lucky to be alive

[johnnycoo1]

well the 930 finally bit back on a wet greasy road two weeks ago it fishtailed as i tried to correct but i could not regain control and became a passenger on a missile , I collided with a tree head on in the central reservation , luckly no other cars involved but the 930 SE flatnose is a total Cat B write off , I have been in hospital for the past few weeks and have to go back for sugery to my foot and ankle soon .

I have manged to get the salvage back from the insurance so i may be breaking it for spares or selling complete the engine(highly modified EFI)/gearbox is undamaged but the rest is in poor shape

if the car had been rhd i don't think i would be typing this now

I will try to psot some pictures shortly

this is indeed a sad day as it took me nearly 20 years to attaint this beautifull car

don't kow where i will go from here but if anyone is intrested in the car or parts please get in touch

all the best

johnny
as posted on www.911uk.com

 

[Alex L]

Really sorry to hear of your accident Johnny.

Certainly makes me appreciate more all the PSM etc gizmo's Porsche put in the modern cars to help in such situations.

Glad you weren't more seriously hurt though, and I wish you a swift recovery [8|]

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Really sorry to hear that. [&o]

You are still with us though - that's the most important thing.

 

[JBL930]

Really sad news, hope you make a full recovery.
I will take the gearbox if it's in good nick, been looking for a G50/50 for a while, probably have the other bits needed too like the gear stick, peddle cluster, servo etc. It'll be going to a good home too, i'll be fitting it in my 993tt engined 930, you're welcome to have a blast in it too if that helps sweeten the deal send me an email at jon@kigi.co.uk to get in touch

 

[sjd]

Johnny

We have just been emailing and there was me assuming you were unhurt. Thank goodness that they can rebuild you if not the car.

As just explained my engine is being rebuilt now, so timing a few weeks out. As I know the hard way, a good EFI engine is hard to come by so you should get good money for it.

I know Jonathan Lang well so worth getting in touch with him re the G50.

all the best Simon

 

[PGAdamopoulos]

Sad to read about your accident but glad you got out of it alive and not "broken up"....
Wishing you a complete recovery and as Aldo said... "you can replace planes but you can't replace pilots"...
All the best.

 

[marlin]

ORIGINAL: Alex L

Really sorry to hear of your accident Johnny. 

Certainly makes me appreciate more all the PSM etc gizmo's Porsche put in the modern cars to help in such situations.

Glad you weren't more seriously hurt though, and I wish you a swift recovery [8|]

Heartily agree, would not consider my car without the four wheel drive and electronics to keep me alive. [8|]

 

[SEE YA]

Sad for your car, but main thing you are alive.

You can always get another 930.

 

[paul howells]

sorry to hear about your off,good that you got away with it ,hitting a tree is not normally good news!
Are the rear ali Trailing arms any good or bent.I need a pair.

 

[johnnycoo1]

rear arms are prob ok but im waiting to see if im selling entire car as is or breaking it .......depends what price i get for the whole thing

 

[johnnycoo1]

thanks for the kind comments guys , hopefully i will return to 911 ownership in the new year once i can drive again

in the mean time does anyone know any good porsche breakers apart from douglas valley ?

thanks

johnny

 

[JBL930]

I've just noticed in your sig that you have a 4-speed box, i assumed with it being a slant it would have had a G50, my bad.

I would think the engine alone should fetch at LEAST £10k if sold with everything to make it run, would make a really simple swap for someone looking for more power.

Have you thought about maybe buying a 964 carrera with a decent body but bad mechanicals, coil overs, ABS and G50 are there from the start, fit your 930 motor and go for some CTR type body parts? I know you'd have to either go for a big rear tail or have a different intercooler fabbed up, but you could have a really light, slippery yellow bird style rocket...would be a lot of fun

 

[johnnycoo1]

ORIGINAL: JBL930

I've just noticed in your sig that you have a 4-speed box, i assumed with it being a slant it would have had a G50, my bad.

I would think the engine alone should fetch at LEAST £10k if sold with everything to make it run, would make a really simple swap for someone looking for more power.

Have you thought about maybe buying a 964 carrera with a decent body but bad mechanicals, coil overs, ABS and G50 are there from the start, fit your 930 motor and go for some CTR type body parts? I know you'd have to either go for a big rear tail or have a different intercooler fabbed up, but you could have a really light, slippery yellow bird style rocket...would be a lot of fun

yeah been thinkin long and hard about this one .........still dunno wot to do , reckon yes i would want at least 10-15k for engine and box , might even give the complete car away for 15k

but like you say i could get a good shell and drop it in ...... even a turbo bodied SSE or a blown 3.3 1991-93 turbo ?

cheers

johnny

 

[geoffh@filauk.com]

l would be interested ! await pictures l have 1989 flatnose turbo cabriolet . Glad to hear you survived Geoff

 

[Gary C]

How is the insurance claim progressing if you don't mind me asking.

I take it you had an agreed valuation for such a rare car (noticed that red factory flat nose up for sale at 55K), hope they are good with you and let us know, its times like this that you find out if a company is any good.

oops, almost forgot, glad you are ok.

Motorway accidents are scary, you don't really appreciate how fast you are going until you have an accident at Mway speeds.

 

[johnnycoo1]

insurance company where fine as i had the car insured way below its value to keep the premium down ...... you never think your're gonna write one off completely ...........doh what a dumb more , so yes its settled but at only a fraction of the cars true value .....

bummer on top of bummer

 

[Gary C]

ORIGINAL: johnnycoo1

insurance company where fine as i had the car insured way below its value to keep the premium down ...... you never think your're gonna write one off completely ...........doh  what a dumb more , so yes its settled but at only a fraction of the cars true value .....

bummer on top of bummer

Really, really sorry about that. Good lesson to us all to get our values agreed.

 

[Andrew M Bonner]

ORIGINAL: johnnycoo1
insurance company where fine as i had the car insured way below its value to keep the premium down ...... you never think your're gonna write one off completely ...........doh what a dumb more , so yes its settled but at only a fraction of the cars true value .....
bummer on top of bummer

[FONT=arial unicode ms"]Johnny,
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[FONT=arial unicode ms"]you really do have my sincerest sympathy for the loss of your lovely car and what's more subsequent discomfort experienced with your insurance provision.
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[FONT=arial unicode ms"]As expressed by others"¦you are largely OK [][FONT=arial unicode ms"] and no doubt planning your next Porsche purchase ASAP.
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Good luck with that mate !

A

 

[johnnycoo1]

ORIGINAL: Andrew M Bonner

ORIGINAL: johnnycoo1
insurance company where fine as i had the car insured way below its value to keep the premium down ...... you never think your're gonna write one off completely ...........doh what a dumb more , so yes its settled but at only a fraction of the cars true value .....
bummer on top of bummer

[FONT=arial unicode ms"]Johnny,
[FONT=arial unicode ms"]
[FONT=arial unicode ms"]you really do have my sincerest sympathy for the loss of your lovely car and what's more subsequent discomfort experienced with your insurance provision.
[FONT=arial unicode ms"]
[FONT=arial unicode ms"]As expressed by others"¦you are largely OK [][FONT=arial unicode ms"] and no doubt planning your next Porsche purchase ASAP.
[FONT=arial unicode ms"]
Good luck with that mate !

A

thanks Andrew , i remember reading about your car no so long ago and being gutted at the loss of the 3.6T , yep im looking into next purchase soon .......ulimately my dream car would be the 3.6 but as you know they are hard to find and very expenisive ...... so maybe a 3.3 in the meantime []

cheers

johnny

 

[Gordon Attar]

Glad to hear your ok, a few weeks in hospital is nofun, sad to hear another Turbo has bitten the dust.