The day came...She's wrecked.

[Biz-z Z]

Rail,

Seems like this is becoming quite a back ache. 1700 bucks is a lot to shell out before actual repairs start.

1) How much damage are we talking about to the Box? Ask your appraiser for a ball park figure if he doesn't have an exact total and what structural damage the Box has sustained and how difficult it will be to correct that. Then you can make an informed decision whether to tow the car 4-5-6 hours away.

2) Ask you insurer if they have a preferred garage they work with in the area that will guarantee repairs.

3) Check with that garage to see if they've repaired Porsches or other fine cars and if they will give you the name of 2-3 customers whose Porsches they have repaired. Maybe you can talk to them, or see their work.

4) Check the high end dealers in your area like BMW, Jag, Mercedes, etc. Find out where they send their expensive cars and inquire there.

There's gotta be someone local and competent enough to get the Box back into excellent shape.

In most instances, loss in resale value is a pipe dream. I'm surprised anyone is able to collect for that, but certainly happy that they have. Loss in resale value would seem to me to be very speculative. If you can get a few more bucks from the liability carrier then that's great. Ultimately, if you and the liability carrier disagree your option is to litigate unless there is some form of mandatory arbitration. Regardless of the venue, you may need an attorney to present your case and an expert to testify to the value lost, both of which will cost money that you may not be able to recover.

Good luck.