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05-18-2010, 08:49 AM | #1 |
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Oh man, do I have a story to vent about
My car was damaged by the dealership about two weeks ago while I was getting my HPFP replaced. No, this story isn't going where you think. I was scheduled to get a loaner today since it was the earliest day available for what the service manager called "the fun loaner." I was looking forward to having a car other than my own to drive in the autocross this weekend in Nassau. My appointment was for 7am this morning.
I go out to my car to drive up to the service center only to find the drivers side door, door handle, and side skirt dented and smeared with red paint. Low and behold, there is a red Pontiac parked behind me. I go and check the back bumper of the Pontiac. Low and behold, Lemans Blue paint. Called the police for an accident report. They showed up quick, like 5 minutes. People who get shot have to wait longer for cops to arrive. Anyway I showed the cop where my paint was on their bumper and theirs on mine. I won't get the report till Thursday or Friday, but I'm certain it'll say that the Pontiac is at fault. I waited around to talk to the owner of the car. She came out with her boyfriend and denied up and down that it was them. She said she was "too fucked up to be driving last night", which means I'm sure that whoever was driving her car was completely sober last night too. I'll add a pic or two soon. Last edited by tcd223; 05-18-2010 at 09:44 AM.. Reason: clarification + Add Pictures |
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Wait. I'm confused. Did this person hit your car while it was at the dealership overnight?
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05-18-2010, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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Sorry, i clarified it a little better in the first post. No, this was before I brought the car in. my car got hit the night before it was supposed to go into the body shop for repairs BMW was paying for. Now I have to go through my insurance.
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Dude, that sucks. I can't believe that girl didn't think it was her car! Good luck.
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05-18-2010, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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Shit man that really sucks. At least the person driving the car was too stupid to drive away and you got em, so it's not your insurance taking the hit.
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05-18-2010, 11:24 AM | #6 |
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Yea, I just have to wait till I get the police report. The owner wouldn't give me any information at all, not even her name. I think they are under the assumption that it's going to be a no fault claim. After running into them I feel like its going to be one of those uphill battles though. I'm going to get an estimate from my preferred body shop and see what the damage is.
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05-18-2010, 11:51 AM | #7 |
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The horrors of on-street parking. Let's hope the cops agree with your assessment and cite them. If they do, then at least justice will be served.
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05-18-2010, 05:08 PM | #8 |
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That is too bad man.
You know over here in the land of big brother ie Germany. All you have to do is call your insurance company... give them the plate number of the suspected car... they will give you the owners name, age, gender, address, tel, AND insirance company!!! Then you can make a claim against THEIR insurance!!! And then call the Polizei. You have no privacy rights over here. And ohh.... did I mention that the cops can pull you over anytime for anything! No probable cause needed. Just to check "zee papers"! It is not so bad no since we "americans" have German plates - so we blend in. But back in teh day when we had special armed forces plates... it was bad. We called it "driving while American"! |
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edit - it looks like its only a felony if you hit someone and injure them or kill them? Does mental anguish count as an injury? Looks like if its only property damage there is a maximum fine of $250 and a maximum sentence of 15 days in jail or any combination thereof. Quote:
Thanks Derek, appreciate it. I was going to take a drive out to you guys for something else, but these repairs are going to be done at a shop I can get to and from with public transit. Last edited by tcd223; 05-19-2010 at 12:14 PM.. |
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Oh man I'm sorry to hear this. Isn't this the 2nd 135i incident you had this year with damage?
I hope for a speedy recovery and a positive outcome on the legal end of things!
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Is the Pontiac's damage on the right rear bumper? It looks like she backed into you while trying to parallel park, maybe (turned too hard or too early). I can't believe she just proceeded to park like normal after that. What a first-class idiot. It sounds like she really WAS too fucked up to be driving, lol.
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Hopefully I'll have her back in time for the meet in a week and a half, assuming they can get the parts quickly. On the upside, I can probably get the body shop to install my GAS diffuser for me while the bumper cover is off. Quote:
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05-19-2010, 04:09 PM | #14 |
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Update - My body shop quoted me ~ $2,415. How someone can hit another person's car and cause that much damage without leaving a note, and to top it all off vehemently deny doing it, is beyond me. God I hate the Bronx.
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In NYC, they will not get into trouble. All she has to say is, I didn't realize I hit his car.
Happens all the time.
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Baseball bat to the pontiac until exhaustion.
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While I'd love to, I think I'll just stick with not driving to my gf's house ever again and leave my car nice and protected in my driveway at home. |
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05-20-2010, 01:31 PM | #18 |
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Car is going to the shop next Tuesday, after the new door arrives. They said it would take about a week to finish the job. Looks like I won't be making it to the captree meet.
On the plus side, the dealership is willing to work out something for their damage to the car. If the car isn't detailed by the body shop, the dealership will do a complete detailing for me. If the shop does detail the car, maybe I can convince them to give me a nice discount on the performance spoiler or a couple of rotors. |
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So since your car isn't going in till Tuesday that means that u can autox on Saturday right
ohh and don't let the lack of a car stop you, the supercar meet there every Sunday is worth it on ts own. Last time we did captree I showed up with an x3 loaner as my car was down for the day |
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Thats the thing though, I won't have any loaner for the week the car is shopped. I may be able to convince one of my friends to take the drive but that is going to take some work. |
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Better yet, take it to my friends shop in jersey and so long as he can get parts it will get done in time for the meet. He does great work and prices are reasonable. Worst case if u can train it to jersey you can ride with me.
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I'm trying to Pete into going, I'll see him tonight at some point and get him to commit. Actually this may work out. Since I'll be riding in a vert, I can get some decent rolling shots of everyone. I'm hoping to make my HDR debut after shooting this meet. |
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