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imported_doug

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Someone put about an 8" gash in my Porsche's gorgeous driver's side door today - nice and deep - def. through the clear coat and possibly to primer. I just looked at it under the 10x - two parallel grooves, about 1/16" apart - at a 45 degree angle to the ground, and about 1/3 way up the door. I can't imagine any way this could have happened by accident. On the other hand, it is "only" 8 inches. If someone felt compelled to key my car in the first place, I would think they'd have gone further.



I guess I'll choose to believe it was an accident. It makes the person who did it an IDIOT and a (expletive deleted before posting) for not having the cojones to fess up - but I can feel a little better believing it wasn't malicious.



I can't even bear to take a picture of it.
 
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Plenty of sympathy here Greg. I agree that it sounds like just some bizzare accident... it's cold comfort though. You and that Porsche has taught me so much, and don't deserve this at all. :(
 
definite sympathies here greg. that sucks. deliberate or not, i'm confident that if anyone can get it right again, it's you.
 
You know, accidents happen but I don't understand the people who don't have the cojones to fess up and say "I'm sorry, I hit your car - my insurance will take care of it." I can only hope that what goes around comes around for them!



Geez I am full of cliches today!:rolleyes:



Sorry to hear about your Porsche. :(
 
My worst nightmare. This is why im always wearing my walking shoes, I figure that, if I park far enough out, that even those people who park on top of you just to make you mad, wont even wanna walk that far. But even then, there always that one person..Grrrrr. I Hate People!



My Deepest Sympathies Go Out To You And Your Porsche.
 
I would say I am sorry, which I am and can realize the pain that you feel, but I know that will not alleviate the damage or loss of faith in your fellow man. For that very reason I rarely drive my nicer cars and choose to drive the Escort wagon. I try to justify reasons to drive the Z28 or Lexus ( the classics are never driven) for mundane trips just for the pleasure of driving these cars but my conscience always tells me not to for that very reason... Some idiot will do something STUPID. Then again if I had a Porsche I probably would not be able to resist driving it all the time.:D

If anyone will get this blemish repaired properly it is you, Greg
 
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!



Damaging a Porsche (and a 996TT at that) is unthinkable. I can't believe someone would do such a thing and then run...



Unbelievable. Get that baby patched up and back on the track! You'll soon forget about the 'incident'. :)
 
Wouldn't suprise me if it was intentional. Possibly someone had begun to key your car and someone else approached and scared them off. Some people just cannot stand that others have nice things, regardless of the hard work it took to purchase it.



My trunk lid got egged a few years ago, and someone stuck a screwdriver up under my door handle in an attempt to either break into or steal my car, damaging the door handle and the metal underneath. It's going to cost me $650 to replace the handle (just bent a bit underneath), massage the metal back to it's original place and repaint both doors (to blend in the repaint). Worse of all, I just have a 1990 Honda Accord. Nice car in great shape (and paid for), but it's worth no more than $5000 and less without the stereo, alarm and wheels. Unfortunately, I know exactly how you feel.
 
Feel your pain. Somebody keyed my wife’s Subaru the width of the hood. It sucks and is totally frustrating. :mad:





Adam
 
I received the screwdriver treatment on my last car. Nothing was stolen except for the coins in my change bin. Hundreds of dollars of damage for 30 cents worth of change.
 
I’m sorry to hear about your scratch on such a nice car. :eek:



I certainly understand how you are feeling. :mad:



I had my car parked in the street while I was working on an ES 300 Lexus for a friend of my Niece and when I was done, I found this nice deep scratch in the side of my rear bumper. It’s about 14� long, squiggly and is down to the base rubber material. All I can figure is it must have been one of the little kids that were running around that day on either a push scooter or a little bike. Anyway, no one will own up to it so I’m going to have to pay to get it fixed. Won’t be as costly as your door but to me, it’s the same thing. :(
 
Very sorry to hear of your tragedy. There is ample justification to think either way for me.... either the person did it purposefully, or perhaps they were just brain dead and didn't even know it.



I had an incident in a parking lot a few years ago when I parked in a lot adjacent to a fast food joint. NO ONE in the lot with me. I had just pulled out a book to read and wasn't paying the closest of attention. This idiot pulled up and parked within a foot of my door. It was windy that day, and of course, before I could get the key in the ignition to roll down the window, she opens the door, it is pulled from her hand, and WHAM!!#&^ A very large ding whcih cracked paint and all. I am totally ripped, as she looks at me like I am crazy for yelling about something so trivial :argue . Her comment to me was "what is the big deal?" :nixweiss The big deal indeed :mad:. It was obviously the wind that caused her to lose control of the door, but there was at least 150 feet of unused spaces to the left and right of me. Why not park a bit farther away? Pure and simple... brain dead.



Jeff
 
I'm REAL sorry.



Perhaps this will pick you up:



LANCE

Still got your Malibu?



VINCENT

You know what some ****er did to it the other day?



LANCE

What?



VINCENT

****in' keyed it.



LANCE

Oh man, that's ****ed up.



VINCENT

Tell me about it. I had the goddamn thing in storage three years. It's out five ****in' days -- five days, and some dickless piece of **** ****s with it.



LANCE

They should be ****in' killed. No trial, no jury, straight to execution.



VINCENT

I just wish I caught 'em doin' it, ya know? Oh man, I'd give anything to catch 'em doin' it. It'a been worth his doin' it, if I coulda just caught 'em, you know what I mean?



LANCE

It's chicken ****. You don't **** another man's vehicle.
 
Thanks, everyone, for the much needed condolences. I know its just a stupid car and it will get fixed. It still pisses me off. If there is a silver lining to the cloud it is that (since I'm going to have to pay through the nose no matter what ($1K deductible insurance to keep the premiums down) I will probably get the hood redone while I'm at it. Get rid of all those white pits from gravel strikes I complain about.



anyway, here is the pic:



scratch.jpg
 
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