Boxster wrecked tonight

[athulla]

Not trying to give you guys nightmares but had a crash tonight on

way home. Guy flew out of a petrol station in an MPV. Totally

his fault says someone flashed him hat it was clear.

Damaged all down one side three panels and one alloy.

What I would like is a bit of advice where to start re repairs;

The Front and rear wings are all messed up but I'm more worried about

the lower sill. When you open the door the sill below is a bit caved in.

Can this be repaired/replaced????

Also should I inform OPC or go straight to someone in the forum's list of body repairs.

I'm in the North West so if any one knows where to go or who to speak to

can you please let me know. Car is a 6 month old 2.7

Cheers

 

[Guest]

Andrew,

Ooops, i think some can sympathise.....

The first question i would ask is where are you....? Reynolds of Rushock in Droitwich have done work for me in the past, to an excellent standard.

However it all depends on what your ins co. want to do... mine insisted in being sent to a Porsche approved centre such as Reynolds - Sinced this work has been done i have recieved a further Porsche warranty on the work provided, extending the body warranty to cover thei work.

Get onto them first! It will save you a load of hassle....

All the best... let us know how you get on...

 

[oliver]

Take it to your OPC Approved repairer.

If you were not at fault, ie you have witnesses and photographs to support your innocence, then you are entitled to recover all your out of pocket expenses including car hire. Discuss this with your insurers and they should be able to advise you.

 

[Ivor]

I'm so sorry. No question about where to take it though - it must be a Porsche Approved bodyshop.[]

 

[athulla]

Thanks guys, any ideas of porsche approved bodyshops in the North West?

Any ideas on how the door sill can be repaired.

Cheers....

God it feels like a bad dream.

 

[Helen Goff]

eer phone your insurence company and they will sort it all out and his insurence company will pay.
as his paying insist its a porsche approved bodyshop...they are on the approved insurence companys lists anyway so it won't be a problem.

BTW sorry to hear about this ...its always a pain isn't it.

 

[gdavison]

[][][][] Oppps

 

[Fred Hindle]

My 964 was repaired at
H B Panelcraft Ltd
Unit 1, Wellfield Business Park, Preston,
Lancashire PR1 8SZ
01772 823 333
01772 881 333
No website listed
No email listed
Porsche Approved and on my Insurance company's list.
All sorted out with very little fuss. Very pleased with the work. The only thing I didn't like was that they didn't return it on a transporter but drove it. They could have phoned me and collected me as they had to send another driver / car to pick up the guy that drove mine.

 

[Guest]

Its a bu6ger, and will be an inconvenience but on the positive side at least you're OK.

As far as the nearest approved bodyshop is concerned, given the cars only 6 months old you should be covered by Porsche Assistance. They will recover / transport your car to the nearest approved bodyshop, and also give you a half decent loan car for 2 days (well, a Merc estate was better than a Micra in my book []). Oh, and this will cost you....... nothing.

In the two days you've got the F.O.C. car make sure you get onto your insurance company and check out the legal cover option you may well have taken out. As soon as you tell them that it's a no fault claim I would expect they will will put you in contact with a decent car provider who will rush a car around to your door (I got a Jag S type). This should also cost you ......nothing (because the third party will be paying).

Now comes the painful bit - given the recent bad weather I'd expect the local bodyshop will have quite a few "casualities" and it might take a while before your pride and joy returns. As far as the sill goes I believe this will come as part of the rear wing (check it out - it's all one part on a 986), but at the end of the day its not your problem, that's why the third party insurance company will pay the earth for your repair - the devine knowledge of the Approved people []. The third party insurance co may get shirty, but as far as I'm aware you have the right to say who fixes your car full stop (even if you were at fault for the accident - the worst they can do is say you don't get the insurance courtesy car but don't worry, Approved repairers have to offer you one anyway []).

Hopefully the above gives you a bit to go on. Best of luck.

 

[kitchens]

Would I be right in thinking that as the car is repaired at a official body shop that the repair will be listed and but on some data base ie HPI so when you sell the car it has to show that the car has been repaired or is this just for cat D repairs.no doubt some one will tell if this is correct .

 

[oliverjamesthomas]

Sounds quite nasty indeed. Not sure where you are in the North West, but I'd do nothing other than make a trip over to Impact Repair Centre in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. It's owned by a chap called Richard Clayton and I guarantee you the quality of his work will not be beaten by anyone. He's looked after my cars since Adam was a lad and I've seen more exotica in his workshops than you could imagine. I've also seen quite a few foreign cars in there too - tells you something when people are coming from abroad to have him work on their cars! He's insurance approved by the way so you wouldn't have any problems there.

I'm not on a retainer or related - just like to give a good tip and credit where it's due! Hope you get it sorted soon.

Regards

 

[Fred Hindle]

I think this only applies to insurance write-offs.
Cheers,

 

[athulla]

The porsche approved bodyshop for my dealership is Lloyds Autobody

In Liverpool.

Anybody used or heard about them.

Thanks...

 

[Rodney Naghar]

I think you should definately push for a Porsche approved bodyshop to do the bodywork as otherwise it won't have their 10yr bodywork guarantee.

Having said that.......I had a minor incident with a lady who knocked into my parked car. I insisted Porsche do the work and the insurance company didn't argue.However...........

My local Porsche bodyshop sends a man down to pick up the car, I wasn't at home, so the left the keys with 'er indoors.
She handed the keys to the pick up driver, then called me and told me he stank of beer!
I called their offices straight away, and the secretary assured me they would interview him when he arrived.
They called me back later to say he was indeed drunk and asked me to write them a letter confirming this fact so they could sack him. I didn't write any letter, but they sacked him anyway. (I am now worried he will come to my house and 'key' my car for causing him to lose his job)
Then the car comes back at night a week later, so I can't check the work in clear light...the next morning I see it's awful, overpaint everywhere, and lacquer on the tyres....I send it back and they re-do the work, much better.......

I had to wait 2 months for them to have a slot and the work was mediocre, and they charged hundreds of pounds (they even charged 30 mins labour to inspect the work they did!). I would much rather have got Chipsaway to come to my house within the week, do a much better job in 4 hours, and charge the lady directly.

Total joke!

Approved bodyshop or not, you just have to be lucky with who does the work itself.

 

[athulla]

Oliver,

Is the (Impact Repair Centre in Brighouse, West Yorkshire) a porsche approved repairer.

Cheers

 

[Mark_Bennett]

The Porsche Approved body repair is not a 10 year guarantee (that is on the car from the factory) - it is a LIFETIME guarantee!
You do have to remember to have it checked every year though - and they don't remind you after the first year [], but well worth it in my opinion.

 

[JCB..]

Approved bodyshop or not, you just have to be lucky with who does the work itself.

I'll second that.

I had a repair at an OPC bodyshop. It, took seven weeks, went back three times, and it took three goes for them to get the repair guarantee ticket to actually match up with what was repaired. It was never repaired to Porsche standard I just got fed up with trekking 40 miles and being without the car.

I later had the rear bumper cover repaired by a local chap with first class results.

JCB..

 

[danofesher]

ORIGINAL: kitchens

Would I be right in thinking that as the car is repaired at a official body shop that the repair will be listed and but on some data base ie HPI so when you sell the car it has to show that the car has been repaired or is this just for cat D repairs.no doubt some one will tell if this is correct .

I think there used to be a database but I think that's gone away now. I think it's upto a seller as to whether they pass the guarantee onto a buyer (some buyer's may not ask about accident damage). It would be nice if someone could confirm this. As Mark says later on, in order for the lifetime guarantee to be effective you have to have the work annually inspected - I see that as a way for them to sell you further work, e.g. when they insist that stone chips be repaired.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

I would have thought the same as you Dan, but curiously, they never bothered about the chips from my trip to the kitty litter.

Mine is actually having some work (originally done 4 years ago) redone now under the warranty - the repair was starting to "show".

Worth it from my point of view.

 

[ClubRacer]

ORIGINAL: Rodney Naghar

Then the car comes back at night a week later, so I can't check the work in clear light...the next morning I see it's awful, overpaint everywhere, and lacquer on the tyres....I send it back and they re-do the work, much better.......

I had to wait 2 months for them to have a slot and the work was mediocre, and they charged hundreds of pounds (they even charged 30 mins labour to inspect the work they did!). I would much rather have got Chipsaway to come to my house within the week, do a much better job in 4 hours, and charge the lady directly.

Total joke!

Approved bodyshop or not, you just have to be lucky with who does the work itself.

Very interesting points here and one where we can all help each other on the forums. I also had some "unsatisfactory" repair work carried out by my insurers recommended repairer on an otherwise immaculate car (VW Golf) recently. The car had to go back 3 times. In the end I accepted it as I couldn't see any faults but some have since become visible.

I am in fear of the same scenario with my Boxster. We can and should all name and shame the good and, especially the bad (official Porsche or not) repairers. I see no problem from backlash from the repairers, even if they do read it, so long as we stick to the facts.