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Old 11-09-2009, 06:56 PM   #1
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turn lemons into lemonade.

if the car is NOT totalled, and they repair it:

upgrade the front bumper. too bad you didn't get a hammer out and smash your headlights...you could have scored some litronics too.. hahahahaha.

maybve you can put an upgraded bumper on it and make it look even better?
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Old 11-11-2009, 01:13 PM   #2
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The car has been approved for repair.
The quote is $15K AUD.
Lucky the guy has insurance.
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Old 12-26-2009, 12:42 PM   #3
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Well, finally got the car back two weeks ago.
Total repair cost...$27,189.00. Ouch. Lucky the guy was insured.
The extra cost over the original quote of $15k was because when the front was stripped down they found damage to both front rails. There was also a kink in the floor pan forward of the spare wheel mount.
Car drives perfectly and the repair quality is nbr 1.
These guys send their panel beaters over to Ferrari, Porsche etc to learn repair techniques for exclusive vehicles. They do not repair Ford, Toyota etc.
I will post some photos of the repair at a later date.
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Old 12-26-2009, 01:21 PM   #4
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$27K!!! That's about $24K USD. I'm sure you're really glad you got your car back.
I know Boxsters are more expensive in Australia but that repair cost is what we'd pay for a decent 987. What year is your car?
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Old 12-26-2009, 09:01 PM   #5
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2001S. 60,000km
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Old 12-26-2009, 09:15 PM   #6
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This may help:

http://www.automarket.com.au/Used_Cars_MakeModel/cars_online_PORSCHE_all.asp?make=PORSCHE&model=&choice=1&page=1&State=QLD&display=Brisbane
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Old 12-27-2009, 08:57 AM   #7
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Paul,

Wow!, makes me want to ship my car down under. :dance:
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