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blueillusion97 06-21-2007 08:13 PM

Got a Boxster..AND...Hit and Run!!! (update/pictures)
 
So here is a story. I bought my first porsche that i wanted for more than 10 years!!! MAN was i exited!!! Its 1998 Bosxter, silver with red interior, touring package and only 40k miles. I was going to take pictures this weekend and tell the new to forums that im a member of, i didnt want to say anything without pictures because i know how you guys are then it comes to that..............and then earlyer today.........I'm driving 15-20 mph in 3rd lane because i need to make a turn at a light. 1st and 2nd lane are stoped because of red light, and all of a sudend a car sticks out maybe 10 or less feet in from of me trying to get in to an ally.....i hit the breaks hard but there is no way i can stop so i pull the wheel to the right towand that ally and get on a curb and swite the corner to his car. If i would have not done that i would have hit him pretty hard!! By the time i jump out of a car the guy has left and i cant see him maybe in 5 seconds the cop pulls next to me and asks if im ok i say yes and he ses "I will check whats up with the guy" and he drives after him.....I have never heard from that cop again and and later i called police and they knew nothing of it. So i filed a report. Damage to the car: Drivers side bumpers corver is scrached 18 inches, under car fuel rails bent in front, Jacking point plate is bent, rear mud guard slightly scrached, and probably some plastic peaces are broken under a car.

FU**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeph 06-21-2007 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
i didnt want to say anything without pictures because i know how you guys are then it comes to that...

So, um... how 'bout pictures now?

blueillusion97 06-21-2007 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeph
So, um... how 'bout pictures now?

I will take some tomorrow.....if im not so depressed anymore .....

djomlas 06-21-2007 09:04 PM

ooo man, tough break
BUT, welcome to the forum and please do post some pics, it will make you feel better :)
well, now maybe you can upgrade the front bumper, look at it positively man, you got a prsche, how sweet is that, and after that long of a wait

blueillusion97 06-21-2007 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by djomlas
ooo man, tough break
BUT, welcome to the forum and please do post some pics, it will make you feel better :)
well, now maybe you can upgrade the front bumper, look at it positively man, you got a prsche, how sweet is that, and after that long of a wait

Yea i am trying to look at it as positive as i can....it could have been much worse if i wouldnt have reacted so fast......just sux that i only got to have it for about a week and then some idiot who cant drive causes an accident and runs away....Kinda ironic i was coming back from auto zone, bought my baby some 0W-40....but hey the car still runs like a champ :cheers:

mikes_box 06-22-2007 12:57 AM

sorry to hear about your car....hopefully insurance can take care of it without trying to total the car...good luck..

porsche986spyder 06-22-2007 06:19 AM

That damage sounds very minor. I'm sure you will have it back in no time. Welcome to the forum! :cheers:

rick3000 06-22-2007 08:20 AM

Welcome to the forum, and if it makes you feel better I have had my boxster for 60 days now, and it has been in the shop for 25 of those days. I feel your pain.

djomlas 06-22-2007 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
....Kinda ironic i was coming back from auto zone, bought my baby some 0W-40....but hey the car still runs like a champ :cheers:

reminds me of the time i was going to buy a radar detector and got pulled over :rolleyes:

mikefocke 06-22-2007 11:57 AM

If you hit that hard, there could be frame damage.
 
Make sure you get the car repaired by a shop which does a complete frame alignment analysis before estimating the repairs. This could easily be major damage, enough to total the car.

blueillusion97 06-22-2007 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mikefocke
Make sure you get the car repaired by a shop which does a complete frame alignment analysis before estimating the repairs. This could easily be major damage, enough to total the car.

No..its sure not that bad at all....well ill post pictures in couple hours...

blueillusion97 06-22-2007 06:24 PM

Pictures as promised
 
Here is a link to NICE picuteres of my Boxster
http://picasaweb.google.com/blueillusion97/Boxster

And here is a link to OUTCH! pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/blueillusion97/Outch

spine911 06-22-2007 06:32 PM

Thats it???? ... seriously, dont lose sleep over it!

clb0099 06-22-2007 08:14 PM

try to compound the scratches out they look light they will become lighter with a compound and wax

blueillusion97 06-22-2007 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by clb0099
try to compound the scratches out they look light they will become lighter with a compound and wax

Thats what i did this morning and it help A LOT!!! as you can see in the pictures cant even tell it was ever there...i have rock chips that are much bigger than that :) ...i was really happy to see that its comming off

djomlas 06-22-2007 10:15 PM

very nice man,nice car, and nice pics
and wow that came out very nice, glad that it buffed out, you deserve it. dont think too much of it tho, as now you cant even tell that it was there...

rick3000 06-22-2007 10:33 PM

It buffed out nicely,
but I would still get the underside looked at. :)

funster 06-23-2007 12:37 PM

Welcome, sorry to hear about your misfortune. On the bright side, now you won't freak out if you get a tiny scratch.

r9i8c7k 06-23-2007 03:55 PM

Welcome aboard...sorry to hear about the accident...excellent job buffing those marks out!!!

Tom Blue 06-24-2007 11:17 AM

Welcome to the Forum. I kinda know how you feel. I bought my 02 Boxster in early April of this year and the next day was lowering the top in cold weather and cracked the rear plastic window. After all was said and done, the mistake cost me around a $1,000 to correct.

You'll get lots of good information from the Forum


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