48 hours old 09 e92m3 hit

Cloud · 11-17-2008, 03:31 PM

came to school for a midterm. I was happy I aced it and find my m3 hit... Don't think it's dented bad but the paint is screwed at the quarter panel? I know it's not possible to buff out. Any idea if I should file a claim?will it raise my premium? I'm at the campus police station waiting for an officer to file a hit and run report.

masmole · 11-17-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

came to school for a midterm. I was happy I aced it and find my m3 hit... Don't think it's dented bad but the paint is screwed at the quarter panel? I know it's not possible to buff out. Any idea if I should file a claim?will it raise my premium? I'm at the campus police station waiting for an officer to file a hit and run report.

Sorry to hear. People who don't leave notes suck at life and I hope they get what's coming to them.

Before filing an insurance claim, go to a good body shop and get a quote. If the repair is within several hundred of your deductible, skip the claim and just pay for the repair. No sense in giving your insurance carrier an excuse to boost your premiums.

M3-loverboy · 11-17-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by masmole

Before filing an insurance claim, go to a good body shop and get a quote. If the repair is within several hundred of your deductible, skip the claim and just pay for the repair. No sense in giving your insurance carrier an excuse to boost your premiums.

Good advice.

Sorry OP.....gotta be careful on campus. You know many students drive beaters and don't really give a s*** about hitting a M3.

Good luck.

endofanera7 · 11-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Oh man that suck so bad!

!Xoible · 11-17-2008, 03:53 PM

taking any nice car to school is just dumb. sorry. but just get used to it, people are gonna dent it, key it, piss on it...

endofanera7 · 11-17-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

came to school for a midterm. I was happy I aced it and find my m3 hit... Don't think it's dented bad but the paint is screwed at the quarter panel? I know it's not possible to buff out. Any idea if I should file a claim?will it raise my premium? I'm at the campus police station waiting for an officer to file a hit and run report.

An advice for ya. Park your car really far...like to the end of the parking lot!

Cloud · 11-17-2008, 04:08 PM

it was parked as far as possible already

daltonnnn · 11-17-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by endofanera7

An advice for ya. Park your car really far...like to the end of the parking lot!

Exactly! Thats what I do. Or choose your spots near walls or pillars so your car will be "one sided".

Are you going to De Anza?

Oh yeah, Sorry to hear that........

Shade · 11-17-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

it was parked as far as possible already

do u park in a open lot or pay lot ? just wondering.

eagletangogreen · 11-17-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

taking any nice car to school is just dumb. sorry. but just get used to it, people are gonna dent it, key it, piss on it...

+1000

Your asking for it if your taking it on a campus, or wallmart, or Kmart, or anywhere..

Sucks thou...

MTROIS · 11-17-2008, 05:36 PM

This is really bad luck, but so many people are jealous that Mantis is probably right.

Also, don't forget to update your signature... no longer in a G35, or?

Dascamel · 11-17-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by eagletangogreen

+1000

Your asking for it if your taking it on a campus, or wallmart, or Kmart, or anywhere..

Sucks thou...

So you never take your car out?

It can happen anytime, enjoy the car...

Cloud · 11-17-2008, 05:40 PM

Yeah, there's no point of keeping the car in the garage...
By the way, can anyone recommend a good body shop near rowland heights, CA?

watrob · 11-17-2008, 05:44 PM

Bastards, I hate that and no one see anything when this happens!

pittsy · 11-17-2008, 05:46 PM

the same thing happened to me, a chip of paint out of my quarter panel, i just got it paint filled and buffed, its noticible but its not too bad, i actually forgot about it until i just read this.

BimmerRob08 · 11-17-2008, 05:57 PM

That Sucks ass man! Sorry to hear that. I had a Saab 93 Aero and it was 16 days old and someone hit and ran on me at a light. Smashed the hell out of the right/rear quarter panel, about $8,000 in damage and it all came out of my insurance because this asshole took off and I was stuck in traffic and by the time I started chasing him, he turned into a neighborhood about 1/8 mile from me and I was not about to get in a highspeed chase with some maniac in Vegas and risk running over some kid. Anyway, it's a "non insured" claim so if the damage is more than your deductable, file the claim and it won't boost up your premium because it's not your fault.

My M3 is now parked in my garage, comes out on nice sunny days, and I don't drive it to work, supermarket, crouded areas almost ever. Just drives from time to time and road trips. that's the price you pay if you want to keep it from getting smashed by some jerk-off idiot. Honestly, since I drive my '92 318i beaterbimmer, I don't worry about my M3 like I used to every time I go park to eat lunch or go into town to do something, especially on the bad weather days.

Taking it out of the garage once in a while is a real treat for the day, kinda like when your wife finally gives it up after a month

Ya, turned her in for another

Good luck getting it fixed and make sure you get a body shop that has a life-time warrenty and sponsored by the insurance company.

ACZakka325i · 11-17-2008, 08:12 PM

UHH I got my e90 325i in July of 2005. Took it to school. Friend of mine hit it in the parking lot in maybe September. Problem was the car/model was soo new that there weren't any doors available in the US. They had to manufacture one for me and ship it over. Also had to wait a while as all new doors were being used for cars being built.

It happened again with a different "friend".

Always made then pay for the fix though. And yes, taking any BM, 325i or M3, to college is asking for it.

Cloud · 11-17-2008, 08:56 PM

What should I do? It'll be a month before I have time to take that to the workshop. Can't afford the downtime without a car.

NewM3driver · 11-17-2008, 08:58 PM

A STUDENT driving around in one of these things? I may like to "stir the pot" a little now and then to keep things lively around here, but let me 100% serious for a moment...

Please drive your car safely.

jamesisel · 11-17-2008, 09:12 PM

WOW! Sucks bro

Cloud · 11-17-2008, 09:16 PM

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A STUDENT driving around in one of these things? I may like to "stir the pot" a little now and then to keep things lively around here, but let me 100% serious for a moment...

Please drive your car safely.

Never had an accident in 7 years of my driving history. I believe in driving safe not fast.

eclipsisNA · 11-17-2008, 09:49 PM

How do you know it can't be polished out? Was it stripped down to the metal? From what I'm seeing, that's definitely not sheet metal, just the friction between your paint and the other person's paint as they scraped each other. If the scrape didn't go through the clear coat, then that can be polished out.

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Cloud Lieutenant 62 Rep 484 Posts Drives: AW 2009 E92 6MT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rowland Heights iTrader: (0)	came to school for a midterm. I was happy I aced it and find my m3 hit... Don't think it's dented bad but the paint is screwed at the quarter panel? I know it's not possible to buff out. Any idea if I should file a claim?will it raise my premium? I'm at the campus police station waiting for an officer to file a hit and run report. Last edited by Cloud; 05-27-2016 at 12:50 PM..
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Cloud Lieutenant 62 Rep 484 Posts Drives: AW 2009 E92 6MT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rowland Heights iTrader: (0)	it was parked as far as possible already
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Cloud Lieutenant 62 Rep 484 Posts Drives: AW 2009 E92 6MT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rowland Heights iTrader: (0)	Yeah, there's no point of keeping the car in the garage... By the way, can anyone recommend a good body shop near rowland heights, CA?
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pittsy Captain 60 Rep 860 Posts Drives: Jerez...E92 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	the same thing happened to me, a chip of paint out of my quarter panel, i just got it paint filled and buffed, its noticible but its not too bad, i actually forgot about it until i just read this. __________________ 08 E92 M3 Jerez Black \| Bamboo \| 6MT \| 18s \| 5% tint \| No iDrive \| Heated Seats \| V1 hardwire \| ///M Alu Pedals \| Matte Black Grills \| Painted Reflectors \| CF Roundels \| GP Thunder 8500k \| Remus Race Exhaust \| VMR V701 18s Matte Black
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BimmerRob08 Major 110 Rep 1,311 Posts Drives: 2008 M3, Space Gray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KIKR (ABQ), NM iTrader: (0)	That Sucks ass man! Sorry to hear that. I had a Saab 93 Aero and it was 16 days old and someone hit and ran on me at a light. Smashed the hell out of the right/rear quarter panel, about $8,000 in damage and it all came out of my insurance because this asshole took off and I was stuck in traffic and by the time I started chasing him, he turned into a neighborhood about 1/8 mile from me and I was not about to get in a highspeed chase with some maniac in Vegas and risk running over some kid. Anyway, it's a "non insured" claim so if the damage is more than your deductable, file the claim and it won't boost up your premium because it's not your fault. My M3 is now parked in my garage, comes out on nice sunny days, and I don't drive it to work, supermarket, crouded areas almost ever. Just drives from time to time and road trips. that's the price you pay if you want to keep it from getting smashed by some jerk-off idiot. Honestly, since I drive my '92 318i beaterbimmer, I don't worry about my M3 like I used to every time I go park to eat lunch or go into town to do something, especially on the bad weather days. Taking it out of the garage once in a while is a real treat for the day, kinda like when your wife finally gives it up after a month Ya, turned her in for another Good luck getting it fixed and make sure you get a body shop that has a life-time warrenty and sponsored by the insurance company.
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ACZakka325i Colonel 277 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2 stroke Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT iTrader: (2)	UHH I got my e90 325i in July of 2005. Took it to school. Friend of mine hit it in the parking lot in maybe September. Problem was the car/model was soo new that there weren't any doors available in the US. They had to manufacture one for me and ship it over. Also had to wait a while as all new doors were being used for cars being built. It happened again with a different "friend". Always made then pay for the fix though. And yes, taking any BM, 325i or M3, to college is asking for it. __________________ (Waitlist): #1 M2CSL (Current): 2016 F15 X5 3.5xdrive - 2010 997.2 C4S Coupe (Past): 2016 F30 340xi M-Sport -2013 535i xdrive 2008 E92 M3 - 2006 E90 325i 2002 E46 325xi - 1991 E30 325i
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Cloud Lieutenant 62 Rep 484 Posts Drives: AW 2009 E92 6MT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rowland Heights iTrader: (0)	What should I do? It'll be a month before I have time to take that to the workshop. Can't afford the downtime without a car. Last edited by Cloud; 11-17-2008 at 09:13 PM..
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NewM3driver Colonel 1110 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	A STUDENT driving around in one of these things? I may like to "stir the pot" a little now and then to keep things lively around here, but let me 100% serious for a moment... Please drive your car safely.
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jamesisel Major 17 Rep 1,035 Posts Drives: '09 Jerez/Fox Red E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wisconsin/ Tennessee iTrader: (0)	WOW! Sucks bro __________________ Eisenmann Race Performance/VRS front lip 1x1/VRS type II diffuser 1x1/VRS single side trunk with Fade/19" HRE C90's/RE SSK/H&R Sport springs /35% tint/Painted reflectors/Painted side markers with dark tint LED's/Tinted tail lights/Front grilles/Hardwire V1
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eclipsisNA Colonel 350 Rep 2,937 Posts Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW 428i [7.76]	How do you know it can't be polished out? Was it stripped down to the metal? From what I'm seeing, that's definitely not sheet metal, just the friction between your paint and the other person's paint as they scraped each other. If the scrape didn't go through the clear coat, then that can be polished out.
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