Aftermath of M3 vs Owl

USAM3 · 07-26-2012, 04:54 PM

An owl flew into my car on my way home at 5am this morning. The impact was pretty loud and totally caught me off guard. Dented the hood and broke a headlight. There's tiny pieces of meat in the headlight and my dog can't stay away. lol Now I've got to deal with insurance.

Update July 28:
A geico claims adjuster checked out my car and estimated the cost for parts & labor to repair the damage is $1700+ which seemed like they were lowballing me. Dropped off the M at TNT Autobody in Sacramento to have it done correctly. Will update again with the results and total costs.

IMG · 07-26-2012, 05:06 PM

Sorry man !

pseto · 07-26-2012, 05:13 PM

no pics of the owl? lol

sorry to hear dude. time for OSS headlights and CF hood

PhillyNate · 07-26-2012, 05:23 PM

A loose interpretation of a Bobby Fuller Four classic, "I fought the owl and the owl won." Ouch, sorry this happened.

lorinzo · 07-26-2012, 05:32 PM

Ouch!
Best of luck with repairs.

GOLFFRR · 07-26-2012, 05:33 PM

gzzz

Tam@SupremePower · 07-26-2012, 07:12 PM

ouchhh

Rhoron24 · 07-26-2012, 07:48 PM

sorry to hear that.. hope everything workout good...

Its_lobelt · 07-26-2012, 08:53 PM

Damn that sucks. Look on the bright side: you can get a new hood and some OSS headlights.

Powerbeast · 07-26-2012, 10:25 PM

Sorry to hear, how's the owl?

Erie Von Otto · 07-26-2012, 11:00 PM

Son of a... Id stuff that bastard and hang him in the living room. Fox got me once at 160kph when I had the Z3M. Needed a completely new front bumper, he needed new intestines...

aus · 07-27-2012, 08:49 AM

Time to get some rings put in!!

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M3PO · 07-30-2012, 04:25 PM

I hit an owl once. It hit the window though. Scared the shit out of me. It sounded like a big rock hit the window.

e92_m3 · 07-30-2012, 04:40 PM

Damn, that owl must have been huge. It's either that or you must have been going faster than I was coz the impact broke your headlight and dented the hood.

A big brown bird (don't know what kind) hit my right headlight as well last year. I was taking the backroads home going around 40-45 mph. Didn't see the bird coming. Just heard a loud thud on the right side of the car. Got down, saw that it was a big brown bird. The bird was still intact, bleeding, and shaking. Since I don't want anyone running over it, I used my foot and put it aside of the road. I have a pic of it on my old phone. Lemme find my old phone so I could post a pic of the bird. Headlight had some blood stains and a scuff mark. I just hosed it down when I got home and the scuff was removed by a polishing wheel.

ChrisAW · 07-30-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Powerbeast

Sorry to hear, how's the owl?

tlp · 07-30-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Powerbeast

Sorry to hear, how's the owl?

e92_m3 · 07-30-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by pseto

no pics of the owl? lol

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Originally Posted by Powerbeast

Sorry to hear, how's the owl?

Just heard from the owl.

It's reaction was:

07-26-2012, 04:54 PM	#1
USAM3 Private First Class 118 Rep 134 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: May 2012 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Aftermath of M3 vs Owl An owl flew into my car on my way home at 5am this morning. The impact was pretty loud and totally caught me off guard. Dented the hood and broke a headlight. There's tiny pieces of meat in the headlight and my dog can't stay away. lol Now I've got to deal with insurance. Update July 28: A geico claims adjuster checked out my car and estimated the cost for parts & labor to repair the damage is $1700+ which seemed like they were lowballing me. Dropped off the M at TNT Autobody in Sacramento to have it done correctly. Will update again with the results and total costs. Last edited by USAM3; 07-28-2012 at 06:52 AM..
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07-26-2012, 05:06 PM	#2
IMG 1122 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Track car,Ess E90 M3 DD Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Location iTrader: (6)	Sorry man !
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07-26-2012, 05:13 PM	#3
pseto Major General 807 Rep 7,750 Posts Drives: E92 M3 ZCP, F80 M3 ZCP- beater Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rockville, MD iTrader: (4)	no pics of the owl? lol sorry to hear dude. time for OSS headlights and CF hood __________________ Paul Seto - BMW Car Club of America President, National Capital Chapter (MD/DC/NoVA) Director, National Events ///M Chapter Become a BMW CCA member; Click HERE to join and use my member #339225 for a referral Join our NCC Facebook Page
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PhillyNate ENTHUSIAST 135 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: 2010 Porsche Cayman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 Porsche Cayman [0.00]	A loose interpretation of a Bobby Fuller Four classic, "I fought the owl and the owl won." Ouch, sorry this happened. __________________ "what I'm driving here...is an ending." Jeremy Clarkson 2010 Carrara White Porsche Cayman 6mt 2014 Whiteout Toyota GT-86 6mt(Sold 05/23/15) 2011 Alpine White BMW M3 6mt ZCP Coupe(forced retirement 06/06/14) 2008 Alpine White BMW 328i 6mt Coupe(retired 06/21/11) Last edited by PhillyNate; 07-26-2012 at 05:40 PM..
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07-26-2012, 05:32 PM	#5
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07-26-2012, 07:12 PM	#7
Tam@SupremePower 165 Rep 2,184 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 e92 335i [7.00]	ouchhh
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07-26-2012, 07:48 PM	#8
Rhoron24 Private 6 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 2015 328i sedan Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: cali iTrader: (0)	sorry to hear that.. hope everything workout good...
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07-26-2012, 08:53 PM	#9
Its_lobelt Lieutenant Colonel 238 Rep 1,972 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6)	Damn that sucks. Look on the bright side: you can get a new hood and some OSS headlights.
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07-26-2012, 10:25 PM	#10
Powerbeast Lieutenant General 5408 Rep 10,825 Posts Drives: F80 M3 RarriRot Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4)	Sorry to hear, how's the owl?
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07-26-2012, 11:00 PM	#11
Erie Von Otto DT///M 149 Rep 1,370 Posts Drives: 2014 F31 Touring Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rocket City, AL iTrader: (3) Garage List 2014 BMW Touring [0.00]	Son of a... Id stuff that bastard and hang him in the living room. Fox got me once at 160kph when I had the Z3M. Needed a completely new front bumper, he needed new intestines... __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility." -El-Superbeasto
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07-27-2012, 08:49 AM	#12
aus Major General 890 Rep 9,031 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Time to get some rings put in!! . __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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07-30-2012, 04:25 PM	#13
M3PO Colonel 84 Rep 2,792 Posts Drives: '08 IB E92 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: OC iTrader: (7)	I hit an owl once. It hit the window though. Scared the shit out of me. It sounded like a big rock hit the window. __________________ 2008 IB E92 M3\| BBS \| KW \| Arkym \| Platte Forme A.G. \| Active Autowerke \| K&N \| Fabspeed \| Dinan \| Evolve-R
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07-30-2012, 04:40 PM	#14
e92_m3 Lieutenant Colonel 194 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	Damn, that owl must have been huge. It's either that or you must have been going faster than I was coz the impact broke your headlight and dented the hood. A big brown bird (don't know what kind) hit my right headlight as well last year. I was taking the backroads home going around 40-45 mph. Didn't see the bird coming. Just heard a loud thud on the right side of the car. Got down, saw that it was a big brown bird. The bird was still intact, bleeding, and shaking. Since I don't want anyone running over it, I used my foot and put it aside of the road. I have a pic of it on my old phone. Lemme find my old phone so I could post a pic of the bird. Headlight had some blood stains and a scuff mark. I just hosed it down when I got home and the scuff was removed by a polishing wheel. __________________ Hellaflush? All I could say is "effyo'flush",*"flushnuff", and Instead of 'illest', I'm calling it "faillest"*. It's just form over function nowadays... -END RANT
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