Does this crash look expensive??

[Pinarelloman]

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.

[JTP]

$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?

[Pinarelloman]

2001S. 60,000km

[Paul]

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

[Jaxonalden]

Paul,

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

[Paul]

Your steering wheel is on the wrong side, and the laws make it almost impossible to do....

The Australian council taxes the daylights out of luxury cars to discourage the purchase of such gaudy cars. The dealers can't even advertise the top speed.