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Just got my 911 992 for 15 days and I hit a curb. The front passenger bottom bumper lip is split and it’s leaking pink fluid. I suspect it’s coolant and I busted a radiator.
All I care about is how long it will take for me to get back into my baby. The car is sooo much fun to drive.
Those parts are way beyond being able to be repaired so they will have to be replaced. I suspect it may be difficult to obtain those parts so it could be awhile before you have your car available again. Be great to find a wrecked / totaled 992 with side or rear damage so you could obtain parts and paint them. Not sure how viable that option is.
Porsche Newport, Porsche Irvine, and Circle Porsche have all said that they will send it out to a Porsche certified body shop. My buddy happens to know general manager at one of the body shops so that’s where we are having it towed.
The body shop said after the repair job is done they will send it to a Porsche dealer to check the work and the coolant or something.
You want to use a Porsche Certified Collision Center for the bodywork. These parts normally come unpainted, and the body shop has to make sure that all your panels are uniform.
Thank you for the link. I’m getting it towed to Spectrum.
But does anybody know how long it will normally take to get my car fixed and back to me?
Body shop said it will take about 2 weeks to get insurance approval. They said best case scenario is 1.5 months and worst is 3 months.
I'm so sad.
That timing sounds about right. Mine took about 2.5 months so 1.5 - 3 months is in the right ballpark. The coolant system has a series of tests run by computer that is performed at the dealership in order to get everything perfect. It should be fine. Good luck.
That timing sounds about right. Mine took about 2.5 months so 1.5 - 3 months is in the right ballpark. The coolant system has a series of tests run by computer that is performed at the dealership in order to get everything perfect. It should be fine. Good luck.
Take whatever time estimate you get from the shop, multiply by 2, add another two weeks for good measure, and then there's maybe a 50% chance you'll get your car back by that adjusted date...
Seriously, I have *never* seen a body shop hit their date. Blame is usually spread around between insurance adjusters, parts availability, staff out sick or quitting, bad parts, or the Coriolis effect, but they essentially NEVER hit their dates. And Porsche parts availability and logistics is definitely a complete ****-show right now.
You're going to be out of action for a little bit here waiting on parts. It's just a reality of the supply chain. In normal times, you'd be back in action relatively quickly. This is what the insurance rental car benefit is for.
Did this happen at speed? Or was it just a function of a ignoring the parking sensors?
Time to repair depends on multiple variables
1. when does the shop start the repair process . Towing it there , does not mean they start working on it immediately. As they are working on other cars etc.. You can accelerate the process , by asking them to assess the damage immediately , get the adjuster involved , and start ordering the parts , so you will save time .. This might sound a no brainer , but it is not always done
2. Availability of parts . In todays environment , it is a complete unknown.
3. Doing the work when the parts arrive . Again it seems like a no brainer , but it is not like the shop is putting every thing on hold for your car. Biggest issue is time of the year. In our area winter time is super busy as they get a lot of cars from winter related accidents .
4. Getting the car to the dealer to do their thing
overall : be patient and stay in touch with these people , and good luck
02-05-2022, 09:36 PM
15 Days in and Accident
