Deliberate1

I am looking seriously at an '08 GTS. It is certified and in very nice shape. It was involved in an accident that resulted in the replacement of the door skin on right rear. All the work was done at the dealership and it looks flawless. It cost $1900 for the repairs. While it does not bother me at all, as a rule, does such an event affect the value or price I should offer?
Thanks.

porscheprestige

An accidented vehicle always drops in value...meaning that will be cheaper to buy but cheaper to resale as well. The amount of the repairs is very important. $2000 damage is not $15 000 damage.

yeldogt

Major damage certainly affects resale price .... minor damage is just one more factor in a used car's price

As the car ages it becomes less of an issue -- unless it becomes noticeable.


If this was a 911 -- it would be different ..... many people do not want a late model 911 with any body repairs.

rijowysock

yes, and you CAN go after insurance for "loss of value" when you get that settlement check..

A: get repair covered
B: make sure you are covered (stuff that may arise down the line=neck problems)
C: loss of value should be covered because your car just depreciated with said hit regardless if its just cosmetic or not.. if it shows up, or if you declare willingly to buyer... it will affect value.

Edward 96 Viper GTS

I've come across a cayenne s that had to have the hood replaced and fascia repainted. Low impact accident into a rear of an suv with exterior mounted spare wheel. So the damage was expensive but not into substructure. On carfax. So if $40k is the asking price what should the deduct be for the accident/deminished value? I will eventually resell car in a few yrs so i will take a price hit upon selling.
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Andy E.

$1,900 to replace a door skin on a Cayenne sounds too good to be true. This work is labor intensive and involves removing the door from the body, stripping all electrical & trim components, delaminating the old door skin from the frame and re-installing the new skin on top. Add to that painting, finishing, re-assembly & re-mounting the door to the body.

I would definitely ask to see the estimate or invoice that was produced as proof.

ltc

If the fender bender occurred on a V6 Cayenne, it actually will increase the value.

daddyscar

Yes, I was quoted about $1400 and $1200 just to pop out a bad door ding and respray part of the two left doors here in the Bay Area. My dealer did paintless dent removable for free and it's now tolerable.

Now this week somebody rubs my back rear bumper. Almost $1100 alone to remove rear bumper and respray. Guy who hit me used his insurance to cover repair. Now I wonder if this pops up on a carfax report. But I'm not worried. It's a v-$ix. Ka-ching! Honestly I'm getting tired of door dings on a new Cayenne. I may fix up the ding and scratch right, sell it and get a little porsche again.

francars

I will say if you have all documentation of work and price is right then YES. But think about resale as others mentioned

Deliberate1

OP here. I actually did see it. The work was done at the dealership that is selling the car. Damn, I thought that $1900 to do that modest work was a lot of scratch. I did not realize how involved it truly was. Guess I have to get in a "Porsche state of mind."

yeldogt

Does it actually list the "door skin" part?

Nothing special about doing the body work on a Cayenne - but it does sound a bit cheap to do the door --- but doing this stuff is not as labor intensive as it once was.

If I found the right car with the options I wanted at the correct price the fact that one door had been refinished would not bother me. Same goes for the bumpers. Now, having the hood replaced would require a full inspection even with an invoice for the work.

I have used the paintless dent guys -- its amazing -- and even if its not perfect I would rather have a little spot vs respraying the panels - same goes for the bumpers ..... The dealers used to have the guys that did the bumper fixes in the parking lot .. from what I understand the VOC rules have put them out of business

Deliberate1

I did not study it. When I went to test drive the car I asked about the Carfax accident reference and the salesman pulled out the invoice which was a few pennies south of $1900. He said it was to repair the door skin. Truthfully, once I fired it up, and heard the exhaust note, the Koolaid kicked in and the last thing in my mind was the cost of a door skin repair.

JPP

I had some friends that bought a Cayenne S new in 2004. Got hit in the rear in city traffic .. cosmetic damage, replaced bumper, fixed tailgate .. $5000K repair at dealer. Went to trade the truck in at the same dealer in 2010 with 90K miles on it and the dealer said 'well, it's been wrecked, so we'll give you $9000 for it in trade on a Panamera ..' .. and so it goes. Diminished value is a fact.

Deliberate1

It would be interesting to go back to that dealer to see how the story changes when they are pitching the car.

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