How to buy back a totaled car cheap. - Page 2 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

steved0x · 05-12-2014, 04:17 AM

You can tell them if you don't get a car soon then your back might be starting to hurt from all the walking and you might need to get it checked out...

Muzzle of Bees · 05-12-2014, 05:23 AM

USAA offered me a ridiculously low price on my totaled Volvo once. I was very good with maintenance and keeping receipts. I had to show them all my work and effort. Show all of your cards, after their first offer.

Perfectlap · 05-12-2014, 07:08 AM

Here's a question. What is the going private sale rate (not from a used car dealer) in your area for a same year Boxster with same mileage in moderate condition? I think you mentioned that generally 986's are in the $10K area.

If you do get another Boxster I would suggest not driving it to school anymore.
You've got far too many inexperienced drivers in very high proximity to each other.
I don't even trust my Porsche to a commuter parking lot populated by people with 20 years driving experience... I ride my $300 fixed gear track bike rain or shine, even in the snow. The Boxster stays safe at home. If the hike were too long for the bike, I'd get a Honda.

jdlmodelt · 05-12-2014, 11:24 AM

Haha! I have to agree. I have a reserved parking spot at my office with lots of space between my car and the others. I won it in an auction during our company United Way fund raising event. It's $100 well spent. When the weather is unruly or when I need more people space, I leave the Boxster at home and drive the Honda Civic as mentioned below. I ride both road and mountain bikes but I live 27 miles from my office, so, biking to work is not very practical.

Concerning insurance. When the other guy was at fault, I expect the insurance company to bring my car back to its previous state or replace with like in kind. That's what insurance is for.
James

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Here's a question. What is the going private sale rate (not from a used car dealer) in your area for a same year Boxster with same mileage in moderate condition? I think you mentioned that generally 986's are in the $10K area.

If you do get another Boxster I would suggest not driving it to school anymore.
You've got far too many inexperienced drivers in very high proximity to each other.
I don't even trust my Porsche to a commuter parking lot populated by people with 20 years driving experience... I ride my $300 fixed gear track bike rain or shine, even in the snow. The Boxster stays safe at home. If the hike were too long for the bike, I'd get a Honda.

BIGJake111 · 05-12-2014, 12:40 PM

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Haha! I have to agree. I have a reserved parking spot at my office with lots of space between my car and the others. I won it in an auction during our company United Way fund raising event. It's $100 well spent. When the weather is unruly or when I need more people space, I leave the Boxster at home and drive the Honda Civic as mentioned below. I ride both road and mountain bikes but I live 27 miles from my office, so, biking to work is not very practical.

Concerning insurance. When the other guy was at fault, I expect the insurance company to bring my car back to its previous state or replace with like in kind. That's what insurance is for.
James

I park at the very corner of the lot, where i know everyone that parks near to me, however that did not protect me when leaving, as usual i left out when the parking lot was empty (mostly) and this individual decided it was time for him to stop loitering just as i drive by. :ah:

BIGJake111 · 05-12-2014, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Here's a question. What is the going private sale rate (not from a used car dealer) in your area for a same year Boxster with same mileage in moderate condition? I think you mentioned that generally 986's are in the $10K area.

If you do get another Boxster I would suggest not driving it to school anymore.
You've got far too many inexperienced drivers in very high proximity to each other.
I don't even trust my Porsche to a commuter parking lot populated by people with 20 years driving experience... I ride my $300 fixed gear track bike rain or shine, even in the snow. The Boxster stays safe at home. If the hike were too long for the bike, I'd get a Honda.

We are planning to ask permission for a different lot after this. They just built another high school in the area and we have several extra lots just they are not aloud to be used, i will attempt to ask and i have already concluded that if i cant then i may end up parking off campus near by.

Timco · 05-12-2014, 12:47 PM

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We are planning to ask permission for a different lot after this. They just built another high school in the area and we have several extra lots just they are not aloud to be used, i will attempt to ask and i have already concluded that if i cant then i may end up parking off campus near by.

Sorry man, I just can't help myself.

Aloud?

BIGJake111 · 05-12-2014, 01:10 PM

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Sorry man, I just can't help myself.

Aloud?

Timco, spell check doesnt work on homophones :troll:

Perfectlap · 05-12-2014, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGJake111

We are planning to ask permission for a different lot after this. They just built another high school in the area and we have several extra lots just they are not aloud to be used, i will attempt to ask and i have already concluded that if i cant then i may end up parking off campus near by.

Yeah but now that I think on it the parking lot is not the issue. It's that inbound and outbound traffic on those roads is full of teen age drivers. Put it this way, I avoid those areas whenever possible. For instance on Friday nights there's one stretch of a road near me that's full of the Too Fast Too furious spikey haired types from the local highschools. These guys raise the probability of an accident with an innocent third party (me) by 10 fold at least. They commit ever flagrant violation of intelligent driving. They don't allow for enough braking room, swerve in and out lanes, run parallels boxing others in, texting while driving, stoned, etc., etc. I will purposely drive around that road, which will put me a good 5 miles in the other direction. Well worth it says Mr. Boxster.

What happened to you was not a once off but merely the numbers at work. You are driving an expensive car in an enviornment where the majority of drivers have not fully developed their frontal lobes. The instinct to sense danger, and immediately get off the throttle is not there yet. And won't be there for another 7-8 years. I think if you asked the average forum member here what they would think of parking their Porsche or driving it around a high school they would probably laugh. You've learned that now but maybe lightning doesn't strike twice in the same parking lot. Something to think on.

p.s.
When I was in HS my principal drove a vintage Jaguar. He parked in a lot that was right at the exit road and assigned one security guy to stand next to all day long. No one was allowed to park within like 10 parking spaces of it.
And on my first day of class in college my Professor announced to the class that the E-Type Jaguar parked in front of the lecture was his and if he saw anyone near it would be an automatic F or painful death.

Timco · 05-12-2014, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Yeah but now that I think on it the parking lot is not the issue. It's that inbound and outbound traffic on those roads is full of teen age drivers. Put it this way, I avoid those areas whenever possible. For instance on Friday nights there's one stretch of a road near me that's full of the Too Fast Too furious spikey haired types from the local highschools. These guys raise the probability of an accident with an innocent third party (me) by 10 fold at least. They commit ever flagrant violation of intelligent driving. They don't allow for enough braking room, swerve in and out lanes, run parallels boxing others in, texting while driving, stoned, etc., etc. I will purposely drive around that road, which will put me a good 5 miles in the other direction. Well worth it says Mr. Boxster.

What happened to you was not a once off but merely the numbers at work. You are driving an expensive car in an enviornment where the majority of drivers have not fully developed their frontal lobes. The instinct to sense danger, and immediately get off the throttle is not there yet. And won't be there for another 7-8 years. I think if you asked the average forum member here what they would think of parking their Porsche or driving it around a high school they would probably laugh. You've learned that now but maybe lightning doesn't strike twice in the same parking lot. Something to think on.

p.s.
When I was in HS my principal drove a vintage Jaguar. He parked in a lot that was right at the exit road and assigned one security guy to stand next to all day long. No one was allowed to park within like 10 parking spaces of it.
And on my first day of class in college my Professor announced to the class that the E-Type Jaguar parked in front of the lecture was his and if he saw anyone near it would be an automatic F or painful death.

High School? I won't even park at certain grocery stores! Wouldn't even think about setting foot in a Walmart.......for parking reasons and personal reasons.

Also will not use mall parking lots. It's all about avoiding potential vandalism or other drivers.

Perfectlap · 05-12-2014, 04:05 PM

^ Unfortunately I have no other choice since I only drive on weekends and have only one car.
But when I'm at those places that you avoid... I park far, far away from the front entrance. If there's an incline to the lot I park at the top of the grade so that the shopping karts aren't headed my way with an errant gust of wind. It's amazing how many people will do circles for five minutes just to avoid a five minute walk from their car. Whenver a lady passenger whinges about the walk I remind her that the average healthy and fit female needs to walk 7,000 steps a day.

Timco · 05-12-2014, 04:40 PM

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^ Unfortunately I have no other choice since I only drive on weekends and have only one car.
But when I'm at those places that you avoid... I park far, far away from the front entrance. If there's an incline to the lot I park at the top of the grade so that the shopping karts aren't headed my way with an errant gust of wind. It's amazing how many people will do circles for five minutes just to avoid a five minute walk from their car. Whenver a lady passenger whinges about the walk I remind her that the average healthy and fit female needs to walk 7,000 steps a day.

Hold on a sec....I'll go tell my wife to make sure she's getting her 7k steps in every day!

Perfectlap · 05-13-2014, 10:08 AM

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Hold on a sec....I'll go tell my wife to make sure she's getting her 7k steps in every day!

10K steps is basically 5 miles. Those Fitbits and Polar Loop bracelets that track steps walked are great gift for a female who whinges about parking too far.