Wet pavement, F355 & the Street pole

I feel so badly for you that that happened to you. It's just a beautiful car and do whatever it takes to put it back the way it was. Good luck to you.

 

Sorry to see this happen, just be happy no one was hurt.


BTW, if you're going to post damaged exotic photos, it might be a good idea to copyright the photo so wrecked exotics dot com doesn't exploit it on their site.

 

I'd recommend Karosserie in King of Prussia, PA for the bodywork. Call Dick at (610) 279-8925. They have tons of Ferrari and other exotic work and are well versed in aluminum. They are expensive, but if insurance is covering it you'll be fine - Dick is great at working with insurance companies. They did beautiful work on my TR. They'll also arrange transport for you if needed.

 

Sorry about your car, good luck getting it fixed. I hope its done quickly, well and with minimum hassle.

I remember spinning in my 330 during a drizzle a year ago (NY Fchat witnesses to that one). Another foot of sliding and I would have been in your situation.

I recommend having the work on your car done locally if possible, if not, take it to the closest shop with an excellent reputation and experience with modern Ferraris.

The original owner of my M3 had Karosserie (mentioned above) do the bodywork after an accident, I'm not impressed with the result. The paint on the new fender is poorly matched to the hood and some of the work in the rear quarter was beginning to rust after 2-3 years so I had to have remedial work done.

I didn't deal with them directly nor do I know what kind of customer the previous owner was. I just have the receipts and the car.

Good Luck,

Art S.

 

Sorry to see the damage. What speed would you guess you were going when you lost traction? I will definitely watch my speed as the 348 has a big slide out tendancy even when the pavement is dry.
BT

 

So sorry to see this happen. I feel for ya man!

 

Josh, sorry to see the pics and wish you the best with repairs.

 

Ouch! Condolences

 

Ouch, at least it wasn't on the drivers side and no one hurt.

Was it just too much power + the wet road ?

 

are you a tv repairman?, hahah

 

Ouch!! Good luck to get everything repaired.

 

Hello Josh,

Sorry to see your misfortune.
Have you found a body shop yet?
I sent you a PM.

 

Sorry to see this. On a positive note, you're uninjured, right? Good luck with it all.

 

aww poor baby
Hope things turn out inexpensively ok

 

List on the rear bumper is $3k to $3.5k...but if you needed other parts, plus paint and labor...I guess it could get that high. Front bumpers are $3.6K or so.

This job will hit $20k easy, perhaps more.

Sorry for your misfortune....

 

Since I worked in a body shop and eventually married the owners daughter, I can tell you there is ALWAYS more to the situation than the obvious crunched metal.

The intricasies of getting that door to hang exactlly the way it once did is just part of the problem.

I'm sure that there are probably other things lurking under that tarp.

Did you check the rear deck?

The suspension may also have taken a wack.

Please don't misconstrue my remarks. Someday I hope to own a 355 since they are absolutely beautiful. Just that after seeing cars from the inside out for a number of years educated me to the difficulties of repairing them properly.

Please keep us informed of your choice for a repair facility and give us an occasional progress report.

Thank you.

Tom

 

Dave is right on this. I personally saw a similar damage estiment on the otherside of a 355 it was 25000.00. New door, quarter panel, lower panel, radiators and various other parts. Regards, Vern

 

You had to be going a lot more than 5 mph.

 

I dunno, Vern, I think he needs this Pirelli poster I have of the 355/with moonrise.....


It says at the bottom:"Power is nothing without control"

I have to hide it from my Goodyear sponsors............LOL!
They hand groove my rains, from the slicks...........

 

I have your plane photo up, at the office, looks GOOD!

 

Please look into Classic Coach in Elizabeth NJ. They took my friends 355C that had been wrecked bad @ Road America and made it better than new.

 

Not wanting to kick you while you're down, but you might want to add driver in there. Don't blame the car.

Hope everything get put back as good as new for you!!