My 997 CS Cab is cursed!
Discussion
I picked up my 997 C2s Cab in March and I fear it is cursed!
The car has only just done 1300 miles but it is plagued!
a) The OPC ordered the wrong steering wheel (has been discussed on this board)
b) OPC damaged the leather whilst fitting the air bag deactivator (as compensation for the steering wheel)
c) OPC then damaged the bumper whilst correcting the leather!
d) Picked the car up at 5.45pm yesterday evening, after everything had been fixed. At 5.55pm a monkey driving an Astra drove into the side of my car!
I don't feel angry - but I do feel a sad and empty feeling. My porsche experience hasn't quite turned out to be what I expected.
The car is an amazing drive - I know its a cab and a trip but still I love it! But the curse is making me think that I should get rid of it! I know I' am being irrational but feel very sad at what has happened!
Some good news
a) Astra had alot of damage - the 997 has hardly any despite the horrible noise of the impact
b) The manager of the car park I use is 99% certain that his guy can fix the car at almost no cost! According to him I have no body damage at all, just minor paint damage which can be polished out! We shall see!
Thanks for reading - just felt that someone out there might know how I feel - perhaps by sharing I won't feel so bad.
BTW I know that in the scheme of things its not a big deal - hardly life or death!
>> Edited by screwtape on Tuesday 23 May 08:00
The car has only just done 1300 miles but it is plagued!
a) The OPC ordered the wrong steering wheel (has been discussed on this board)
b) OPC damaged the leather whilst fitting the air bag deactivator (as compensation for the steering wheel)
c) OPC then damaged the bumper whilst correcting the leather!
d) Picked the car up at 5.45pm yesterday evening, after everything had been fixed. At 5.55pm a monkey driving an Astra drove into the side of my car!
I don't feel angry - but I do feel a sad and empty feeling. My porsche experience hasn't quite turned out to be what I expected.
The car is an amazing drive - I know its a cab and a trip but still I love it! But the curse is making me think that I should get rid of it! I know I' am being irrational but feel very sad at what has happened!
Some good news
a) Astra had alot of damage - the 997 has hardly any despite the horrible noise of the impact
b) The manager of the car park I use is 99% certain that his guy can fix the car at almost no cost! According to him I have no body damage at all, just minor paint damage which can be polished out! We shall see!
Thanks for reading - just felt that someone out there might know how I feel - perhaps by sharing I won't feel so bad.
BTW I know that in the scheme of things its not a big deal - hardly life or death!
>> Edited by screwtape on Tuesday 23 May 08:00
Hey comiserations!!!
Just persevere - with any luck we'll actually see that bright yellow ball which allegedly inhabits the big blue thing above us (I believe it's called the sun, but my memory fades with it being so long since we last saw it). Then you'll be cruising around topdown changing gear with the mear flick of a switch just loving it!
Just persevere - with any luck we'll actually see that bright yellow ball which allegedly inhabits the big blue thing above us (I believe it's called the sun, but my memory fades with it being so long since we last saw it). Then you'll be cruising around topdown changing gear with the mear flick of a switch just loving it!
Bad luck is supposed to come in threes, not fours, so you must have done something wrong. Seriously hope that's it for you now though, and you don't end up like my old cursed M3. Within a month, a perspex screen from a bus shelter blew into the front of it, smashing the headlight and dinting the grille, someone scraped the side of it in an NCP and then finally, before I'd had chance to rectify either, it was stolen. The silver lining was I'd only had it 4 months and got back exactly what I'd paid for it from the insurance co. Altogether now: always look on the bright side of life...
Commiserations with the bad luck! Would have thought the other drivers insurance (assuming they had any) would cover the damage, who cares about the cost and get it done properly!
Am sure it is just a phase, went through a similar patch with our local Ford main dealer:
1) couldn't fix a vibration ranging from wrong wheels to bent drive shaft, problem mysteriously disappeared during nth visit!
2) During the fix they scratched it, so had to respray one side, kindly redid the bumper too and various scratches, unfortunately the paint job was crap - all milky and not a good match.
3) After being returned for correct, they claimed nothing was wrong!
4) Manager inspected it and admitted it was worse than I thought it was
5) During re-spray they managed to get paint all over the rear seats (WTF!)
6) They then claimed they believed in service, after flatly refusing to acknowledge that I existed :hahahapulltheoverone:
But since then the car has been fine, so it is worth sticking with it!
Am sure it is just a phase, went through a similar patch with our local Ford main dealer:
1) couldn't fix a vibration ranging from wrong wheels to bent drive shaft, problem mysteriously disappeared during nth visit!
2) During the fix they scratched it, so had to respray one side, kindly redid the bumper too and various scratches, unfortunately the paint job was crap - all milky and not a good match.
3) After being returned for correct, they claimed nothing was wrong!
4) Manager inspected it and admitted it was worse than I thought it was
5) During re-spray they managed to get paint all over the rear seats (WTF!)
6) They then claimed they believed in service, after flatly refusing to acknowledge that I existed :hahahapulltheoverone:
But since then the car has been fine, so it is worth sticking with it!
Many thanks for your replies
The guy who manages the car park seems to have performed a miracle - car looks as good as new - he was right, just needed to polish out the minor damage - I think the accident sounded alot worse than it actually was!
Only wanted £50 for it!
However will have the car exorcised just in case!
The guy who manages the car park seems to have performed a miracle - car looks as good as new - he was right, just needed to polish out the minor damage - I think the accident sounded alot worse than it actually was!
Only wanted £50 for it!
However will have the car exorcised just in case!
supermono said:
Im supersticious so id change the car after the whack. These are all minor things, i wouldnt wait for the major one.
Are you serious?
SM
Kind of, I dont like it but its my parents fault. Im alot better now than i used to be. Now i only kill chickens and leave them outside my front door if there's a full moon.
>> Edited by bund on Tuesday 23 May 13:29
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