My car was in a bad accident yesterday!!!

hotsand5 · 04-08-2006, 12:45 AM

Guys, I am just blown away at the response. All I wanted to do was vent some of my anger and stress, but this entire community comforted me. Sorry that it sounds a bit cheesy, but it does make me feel better knowing that everyone has my back. I am not sure about my wrist, as I was holding the steering wheel with it as the airbags deployed and I made impact with the other car. -Ksfrogman, yeah, the airbag cut up and burned my hands pretty good. But I think this is a small price to pay as opposed to crashing my body/face into the steering wheel or windshield. --Also he didn't hit me because he got in front of me, but we hit at about the same time(his front drivers and my front pass). I did not try to swerve as I didn't even see him come at me...totally blindsided and never saw it comming. I was actually accelerating as I made impact, not braking. My car then jumped after impact and landed slightly to the left, while his spun around 180 degrees on to a front lawn. The only thing I remember was listening to a good audioslave song on the mp3 cd, and BAM..I smack the face into the airbag (but again, not too hard since I had the seatbelts on). It was the second most violent thing that I have ever experienced (the first was getting hit head on by a car while on my motorcycle --broken collerbone!--that's a different story on its own). Oh yeah, the cd kept playing...it will be pretty weird hearing that song again. Again, I will keep you posted on any updates as this whole nightmare passes by. Once again, thanks everyone. You mean a lot to me.

visor · 04-08-2006, 01:35 AM

hotsand5, sorry to hear about your accident. As everyone else said, cars can be fixed and replaced.

About your wrist injury, make sure you get it checked out thoroughly for possible fracture of the scaphoid bone, at the base of the thumb. This type of fracture is quite occult, with the pain gradually creeping up on you over a few day's time, and the healing is delayed due to poor anatomical blood supply.

tctic · 04-08-2006, 03:03 AM

Good thing you were wearing your seat belt. This is a perfect example of how important it is to have your seat belt on before you drive off, regardless of how short your trip is or how 'soon' you are going to put your seat belt on after driving.

Anyways, I hope everything will go fine. Recover soon and hope everything would work out the way you want to.

Redguy · 04-08-2006, 04:08 AM

Just logged on and read the post.

Glad to hear you are okay. Get well soon and I hope it all works out.

Gearcraft · 04-09-2006, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by hotsand5

The only thing I remember was listening to a good audioslave song on the mp3 cd,

...it will be pretty weird hearing that song again.

What was the song you were listening to? Hope it wasnt "Doesnt remind me" coz' that would be really weird to hear again. lol.

Anyway, get better soon.

quackman · 04-09-2006, 09:03 AM

ouch! Hope you turn out ok....

In the 2nd to last pic you can see the torn off lexus badge sitting on the ground, haha.

JamieA · 04-09-2006, 09:14 AM

OUCH.

Hope you are better, sorry to see your injury and the damage to your baby.

Bimmer325 · 04-09-2006, 09:35 AM

i think lexus is jealous, sending out their cars everwhere crashing our E90s...

hotsand5 · 04-09-2006, 11:40 AM

gearcraft, it was "I am the highway." By the way, I had the car towed to Kanuz BMW, some 60 miles from my house to have the car repaired there. I found out that it is one of only 2 in the state of Illinois to be BMWNA certified and 1 of 20 in the country for MB. I told them to give my baby the best that insurance money can buy--- I mean fly in Chris Bangle himself if needed! Just don't let him touch my trunk!!!
Not only are all their techs certified by BMWNA, but their tools, machines, tolerances and specs are all kept under a watchful eye. They told me one of the main reasons that 99% of all collision shops are not BMWNA certified is because they do not have the resouces and tools to fix the frames of the cars to the specifications set by BMWNA. For instance, they have a $1,000,000 machine just for frames that can handle the sensitivity of our exotic alloy compounds found in the frame which can match OEM specs within about 2-3mm. They also said that one of the only places that uses a water based base coat solution (but I got lost after that, so I'm not sure of the processes). Im sure all of this is going to cost a shiny nickel, but hey, it's not comming out of my policy. I will find out tuesday the extent of the damage and will have some high res. photos of the car.

bily · 04-10-2006, 11:05 PM

That is the beauty of German Engineering. You can walk away with a few scratches. Glad to hear you are on the mend. Hopefully your car can be repaired as well. Very sad to see it all smacked up though.

hotsand5 · 04-11-2006, 01:01 AM

Well I went over to the bmw body shop this afternoon, and the previous pictures posted on here were an understatement to say the least. A lot more damage than I thought, and the guy there said a lot of frame damage...so much as the roof caved slightly under the passenger side (but you cannot tell in the pictures). He also said that the engine is in pretty bad shape too. I'm just hoping that it gets totalled now and I get a new one!

poldim · 04-11-2006, 02:44 AM

Owie....

powderhound · 04-11-2006, 02:47 AM

Glad you are ok. the car will get fixed....such a damn shame.

visor · 04-11-2006, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by powderhound

Glad you are ok. the car will get fixed....such a damn shame.

Probably better that it'll be a write-off, because it'll never be the same again.

THE JEDI · 04-11-2006, 05:48 AM

Dear BMW Overlord,

may this BMW rest in peace as we know lexus is a spawn of Hades

....we pray our brothers insurance company pays him in full

and that he may have enough to be back in the brother hood of BMW owners :rocks: ....so say we all.

P.S. BUY THE NEW M-3

bimmer4me · 04-11-2006, 05:53 AM

I making a not sold bold prediction and saying that it will be totalled. Can you say hello 335!

Hula-Hula · 04-11-2006, 06:17 AM

oooh.. godamn! I really hope everything turns out good for ya!

donger274 · 04-11-2006, 07:22 AM

yeah thats probly totaled, your front frame probly needs a whole new welding and you cant get thoughs parts from bmw, its probably totaled and if it does get fixed than your lights will never ever line up sorry about all this. so does that kid have insurance?! i remember driving without insurance for ever and was scared shitless of crashing, but never again...

4nroots · 04-11-2006, 08:00 AM

there is no way they will fix that....too much damage, and way too much liability involved if they do repair it. you should definitely talk to the adjuster and push for a total loss

glad to hear that you are ok though, a real testament to the safety of bmws

txusa03 · 04-11-2006, 08:13 AM

man, looking at the last set of photos, that is a pretty violent wreck. Glad you are OK.

GUNSnOLIVZ · 04-11-2006, 08:20 AM

Wow, man, I feel for you. Glad your okay though. I fear that picture.

KL2DC · 04-11-2006, 08:28 AM

I agree...in these photos (with the hood up), the car looks in really bad shape. I'll be surprised if it wasn't written off. The impact speed must have been great!! Seeing pics like yours make me feel good about buying the e90 with its safety feature and all.

Again, we are all glad to see that you are alright

04-08-2006, 12:45 AM	#67
hotsand5 hotsand5 49 Rep 806 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i 6spd Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Guys, I am just blown away at the response. All I wanted to do was vent some of my anger and stress, but this entire community comforted me. Sorry that it sounds a bit cheesy, but it does make me feel better knowing that everyone has my back. I am not sure about my wrist, as I was holding the steering wheel with it as the airbags deployed and I made impact with the other car. -Ksfrogman, yeah, the airbag cut up and burned my hands pretty good. But I think this is a small price to pay as opposed to crashing my body/face into the steering wheel or windshield. --Also he didn't hit me because he got in front of me, but we hit at about the same time(his front drivers and my front pass). I did not try to swerve as I didn't even see him come at me...totally blindsided and never saw it comming. I was actually accelerating as I made impact, not braking. My car then jumped after impact and landed slightly to the left, while his spun around 180 degrees on to a front lawn. The only thing I remember was listening to a good audioslave song on the mp3 cd, and BAM..I smack the face into the airbag (but again, not too hard since I had the seatbelts on). It was the second most violent thing that I have ever experienced (the first was getting hit head on by a car while on my motorcycle --broken collerbone!--that's a different story on its own). Oh yeah, the cd kept playing...it will be pretty weird hearing that song again. Again, I will keep you posted on any updates as this whole nightmare passes by. Once again, thanks everyone. You mean a lot to me. __________________ -2006 BMW 330i-Sapphire Black- Tera Leather-Aluminum trim- 6spd manual- Sport- Premium- Cold- Navigation- Euro. delivery -2005 Yamaha Warrior 1700 102cu"
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04-08-2006, 01:35 AM	#68
visor BMW, can I have some LSD please? 88 Rep 1,591 Posts Drives: 2017 F30 340i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada iTrader: (0)	hotsand5, sorry to hear about your accident. As everyone else said, cars can be fixed and replaced. About your wrist injury, make sure you get it checked out thoroughly for possible fracture of the scaphoid bone, at the base of the thumb. This type of fracture is quite occult, with the pain gradually creeping up on you over a few day's time, and the healing is delayed due to poor anatomical blood supply. __________________ 2006 330i \| TiAg \| Black \| Al \| 6MT \| Sports Package \| Logic 7 retired 2008 335i \| AW \| Black \| Al \| 6MT \| Sports Package \| Logic 7 retired 2013 328xi \| Red \| Gray \| Al \| 8AT \| Sports Line \| Premium \| Executive \| Heat Pkg retired 2017 340i xDrive \| Estoril \| Black \| Al \| 8AT \| M Package
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04-08-2006, 03:03 AM	#69
tctic Major 38 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Good thing you were wearing your seat belt. This is a perfect example of how important it is to have your seat belt on before you drive off, regardless of how short your trip is or how 'soon' you are going to put your seat belt on after driving. Anyways, I hope everything will go fine. Recover soon and hope everything would work out the way you want to.
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04-08-2006, 04:08 AM	#70
Redguy Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 276 Posts Drives: E90 330i SE Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 330i [0.00]	Just logged on and read the post. Glad to hear you are okay. Get well soon and I hope it all works out.
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04-09-2006, 09:03 AM	#72
quackman Lieutenant 29 Rep 436 Posts Drives: '08 M3 6mt Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hempstead, NY iTrader: (0)	ouch! Hope you turn out ok.... In the 2nd to last pic you can see the torn off lexus badge sitting on the ground, haha. __________________ 2008 Sparkling Graphite e90 M3 6spd
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04-09-2006, 09:14 AM	#73
JamieA Colonel 93 Rep 2,168 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia iTrader: (0)	OUCH. Hope you are better, sorry to see your injury and the damage to your baby. __________________ '05 E90 325i \| '06 E90 325i \| '08 E90 325i LCI \| '13 F30 328i M-Sport \| '14 F10 535d M-Sport Current: '19 G01 X3 M40i
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04-09-2006, 09:35 AM	#74
Bimmer325 Major 86 Rep 1,166 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 325i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MY iTrader: (1)	i think lexus is jealous, sending out their cars everwhere crashing our E90s... __________________ 325i Arctics M-Sport, Gray Leather with Alu Trim, ///M DCT Paddleshift, ///M Gear Knob, BBS LM-R 19", Michelin PS2, KW V2, H&R Anti Roll Bars, BMW Performance Air Intake System, 3D Front Lip, ACS Roof Spoiler, OEM Boot Spoiler, Osram 6000K, Brex White Ring, PIAA 6200K HID Fog, PIAA License Plate LED, BMS Powerbox
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04-09-2006, 11:40 AM	#75
hotsand5 hotsand5 49 Rep 806 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i 6spd Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	gearcraft, it was "I am the highway." By the way, I had the car towed to Kanuz BMW, some 60 miles from my house to have the car repaired there. I found out that it is one of only 2 in the state of Illinois to be BMWNA certified and 1 of 20 in the country for MB. I told them to give my baby the best that insurance money can buy--- I mean fly in Chris Bangle himself if needed! Just don't let him touch my trunk!!! Not only are all their techs certified by BMWNA, but their tools, machines, tolerances and specs are all kept under a watchful eye. They told me one of the main reasons that 99% of all collision shops are not BMWNA certified is because they do not have the resouces and tools to fix the frames of the cars to the specifications set by BMWNA. For instance, they have a $1,000,000 machine just for frames that can handle the sensitivity of our exotic alloy compounds found in the frame which can match OEM specs within about 2-3mm. They also said that one of the only places that uses a water based base coat solution (but I got lost after that, so I'm not sure of the processes). Im sure all of this is going to cost a shiny nickel, but hey, it's not comming out of my policy. I will find out tuesday the extent of the damage and will have some high res. photos of the car. __________________ -2006 BMW 330i-Sapphire Black- Tera Leather-Aluminum trim- 6spd manual- Sport- Premium- Cold- Navigation- Euro. delivery -2005 Yamaha Warrior 1700 102cu"
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04-10-2006, 11:05 PM	#76
bily Lieutenant 84 Rep 540 Posts Drives: 22 G05, 22 G26 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 i4 [0.00] 2022 BMW X5 [0.00] 2015 BMW 428 Cabriolet [0.00]	That is the beauty of German Engineering. You can walk away with a few scratches. Glad to hear you are on the mend. Hopefully your car can be repaired as well. Very sad to see it all smacked up though.
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04-11-2006, 01:01 AM	#77
hotsand5 hotsand5 49 Rep 806 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i 6spd Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Updated pics Well I went over to the bmw body shop this afternoon, and the previous pictures posted on here were an understatement to say the least. A lot more damage than I thought, and the guy there said a lot of frame damage...so much as the roof caved slightly under the passenger side (but you cannot tell in the pictures). He also said that the engine is in pretty bad shape too. I'm just hoping that it gets totalled now and I get a new one! Attached Images __________________ -2006 BMW 330i-Sapphire Black- Tera Leather-Aluminum trim- 6spd manual- Sport- Premium- Cold- Navigation- Euro. delivery -2005 Yamaha Warrior 1700 102cu"
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04-11-2006, 02:44 AM	#78
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04-11-2006, 02:47 AM	#79
powderhound Powderhound 2 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW 325xi Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Glad you are ok. the car will get fixed....such a damn shame. __________________ Powderhound '06 325xi - 6spd man - Prem. Pkg - Sports Pkg - Cld Weather - iDrive - Xenon - SAT R. - graphite / poplar / black
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04-11-2006, 05:48 AM	#81
THE JEDI Major 123 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: 2005 Z4 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: JAPAN, Okinawa iTrader: (0)	Dear BMW Overlord, may this BMW rest in peace as we know lexus is a spawn of Hades ....we pray our brothers insurance company pays him in full and that he may have enough to be back in the brother hood of BMW owners :rocks: ....so say we all. P.S. BUY THE NEW M-3
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04-11-2006, 05:53 AM	#82
bimmer4me Captain 52 Rep 996 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I making a not sold bold prediction and saying that it will be totalled. Can you say hello 335! __________________ 2006 330i Monaco Blue \| Grey \| Walnut ...Manual \| Sports \| Premium \| Cold \| Nav \| Comfort Access \| PDC \| Sirius \| Sunshade ...M-Tec Steering Wheel \| M-Tec Shifter \| TLC ...Performance Center Delivery \| Oct 14, 2005
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04-11-2006, 06:17 AM	#83
Hula-Hula Lieutenant Colonel 91 Rep 1,964 Posts Drives: ♥ Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nürburgring iTrader: (0)	oooh.. godamn! I really hope everything turns out good for ya! __________________
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04-11-2006, 07:22 AM	#84
donger274 Private 3 Rep 53 Posts Drives: honda Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: seattle iTrader: (0)	yeah thats probly totaled, your front frame probly needs a whole new welding and you cant get thoughs parts from bmw, its probably totaled and if it does get fixed than your lights will never ever line up sorry about all this. so does that kid have insurance?! i remember driving without insurance for ever and was scared shitless of crashing, but never again...
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04-11-2006, 08:00 AM	#85
4nroots Subluxator 58 Rep 452 Posts Drives: E90 335d, E93 M3 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	there is no way they will fix that....too much damage, and way too much liability involved if they do repair it. you should definitely talk to the adjuster and push for a total loss glad to hear that you are ok though, a real testament to the safety of bmws __________________ E90 335xi Jerez Black, M-Sport, BMW power pack E63 AMG Wagon, Fully loaded If I lived in Germany, I'd be proud to drive domestic!
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04-11-2006, 08:13 AM	#86
txusa03 Major General 548 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	man, looking at the last set of photos, that is a pretty violent wreck. Glad you are OK.
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04-11-2006, 08:20 AM	#87
GUNSnOLIVZ Sgt. Ah Sum 3 Rep 69 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330xi [0.00]	Wow, man, I feel for you. Glad your okay though. I fear that picture. __________________ GunsNOlivz 330xi - e90 CodeName "Smokey" Sparkling Graphite/Black Interior - Premium, Navi, Sports w/ Styling 162, Heated Front Seats
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04-11-2006, 08:28 AM	#88
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