Wrecked 2005 Porsche Cayenne S
10-24-2019, 02:08 PM
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Wrecked 2005 Porsche Cayenne S
Hello, my wife rear ended a Jeep truck yesterday pretty good. The Jeep had a hitch that punched through radiator, condenser etc. Enough damage that I don’t want to fix it. Is there a place that buys these vehicles and parts them out? Has 93,000 miles.
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10-24-2019, 02:24 PM
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Ouch! Hope she's ok. Yeah, that Cayenne is pretty tore up. Looks like it might have gone far enough into the Cayenne to damage the front of the engine too. Someone here on Rennlist might want it if they're close enough to you. Craigslist might be the easiest route for you.
10-24-2019, 05:57 PM
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Poor brand new Gladiator!
Yeah, try CL first as it is easy and local.
Yeah, try CL first as it is easy and local.
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Pillow (10-25-2019)
10-24-2019, 09:01 PM
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Really sorry to hear that and see the photo. I understand you not wanting to fix it, but I bet it's not that bad as far as fixability.
Hope you buy another one if you do get rid of her.
Hope you buy another one if you do get rid of her.
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10-24-2019, 09:15 PM
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Burning Brakes
It most likely has one item many people want...an engine without the tick of death. So yeah, the $2K mentioned above should be easy to get.
10-25-2019, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by thesteve;[url=tel:16188436
16188436]Hope you buy another one if you do get rid of her.
Actually sorry to hear about the accident and glad to hear the Mrs is ok. Automatic braking on the next car is probably not a bad idea as long as it is not a Datsun (Nissan) SUV since there have been over 700 complaints of them unexplainably braking to a complete stop with zero cause.
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thesteve (10-25-2019)
10-25-2019, 01:59 AM
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Did the airbag deploy? Doesn't look too bad, but this type of accident repair is certainly not for everyone, so I can understand you wanting to just dump the car. Call an auction house (Copart Direct or similar) and see what they will offer you for the car - not the best price, but was much better than just any old junkyard, and they came to pick up the car in a day or two with a check in hand last time I used them.
Not to take it too far off topic, but automatic breaking is not the answer. Not for now, at least, as the current generation of these systems fall very short of what the marketing departments want you to believe. I was really hyped up all about it when I was considering a new car, until I did some research...
1. It only works under the best of circumstances. Night or inclement weather driving, forget it...
2. Too many false alarms, so people frequently turn the whole thing off
3. Creates false sense of security for drivers that buy these features with intention of relying on them. Would you rather rely on the system that's more likely to fail than not, or not have such as system in the first place?
There are many articles on the topic, here's just one of them from Car & Driver.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...ted-explained/
And a quote from above that sums is up pretty well:
"These systems do their best work preventing the kind of crashes that are easily avoided by an attentive driver."
Not to take it too far off topic, but automatic breaking is not the answer. Not for now, at least, as the current generation of these systems fall very short of what the marketing departments want you to believe. I was really hyped up all about it when I was considering a new car, until I did some research...
1. It only works under the best of circumstances. Night or inclement weather driving, forget it...
2. Too many false alarms, so people frequently turn the whole thing off
3. Creates false sense of security for drivers that buy these features with intention of relying on them. Would you rather rely on the system that's more likely to fail than not, or not have such as system in the first place?
There are many articles on the topic, here's just one of them from Car & Driver.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...ted-explained/
And a quote from above that sums is up pretty well:
"These systems do their best work preventing the kind of crashes that are easily avoided by an attentive driver."
10-25-2019, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 19psi
It most likely has one item many people want...an engine without the tick of death. So yeah, the $2K mentioned above should be easy to get.
10-25-2019, 09:13 AM
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Man that stinks.
With 955 values, I think that's going to be totalled unless you fix it on your own, but since the Jeep is a brand new car there's not going to be any way to do it without involving insurance, so I think your plan to scrap it is the right one.
Contact LA dismantlers and look on ebay for people selling Cayenne parts, then use the "contact seller" link to send them a note with the details and get some offers from them.
With 955 values, I think that's going to be totalled unless you fix it on your own, but since the Jeep is a brand new car there's not going to be any way to do it without involving insurance, so I think your plan to scrap it is the right one.
Contact LA dismantlers and look on ebay for people selling Cayenne parts, then use the "contact seller" link to send them a note with the details and get some offers from them.
10-25-2019, 02:23 PM
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Did the airbag deploy? Doesn't look too bad, but this type of accident repair is certainly not for everyone, so I can understand you wanting to just dump the car. Call an auction house (Copart Direct or similar) and see what they will offer you for the car - not the best price, but was much better than just any old junkyard, and they came to pick up the car in a day or two with a check in hand last time I used them.
Not to take it too far off topic, but automatic breaking is not the answer. Not for now, at least, as the current generation of these systems fall very short of what the marketing departments want you to believe. I was really hyped up all about it when I was considering a new car, until I did some research...
1. It only works under the best of circumstances. Night or inclement weather driving, forget it...
2. Too many false alarms, so people frequently turn the whole thing off
3. Creates false sense of security for drivers that buy these features with intention of relying on them. Would you rather rely on the system that's more likely to fail than not, or not have such as system in the first place?
There are many articles on the topic, here's just one of them from Car & Driver.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...ted-explained/
And a quote from above that sums is up pretty well:
"These systems do their best work preventing the kind of crashes that are easily avoided by an attentive driver."
Not to take it too far off topic, but automatic breaking is not the answer. Not for now, at least, as the current generation of these systems fall very short of what the marketing departments want you to believe. I was really hyped up all about it when I was considering a new car, until I did some research...
1. It only works under the best of circumstances. Night or inclement weather driving, forget it...
2. Too many false alarms, so people frequently turn the whole thing off
3. Creates false sense of security for drivers that buy these features with intention of relying on them. Would you rather rely on the system that's more likely to fail than not, or not have such as system in the first place?
There are many articles on the topic, here's just one of them from Car & Driver.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...ted-explained/
And a quote from above that sums is up pretty well:
"These systems do their best work preventing the kind of crashes that are easily avoided by an attentive driver."