Fixing My Boxster

[saintdrug]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I hate to say it, but I think it would be cheaper to buy a different car.
Maybe even cheaper to get a rolling chassis and put your motor into it.

That car is finished.

Even with extensive repairs, it will never be the same and you will have dropped more money into it than you would by just buying another.
With an impact that hard, it will not be straight.

Won't give up
The chassis is untouchable he just said just wait and see the final outcome I'm not the first to have an accident and I'm not a type of person who let's go I care about this car more than anything

[shadrach74]

Chris,
Your determination is admirable. However, I think the folks here that are telling you that your car appears to be totaled are trying to help you. You've had the car for 2 weeks; you are very new to P-cars and what they cost to repair. It is obvious from the photos of the car that this was not a low speed impact. It takes a pretty brutal blow to break suspension parts at all 4 wheels.

I've seen Porsches (Boxsters included) with way less visible damage than yours written off as total losses by insurance companies. Insurance companies don't make decisions based on emotion, they make decisions based on cost and risk. I fear that you are making an emotional decision in trying to rebuild at all costs. You may end up spending more than your car is worth just to fix, only to be left with a car that is still not correct and a loan on the vehicle.

I advise against borrowing money from your parents, it's one thing to be emotional with your own money, it's quite another to ask your parents to borrow money for the same purpose.

I am so very sorry that you are in this situation..

[Jamesp]

Originally Posted by saintdrug

Won't give up
The chassis is untouchable he just said just wait and see the final outcome I'm not the first to have an accident and I'm not a type of person who let's go I care about this car more than anything

Sorry about your car. I know you are set on fixing it, but you may want to listen carefully to the folks on this forum who have been in positions similar to yours. They are doing what they can to help you.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by saintdrug

Won't give up
The chassis is untouchable he just said just wait and see the final outcome I'm not the first to have an accident and I'm not a type of person who let's go I care about this car more than anything

The only thing worse than reading about someone's 986 being wrecked is offering solid advise and being told "no way, just wait" while they act on emotion.

1...Your priorities are way off. You should care about your mom, dad, and family more than the car. She is willing to ask her boss for an advance to help you get that totaled car ROLLING, not fixed.

2...You had that car 2 weeks. The pic of it wrecked on the road was not on the freeway. How many times the speed limit were you traveling to cause that damage? You obviously put your own life and everyone else on the road that day (city streets) in danger. I'm not sure this is the right car for you. NO EXCUSE is valid for endangering everyone around you, even late for the airport with no coffee.

3...Did you see Big Jake's car pics? You could have that fixed in 10 minutes compared to yours...Yes, anything is possible with enough time & money but NO ONE is going to fund getting that rolling. This will indeed be one of those life lessons about driving faster than your insurance can fly.

4...NO ONE will want that car when you are done. It will never be a Porsche again. It will always have effects from that impact and will always have a rattle or a gremlin riding with you. Engine, trans, mounts, steering box, all of that was shocked massively.

5...I simply cannot believe in a civilized country that you were not required to FULLY insure a car that has a bank note. How much monthly did you save on insurance? Did that make the car payment doable? You drove a car at those speeds with insurance that won't cover your own mistakes? Are you immune to driving mistakes? Does not seem that way. Bottom line is if you don't have 4k of whatever country's denomination laying around, this is not the car for your budget.

Look man, this is always a terrible topic. Wrecked cars can be heart breakers. But you are asking the public to cover your lack of driving, financial and insurance decisions to rebuild a car that experts on here (not me) are telling you is not a wise investment, no matter how much you had to pay due to location. In this country you would be ticketed for your driving after the accident, and your bank would already have drafter a very carefully worded letter about how you intend to cover their loss.