There sure is a lot of E90 hate going around

CnoteMD · 04-03-2006, 04:41 PM

I have been seeing a lot of threads about people having thier cars damaged by other's carelessness. I guess it's finally my turn.

My car usually sits in the parking garage until the weekend, but last Friday, I drove to work. I actually found a reasonable parking spot went on my way. I was only a few steps from my car when I realized I left something in the back seat. I returned to my car from the rear and saw a huge scrape on the left rear bumper. As it was only seconds since I closed my door, I knew this scrape must have been there before I parked the car and since I drive my car someone infrequently it could have happened at anytime in the past 5-6 days! All I know is that I have some blue paint residue on my bumper and a scrape all the way all the way to the plastic.

Well, I had the insurance adjuster look at it this morning and got an estimate of about $900 to replace the rear bumper. At least everything went smoothly. After the inspection, I took the car to my dealer. I had no appointment, but they took the car immediately and got me set up with Enterprise (if this was a scheduled service appointment, they would have had a BMW loaner waiting for me). My insurance company is doing everything over the computer, so I was even able to pull up pictures of the damage from thier webpage (see below).

For now I have a Volvo S40 until my car is done (they estimate about 2 days).

petesamprs · 04-03-2006, 04:54 PM

cnote - that sucks man. whats your deductible? if that were mine i'd have to pay the whole thing out of pocket.

hotsand5 · 04-03-2006, 05:20 PM

do you know how much the damage is going to cost the insurance co.? I just want to see what one of these common mishaps cost. My guess is about $1000.00

geeslice · 04-03-2006, 05:23 PM

that sucks, cnote.

i'd be crazy pissed. glad to see you are handling it so well.

billgti · 04-03-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hotsand5

do you know how much the damage is going to cost the insurance co.? I just want to see what one of these common mishaps cost. My guess is about $1000.00

his original post said $900, so your estimate is pretty spot on. if it were my car i would have to pay all of that out of my own pocket too.

BMW F22 · 04-03-2006, 05:45 PM

that sucks big time man. I cannot stress enough how crappy it makes a person feel inside when they see their car like that (or worse).

CnoteMD · 04-03-2006, 05:57 PM

To answer a few of the earlier questions, I have a $500 deductible and the insurance is covering the rental car. I was upset about it at first, but after seeing some of the other posts here I realize that I have little to complain about.

So far, I have been treated very well by the insurance company and the dealer. Much better than prior experiences with auto damages.

-My first car was totalled by a guy driving on a suspended license in someone elses car with no insurance when he ran a red light. They took him away in handcuffs.
-My second car was totalled by a cab driver with really bad insurance, it took my insurance 2 years to finally get payment from the other company (and get my deductible back).
-After these experiences, I leased my 3rd car and there was no major damage during my 36 month term.

Mr. BMW · 04-03-2006, 06:00 PM

Looks like someone hit you as they were pulling in to the spot next to you. From the picture the impact appears to be at the end of the bumper and then they dragged forward. This is a common parking lot accident that happens when people pull in to fast and think they have more room then they really have.

Check on the ground where you were parked for any pieces that may have come off the other car and look for a blue car with damage on the front passenger side bumper.

My brother's car was hit right in front of my house and after finding pieces of chrome molding from the car that hit him, we matched them up to a car that was two houses away and had front end damage.

If it happened where you live, it's probably someone that lives there and their car should not be to hard to find. Good luck.

Fenianz · 04-03-2006, 08:05 PM

Sorry to hear about your car. Glad to hear your insurance company is treating you well. What insurance company are you with?

myXI · 04-03-2006, 08:36 PM

sorry to hear that, cnote. It sucks when someone damages your car and doesn't own up to it. It's good that the repair process is going smoothly. Just think about the many more happy miles behind the wheel.

inTgr8r · 04-03-2006, 08:57 PM

Sorry about your problem Cnote..would have made me crazy....

Just curious though.. why the thread title " There sure is a lot of E90 hate going around"

CnoteMD · 04-03-2006, 09:37 PM

I named the thread in reference to all of the recent E90's that have been rear ended, scratched, keyed, spit on, etc.

Its bad enough that most people have animosity towards BMW's in general, but every other day I see a post about someone's car being damaged (usually at the fault of someone else).

As far as finding the person who damaged my car, my building has a little over 1000 parking spots, so I've pretty much given up on finding them.

davinet78 · 04-04-2006, 06:58 AM

people just have no consideration to others

F32Fleet · 04-04-2006, 09:26 AM

That's what u get for living in NJ. I'd never own a nice car in the NE. People just don't give a (blank) about other people's property.

vladinecko · 04-04-2006, 09:35 AM

i can totally relate Cnote as both my cars got badly hit recently. my E90 got $1800 worth of damage on it and my E36 $500. my dealership couldn't get me an appointment until 4/11 so i have to wait some more for my E90 to be fixed. i'll have to hold off on my E36 for now, that would just too much money to spend at once for something i didn't even do.

people are a$$holes!

Gitta · 04-04-2006, 11:32 AM

Wow that sucks. At least you're getting quick turnaround on the repairs!

timzerofive · 04-04-2006, 11:48 AM

With all these hit & runs that we've been seeing, I'm wondering how come no one has come up with an alarm system that integrates a camera system into it. Upon the alarm being activated (vibration) the small cameras mounted at all 4 directions of the car will take a few images. Perhaps even lets out an audible warning, and thus whoever that has just hit you will know he's been caught, and better leave a number on the windshield.

vladinecko · 04-04-2006, 12:20 PM

that is not a bad idea at all! where would you mount the cameras though?

lux.sh · 04-04-2006, 12:30 PM

four top corners on the roof? integrate them into the roof?

I don't know. perhaps BMW should come out with factory camera alarm option.

Paul330d · 04-04-2006, 12:52 PM

Why not turn a disaster into an opportunity and pay a little extra for the //M Sport rear bumper. At least then you would be getting something for your trouble...

timzerofive · 04-04-2006, 01:04 PM

Well, front & rear are simple as they already have camera system for those area, side view should be fairly simple to integrate something into the B pillars. Of course, like all alarm system, they are meant for more deterrent purpose than to be actually useful. Once the car detects an impact, alarm sounds and voice (like those ones that says "you are too close to the vehicle") will say something to the effect of you've just collided with this vehicle and an image has been captured of you, please leave your contact info, blah blah blah. The other driver should be scared shitless enough to leave their info.

billgti · 04-04-2006, 01:11 PM

a good way to think about it is..at least your car didn't get hit by a tree

04-03-2006, 04:41 PM	#1
CnoteMD Commander in Chief 37 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M5 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	There sure is a lot of E90 hate going around I have been seeing a lot of threads about people having thier cars damaged by other's carelessness. I guess it's finally my turn. My car usually sits in the parking garage until the weekend, but last Friday, I drove to work. I actually found a reasonable parking spot went on my way. I was only a few steps from my car when I realized I left something in the back seat. I returned to my car from the rear and saw a huge scrape on the left rear bumper. As it was only seconds since I closed my door, I knew this scrape must have been there before I parked the car and since I drive my car someone infrequently it could have happened at anytime in the past 5-6 days! All I know is that I have some blue paint residue on my bumper and a scrape all the way all the way to the plastic. Well, I had the insurance adjuster look at it this morning and got an estimate of about $900 to replace the rear bumper. At least everything went smoothly. After the inspection, I took the car to my dealer. I had no appointment, but they took the car immediately and got me set up with Enterprise (if this was a scheduled service appointment, they would have had a BMW loaner waiting for me). My insurance company is doing everything over the computer, so I was even able to pull up pictures of the damage from thier webpage (see below). For now I have a Volvo S40 until my car is done (they estimate about 2 days). Attached Images __________________ 2008 BMW 535i Space Gray, Black Leather, Dark Bamboo Trim\| Sport Automatic with Paddles \| Sport Package 2008 BMW M5 (gone, but not forgotten) Space Gray, Silverstone Merino Leather, Madeira Walnut Wood Trim \| 7speed SMG \| All options Mods: Corsa Exhaust \| RPI Ram Air Intake \| H&R Sport Springs \| Rogue Engineering 12mm spacers
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petesamprs Lieutenant 34 Rep 519 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: northeast iTrader: (0)	cnote - that sucks man. whats your deductible? if that were mine i'd have to pay the whole thing out of pocket. __________________ '14 535i (ED) Retired: '08 M5, '08 550i (ED), '06 330i
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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]	do you know how much the damage is going to cost the insurance co.? I just want to see what one of these common mishaps cost. My guess is about $1000.00 __________________ -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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geeslice Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 283 Posts Drives: '06 325xi Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00] 2004 Audi TT [0.00]	that sucks, cnote. i'd be crazy pissed. glad to see you are handling it so well. __________________ It's called "HAPPY" Hour for a reason. '06 E90 325xi Sparkling Graphite, Dakota Black Leather, Dark Walnut Burl Trim, Steptronic, Premium Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, Xenons = LOVE
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BMW F22 Major General 3562 Rep 9,787 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	that sucks big time man. I cannot stress enough how crappy it makes a person feel inside when they see their car like that (or worse).
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CnoteMD Commander in Chief 37 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M5 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	To answer a few of the earlier questions, I have a $500 deductible and the insurance is covering the rental car. I was upset about it at first, but after seeing some of the other posts here I realize that I have little to complain about. So far, I have been treated very well by the insurance company and the dealer. Much better than prior experiences with auto damages. -My first car was totalled by a guy driving on a suspended license in someone elses car with no insurance when he ran a red light. They took him away in handcuffs. -My second car was totalled by a cab driver with really bad insurance, it took my insurance 2 years to finally get payment from the other company (and get my deductible back). -After these experiences, I leased my 3rd car and there was no major damage during my 36 month term. __________________ 2008 BMW 535i Space Gray, Black Leather, Dark Bamboo Trim\| Sport Automatic with Paddles \| Sport Package 2008 BMW M5 (gone, but not forgotten) Space Gray, Silverstone Merino Leather, Madeira Walnut Wood Trim \| 7speed SMG \| All options Mods: Corsa Exhaust \| RPI Ram Air Intake \| H&R Sport Springs \| Rogue Engineering 12mm spacers
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Mr. BMW Major 261 Rep 1,389 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 M3 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00] 2018 Jeep Grand Che ... [0.00]	Looks like someone hit you as they were pulling in to the spot next to you. From the picture the impact appears to be at the end of the bumper and then they dragged forward. This is a common parking lot accident that happens when people pull in to fast and think they have more room then they really have. Check on the ground where you were parked for any pieces that may have come off the other car and look for a blue car with damage on the front passenger side bumper. My brother's car was hit right in front of my house and after finding pieces of chrome molding from the car that hit him, we matched them up to a car that was two houses away and had front end damage. If it happened where you live, it's probably someone that lives there and their car should not be to hard to find. Good luck.
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Fenianz Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 230 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Sorry to hear about your car. Glad to hear your insurance company is treating you well. What insurance company are you with?
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myXI Private 2 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 330XI Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	sorry to hear that, cnote. It sucks when someone damages your car and doesn't own up to it. It's good that the repair process is going smoothly. Just think about the many more happy miles behind the wheel. __________________ 330XI ,SGM, 6MT, Black Leather, ZCW, ZPP, Aluminum trim
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inTgr8r Lieutenant General 2426 Rep 11,667 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (10)	Sorry about your problem Cnote..would have made me crazy.... Just curious though.. why the thread title " There sure is a lot of E90 hate going around"
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CnoteMD Commander in Chief 37 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M5 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	I named the thread in reference to all of the recent E90's that have been rear ended, scratched, keyed, spit on, etc. Its bad enough that most people have animosity towards BMW's in general, but every other day I see a post about someone's car being damaged (usually at the fault of someone else). As far as finding the person who damaged my car, my building has a little over 1000 parking spots, so I've pretty much given up on finding them. __________________ 2008 BMW 535i Space Gray, Black Leather, Dark Bamboo Trim\| Sport Automatic with Paddles \| Sport Package 2008 BMW M5 (gone, but not forgotten) Space Gray, Silverstone Merino Leather, Madeira Walnut Wood Trim \| 7speed SMG \| All options Mods: Corsa Exhaust \| RPI Ram Air Intake \| H&R Sport Springs \| Rogue Engineering 12mm spacers
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davinet78 Lieutenant Colonel 28 Rep 1,832 Posts Drives: bmw e90 320d Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: gibraltar(europe) iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 bmw 320d E90 [0.00]	people just have no consideration to others __________________ e90 320d,arktis,lumber support, hifi speaker, alarm, dakota beige, 162 18", xenon with washer spray,window chrome trimmings, professional radio, 6 cd changer wood trimmings 6 speed manual.
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3566 Rep 10,344 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	That's what u get for living in NJ. I'd never own a nice car in the NE. People just don't give a (blank) about other people's property.
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timzerofive there is no spoon 243 Rep 867 Posts Drives: 330i manual Join Date: May 2005 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	With all these hit & runs that we've been seeing, I'm wondering how come no one has come up with an alarm system that integrates a camera system into it. Upon the alarm being activated (vibration) the small cameras mounted at all 4 directions of the car will take a few images. Perhaps even lets out an audible warning, and thus whoever that has just hit you will know he's been caught, and better leave a number on the windshield. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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timzerofive there is no spoon 243 Rep 867 Posts Drives: 330i manual Join Date: May 2005 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Well, front & rear are simple as they already have camera system for those area, side view should be fairly simple to integrate something into the B pillars. Of course, like all alarm system, they are meant for more deterrent purpose than to be actually useful. Once the car detects an impact, alarm sounds and voice (like those ones that says "you are too close to the vehicle") will say something to the effect of you've just collided with this vehicle and an image has been captured of you, please leave your contact info, blah blah blah. The other driver should be scared shitless enough to leave their info. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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04-04-2006, 01:11 PM	#22
billgti Lieutenant 26 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 06 BMW 330i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	a good way to think about it is..at least your car didn't get hit by a tree
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