semaj: just thinkin'

The Boxster is Back!!!!

semaj — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:50:10 +0000

Just wanted to say that I picked up the Boxster yesterday. Service overall was terrible on the repairs and pickup procedure, but with some hard work yesterday and a stop by Road Race Tech this morning… and the Boxster is roadworthy and running better than ever.

Will commence normal social activity later this week. I am beat.

No changes in a while

semaj — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:40:29 +0000

Well, I hadn’t written anything in a while. SO I guess I should say a bit of something.
Basically, most of my life is at a standstill. Still no car… just more waiting for parts. I don’t think I will be getting it back anytime soon.
As to the rental… it is now pretty much costing me out of pocket… so I really am just getting buried in costs… so I really don’t want to go out and spend money… or take chances of doing anything to the rental that I would have to deal with.
I didn’t do any training last week… so I will try to get myself back this week.
Pretty much have been blowing everyone off… but I don’t really care to be around people when I don’t have my stuff together… and right now… I don’t really have anything together.

The only thing that has been really positive is that I have pushed myself to learn a new scripting language. Yeap… took the Ruby plunge… it is pretty cool.. and gives me a new view of how to solve some of my programming tasks. Hopefully I can learn how to do some basic GUI programming soon… which would go along way to rounding out my skills set.

Later….

Damn suck ass week

semaj — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:48:49 +0000

Well, haven’t made a post since Tuesday… so I thought I’d better say something. Well, it looks like some people can’t get their story straight about what the hell I am still waiting on to get my car back. Now everyday that I don’t get it back is costing me an extra $30-40, from rental crap and stuff like that.
The temp tags have expired, so I need to go by the dealership twice now… once to get the perm tags and after I pick up the car and put the tags on, again to install the retention bracket for the top so I can use it.
I haven’t been to Kickboxing class since Monday’s fiasco. I just haven’t gotten enough sleep to get over being sore. So I think that I will be hitting the reset button on this weekend… and just sleeping alot.
Missed the NTIS picnic for the first time… since I was messing around Lorton… on a failed attempt to pick up the Boxster. I also missed going to a wake that I found out about too late to go.
Maybe I will get the car back today and I will change my mind about this weekend, especially after I get my new tires installed.
Also… still have no idea what makes some people think the way that they do… but then again, I am sure there are plenty of people that think I am wack too

No Car today

semaj — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:01:22 +0000

Well today was going to be the day I got my car back… but due to some suspension parts not getting in early enough last week… I got pushed back at least until tomorrow. So I am looking forward to the call. At least my new license plates came in last week, along with my convertible top parts that I needed… so as soon as I get my car back… I should be ready to roll… new tires.. a working top and no more temp tags.

Boxster Update

semaj — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:43:53 +0000

I have gotten two updates about when I will get my car back. As of the 14th… the body work was well underway but they were still waiting on a couple of suspension parts. The estimate for return has moved back from the 21st to the 22nd… with the 24th being the outside day.
With the convertible top parts already in… and a new set of tires already on order… next week should be really busy… and by the weekend… fun filled too!

About Progressive

semaj — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:29:06 +0000

Well I guess I have to say some good things about Progressive today. I chose their In-House repair service to fix my car and they so far have lived up to that standard. I have gotten numerous updates on the status of my claim. Right now it looks like I should get the car back between the 21st and 23rd of this month. They even made sure that the rental agency has been kept up today and I got a nice reminder call from them today with an update.
Too bad I hurt my car, but the experience of repairing it has been relatively stress free. The people at Progressive have seen to that so far.

The Estimate

semaj — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:13:03 +0000

Hmmm… seems like slick pavement, lack of experience and a concrete wall don’t mix very well. I found that out really early on June 4th, when said combination reared its ugly head.
Didn’t look too bad… but as you can see… it was way more messy than I though. At least I didn’t get hurt… or hit anyone else. Just going to mess up the old insurance for quite a while. But such is life.

The Estimate itself:
Line Entry Labor Line Item Part Type/ Dollar Labor
Item Number Type Operation Description Part Number Amount Units
____ ______ _____ _________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________ __________ _______
FRONT BUMPER
1 BDY OVERHAUL FRT COVER ASSY 4.2 #
2 002878 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE FRT BUMPER COVER 986 505 311 04 G2X 713.35 INC #
3 REF REFINISH FRT BUMPER COVER COMPLETE C 2.3
4 000023 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L FRT OTR BUMPER RETAINER 996 505 535 00 10.86 INC #
5 000025 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L FRT UPR BUMPER BRACKET 996 505 539 00 13.73 INC #
FRONT LAMPS
6 002150 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L FRONT COMBINATION LAMP ASSEMBLY 996 631 157 07 1,260.16 0.1
7 BDY CHECK/ADJUST HEADLAMPS 0.4
8 002176 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L H/LAMP TRIM 996 631 045 01 30.83 0.1
FRONT FENDER
9 000293 BDY REPAIR L FENDER PANEL Existing 3.0 *#
10 REF REFINISH L FENDER OUTSIDE C 2.0
11 000305 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L FENDER LINER 996 504 203 06 116.09 0.3
12 000311 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE L FENDER LINER EXT 996 504 503 00 10.76 0.2
FRONT INNER STRUCTURE
13 000342 BDY REPAIR FRONT BODY SPARE WHEEL WELL -S Existing 2.5 *#
14 SPOT REFINISH.
15 REF REFINISH/REPAIR FRONT BODY SPARE WHEEL WELL -S 0.5 *
16 003087 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL FRONT BODY TRUNK LINING Existing 0.3 *
17 RI FOR FT SPARE WHEEL WELL RPR.
WHEEL
18 003949 BDY REMOVE/REPLACE REAR WHEEL Sublet 279.00* 0.3 *
19 SUBLET LT RR WHEEL TO KEYSTONE FOR RECONDITIONING,
20 PROCESS TAKES 2-3 DAYS.
21 002502 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL SPARE WHEEL Existing 0.3 *
22 RI FOR FT SPARE WHEEL WELL RPR.
FRONT SUSPENSION
23 001546 MCH REMOVE/REPLACE L LWR FRT SUSP CONTROL ARM ASSY -M 996 341 941 01 632.04 0.7 #
24 000484 MCH REMOVE/REPLACE L FRT SUSP SPOILER -M 996 341 483 01 21.46 0.2 *
25 000486 MCH REMOVE/REPLACE L FRT SUSP STAB BAR LINK -M 996 343 069 03 41.38 0.4 #
FRONT DOOR
26 000676 REF REFINISH L FRT DOOR OUTSIDE C 1.8
27 000688 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL L FRT REAR VIEW MIRROR 1.2 #
28 ZERO CLEARANCE FOR LT DOOR REFINISH.
29 INCLUDES RI OF TRIM PANEL.
30 003601 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL L FRT OTR DOOR BELT MOULDING Existing 0.4 *
31 ZERO CLEARANCE FOR LT DOOR REFINISH.
32 000751 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL L FRT OTR DOOR HANDLE 0.4 #
33 ZERO CLEARANCE FOR LT DOOR REFINISH.
QUARTER PANEL
34 001026 BDY REPAIR L QUARTER OUTER PANEL Existing 8.0 *#
35 REF REFINISH L QUARTER PANEL OUTSIDE C 1.6
36 INCLUDES PULL.
37 001034 BDY REPAIR L OTR QUARTER WHEELHOUSE PANEL Existing 1.5 *
38 LABOR PROVIDED FOR RPR AFTER PULL.
39 SPOT REFINISH.
40 REF REFINISH/REPAIR L OTR QUARTER WHEELHOUSE PANEL 0.5 *
41 001048 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL L AIR DAM 0.3
42 IN LINE OF LT QTR RPR.
REAR SUSPENSION
43 002291 MCH REMOVE/REPLACE L REAR SUSP THRUST ARM -M 996 331 045 12 194.65 0.7 #
REAR LAMPS
44 001352 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL L REAR COMBINATION LAMP INC #
45 ZERO CLEARANCE FOR LT QTR REFINISH.
REAR BUMPER
46 001383 BDY OVERHAUL REAR COVER ASSY 3.5 #
47 001384 BDY REPAIR REAR BUMPER COVER Existing 2.0 *#
48 PARTIAL REFINISH W/ FULL CLEAR.
49 REF REFINISH/REPAIR REAR BUMPER COVER C 1.0 *
ADDITIONAL COSTS & MATERIALS
50 936011 ADD’L COST APPEARANCE ALLOWANCE 690.00*
51 AA PROVIDED FOR FT COVER AND LT FENDER CLEAR BRA.
52 PRICE QUOTED FROM ROADBLOCK @ 703-421-1875.
ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS
53 REF ADD’L OPR CLEAR COAT 2.4
54 933004 BDY ADD’L OPR UNDERCOATING 6.00* 0.2 *
ADDITIONAL COSTS & MATERIALS
55 ADD’L COST PAINT/MATERIALS 302.40*
56 ADD’L COST HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL 3.00*
SPECIAL ENTRY
57 900500 BDY* ADD’L LABOR OP CAR COVER Sublet 10.00* 0.0 *
58 900500 BDY* REMOVE/REPLACE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT Sublet 74.95* 0.0 *
59 900500 BDY* ADD’L LABOR OP BALANCE LT FRONT TIRE Sublet 10.00* 0.0 *
60 900500 BDY* ADD’L LABOR OP BALANCE LT REAR TIRE Sublet 10.00* 0.0 *
61 900500 BDY* ADD’L LABOR OP REMOVE LT FENDER CLEAR BRA (3 AREAS) Existing 1.0 *
62 900500 BDY* REMOVE/INSTALL LT QTR FT MUDGUARD Existing 0.3 *
63 ZERO CLEARANCE FOR LT QTR REFINISH.
64 900500 BDY* ALIGN TIE DOWN AND MEASURE Existing 1.0 *
65 900500 REF* REFINISH/REPAIR STONE GUARD 1ST PANEL Existing 0.5 *
Add’l
Labor Sublet
I. Labor Subtotals Units Rate Amount Amount Totals II. Part Replacement Summary Amount
_____ ______ ______ ______ ___________ ____________
Body 31.5 38.00 6.00 30.00 1,233.00 Taxable Parts 3,120.26
Refinish 12.6 38.00 0.00 0.00 478.80 Sales Tax @ 5.000% 156.01
Mechanical 2.0 72.00 0.00 0.00 144.00
Non-Taxable Parts 279.00
Non-Taxable Labor 1,855.80
Total Replacement Parts Amount 3,555.27
Labor Summary 46.1 1,855.80

III. Additional Costs Amount IV. Adjustments Amount
_________ ____________
Non-Taxable Costs 305.40 Insurance Deductible 500.00-
Appearance Allowance 690.00
Total Additional Costs 305.40
Customer Allowance 190.00

I. Total Labor: 1,855.80
II. Total Replacement Parts: 3,555.27
III. Total Additional Costs: 305.40
Gross Total: 5,716.47

IV. Total Adjustments: 190.00
Net Total: 5,906.47