that would be a good thing), I was on my way to meet my wife for lunch. That "savings" of 25 minutes wound up costing me 3.5 hours on the mountain (1 waiting for state trooper because I was close to the county line and over 2 more waiting on a tow truck to get to my remote spot).

russbert

It is definitely shifted!

German1967

So very unfortunate. Glad you are ok. Everything else can be fixed, even if it is a major hassle. One of my cars is a 2015 BMW M235 Coupe. In the first month of ownership a dated minivan (with underinsured driver) took me out by merging into my lane. The entire drivers side was scratched up and dented. While only cosmetic and repaired without any blemish remaining, I was super upset at the time.

4carl

That just sucks!,at least he didnt hit the wheel so the suspension and sub frame maybe ok. doubt if the tub got bent either, fender ,door ,hood all bolt on no welding.. a good shop should be able to bring it back. carl

russbert

Thanks Carl, that's my hope. It is at Harper's Collision (bought from Harper's Porsche) and they have 30 years of repairing Porsche's so I am hopeful. But I also had my SA put me on the allocation list ... just in case.

4carl

20 years ago when I moved to Santa Barbara I had a 993TT. Went down to Starbucks to get a cuppa coffee. Didn’t want to park the car in the lot because I didn’t want a door ding. So I parked it on the street. Standing in line for a latte I hear a terrible crash I look outside my car is now sitting pushed over the side of the road two wheels broken off . The guy that hit it had no license or insurance. $68,000 of damage I sold the to the body shop for 50 . so I got my money back. It was just a bad day. I can identify what you’re going through really a pain in the ***. Carl

Budman1

So sorry that happened to your beautiful 992. Good thing you had a dash cam.

Yojeffo

i have a rear camera on my cab. Location Location Location.

slc4s

oh man this is heartbreaking footage.... obviously things could always be much worse but this blows that you have to deal with this now.

achilleas101

ugggghhhh that sucks man. Glad you're OK, and hopefully they'll fix it good as new. your loaner car will make you miss the 911 even more. 😁

Autobacs

That makes me cringe OP. So sorry about your car. Never cross my mind before on the front camera. What prompted you to have the camera in the first place? Now I'm thinking about getting one. Definitely make yourself whole on the loss of resale value. Get it fixed and then sell it and get a brand spanking new 911 to enjoy for 2022.

Best of luck to you.

ryandarr1979

I’m sorry about your car. Definitely ruins your day. Just to keep things in context 1. You weren’t hurt. 2. No one else was hurt. 3. The collision could have been far worse. 4. In the grand scheme of things, the repair will be fairly straight forward and done by professionals that I assume are done by a Porsche-certified collision center given the affiliation with your Porsche dealer. 5. You weren’t at fault, and as such, your insurance won’t skyrocket. 6. You have video evidence proving you are not at fault and proving the other driver was at fault. 7. Your car is guards red, a non metallic, so mixing/matching paint will be as easy as they come. 8. As long as the collision center can source OEM parts promptly, you should be back in possession of your car quickly.

ipse dixit

Sorry to read and see this.

The only downside is that the damage wasn't any worse. If it was, you would've been able to total the car and get a new one.

rk-d

What a bummer. Sorry you're dealing with it. Sitting there watching your car get destroyed by other people's incompetence is infuriating.

I think your estimate sounds ballpark to me. Probably about $15k in parts or so if they replace everything damaged and assuming no structural issue or damage to the suspension. R/R and paint should be more than $5k, so I'd guess $25k-ish.

The impact wasn't enough to trigger the airbags, so probably no significant structural damage to the tub, otherwise it could arguably become a total loss.

Good luck. Make sure everything is done at a certified Porsche collision repair facility.