Is My 911 Cursed? Tree Trimmers Dropped A Branch On It. $$$ Repair Bill :(

[@petersomma4407]

Nice of you to work with the tree trimmer. I’m sure he feels terrible as do you. It’s nice to see people behaving like adults.

[@SansNeural]

Agreed. I've run into too many back-stabbing, knive-twisting jerks in business - but most small business owners are just trying to earn their keep by doing good work. Shit happens and there's almost always a "good" way out of it as long as greed and anger can be held back.

[@martinmiller7623]

It’s to bad that that it happened, your behavior is wonderful to see. Boy I bet the owner of the tree trimming service had quite a discussion with his employees.

[@jeroenvaneekeres9339]

Exactly my thought as well.

[@cajunrangers]

👏🏻 100% 👍🏻

[@Chris-hw4mq]

Nice to see decent people still exist

[@kencreten7308]

I enjoyed the vid very much. Seeing people work together to create the least damaging situations is refreshing.

[@calholli]

If only they had that attitude before the job started.

[@Yankee7000]

Ouch…. Ouch… ouch…and a gentleman and a scholar. Old soul in a young man. Making your ancestors proud…..

[@budlanctot3060]

I totally agree that yellow is one of those colors that would be extremely hard to match, and even if you did match it, now, it would be most unlikely to match a few years from now.

[@seand7349]

If only every adult could act like... an adult. It sounds like both of you handled this well, and things will wind up pretty close to best possible scenario. Pure class on both sides.

[@aarone8013]

Gallantry of this type is lost...

[@nickcoul699]

Glad to hear it's getting repaired properly and that the owner of the company has been nice about it. Can't wait to see the update video!

[@johnmoore8599]

Not many people prep their car for the body shop, or work with the contractor when they make a mistake. That is pretty classy!

[@timothyodonnell8591]

What is awesome about about Eric is that his "bad" videos are superior to almost everything else on KZbin. I'm looking forward to the update video.

[@FishinMagik]

Two things: 1. I love the color of the car and am wired like you, leave it stock! 2. The color of that Bronco you pulled it next too inside the body shop was BEAUTIFUL!

[@leosthrivwithautism]

I’ll be waiting to get the update when it’s returned back to you. This sucks but at the end you found the best way to minimize financial damages all while keeping a cool head. I applaud you! Good job man! 👍

[@jasonhovey815]

Man that sucks. Great that hes being easy to work with. I’ll yell ya I’ve seen some pretty insane PDR fixes stuff I never though possible

[@mholdner]

I am with you on the repaint. It would drive me nuts to open the engine bay and see the original color. Sell it if you do not like the color and buy one that has the color you want.

[@TML34]

Who says you can’t paint the engine bay? If you’re going to change colours, you don’t half-ass it.

[@StillShatter]

Wish there were more people like Eric the world would be a simpler place! Thanks for another great video I personally love the pastel yellow!

[@mkbarber65]

Two words to describe you and the owner of the tree service: ‘Class acts’. You dealt with the situation without hostility and to a mutual agreement. I actual hope that at the end you can introduce the owner especially if everything goes well. You both deserve credit and recognition for dealing with the incident. Looking forward to seeing the new paint!

[@lap4793]

Eric what you are doing shows what a great guy you are. These things happen and to make a video about it is great what We the viewers should do is watch the video every day this week to help pay for the repairs I know I will. Keep up the amazing videos

[@bradgreen987]

Love the 928s behind you! Classic

[@nickvinten7803]

Really nice to see adults compromising and not trying to screw each other over. The only proper way to conduct business. Bravo 👏

[@eddiepatterson5025]

I’m glad that both of you are working together on this.

[@danconlan8735]

Bummer about the car but kudos to you for your positive attitude and the tree guy for being forthright and taking care of the damage.

[@jimharris8707]

What I've learned the hard way is that if I'm concerned enough to ask a contractor the question "Should I move my cars...." or "Should I remove this or that...." and they tell me "don't worry about it, they'll be fine" then I'm very likely going to be disappointed in the outcome and should have just addressed my concerns myself to reduce the risk to zero. Sounds like you've got an equitable deal worked out with the owner - I think that's a rare thing nowadays so good on you for being flexible in working out that deal with him.

[@rodneybrand8521]

Every bit of that can be PDR..there are some really good pdr repairmen out there ..but you do what you think is best for you..sure hate that happened..Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@thecatofnineswords]

I was thinking the same. I’ve seen some truly impressive PDR work, pulling out some very contorted panels.

[@Peter-gi3re]

Yes, I am surprised he didn’t go the PDR route. I have seen some incredible damage repaired on KZbin of course. It would probably take a lot of patience and work and may even cost more than repainting just the damaged side. Personally I would prefer the pdr if possible. Still, I am sure Eric knows what he is doing and what we see on KZbin repairs may not be showing the whole story on a repair (by pdr).

[@nyc863]

yeah why not try, THEN if no good do a full respray. maybe it is just social media gloss but have seen amazing pdr work

[@I_Do_Cars]

The damage will be pdr’d first to keep filler and metal work to a minimum, but the PDR guy said there’s not really a way it’s going to look good without paint. I wish it weren’t so, I would’ve been tickled with just PDR and a piece of glass

[@Peter-gi3re]

@@I_Do_Cars I am sure it will come back better than new. You will have a very nice car.

[@GrahamHenderson-kc7fc]

You are an awesome person. your understanding and compassion are first rate.

[@tedsaylor6016]

Of all the "bad decisions" you see everywhere, Eric shows us a better path and Leads by Example.

[@kd5byb]

You're a good dude Eric! So many people in your shoes would be out for blood. The grace you showed in this situation is a standard we should all strive to achieve in a similar situation! PS: I didn't like the yellow at first, but I'll admit, it's growing on me and now I like it. :)

[@erikandersen2477]

Like your attitude, stopping the chain of thoughts about compensation for a brief moment taking the consequences for the other person into consideration finding a tolerable solution for everyone is an almost forgotten vertue now a days👍

[@derekoliver7045]

Very impressed with your attitude and handling of the situation, thank you for the great channel and knowledge.

[@KENNEY1023]

That sucks, glad the owner is going to make it right. I love the color yellow.

[@char-rez83]

So unfortunate for all parties involved, really enjoy the content. Either Stories or teardowns. keep it up, please. I even learned a some things from watching. :)

[@jamothegreat6052]

I truly love your videos. It is sad that this little accident happened. But you are so professional and handled it really nice. You're such a humble and nice person. I've said this before and videos before. I wish you the best. I was a mechanic for 25 years before I had to retire due to health issues. In the way you handled the whole situation is amazing. Once again I've already said this but I wish the best for you. You have great content in your videos. A lot of the cars that you do I would not have touched. I'm not a big fan of European cars. But I have learned a lot even though I don't work on cars anymore. Except for my own and a couple of side jobs.

[@johnhertel3931]

You are doing a good thing by being so flexible with a young guy running a business. It speaks very well to your character. Keep up the great content!

[@linuxster]

Yes! Humanity still exists! 👍That's how we should be treating our fellow human beings! The contractor wants to make it right and you want to make it easier for the repair. So classy! Utmost respect!!!

[@jafo461]

You’re a good egg Noonan. Those who raised you did a remarkable job. Cheers.

[@warplanes]

Gutted for you man.... I like the way you're helping the contractor out with the repair. Hope the yellow monster comes back better than ever. Love the colour btw❤

[@Lee-td3fi]

I've seen some incredible paintless dent removal work done. You might be surprised.

[@tanmoymukherjee9714]

broke my heart. that rear quarter panel is tricky ( as well as the window frame as you pointed out) best of luck. I love the color!

[@tman1129]

Working CLASS never showed through better, great solution to a super disappointing situation!

[@mattcat231]

Oh No! Malice in the Porshe Palace! Glad it's all working out that it's getting fixed!

[@snarkipus]

You're just a good dude. It's heartwarming and honestly the reason I follow your content.

[@509brown]

A very good video, Eric. I learned more about you than about the Porsche or repairs.

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Gee Eric! This gave me the warm feels so much, I wish that I was the guy that dropped a tree on your car... Lemme know if this guy flakes, I would gladly damage whatever ya got sittin' around.😊

[@GrandPitoVic]

That's great brother. Both parties come out ok. No one gets injured badly. Stuff happens. He's a stand up guy for making it right. And your a stand up guy for making it as painless as possible. You could have taken it to him. And you didn't. That's really nice of you. If everyone did this the world wouldn't hurt so much.

[@ericwilson2585]

It's refreshing to see someone who is passionate about there car.

[@rpturbo]

I appreciate you posting this. Im sorry it happened, that sucks. I now will only hire tree companies who tie off and control drop for this type of reason. A local tree company dropped a huge tree through my brother in laws house over not far from you, near Clayton. Im sure your car will be great!

[@springguntunes]

The best part of that car for me was seeing your joy when you took it out for a drive. Thank you for sharing that. I hope you get it fixed like new.

[@Mike-pr8hx]

When you have lemons make some lemonade. Love the videos, good man for trying to work with the tree company's owner.

[@demonknight7965]

The company called you and told you about it. Thats a stand up company. The owner is wanting to fix it so that's awesome.

[@cflwhat]

Ive said this about this car before but I'll say it again since you addressed it. I usually don't like yellow cars but this color is awesome on this gen 911, at least to me. Glad you are keeping it the same color!!

[@alastairfleming7478]

Eric, you sound like a good bloke! A good sense of humour, the ability to laugh at yourself, and the gift of being able to impart your mechanical knowledge in a way that folks like me can understand. I always watch your channel 1st thing on Sunday morning 🇬🇧 time. I hope your Porsche comes back looking a million dollars!

[@Chef42]

I am glad you were able to work things out in such a way that its the least burdensome for everyone. Its not the mistake that matters, everyone makes them, its how its handled that matters.

[@jennifurzoe1302]

It's sad that your nice pastel yellow 911 got damaged, but it's disappointing when there's no dipstick fight .😔

[@Boasandpythons]

Major kudos to the owner of that company reaching out to you, and wanting to make this right. Kudos to you for working with him and coming to an agreement. That is a gorgeous 911 (my favorite generation of Porsche). I'd happily replace the IMS bearing just to own a 911 from that gen.

[@edgeofvamp]

I've had a handful of cursed cars over the years, they all seemed to be damage magnets. Even before the folks before that owned them before and after me.

[@MrAlayer]

Amazing how level hesded you are about it. Surely, accidents do happen. You have a good heart and soul.

[@donniev8181]

Worked out great, minus the damaged Porsche, of course! Im like you, couldn't imagine painting a car a different color than what it was originally "born" with!

[@rickcrain8685]

You know you are a nice guy, keep up treating people the way you do and your business will continue to flourish!!.

[@Donald_Shaw]

Ouch... I feel your angst. We've all be there with car body work. Paint and body work become so emotional when your really care about a car.

[@trep53]

Dealing with adversity is always difficult. It sounds as though you are at peace with the solution to this accident. On the up side I haven’t heard you so cheery as when you were prepping this car to go to the body shop. Every chance you get to put your hands on one of your cars and create a good video you enjoy it. Relish this feeling because one day you may not be able to do it. This is good content and no one got hurt.

[@GreggeSB]

Just glad the tree trimmer is a stand up gent who is taking responsibility. Stuff happens, and only decent folk stand up to take care of the aggrieved. Not a big fan of yellow cars in general, but the Porsche is a sharp looking car regardless. Best of luck for future endeavors.

[@paulmartin8212]

I'm glad the owner is easy to deal with. And for the haters of yellow. They didn't buy it! It's your car.

[@clintcolombin]

I'm so glad you're going to fix all the faded paint in the process. & good for both parties being able to work together on this.

[@Atixtasy]

I bout cried for your amazing greatness for NOT trying to "come out ahead" as you put it in this sue happy world. GREAT ON YOU!!!

[@meathead585]

Life sucks and then you die..... Recently a friend who was mad at me...took a short musical keyboard, held it vertically and slammed it into the roof of my Scion FRS. That's a metal roof with of course various angles. Repair should be about $2000, hopefully covered by the vandalism portion of my comprehensive insurance, getting the paint right, impossible.

[@nickvinten7803]

Loved the series, great watch. I’m due to retire in 2yrs so have started building a shop to work on motorcycles. I do exactly the same as you do, it’s got to be right and end up spending way too much time and money when trying to sort and flip them. My friend who runs a repair shop just sighs and walks away 🤭

[@ronsloan7662]

Hey Eric, where I too am not a big fan of pastel yellow I know that many others are and that's one thing that makes us all different. That said, I'm so sorry to see this happened to you but also very happy the contractor is a stand up guy like yourself and you guys could come to a win/win agreement on how to mitugate an unfortunate accident. I'm really looking forward to seeing how beautiful your car turns out even if it isn't one of my favorite colors. Cheers!

[@derherr65]

Dead pedal on a 911? Pretty sure that's heresy! Thanks for the great videos.

[@beezlebub3955]

Video is a video man, you’re good at it! I think it’s cool that you’re giving the long route a shot rather than doing what most people would do, and that’s just good vibes

[@robm9772]

You’re a good dude for handling it the way you are doing. Hopefully you don’t get screwed in the end, but for now doesn’t sound like you will.

[@keithasche]

Glad you are keeping it yellow. Also glad you are both working it out like adults. Keep up the positive attitude.

[@rioborzeli147]

Holy the front lights are so easy, wish all cars were like that . Very cool

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I have a relationship with a body shop like this.. He does absolutely undetectable work and he's fixed my show car twice. I will take out the windows and run channels and door handles. Then I will put it back together when he's finished and it looks like it's never been touched.

[@hackfabrication139]

Thanks for the update on the Porsche 911. 👍👍

[@nonamesplease6288]

Sorry for the damage. Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

[@rydplrs71]

I had a tree fall on my shed, 2 tractors and my trailer last weekend. The only damage I care about is a couple scratches on the nice tractor. Nothing broke on anything else and I don’t care if that stuff got scratched so I consider myself extremely lucky. I paid $2000 a year for 2 million in coverage that included tree removal. I have no idea what it would have increased if I made a claim, but luckily I didn’t need it. I also had a policy to move anything that could move within the radius of felling. That included asking neighbors to move vehicles and trailers. They always did and thanked my for letting them know. Occasionally they even let me work from or fell into their yard when that made more sense then staying on the property that hired me. Good luck on the repair, I would do the little stuff too. There’s no reason to pay shop rate for little odds and ends.

[@patrickdiehl6813]

👍Love the fact you and the owner of the tree service could come to an agreement that suits both of you. I can personally attest that limbs don't always go where you expect them to...

[@cajunrangers]

Yeah sorry i dont like the colour either - wouldn't have mentioned it if you hadn't first. My Father had a 1973 VW Beetle that exact same colour and loved it, my mate has a Boxster that same colour and loves it too. That's what makes the world go round - our differences and tolerance of others - including my own. Love the channel, it's content and your attitude. Hope you get the car back exactly as you want it. 🤞🏻😊

[@trevenbrewer5044]

Great work making something positive out of an unfortunate situation. Most underated channel on youtube. Keep up the amazing work.

[@gregoryweber7408]

hey thanks for the update, i have never had automotive body work done before but thanks for the info nonetheless, best of luck as it sounds like your buddy does great work please keep that bullet running and fyi i like that pastel yellow a lot, always wanted a 67 malibu in that color so great for you for having it repainted in the same color eric!!

[@christian6381]

Sad to see the 996 like this but good on you making the best of it for both the owner of the company and yourself.

[@texplace]

Man you seem like a really good dude & I commend you on just having compassion, which is sadly lacking today. Your channel is super entertaining to watch & your sometimes corny narratives keep me laughing. Thank you for being a decent human.

[@rockfangd]

You remind me a lot of me. I wish more people were thoughtful when dealing like a situation like this. Best of luck on the car. I would have done exactly the same. Color makes the car as well. Very nice.

[@slinginghotlead]

You are being super cool about this. It is an honest mistake good on you for recognizing that hopefully everything works out in the end.

[@walterslominski4920]

Seemed an honorable why to resolve this unfortunate situation. I sure hope the paint job turns out well.

[@digilux4017]

Sad news, I was wondering what happened to that beautiful yellow 996. Keep the updates coming and good speed on the recovery of her 🤗

[@toddjones9715]

Glad you were able to work it out...sorry about the 911, but know it will look awesome.

[@nowiecoche]

Yellow is the way to go, man! Don’t know if others thinks the pastel color is the problem or that the yellow itself is, but I am all for that original paint color. Hope for a good repair.

[@USBCablez]

You are honest just want it fixed. Seems like a win win for both involved. He was being professional and wanted to fix your car ASAP and took responsibility for the accident. He kept it civilized and not throwing a fit. More business owners need to see this video and learn from it. Most important he has a reputation to up hold.

[@Peter89133]

It is a lovely, yellow car...and it sounds GREAT!

[@steveblackbird]

I really hope the car comes back looking better than ever. I've seen some PDR that's basically witchcraft like and have repaired dents and creases that I knew was a paint and panel repair. I've used the same guy for 20 years and he's literally a wizard. REALLY glad that the tree guy is understanding and able to take accountability. Interesting agreement and my hats off to both of you for coming together for a result. Awesome to see adults doing adulting right. I would have left it yellow too... Porsche and yellow is just a big yes from me.

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

9:00 Ah yes, the knife-driver lol. Also, some of the most famous Porsches are yellow. If it helped protect it or you wanted something different temporarily I could see a wrap. Help protects it etc. The pastel color def helps it look its age in a good way. Now lets see the real star: that MIATA!! :)

[@adey88splace]

As I watched you replace the headlights, I remembered changing my head lighs on my olds delta 88 circa 1977, Memories.

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

That's what I used to do! Bodywork and paint! Great viddy!

[@robertcochran7103]

I think as long as you and the tree trimmer person are both satisfied, then all will be well.

[@1JackTorS]

The coolest thing about my new Porsche is that it lets me know when the rear wing is raised. Spoiler alert.

[@JSparrowist]

Good guy Eric! Not sinking the small company. Much respect!

[@Woodbutcher72]

I'm with you. If I can work on my car to help toward fixing it, I am. I don't care who damaged it or why, I'll be hands on if possible. Good luck, I hope everything turns out right.

[@Miketime969]

The right PDR guy can absolutely fix this

[@williammeszaros3382]

That's why I drive beaters, they look like crap, but I don't have to worry about where I park or bugs in paint. Mechanically, the cars are well cared for, yes, oil changes are at the top of the list but visually, estetecly unpleasing. I love the looks of your car and the color is wonderful.

[@AG-ld2qt]

You have probably arrived at the least acrimonious solution to a difficult situation. While you will have some out of pocket costs, you will obtain some barter services. I greatly enjoy your videos. If I may suggest adding in more of your project car repairs in between engine teardown, could add additional channel interest. TY and best wishes for your business success.

[@john1703]

So pleased that it was not your 928 which caught a branch.

[@aber416373]

Maybe they could make the yellow look less faded. I'd go for something richer like Big Bird. His feathers are a nice happy tone of Yellow that make children smile.

[@huzudra]

I feel your pain, someone oversprayed their insect repellent onto my car at 4th of July fireworks, raised bumps in my black paint on the rear 1/4 panel where it landed. Looks better now a few days later but what a way to end a nice day. Ah well, it's almost 25 years old with original paint in rough shape.