Accident claim....

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

So quick question. You get into an accident. It's not your fault the other driver's insurance sends a check basically compensating you for new parts accross the board, a considerable sum given the eye-popping cost of Porsche parts. So now the bodyshop doesn't want to buy new parts, save for one that can't be salvaged, because they feel they can fix the damaged ones, all this in an attempt to extract more labor fees to the point where they want to collect the entire claim.....hmmmm.

I'm awaiting a call from the bodyshop since I wanted clarification on exactly what work was going to be done before it's performed. This isn't a Maaco chop shop outfit at all, I've seen their work and its top notch.

How would you handle this?

PL, did you read you own post? This is not consistant, at all.

Pics of the damage?

Why would you want/consider repaired parts, when being compensated for new parts?

[Perfectlap]

^ Basically there's bodywork that can be fixed vs. buying a new panel, I wouldn't trust a lesser shop to pull this off. But obviously they command higher fees much like a surgeon who leave you without a blemish after surgery. But it's still not anywhere near the cost of buying a whole new body panel, at dealer cost, and then charging labor on top of that. It's probably triple the cost for the same outcome. The insurance company settled the claim by simply paying for the new parts. If they decided they were going to force only one repair option on me then obviously I wouldn't be okay with that since I didn't cause the accident and shouldn't be forced to play by their rules. In the case of a sale I would fully disclose that there was body work repair and show pics and I couldn't really do otherwise since it's now on the car history eport. It would be up to the buyer to decide if he wanted to take a pass. But affter spending well over $13K in maintenance, repairs and upgrades this year I don't see the logic in spending it all at dealer parts rates.

I didn't have chance to take pictures. I took the car to my mechanic right after the accident to be checked out for further damage and the bodyshop picked up directly from them right before Thanksgiving. They agreed to take before and after pics. I've haven't had the car for over a month, which is really getting inconvenient now.

[vijen6]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^ Basically there's bodywork that can be fixed vs. buying a new panel, I wouldn't trust a lesser shop to pull this off. But obviously they command higher fees much like a surgeon who leave you without a blemish after surgery. But it's still not anywhere near the cost of buying a whole new body panel, at dealer cost, and then charging labor on top of that. It's probably triple for the same outcome. The insurance company settled the claim by simply paying for the new parts. If they decided they were going to force only one repair option on me then obviously I wouldn't be okay with that since I didn't cause the accident and shouldn't be forced to play by their rules.

I didn't have chance to take pictures. I took the car to my mechanic right after the accident to be checked out for further damage and the bodyshop picked up directly from them right before Thanksgiving. They agreed to take before and after pics. I've haven't had the car for over a month, which is really getting inconvenient now.

As outstanding as the workmanship of this shop might be .. will the result come out better than new parts from Porsche ? .. doubt if there's any improvement that it will be worth 3x the $ for you.

If it was my car, I would definitely at least threaten to take it somewhere else.

[vijen6]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

Why would you want/consider repaired parts, when being compensated for new parts?

This +1 .. =]