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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

Damages,

Smashed spoiler.
Shatterd fan shroud.
Bent radiator.
Bent radiator mounts.
Cut power steering belt.
Crushed spoiler to radiator air guide.
1 beaver

Question. Should I have my insurance company send the car to the nearest dealer and have it fixed (all costs are covered) or should I have their claims adjuster come out, look at the car and write me a check and me fix it myself? What is a likely estimate for replacement of the parts listed and labor?

Slam · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:36 am Post subject:

Time to get out the barbecue! Could you sell the pelt to cover costs?

When my 944 gargled a porcupine the same size as that beaver I had a shop take care of it. The insurance company forked over about $3,500 - my damage was identical to what you describe. At the time I didn't have the resources to do it myself, but even if I did I would have sent the car out for repairs. To this day I still find quills embedded in the undercoating.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:18 am Post subject:

Dude I thought it was joke .. ouch. How did that happen?
Do tell. Thast pretty gross lookin adds a new meaning to the phrase check out that beaver.
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fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

Hey, how about a little warning next time, some of us do browse this site and eat lunch.

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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

I didn't see anything on your list that seems too hard to DIY. Is there some reason you wouldn't attempt it yourself? You'll definitely come out ahead that way...
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Slam · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:31 am Post subject:

It may be best to hire a taxidermist, though...
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lorddivad · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 41 Location: Atascadero, Ca

I was expecting something totally different and possibly suggestive form this thread. Ideola's right though, if you can do it yourself, most always come out ahead. Around here its not beavers that are a threat, it's the dear with a death wish.
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the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

This is why I'm glad I daily drive the Ranger! I hit a deer in the Ranger and it did very little damage it would have distroyed the 924.
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brupska · Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 150 Location: Indiana

That picture made me hungry!!! LOL We have to worry about Deer in Indiana. I think 6 out of 10 people have hit one!! LOL
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:38 am Post subject:

The small capital city of Salem where I lived for 20 yrs here in Oregon.
Theres deer all over the place, on the golf course I lived on and out at my buddies he gets families of them. You gonna tell us how this happend or dod you just want to gross us out Mr big truck Joecitizenn porsche
brother.
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Ward, do you think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night?
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9XX Girl! · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: I know how to hit the beaver.

peterld · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:30 pm Post subject:

So, are you goin' to make a Beaver hat?
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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

I was headed down a hill near a lake at 9:45 at night. THe biggest darkest dumbest ass beaver on the planet hears the whine of my german 2.5 engine headed down the hill and thinks to himself, "gosh, today is a good day to run right out in front of a porsche." He does just that and I all I have is the time to say "what the f.." I began to smell melting rubber and plastic no less than 100 yards after, so I pulled off. Had to cut my powersteering belt and drove the car back up the hill and a mile into town and left it. THere she sits.

The insurance company has offered to pay to have the car hauled to a porsche dealership and pay for all resulting work. I could let them do that I suppose and they could spend probably 3500 on everything. Or I could just have a claims adjuster look at it where it sits and write me a check. I cant picture the check even being as big as 2 grand because he wont nitpick like a porsche dealer wanting the money will, but we all know that a 944 parts car can be had for pretty cheap.

joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

oh yeah, the radiator was dry this morning.

I don’t deal with insurance companies very often. Is it ok to just say you don’t want the work done now and you simply want a check, or do they want to make sure that the car is repaired?