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Old 01-09-2013, 12:34 PM
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Sad Morning

On the way to work I got clipped. Sad day.
 
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So sorry, but I'm glad you weren't hurt. Seems like a lot of people have been having misfortunes lately.
 
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Eeek, sory to hear/see this. But at least you were not hurt.
 
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Old 01-09-2013, 01:03 PM
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Ouch! It doesn't look too bad. It should be easily repairable. Good luck dealing with insurance, repairs, etc.
 
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Old 01-09-2013, 01:28 PM
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Thanks guys. Not too bad but the radiator exploded so it's not driving anytime soon. It could have been a lot worse. I was pushed into a IPass toll booth but managed to not hit the walls. Could have hit the unmovable concrete barrier head on so I'm thankful for that.
 
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Old 01-09-2013, 02:10 PM
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Man, that stinks, but glad to hear you are not injured. Like, Dennis C said, doesn't look too bad.

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Old 01-09-2013, 05:26 PM
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the good thing it that your okay! the damage doesn't look that bad, but now on a plus side you can get a GT3 Mk1 bumper .
 
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Old 01-10-2013, 09:06 AM
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You read my mine. They are doing the estimate now and they will call me when it's all done and talk about putting the Aero kit on and what it will cost me. I'm assuming not much more than stock.
 
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$5k in damages but they are pricing out the aero kit for me. Hopefully it won't cost a lot out of pocket. Any other advise?
 
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Those few sratches will buff right out.

Sorry to hear of your trouble mate. Only kiddin around there. There may be some unseen structual damage. Get the right firm to check it all over.
 

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Originally Posted by acelucas
$5k in damages but they are pricing out the aero kit for me. Hopefully it won't cost a lot out of pocket. Any other advise?
$5K seems low. New front bumper cover, radiator and A/C condenser, hardware, front fender, resetting the headlight position (a real ***** job I hear), paint to match... $5K seems low. (My 02 Boxster needed just a front and rear bumper cover and a headlight and taillight and the repairs came to $5K.)

My advice is to always focus on getting the car repaired as good as humanly possible, getting the car back to its pre-collision condition.

Save the aero kit/bumper upgrades for later.

Document the repairs... snap pics of the primered factory parts and so on so when (if) you go to sell it you can show the damage was not severe and the repair was done right.
 
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Sorry to see this...hopefully you will be back on the road in no time!
 
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damn, sorry to hear. At least you are ok.
 
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$5K seems low. New front bumper cover, radiator and A/C condenser, hardware, front fender, resetting the headlight position (a real ***** job I hear), paint to match... $5K seems low. (My 02 Boxster needed just a front and rear bumper cover and a headlight and taillight and the repairs came to $5K.)

My advice is to always focus on getting the car repaired as good as humanly possible, getting the car back to its pre-collision condition.

Save the aero kit/bumper upgrades for later.

Document the repairs... snap pics of the primered factory parts and so on so when (if) you go to sell it you can show the damage was not severe and the repair was done right.

$5K

Repair bill will probably be more like $9k!!
 
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