Has this ever happened to you?

[boxstter]

It even happened at a car show of all places! Someone caved in the passenger door and decided it would be cool to leave without saying anything. That sucks. But hey - in the end you have a Boxster and that is all that matters.

[BuffaloBoxster]

My hood and bumper got keyed last weekend at a movie theater.

Bunch of savages in this town...

[ranbar2]

I don't know why people cannot take responsibility for their mistakes. I am sure the person who hit you did not mean to do so, and probably damaged their own vehicle as well. If it happened in a parking lot, it's not even considered a traffic violation (at least here in Fla). However, leaving without providing contact and insurance info makes the owner subject to a charge of hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident. I know because I actually watched as a woman backed her pickup truck into my boxster, get out of the truck to see what she hit, jump back in the truck and then take off. Luckily I got the tag number. The hood, left headlight assembly and front bumper had to be replaced, but insurance covered it and the car is now as good as new. The big hit comes when you try to sell the car. I have been told that the resell value dropped 4-5K because of the repairs.

As for keying and other vandalism, I have had my car egged but thankfully never keyed. Just jealous a-holes who lack respect for anyone else's belongings. Probably inflated their ego to ruin someone else's day.

[SoCal]

A friend once came out of a shopping mall and into the parking lot to find his fender crushed.

There was a note tucked under the windshield wiper. It said:

I'm sorry I backed into your car. Lots of people saw me do it.
They think I am leaving my contact information. They are wrong.

[rctboxsters]

Thanks for all the support. You guys have been great.

I took to a local body shop that I know very well. The owner offered to fix it for free but he only will repair the damage and repaint it. I did want it to be repaired. I'm going to open a claim with my insurance and have the bumper replace and repainted. While at it, I'm going to ask the shop to repaint my front bumper and the roll bar. There is alot of rock chips on my front bumper.

I saw on Ebay a front bumper from an '03 S. What do you guy think of the '03 S's front bumper being put on an '00 S? I have two options right now: bid for the '03 front bumper or use the money to buy the glass soft top.

Once again, thank you for all your comment. This forum has been very helpful.

Richard

[yellowbox]

Originally Posted by SoCal

A friend once came out of a shopping mall and into the parking lot to find his fender crushed.

There was a note tucked under the windshield wiper. It said:

I'm sorry I backed into your car. Lots of people saw me do it.
They think I am leaving my contact information. They are wrong.

Man, that's just classic! I'm sure that made your friend wanted to kill that guy even more

i got hit in a mall once before too, luckily i drove my beater that day

[deliriousga]

Sorry to hear about your incident. If you find him, give us a call and we'll all fly out and give him a lesson in integrity.

If you have your front bumper repainted, get the 3M clear bra put on it. The bumper looks great with it on ours, even after 2 1/2 years. Rocks bounce off and no damage. Just don't put it on immediately. Ask the body shop how long to wait for the paint to fully cure.

[rboutin]

You can use Easy Thumbnails, a shareware program that allows you to resize and save smaller versions of photos. I think it will even convert an entire folder of photos at once.

I'm not affiliated with this program in any way. I personally use it with success.

Here's a link: http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.php

-randy

[Push]

It won't drop your selling price by 5k. Keep the picture and state what happened. At most it might cost $1,000 at the least $0, sell the car as you would if it weren't damaged. Tell the buyer what happened and how it was fixed, it didn't cause any real problem, just cosmetic.