She is ALSO wrecked... (NOW W/ PIX!)
 

Lost control tonight. Pictures to follow...

(I'm fine -no flu either.)

http://www.kryzak.com/storage/986-wreck1.jpg

http://www.kryzak.com/storage/986-wreck2.jpg

http://www.kryzak.com/storage/986-wreck3.jpg

http://www.kryzak.com/storage/986-wreck4.jpg

Don't tell me wifey wrecked your whip :eek:

omg, stop it people. i say we all park them for a week and not drive them for this curse to go away

Jeph this is terrible news. Hope you and your passenger(if there was one) are doing fine. Can you give us some detail as to what went wrong?

Dang, I gotta drive to work all week, hope Im OK... Sorry to hear about it Jeph, its definately a humbling/infuriating moment.

Dang, what's with all the Boxster carnage lately :eek:
Saddened to hear about your accident jeph

Damn, this is getting freaky!

I hope you (and anyone else) are A-OK, Jeph.

I had a loser hit me 2 weeks ago. Just got it back from the shop..... its so pretty, just like a new puppy :)

This IS getting scary isn't it? Was it a full moon in the last week or so???? Sorry about your loss. Glad everyone is ok. Remember... like I've been told countless times, more so recently, its just a car. It's fixable. You may not be.

Bob

dang, is it the Boxster that doesnt adapt well to the climate change or is it the drivers? Is that like 3 accidents in 2 days?

Jeph, what happened? The devil is in the details, my friend, and I need some details!!!!!!!

Started the car, pulled out of my parking spot took off into the night... only 20 seconds into my drive, I hit a path of spinkler system run-off (while turning). Here's why I lost control... traction control was off. That was dumb...

The damage isn't too bad... mostly cosmetic from my initial inspection. I was the only person involved. I hit a Yeild sign (irony) and what I presume is a valet stand. The sound this accident caused was horrific, and drew a decent crowd at almost midnight. I'm not a drinker, but was given a sobriety test.

damn! You didnt mention that the Valet stand burst into flames and continued to bleed.

Well, at least you can buy a GT2 or GT3 bumper now with some or all of the insurance money, providing you call it in and make a claim.

That looks to be at least 3 large to fix. Silver's hard to match too.

Although it needs not be stated, I can almost guarantee you didn't recite Jeff's Porsche prayer before you fired her up last night oh so late, did you?

Let's be careful out there. <-- favorite TV quote from Hill Street Blues.

If you get enough back form your claim you can get a new drivers seat, lol. But seriously, glad your ok, I had to drive tonight in horrible weather and all I could think about was how everyones crashing. To tell you how bad it was, I was going down the highway in 4th and gave it some gas and started to fishtail, I regained controll in 2 seconds but its scary to be going that fast and start to loose it.

Jeph,

Sorry to hear this. I just sold a perfect silver Boxster bumper a couple of weeks ago. Didn't get much for it. I'd have been happy to send it down to you to minimize your restoration costs. Well, I guess you'll be wanting a GT3 bumper anyway. Glad you're O.K.

Hey Jeph, why was PSM turned off?

I love it when you post those flattering pictures of me. I've lost weight since then... so my smile is even wider. I'll have to find a picture of that for you.

It was my traction control, not PSM. I often turn it off because I feel more comfortable with a yellow light on on my dash. That way when the check engine light comes on, I can assume it's traction control and ignore it... -kidding of course.

I turn it off every now and then for kicks. I've learned the hard way that I will reserve that for the track only.

So, the positives from this situation:

1. Learning a valuable traction control lesson
2. Possible new front end...

Forgive this flawed photoshop job. It's actually the back of my car on an 02 Carerra front (psshh, with a front plate?). Oh, and it's lowered in this rendition.

http://www.kryzak.com/storage/986-bumperproject.jpg


What do you guys think?
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I'd do it in a minute. In fact, if mine gets balled up, that's exactly what I'll do.

Jeph:

1) Looks good...do it!

2) PSM- Porsche Stability Management...equals... as you say Traction Control!! :cheers:

3) Post a new picture of your mugg!