Boxster devastation - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

alikhan78 · 02-25-2007, 01:32 PM

This is just not my week. So I got my oil changed last night (see previos post) and today I was going to get the car washed and waxed. My mother in law was with me and asked to back the car out, I obliged. I went outside and got the hose and buckets ready. The car is always set in reverse gear with the handbrake on when in the garage. She started the car, put down the handbrake, and let go of the clutch and through some logic I cannot understand got the car to back up 4 feet with the door open until the door hit my garage wall. I was standing behind the car, outside the garage, with a bucket in hand and a large smile on my face until that incident. The driver side window shattered and I was hit by glass, she also got hit by glass (mostly of her left hand). The car also sustained driver side door damage (along with the shattered window). Tearfully I relieved my mother in law of duty and got in the car and reparked it in the garage. Not sure what the next step is, I may go out and workout the anger and tomorrow decide what to do with the damage. I may claim this on my insurance if it is over $1000 otherwise Ill just pay for it myself. Anyway had to get some of the anger out thanks for reading.

And yeah thats glass on the top, it's also on the hood and al over the outside of my house.

Grizzly · 02-25-2007, 01:54 PM

I'm so sorry this happened to you.

Don't be too hard on your Mother in Law. I did something very similar to one of my wife's Mercedes' a few years ago. I was working under the hood and the hood was blocking my light. Rather than just go get a trouble light, I decided to back it out into the sun where I could see better. You guessed it. I left the door open with my foot outside the car. When the car made contact with the door frame it stopped and probably would have been fine, but what did I do? I stepped on the gas, of course, and folded the driver's door all the way back to the front fender. It was very ugly. Your damage, while sucking majorly, doesn't look nearly as extensive. No one was severely injured...yet. Try to keep it that way.

alikhan78 · 02-25-2007, 02:04 PM

My first reaction was just shock at what happened and then I basically reparked the car and walked in so I wouldn't say anything. Since then she's apoloized and I don't blame her, could have happened to anyone. I wiped off the drywall dust and the car door hasn't suffered any serious damage, looks like deep paint scratches (of course the glass needs to be replaced). We both did get cuts from the glass that flew at us but nothing serious. I'm hoping there is no internal power window damage. I'm not sure how much such repair should cost but I'm hoping less than $1000. Then there is the drywall as well that needs to be replaced, that shouldn't be more than $100.

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Originally Posted by Grizzly

I'm so sorry this happened to you.

Don't be too hard on your Mother in Law. I did something very similar to one of my wife's Mercedes' a few years ago. I was working under the hood and the hood was blocking my light. Rather than just go get a trouble light, I decided to back it out into the sun where I could see better. You guessed it. I left the door open with my foot outside the car. When the car made contact with the door frame it stopped and probably would have been fine, but what did I do? I stepped on the gas, of course, and folded the driver's door all the way back to the front fender. It was very ugly. Your damage, while sucking majorly, doesn't look nearly as extensive. No one was severely injured...yet. Try to keep it that way.

mtch · 02-25-2007, 02:17 PM

i went dear hunting with my Boxster a couple months back, and needed to replace the d/s window afterwards. surprisingly, it was inexpensive. OEM window was just over $100, if i remember correctly, so don't fret

Paul · 02-25-2007, 02:49 PM

As an alternative call around to the parts yards and see it they have a door that's the same color and just bolt it on. In most cases they will make you an offer on your old door.

Not likely on a Boxster but its done every day on Hondas and Toyotas for fenders, hoods, doors, and bumpers!!! Many owners are not even told that the car was repaired with used parts.

Paul · 02-25-2007, 02:53 PM

Maybe that door is not even dented, clean that drywall off and let's see another picture, please.

Marc Gelefsky · 02-25-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mtch

i went dear hunting with my Boxster a couple months back, and needed to replace the d/s window afterwards. surprisingly, it was inexpensive. OEM window was just over $100, if i remember correctly, so don't fret

Wow, I would think it would be easier to hunt deer with a gun instead of a Boxster..

FrayAdjacent · 02-25-2007, 03:16 PM

Believe it or don't, I did the same dang thing with my 911 in my garage a few weeks ago... except there was no damage to the door, no broken glass... just a big hole in the drywall.

And it's in an apartment garage... I'm gonna have to fix that before I move out!

SC986 · 02-25-2007, 03:17 PM

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Wow, I would think it would be easier to hunt deer with a gun instead of a Boxster

In the words od Ron White, "those deer are elusive creatures"

Sorry for the hi-jack

aren040 · 02-26-2007, 08:58 AM

Sorry for your accident. I also think that you should clean up the drywall and glass and see what you are dealing with before jumping to conclusions. I don't know, it doesn't look like the door is damaged to me. It looks like some scratches and broken glass. just make sure the door lines up correctly. Chances are if the door has not be warped and if it still opens and closes correctly then it will not be too bad.