135i Crash

[BimmerKid87]

I think people misunderstood and assumed this was a new car that the OP was picking up. If that was the case, I wouldn't accept it either.

It's someone's personal, used car...and it's definitely not bad enough to be totaled.

[Robert]

This is NOT the poster's car. :-)

[BimmerKid87]

Originally Posted by robert

This is NOT the poster's car. :-)

I know, I'm not sure why people are assuming that.

[Jonathan@BimmerWorld]

Originally Posted by esscolab

Am I missing something or is it not that badly damaged ?

Exactly. Looks bad at first glance only because a few panels are off the car. In those couple of images, however, there doesn't appear to be any structural damage whatsoever. Probably just scratched and dented panels. Looks nowhere near "totalled."

[modbargains]

I'll take the engine shipped to 91748 please :biggrin:

[Simon_135i]

NOTE TO SELF: READ THE THREAD... hehe i thought it was the OP car

[MatthewDFW]

Originally Posted by Road Runner

I agree that car is by no remote stretch of the imagination a write off. Looks like maybe some panel damage thats being repaired but probably not much more. Once its repaired I don't think a lot of people would be able to tell what had happened to it without a pretty keen eye.

Agreed. Of course, much is left up to insurance company and dealership to haggle over degree of liability, the extent of "covered" repairs, and justifiable costs. Then, there is the matter of full disclosure: the accident and required repairs gotta be documented, so... caveat emptor for any future buyer.

Still, BMW does go to great pains advertising the impact-absorbing ability of the 135's body panels. Whether panels are crushed in place or knocked clean off the car, the resulting gruesome appearances will be deceiving since one of their "jobs" is to sacrifice themselves to protect the car's vital innards (which are, by comparison, not so easily or cheaply replaced).

[BMW86]

Hey I just thought I'd clear up that this is not actually my car... I saw it when I went in to pick up my other BMW.

I'm not too sure what the extent of damage actually was but I know that this particular workshop is reluctant to do panel beating as most of the time it works out cheaper to order new body panels, spray them, data dot them, and fit them.

From what I understood, the workshop told me that heavy equipment fell off the back of a truck whilst the 135i was following it on the highway and the 135i didn't have enough time to move and it caused damage to the body of the car. He said that the damage was quite serious and some of the panels had been torn apart but it was mainly cosmetic. I hope this helps.

[MatthewDFW]

Originally Posted by BMW86

I saw it when I went in to pick up my other BMW...

I'll bet the sensation was kind of like sitting in doctor's waiting room while another patient gets wheeled out on a gurney covered with a sheet.

[JasonCSU]

Originally Posted by e34m5

Wow. That car needs to be totalled by the insuranec company. I would never agree to having my car repaired after that much damage. No one will ever buy that car used.

Originally Posted by jayce

are you guys joking? repair? lol that's gotta be a joke
I would NEVER buy that car no matter it is repaired completely.
It will never be the same car.

BMW86 just ask them for a new one or no deal at all.

This is not a toy we're dealing with. You can't just bang it on a ground then glue it and say here you go! pay $40000

What damage? I don't see any damage in those pictures, just removed body panels. If it was just some body panel damage, (no frame or drivetrain damage) there is no need to total that car.

[135i_N54_GUY]

There are some good usable parts there

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by 135i_N54_GUY

There are some good usable parts there

Wow.. this was a loooonnnggg time ago

Not my car btw.

[135i_N54_GUY]

Actually I found this thread on google. Lol😄