MELLOWYELLOW06

Any insurance company can tell you where to take the car for the repair,
but it is ultimately your choice where you take it.
When my Porsche got wrecked last Christmas, everyone tried to tell me where to take it.
I called the Porsche dealer where we had just bought the car from and they had their own
shop for all their high line European dealerships in their sales family.
I called my insurance company to see if the body shop was approved by them.
Life goes by alot easier if the shop and insurance company are on the same team.

Anyhow, glad you werent hurt and car can be fixed.
Just look over your rear wheel arches on both sides and make sure you havent creased
over there. My friend got hit on the freeway, and his creased right there. Worth a check.

Here are some pix of the Porsche for fun and to maybe make you feel a little better




At body shop

Flat out

Kid, today might be your lucky day, I just happen to have a very nice 06 g36, garmin 1000, turbo normalized (Tornado Alley) chrome top end, 893tt. In for an annual right now, however it can't be bought for 250000. Special price for MF'ers 535000. Forget the Saratoga, not in the same league. Start saving now if you really want to play in this game, modding a Mustang is going to look real cheap. By the way, how many hours do you have and what type of aircraft?

Young_Gun

My friend and I won't be ready to buy for another 5 years... Sorry man haha

All my hours are in a Cessna 172, Piper Arrow, and Piper Warrior.

I'm getting a degree in Aviation. lol. I'm going to end college with over 1000 hours including 20 in an Embraer Phenom 100, a few in a Beechjet 400, doing ME and MEI in a Seneca, instrument in a Cirrus SR-22, CFI and CFII in a 172, CPL in an Arrow...

But God I love G36's... Guy at the local airport has a totally redone A-36 with a dual steam and glass panel, full deice, wing tip tanks, custom interior... Just - everything.

If you still have it when we're ready, I'll give you a shout haha. Not even kidding on this. I'm going to talk to my best friend and partner tonight. He's up in Alaska right now getting his A&P and IA.

Flat out

When I was younger, a lot younger I wanted to get into commercial aviation, but somehow I ended up in the commercial fishing business, WTF, they don't have much in common. As the matter of fact I use this aircraft to travel back and forth to SE Alaska 5 or 6 times a year. This my third Bonanza, the first was a 72 and before that a turbo 182rg. Follow your dream, and take my advice stay away from commercial fishing, we've already made all the money.

Young_Gun

I see major potential in jet leasing, sales, charters, and of course maintenance. I'm also seeing opportunity in high performance piston aircraft - primarily for regional business trips. Back in the 70's, my father had a Cessna 421C that he used for charters and business trips. My friend and I want to cash in. His parents own a major aviation supply company, who I'm SURE you've heard of and probably have done business with. I'm not releasing the name for privacy reasons on his part.

NJ3

Sorry about the bad luck!! I was the front car in a 5 car pile up 3 weeks ago. And good luck locating a CS/GT500 rear bumper, I ordered mine over two weeks ago and I was told there were only 9 in the country. It still hasn't shipped.
Not to thread jack but here's mine.

baddog671

How about one of you guys with poor bumper-luck send me the little tag light lense with the black backsplash? My little black piece is broken and looks like a serrated knife

X3xMONGOOSEx3X

Really they said there were only 2 in the country back in June when I had to get mine replaced. It only took a week to get it in though.

The complete assembly is only $40. Why not order it from Ford?

Young_Gun

State Farm is going to come out and cut a check - won't even let me go get an estimate at a body shop. Which means it'll be less than I need for the CS.

I hate State Farm now...

I'm going to inquire on DVI asap.

Mishimoto

State Farm is a good insurance company for a car owner to be working with. The inspector that I used to work with made sure cars were 100% before going back to their owners whether it was a brand new Porsche or a 15 year old farm truck.

It seems like you had the chance to go to a DRP of State Farm and get the work taken care of. Since you don't trust the shop, and want to get it taken care of at a shop you prefer, they are going to write you a check based on the damage they see. Chasing around supplements will be a nightmare though and sometimes the fine print on the check reads "once you cash this, you agree this was proper amount for all repairs necessary to bring the vehicle back to pre-accident condition".