Boxster Damaged

[RandallNeighbour]

That's at least 3k in damage. Maybe 4k. :ah:

May I ask you why you gave the keys to your brother without being in the car with him?

If he's still alive after the beating you gave him, torture him slowly and make it very painful... right after he's given you the money to get it fixed. :troll:

Oklahoma Foreign and LA Dismantlers should have what you need. I'd hate to see what they'll charge you for some of the parts though.

I never let anyone drive my Porsche if I am not in the passenger seat, and that's not something that happens very often either.

[SilentThunder]

Near totaled if you take it to a shop.

[bkiersz]

Ouch.

I only had one golf buddy ask me to drive mine, and I told him no. I just don't feel comfortable letting someone else drive my baby.

[ChefCarnivore]

My younger brother left the road into a telephone pole on the left fender of my Sunbeam Alpine many years ago. This was done while I was out of town and he knew that he was not to drive the car. This was the BEST PART!

What he was doing was buying booze in the District(D.C) and bring it to Maryland. He was 18! If the police had looked in the trunk of the car it would have been confiscated! This was all for a party that he was not to have.

[mueen]

hey everyone, sorry about the late reponce. The car drives great but I couldnt get the exhaust tip fixed. Would you guys know if a 2003 boxster S muffler would fit my 2002 boxster 2.7?

Thank everyone.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by mueen

hey everyone, sorry about the late reponce. The car drives great but I couldnt get the exhaust tip fixed. Would you guys know if a 2003 boxster S muffler would fit my 2002 boxster 2.7?

Thank everyone.

Yes, the 03 muffer from an S will fit without any issues, as it has the same mounting points. You'll also get some increased growl from it, as they changed the acoustics of the muffler a bit in that year to give it a bit more sound.

[mueen]

sorry correction its an 2001 boxster.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

That's at least 3k in damage. Maybe 4k. :ah:

May I ask you why you gave the keys to your brother without being in the car with him?

If he's still alive after the beating you gave him, torture him slowly and make it very painful... right after he's given you the money to get it fixed. :troll:

Oklahoma Foreign and LA Dismantlers should have what you need. I'd hate to see what they'll charge you for some of the parts though.

I never let anyone drive my Porsche if I am not in the passenger seat, and that's not something that happens very often either.

So you can witness the accident first hand?

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

That's at least 3k in damage. Maybe 4k.

Oh man, I hate to say it, but I'm betting you're estimate is only 50% of it. I really think you're well into 7 or 8k at least.

The front bumper cover with paint will be about $1000. That whole right radiator region is pushed back pretty good. And to see those suspension components broken like that is rough. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that doesn't look like the control arm, rather, what the control arm mounts to (frame?). How can that not be beyond labor intensive? Did your headlights survive?

This poor Boxster hit something hard! That leads me to think there's more damage unseen, most likely in the form of bent metal.

If my estimate seems high, keep in mind that it looks like it's gonna need a bit of paint work (bumpers, fender, trunk, spoiler, hood possibly?). That's not quite a DIY job unless you've got a paint booth. Paint always jacks up the cost.

The damage that occurred to my car looked much less serious than this and it was about 6k.

[Paul]

Assuming some other things are damaged too, that car will most likely be totaled if you have your insurance company look at it.

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by Jeph

This poor Boxster hit something hard! That leads me to think there's more damage unseen, most likely in the form of bent metal.

I agree... looking at the pictures the rear subframe is broken through in a couple spots. This isn't then just an issue of swapping out a few parts. I imagine the rear subframe will need to be replaced. I would take it to a body shop first and foremost and have it checked to see how straight it is. If parts of the subframe are broken, then there are also certainly parts that are bent. Do you realize how much work that is? We're not talking about shade tree mechanics stuff here.

As for aftermarket parts, there are GT3 control arms that are adjustable, but unless you are putting together a race car they won't give you any benefit.

Kirk

[ocdbilly]

Holy crap!!!! I know this is probably not what you want to hear but...thank you!! My 17 year old asked if I would let him drive my '00 Boxster S...NO FREAKIN WAY

[mueen]

Hey everyone,
So I changed all the parts and everything worked out ok. I believe I only spent about 3500 on parts alone including rims and paint. Labour was done by me and to be honest, Porsche is the easiest car I have ever worked on. I had changed all control arms and sub frame on that side, under panels, front rad support, front air dam, rear bumper, rear trunk, rear spoiler. I had the alignment done today and the car was come out perfect. I will post pics when the car is done from the paint shop. I just wanted to say thanks for all the posts.

Mueen, well, I am shocked. Good job!

Where the heck is Kitchener......Canada??

[RandallNeighbour]

And your brother? Is he still alive? Did he pay for the parts? Did he help you with the installation of the parts?

I really want to know what his level of responsibility has been for the damage and repairs. Don't ask me why. I'm just inquisitive!

Doing the work yourself saved you (or your brother) thousands of dollars. Good save!