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roldan · 11-13-2009, 11:38 AM

So I stopped in Arlington this morning to get some coffee, parked the car, and started to open the door and this old guy in a Buick - at least half a block away as I start opening the door - just slowly plows into the door, scraping it all up.

Grrrrrrrrr!

He gets argumentative and doesn't want to file a police report and gets ready to drive away before I pull out my cell. Ugh.

Even better: taking pictures with my phone and he tells me to "send him copies once I get them developed."

Not too bad, but the first real dent on my 1er!

roldan · 11-13-2009, 11:39 AM

Oops, sorry - worthless without pics, right -- here we go:

Rachel · 11-13-2009, 03:42 PM

What a bunch of crap!! Sorry to hear this!!

anthony @ eas · 11-13-2009, 04:20 PM

That sucks. Hope it gets worked out quickly.

ML · 11-15-2009, 09:06 AM

That sucks! I guess you're lucky that you didn't have the door open a little further. He would have ripped the door off the car. Or worse, plowed into you if you had been stepping out.

Lester · 11-15-2009, 10:42 AM

The sad thing is, your insurance may view it as your fault. Opening a door into traffic is always the responisibility of the door opener. You always have to assume that everyone else on the road is a blind idiot.

and 1 · 11-15-2009, 12:19 PM

F buicks

larryn · 11-15-2009, 12:21 PM

Major suckage. Sorry to hear. Does the lip protrude at all, with the door closed? or is it barely noticeable with the door closed?

roldan · 11-18-2009, 02:38 PM

Yeah, insurance is saying I'll likely be held at fault, which is super obnoxious!

As a cyclist I'm always super careful opening doors -- I really had no notion that the Buick could possibly hit me. This happened on Mass Ave in Arlington where the lanes are literally about 40 feet wide - there's no reason at all for cars to be driving that close to parked ones.

The damage is pretty minor -- with the door closed there's a little bend in the metal and a few paint scrapes. Body shop estimate is <$600, so not too bad but less than my deductible! Grrr...

larryn · 11-18-2009, 03:24 PM

I was wondering if they'd zing you for it. Sucks, but it's in their guides to automatically make the parked car opening their door into traffic, the guilty party.

You may want to drop the claim, if so. At least there won't be an "accident" on your record.

Robo Squirrel · 11-18-2009, 03:48 PM

old people are the bane of my existance when driving...

11-13-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
roldan Second Lieutenant Drives: '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 238 iTrader: (0)	Grrr Old People in Buicks! So I stopped in Arlington this morning to get some coffee, parked the car, and started to open the door and this old guy in a Buick - at least half a block away as I start opening the door - just slowly plows into the door, scraping it all up. Grrrrrrrrr! He gets argumentative and doesn't want to file a police report and gets ready to drive away before I pull out my cell. Ugh. Even better: taking pictures with my phone and he tells me to "send him copies once I get them developed." Not too bad, but the first real dent on my 1er!
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11-13-2009, 11:39 AM	#2
roldan Second Lieutenant Drives: '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 238 iTrader: (0)	Oops, sorry - worthless without pics, right -- here we go: Attached Images

11-13-2009, 03:42 PM	#3
Rachel Dangerous Curves Drives: better than the boys ;) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 1,125 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 Ducati 848EVO [0.00] 2008 135i [0.00]	What a bunch of crap!! Sorry to hear this!! __________________

11-13-2009, 04:20 PM	#4
anthony @ eas Brigadier General Drives: R56 Cooper S Join Date: May 2009 Location: 4015 E Leaverton Court, Anahiem, CA 92807 Posts: 3,486 iTrader: (0)	That sucks. Hope it gets worked out quickly. __________________ Anthony M. \| european auto source (eas) email: anthony@europeanautosource.com web: www.europeanautosource.com tel 866.669.0705 \| ca: 714.369.8524 x25 \| fax: 714.908.1796 Blog \| Facebook \| YouTube \| Flickr \| Twitter

11-15-2009, 09:06 AM	#5
ML Change for a Nickle? Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA Posts: 875 iTrader: (1)	That sucks! I guess you're lucky that you didn't have the door open a little further. He would have ripped the door off the car. Or worse, plowed into you if you had been stepping out. __________________ "I tasted death many times on the river today. Do you want to know what it tasted like? Do you REALLY want to know? Well I'll tell you then: it tasted like BEEF JERKY." - unknown paddler 8/1/09

11-15-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
Lester Colonel Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,817 iTrader: (0)	The sad thing is, your insurance may view it as your fault. Opening a door into traffic is always the responisibility of the door opener. You always have to assume that everyone else on the road is a blind idiot.

11-15-2009, 12:19 PM	#7
and 1 winter mode Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 2,058 iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [3.75]	F buicks __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar

11-15-2009, 12:21 PM	#8
larryn Major General Drives: '97 332ti, '10 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,286 iTrader: (2)	Major suckage. Sorry to hear. Does the lip protrude at all, with the door closed? or is it barely noticeable with the door closed?

11-18-2009, 02:38 PM	#9
roldan Second Lieutenant Drives: '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 238 iTrader: (0)	Yeah, insurance is saying I'll likely be held at fault, which is super obnoxious! As a cyclist I'm always super careful opening doors -- I really had no notion that the Buick could possibly hit me. This happened on Mass Ave in Arlington where the lanes are literally about 40 feet wide - there's no reason at all for cars to be driving that close to parked ones. The damage is pretty minor -- with the door closed there's a little bend in the metal and a few paint scrapes. Body shop estimate is <$600, so not too bad but less than my deductible! Grrr...

11-18-2009, 03:24 PM	#10
larryn Major General Drives: '97 332ti, '10 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,286 iTrader: (2)	I was wondering if they'd zing you for it. Sucks, but it's in their guides to automatically make the parked car opening their door into traffic, the guilty party. You may want to drop the claim, if so. At least there won't be an "accident" on your record.

11-18-2009, 03:48 PM	#11
Robo Squirrel Captain Drives: 135i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MI Posts: 971 iTrader: (1)	old people are the bane of my existance when driving... __________________

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