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[Flavor 987S]

Sorry Randall. Hope you find the other owner that hit your Boxster.

[sailing1]

Was it a sponsored Porsche event? If so there could be insurance availble through the sponsoring event. If it was a PCA event I would check with the local chapter and see what they say.

[Ghostrider 310]

Randall, when you are not looking at it in a photo are there obvious contact or rub marks? That looks suspiciously clean, like a placed kick clean.... It would explain a lack of note too.

[boxster6354]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Randall, when you are not looking at it in a photo are there obvious contact or rub marks? That looks suspiciously clean, like a placed kick clean.... It would explain a lack of note too.

Randall -

Sorry for your misfortune, I would have to agree with above, appears to low for a bumper back in. Most likely somebody jealous of your car. With having to take my wife's car in to body shop once or twice a year you would be surprised at the ability to pull a dent out and cheaply too (as long as no major paint issue).

Also with the amount of traffic and security cameras in the Houston areas I bet it got captured somewhere, that is if you wanted to invest the time to catch the arse that did it.

-T

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Randall, when you are not looking at it in a photo are there obvious contact or rub marks? That looks suspiciously clean, like a placed kick clean.... It would explain a lack of note too.

I thought the same thing... but a swift kick would not push in the bottom rail 1.5 inches. It was hit hard and with some serious weight behind it.

[fedekz986]

Sorry about that man, i know the feeling.

Some guy backed into me in a parking lot, and people whitnessed it, and stopped them and got me (was inside getting coffee). We exchanged information, and he was very nice, and calm about it all. He had insurance, and I didn't have any doubts about it all. I file the claim, and 3 weeks later I call and figure out what is going on, and why it's taking so long - come to find out he "denied" the claim, and said he didn't do it at all. His insurance dropped the case, and I was stuck with the $1600 bill....

and I still haven't paid it.

[Johnny Danger]

Randall,

No matter what, you have a great car and you have to get it fixed !

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by fedekz986

His insurance dropped the case, and I was stuck with the $1600 bill.... and I still haven't paid it.

Still haven't paid it to whom? His insurance company? The body shop that did the work?

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I thought the same thing... but a swift kick would not push in the bottom rail 1.5 inches. It was hit hard and with some serious weight behind it.

You would be surprised what a kick will yield, having kicked probably more than 25 junkers on the way to the dump, I can tell you that could be from a kick, as Jonny said either way you have to get the girl fixed up..

[AndyA6]

Yeah, check if there are security cams! My wife's car got hit in front of a big box store and the people there were very helpful to scan the footage and guess what!!!!!............

[RandallNeighbour]

And therein lies the problem. I don't have an extra $3000 lying around for a total respray to go along with the repair work

[RandallNeighbour]

Actually, Steve, it lined up perfectly with the small, incredibly low bumperettes on a number of older 911's in the general vicinity of my car. Too low for a boxster or cayman, but not one of these older cars.

I wasn't the person to figure this out either. It was a couple of other owners standing around and doing some measuring of their own and reporting it to me.

And I've pinpointed the time of damage to be when I was away from my car and others were leaving the area after dark (and after a number of owners had drained a keg).

[Perfectlap]

Do you think there is surveillance video anywhere nearby?

p.s.
I just had this same part repaired different damage, not as severe. I saw the parts pricing though. $500 for the panel. About another $1,000 in labor and paint could probably negotiated.

[RandallNeighbour]

No surveillance. I checked.

[RandallNeighbour]

I was quoted $995 for a new panel from Sunset with $150-200 for shipping.

[Perfectlap]

I think you could find the rear quarter for a lot less from a front end wreck. Heck on some of the wreck sites I saw the entire totaled Boxster selling for $2500.

[Bob O]

So sorry to hear Randall. I hope you locate the dumb a$$ who did it and are reimbursed for your repairs. A similar incident happened to us a few years back. Fortunately, I guess, it wasn't on the Boxster, but still very frustrating. Unfortunately we were never able to find the culprit. I wish you better luck.

[Ghostrider 310]

You could remove the vent, press out what you can and see what it looks like, might be able to extend till you have enough to fix the entire body the way you want.

[Perfectlap]

I had a hit and run too. Well more like a bump and run. Twice. The first time it was minor damage that second time they wrecked my bike rack.

Someone should invent a little camera that turns on if there is an jarring motion records all cars pulling away. A light would blink red when you come back telling you it caught the bastard on film. Then you could call your insurance so that they can play the "say were you around Starbucks at 11 am?" truth or fail game with the insured driver.

[Ghostrider 310]

Or we could go back to rewarding and promoting honorable actions so society would be better, people might leave a note. My new kid renter neighbor rattles my windows with his sub woofer. This week his windshield is going to get my sincere plea to stop. The invitation will also carry a photo of my stove clock reading 4AM and a picture of my Bach Stradivarius Trumpet, let's see if public school taught the boy genius to "cipher" as Jethro said.