mjsporsche

It is your car and the auto body shop you have chosen needs to know your expectations. Talk to them. They are good at managing the adjusters.


A classic comment from one of the big German manufacturers is that the real damage from an accident is when the car is not repaired properly.

Omnigeek

Paint peeling from the front end of my Sebring is one of the things that led me to finally getting a Porsche. Accident occurred 9 days after I bought the car and the insurance company wouldn't total it. As it turned out, they ended up spending far more than half the value of the car because they had to pick up a rental car for 2.5 months -- car was so new that the shop couldn't get a replacement front axle for 2 months.

Having said that, the car drove perfectly (and still does) for the past 16+ years.

JCGMS

I got a lot of push to use the insurance approved shops (work is guaranteed, etc.) but in the end I picked the shop that the dealer uses. Lots of high end cars there. I saw a handful of 997s, 2 991s, 3 Teslas and a mangled R8. Super busy but at least they know their Porsches.

While I hate to have the accident history and devaluation, I'm hoping the car isn't totaled. I can't imagine they would give me enough to cover a good replacement, the search would be a pain, and it would take a lot of effort to get the mods right again.

DutchNy

European Collision center in SoCal did amazing work! C4S came back like new!

upier

Looks good. Hope your luck is changing. Take her for a long ride to get reacquainted.

DutchNy

Picked it up and went straight to Vegas

j beede

I have never really cared for black wheels on a white 997. The black stone guards on your car, however, make the wheels look "right". I like it. New rule: black wheels on a white car requires black stone guards :-)

z3mcoupe

Looks great hope you're happy with the repairs -it must feel great to be driving it again.

stevepow

Great looking car - glad it is back together.

DutchNy

Was thinking of trading it in after the accident but they did such a great job I couldnt, instead ordered H&R Springs, K&N Filters, Plenum, and Muffler Bypass...