{"id":37761,"date":"2019-12-06T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T21:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=37761"},"modified":"2021-01-05T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T06:52:34","slug":"play-tricks-to-porsche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/play-tricks-to-porsche\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Luxury Cars Attract Vandalism? What Happened to Our Porsche"},"content":{"rendered":"

The License Plate on Our Panamera<\/h3>\n

The other day, I was about to take our Panamera out of the driveway when I glanced at the license plate and noticed that the angle was clearly wrong.<\/p>\n

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Wait\u2014why is it bent like that?! (\uff9f\u0434\uff9f)<\/span><\/p>\n

I wondered if something had hit it, but if that were the case, I\u2019d expect the plate to be dented, so that didn\u2019t seem likely. I tried straightening it by hand, but it wouldn\u2019t budge. When my husband took a look, he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cHmm\u2026 this was probably deliberate. It\u2019s strange for a license plate to be bent at that angle. Someone clearly did this by hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seriously\u2026? (-_-)<\/p>\n

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The thought that someone had tampered with our beloved Porsche really bothered me, so I decided to check the dashcam, just in case. I didn\u2019t expect there\u2019d be much we could do even if it had caught something, but I took out the SD card and went through the mountain of footage one file at a time. In the end, there was nothing.<\/p>\n

Our driveway happens to be right on a route used by local elementary and middle school students, so maybe a child had done it. Or perhaps it was someone with a grudge against us\u2026 (Though I like to think we\u2019re a pretty harmless family! lol)<\/span><\/p>\n

Straightening the License Plate<\/h3>\n

We couldn\u2019t leave the license plate bent, so we decided to fix it right away. I used a screwdriver to remove the screws and took the plate off.<\/p>\n

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I hadn\u2019t realized how easily it came off. Without its license plate, the Panamera looked strangely lifeless\u2014almost as if its soul had gone missing. (lol)<\/p>\n

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I brought the plate inside and set about bending it back into shape. My husband told me:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s aluminum, so it should bend back pretty easily. Put it against something with a rounded edge, like a table, and press on it. That should do the trick.\u201d<\/p>\n

I gave it a gentle push, and it straightened out more easily than I expected.<\/p>\n

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It wasn\u2019t perfectly straight, but once I reattached it, the bend was barely noticeable.<\/p>\n

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Vandalism Against a Porsche<\/h3>\n

We live in an area where Porsches and other imported cars are a common sight, so our Panamera doesn\u2019t exactly turn heads. We\u2019d never had any serious trouble before, although someone did scratch the hood of the 970 Panamera Edition we used to own.<\/p>\n

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Some time after the Panamera was delivered, I noticed a long scratch on the hood, as if someone had dragged something across it.<\/p>\n

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It was hard to see from certain angles and in some lighting, so I had no idea when it happened\u2026 (It\u2019s difficult to make out in the photo below, too.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Still, I didn\u2019t want to leave it as it was, so that evening I visited three nearby gas stations and repair shops. At the first shop, they told me:<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a scratch like this, we\u2019d have to repaint the entire hood. Porsche\u2019s paintwork is exceptional, and we can\u2019t guarantee we\u2019d be able to match it perfectly. We\u2019d recommend having the repair done at a Porsche dealer, if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second shop said they could repair it, but quoted a pretty steep price. At the third, they told us, \u201cWe\u2019re about to close\u2014come back tomorrow<\/strong>.\u201d (Yikes\u2026)<\/p>\n

Eventually, we realized that might have been their indirect way of turning us down. (lol) We contacted H. at the dealership and arranged to have the car repaired through our insurance. If I remember correctly, all we had to pay was the \u00a5100,000 deductible.<\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t have any more trouble after that, but the bent license plate brought back those unpleasant memories.<\/p>\n

Whatever the car, it\u2019s precious to its owner, so please don\u2019t vandalize it. Even if no one finds out, I believe that what goes around comes around eventually.<\/p>\n

I wonder if having a garage with a shutter would help prevent this kind of thing\u2026 What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The License Plate on Our Panamera The other day, I was about to take our Panamera out of the driveway when I glanced at the license plate and noticed that the angle was clearly wrong. Wait\u2014why is it bent like that?! (\uff9f\u0434\uff9f) I wondered if something had hit it, but if that were the case, I\u2019d expect the plate to be dented, so that didn\u2019t seem likely. 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