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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
No need to feel down. It's a car. There are tens of thousands of Boxsters, Caymans and Carreras on Autotrader every day. Sometimes people get attached to their cars when the car really doesn't deserve it. It's not going to cry for you when you lose your job or your wife leaves you with the dog. 
But it's definitely a stressful experience. I often wonder if my car were to get totaled during a low speed incident how badly would I get burned. The insurance company would not compensate me for all the upkeep and upgrading. It would be an instant and expensive bath, a total wash really. Which is one reason why its good to move onto another Porsche every couple of years.
The best way to deal with this is to look for a good replacement. based on one incident I had recently, a minor event where an SUV backed into me, also in a parking lot. light damage but enough damage to put the other guy's insurance for all new parts, The replacement cost for a new bumper, fender, hood and one headlight was nearly haf the market value of the car. But unlike this most people who saw me afterward could barely tell I'd just had a fender bender. |
Not at all down about the car specifically i have never been attached to my specific boxster, however if i do not get another boxster of equal value... with a glass rear window out of this that is a loss that my mind can not comprehend haha I just do not allow for loses based on others mistakes. Would love to buy another but i litterally got an amazing deal on my car, and have seen no others for similar price that have a running motor lol much less add ons like the top and well conditioned leathers and a full history yada yada yada, If it was as simple as my car going to the yard and another boxsters same miles and all else in my driveway tomorrow i wouldn't mind, i just really hope to not have to downgrade my vehicular choice (or my next based off of resale value) from someone elses lack of looking over their shoulder.