What's cheaper: a body man, a lawyer or a pistol?
04-17-2014 | 12:35 AM
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My friend up the street just got a Cayman S....let his wife drive it and she pulls int he drive way, garage door shut hits the open button and her foot slips off the clutch and wham the car goes under door, through the door, the door scrapes over the hood, windshield and top. Dents and scrapes everywhere...looks like a mess.
This just happened 2 weeks ago and car is still in the body shop.
This just happened 2 weeks ago and car is still in the body shop.
04-17-2014 | 02:26 AM
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My friend up the street just got a Cayman S....let his wife drive it and she pulls int he drive way, garage door shut hits the open button and her foot slips off the clutch and wham the car goes under door, through the door, the door scrapes over the hood, windshield and top. Dents and scrapes everywhere...looks like a mess.
This just happened 2 weeks ago and car is still in the body shop.
This just happened 2 weeks ago and car is still in the body shop.
Good lord - that right there takes talent.
Unless she's some sort of prodigy, there is no way I would let a woman drive my 6speed cars. Not a chance in hell.
04-17-2014 | 01:36 PM
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For the record, my wife is a pretty good driver. The manual transmission does not intimidate her in the least. It was just a matter of an unfamiliar environment and a tricky manuever to back out of that particular garage bay.
Thank you all for your comments.
This too shall pass...
Thank you all for your comments.
This too shall pass...
04-17-2014 | 10:28 PM
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04-19-2014 | 12:04 AM
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Your wife was honest with you and pointed it out right away, when it was obviously an accident and you're somehow upset? You're a lucky man to have a wife who not only was immediately upfront with you, but also knows (and loves you) enough to see that this would be a big deal to you. This is one of those really small things in life, stuff happens, yet you're making it a big deal. Suck it up buttercup.
Peace.
Peace.
04-19-2014 | 12:08 PM
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Thank you for your comments Spender, but I think you missed the point of my initial post. I readily admit that it is a small thing and life goes on.
Please consider it sucked up by this buttercup.
Please consider it sucked up by this buttercup.
04-19-2014 | 08:48 PM
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04-19-2014 | 09:00 PM
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JD911: Awesome post. First of all, thanks for this post. It is obvious I'm not alone and it looks like many of us share the same sentiments with our 997.
Second of all, it's obvious you have an awesome family (esp. your daughter suggesting your wife just go to bed before you go home - I'm still laughing at that), and you're a pretty level headed guy. Are all Portland-ians like that? We head down every few months, and everyone we meet there has been great.
Jonn
Second of all, it's obvious you have an awesome family (esp. your daughter suggesting your wife just go to bed before you go home - I'm still laughing at that), and you're a pretty level headed guy. Are all Portland-ians like that? We head down every few months, and everyone we meet there has been great.
Jonn
So, my son and I spent 2 hours at his lacrosse practice (him playing, me coaching). Upon our return, we were greeted in the driveway by my wife. I immediately understand that something is amiss.
We are quickly steered toward the 997. She rips off the bandaid and tells me she scraped the planter as she backed out of the garage. (Her Prius was in for service.) I try not to show my disappointment, but I'm certain it is written all over my face. I quickly work through the grief, and choke back a tear (in other words, four letter words) It is just a car... I'm better than this!
My wife has been beating herself up while we've been away. I try to put myself in her shoes. The waiting must have been agonizing. This was her first time behind the wheel. The outcome was the exact reason she has avoided even looking at her...
Am I an ogre? Did I create this outcome through my compulsions? Did I make my wife secretly hate this car and want to injure it subconsciously? I guess I haven't worked through all five stages just yet.
It can be repaired. It's just a bumper cover and a wheel arch. They can rebuild her. She will be faster, stronger...
My son gave me a good, long hug. He still loves me just the same. My daughter told my wife that she should go to bed before I got home. We will survive this episode and be stronger for it. Life will have meaning again in time.
Have a wonderful weekend. Perspective is a beautiful thing.
Thanks for listening.
We are quickly steered toward the 997. She rips off the bandaid and tells me she scraped the planter as she backed out of the garage. (Her Prius was in for service.) I try not to show my disappointment, but I'm certain it is written all over my face. I quickly work through the grief, and choke back a tear (in other words, four letter words) It is just a car... I'm better than this!
My wife has been beating herself up while we've been away. I try to put myself in her shoes. The waiting must have been agonizing. This was her first time behind the wheel. The outcome was the exact reason she has avoided even looking at her...
Am I an ogre? Did I create this outcome through my compulsions? Did I make my wife secretly hate this car and want to injure it subconsciously? I guess I haven't worked through all five stages just yet.
It can be repaired. It's just a bumper cover and a wheel arch. They can rebuild her. She will be faster, stronger...
My son gave me a good, long hug. He still loves me just the same. My daughter told my wife that she should go to bed before I got home. We will survive this episode and be stronger for it. Life will have meaning again in time.
Have a wonderful weekend. Perspective is a beautiful thing.
Thanks for listening.
04-19-2014 | 09:14 PM
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Tim and Jonn:
Thanks for the sentiments. I was going to make a Calgary crack, but didn't want to start an international incident...
As for all Portlandians: I can't really speak to that. As a lot of people in Portland, I am a transplant. It's a pretty nice place to live, though. This is our second stint here and hopefully we will be here for a good, long time.
Drop me a line next time you're in town. Always up to hoist a beer.
Thanks for the sentiments. I was going to make a Calgary crack, but didn't want to start an international incident...
As for all Portlandians: I can't really speak to that. As a lot of people in Portland, I am a transplant. It's a pretty nice place to live, though. This is our second stint here and hopefully we will be here for a good, long time.
Drop me a line next time you're in town. Always up to hoist a beer.
05-24-2014 | 01:58 PM
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Funny post. My wife did this to my X5M not too long ago. She took it to the airport, hit a curb, and put some nice scratches into the back wheel that I had just put on the car. It's actually a good thing. She was so bent out of shape about it, and when she told me, she was so surprised that my response was: "OK great. Now the honeymoon period is over and I can enjoy the car."
She drives both of my 911's and is way more relaxed now that she knows I don't really care if she hits something. It only gets better coming back from the shop (something gets upgraded any time it goes there, even for a small scratch).
She drives both of my 911's and is way more relaxed now that she knows I don't really care if she hits something. It only gets better coming back from the shop (something gets upgraded any time it goes there, even for a small scratch).
08-05-2014 | 05:22 PM
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Just wanted to close the loop on this one... Finally got around to getting an estimate for the repair:
$1,758
Still debating whether to make an insurance claim for it. Probably just easier to bite the bullet.
Thanks all.
$1,758
Still debating whether to make an insurance claim for it. Probably just easier to bite the bullet.
Thanks all.
08-05-2014 | 11:41 PM
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That bill is under my personal threshold for paying out of pocket. Save the insurance claims for something bigger.
As for the scrape, look at the bright side. Now, your wife might be too scared to ever want to drive your car again.
My wife said she wanted to learn to drive our boat. I was hesitant, but said ok. Before she had even backed out of the slip she hit the lift and bent the prop. Less than 30 seconds at the helm and she'd done a couple hundred Dollars in damage. Now she's afraid of the thing and never wants to drive it. Fine with me.
As for the scrape, look at the bright side. Now, your wife might be too scared to ever want to drive your car again.
My wife said she wanted to learn to drive our boat. I was hesitant, but said ok. Before she had even backed out of the slip she hit the lift and bent the prop. Less than 30 seconds at the helm and she'd done a couple hundred Dollars in damage. Now she's afraid of the thing and never wants to drive it. Fine with me.