Official M3 Damage Report Thread w/ Stories

ferrari6891 · 10-01-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by xsilvor

I was going to buy a AW/FR with Tech, Premium, CF Roof and DCT that the dealer had unsold and about to be delivered, but I wanted to see it in person first. I really was close to making the purchase, but wasn't 100% sure.

A few days before it was supposed to come in, I got an email saying the transport and my potential car were involved in an accident and the car was not going to be coming... Does that count?

Oh Damn....
That definitely counts

sejoon85 · 10-01-2008, 09:06 PM

Pictures are worth a thousand words lol
Not the car itself, but....

M2381 · 10-01-2008, 09:10 PM

^ how the hell did you do that? the wheel looks like its made out of plastic because of the way it bent

tightie · 10-01-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sejoon85

Pictures are worth a thousand words lol
Not the car itself, but....

holy shit... story?

ferrari6891 · 10-01-2008, 09:13 PM

yea
how the fuk did that happen hah

sejoon85 · 10-01-2008, 09:20 PM

Heading home around 11pm one night, passed an intersection and then all of a sudden BAM, Im like wtf, and I get out to see that there was a section of uneven pavement due to some construction work. (believe me, the pavement was really UNEVEN lol) That's the story. There were couple more damages other than the wheel and the tire.

M2381 · 10-01-2008, 09:38 PM

Yea the pavement was just a "tad" uneven ha ha..

That sucks man...how much was the dmg?

positiveions · 10-01-2008, 09:50 PM

I don't have an E9X M3 story, but I have an E36 M3 story. Sorry, I don't have pics, because this story took place back in '98, and digital cameras weren't available. So I am driving on the FWy, I fell asleep, yes asleep, behind the wheel, and the road was wet. I was taking an on-ramp and the car started fish-tailing, span on one side, corrected it, and then it snapped the opposite direction. Hit a curb on the on-ramp. Luckily nothing happened to me. The wheel cracked, no body damage, surprising, but axle was damaged, the shock and the spring had to be replaced. What did I learn from this experience? When you are tired, pull over somewhere, take a 10 minutes nap, and be on your way. Surprisingly, it works.
But Ouch to that wheel. I have not seen a wheel bent like that.

MDCTFTW · 10-01-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sejoon85

Heading home around 11pm one night, passed an intersection and then all of a sudden BAM, Im like wtf, and I get out to see that there was a section of uneven pavement due to some construction work. (believe me, the pavement was really UNEVEN lol) That's the story. There were couple more damages other than the wheel and the tire.

Oh snap that sucks. My old Prelude was dropped on Teins and I had a Mugen header which hung a bit low. One day I went over a bad section of an overpass on the freeway and bottomed out hitting the bend in the header. I filed with the city but got denied. A few months later that portion of road was fixed ... lame.

What other damage was there?

GTM · 10-01-2008, 09:58 PM

I never saw the wheel bends like that!!

quackman · 10-01-2008, 11:02 PM

Someone at my school, Hofstra, put a 4 inch scratch above the m3 emblem on the trunk lid and made a bigger "C" shaped scratch near that on the side of the car sorta above the taillight. Ugh.... not a nasty super-deep jagged keying though, but still a scratch nonetheless.
I assume from the location that it was on purpose.

Just happened on Monday.

JEllis · 10-01-2008, 11:11 PM

Love those RDsport wheels!

Jason

sejoon85 · 10-01-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

What other damage was there?

The knuckle broke and the strut was bent. And of course the whole alignment had to be redone.

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Originally Posted by JEllis

Love those RDsport wheels!

So did I. lol

Flying_Dutchman · 10-02-2008, 11:31 AM

It's minor in the sense that you don't notice it unless you crawl under the front bumper - deep scratches over like 30 centimeter at the bottom of the main airduct - due to enterring a steep parking garage. Since I'm not that maniac I won't do any paintjob on it.

Big Windy · 10-02-2008, 12:10 PM

i scratched my front bumper against a post near my garage this past weekend. just got the car this month! i was beside myself when it happened. i'm using it as an excuse to have the reflector holes filled in and make my bumper euro-style.

MDCTFTW · 10-02-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Windy

i scratched my front bumper against a post near my garage this past weekend. just got the car this month! i was beside myself when it happened. i'm using it as an excuse to have the reflector holes filled in and make my bumper euro-style.

Pics! Make us all feel better.

MDCTFTW · 10-02-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by quackman

Someone at my school, Hofstra, put a 4 inch scratch above the m3 emblem on the trunk lid and made a bigger "C" shaped scratch near that on the side of the car sorta above the taillight. Ugh.... not a nasty super-deep jagged keying though, but still a scratch nonetheless.
I assume from the location that it was on purpose.

Just happened on Monday.

I think that's a good reason to get a CF trunk.

MDCTFTW · 10-02-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Flying_Dutchman

It's minor in the sense that you don't notice it unless you crawl under the front bumper - deep scratches over like 30 centimeter at the bottom of the main airduct - due to enterring a steep parking garage. Since I'm not that maniac I won't do any paintjob on it.

I wouldn't worry about this one. A lot of people have this.

Hrm ... I should have done multi-reply ... sorry.

08M3 · 10-02-2008, 02:18 PM

I had a f**kin rock just come off a truck and put a quarter size star on my windsheild. I tried to take pics but won't show outside have to wait till in the garage.

Kadarin · 10-02-2008, 03:16 PM

Some jackass used a screwdriver or key to pry off the M3 badge from my rear trunk lid. This left several scratches in the paint, that I covered up by using a slightly larger E46 style M3 badge.

MDCTFTW · 10-02-2008, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kadarin

Some jackass used a screwdriver or key to pry off the M3 badge from my rear trunk lid. This left several scratches in the paint, that I covered up by using a slightly larger E46 style M3 badge.

Oh dude that sucks balls. Emblems are so cheap why would you need to steal one? Where were you parked when that happened? I'm in the S. Bay also.

jamesisel · 10-02-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by M2381

Big ass f*cking rock chip..

OUCH!!!

10-01-2008, 09:06 PM	#24
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10-01-2008, 09:10 PM	#25
M2381 Major 32 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: E92 M3, GTI Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	^ how the hell did you do that? the wheel looks like its made out of plastic because of the way it bent __________________
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10-01-2008, 09:13 PM	#27
ferrari6891 the original brown guy 116 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: '22 MBB/SO X5M Comp Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ/NYC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011.75 E90 M3 [7.66]	yea how the fuk did that happen hah __________________ PREVIOUS 2019 G05 X5 M50 AG/BLK 2017 F15 X5 5.0 M Sport AW/BLK 2011 E90 ///M3 AW/FR 2008 E92 ///M3 IB/BLK
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10-01-2008, 09:20 PM	#28
sejoon85 Captain 20 Rep 683 Posts Drives: AW e92 m3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	Heading home around 11pm one night, passed an intersection and then all of a sudden BAM, Im like wtf, and I get out to see that there was a section of uneven pavement due to some construction work. (believe me, the pavement was really UNEVEN lol) That's the story. There were couple more damages other than the wheel and the tire.
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10-01-2008, 09:38 PM	#29
M2381 Major 32 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: E92 M3, GTI Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Yea the pavement was just a "tad" uneven ha ha.. That sucks man...how much was the dmg? __________________
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10-01-2008, 09:50 PM	#30
positiveions Lieutenant General 961 Rep 11,722 Posts Drives: 19 Tacoma, 16 Golf wagon Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upland, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2019 Toyota Tacoma [0.00] 2016 VW Golf Sports ... [0.00] 1998 BMW M3 [0.00] 1990 BMW 325is [0.00]	I don't have an E9X M3 story, but I have an E36 M3 story. Sorry, I don't have pics, because this story took place back in '98, and digital cameras weren't available. So I am driving on the FWy, I fell asleep, yes asleep, behind the wheel, and the road was wet. I was taking an on-ramp and the car started fish-tailing, span on one side, corrected it, and then it snapped the opposite direction. Hit a curb on the on-ramp. Luckily nothing happened to me. The wheel cracked, no body damage, surprising, but axle was damaged, the shock and the spring had to be replaced. What did I learn from this experience? When you are tired, pull over somewhere, take a 10 minutes nap, and be on your way. Surprisingly, it works. But Ouch to that wheel. I have not seen a wheel bent like that.
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10-01-2008, 09:58 PM	#32
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10-01-2008, 11:02 PM	#33
quackman Lieutenant 27 Rep 436 Posts Drives: '08 M3 6mt Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hempstead, NY iTrader: (0)	Someone at my school, Hofstra, put a 4 inch scratch above the m3 emblem on the trunk lid and made a bigger "C" shaped scratch near that on the side of the car sorta above the taillight. Ugh.... not a nasty super-deep jagged keying though, but still a scratch nonetheless. I assume from the location that it was on purpose. Just happened on Monday. __________________ 2008 Sparkling Graphite e90 M3 6spd
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10-01-2008, 11:11 PM	#34
JEllis Major General 531 Rep 5,498 Posts Drives: E36 M3, E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth iTrader: (4)	Love those RDsport wheels! Jason __________________ Instagram: jellismotorwerks
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10-02-2008, 11:31 AM	#36
Flying_Dutchman Private 0 Rep 62 Posts Drives: M3 Coupe DCT since July Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Europe_Belgium iTrader: (0)	It's minor in the sense that you don't notice it unless you crawl under the front bumper - deep scratches over like 30 centimeter at the bottom of the main airduct - due to enterring a steep parking garage. Since I'm not that maniac I won't do any paintjob on it. __________________ '03 - '05: MY 00 911 Carrera 3.4 (Sold) '05 - '07: MY 01 911 Biturbo 3.6 (R.I.P.) '08: MY 08 ///M3 Coupe / SS II / M-DCT
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10-02-2008, 12:10 PM	#37
Big Windy Major General 152 Rep 5,124 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	i scratched my front bumper against a post near my garage this past weekend. just got the car this month! i was beside myself when it happened. i'm using it as an excuse to have the reflector holes filled in and make my bumper euro-style.
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10-02-2008, 02:18 PM	#41
08M3 MY 4TH M 10 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 08M3 AW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	I had a f**kin rock just come off a truck and put a quarter size star on my windsheild. I tried to take pics but won't show outside have to wait till in the garage.
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10-02-2008, 03:16 PM	#42
Kadarin Ambassador of Crunk 17 Rep 606 Posts Drives: SG/blk '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (0)	Some jackass used a screwdriver or key to pry off the M3 badge from my rear trunk lid. This left several scratches in the paint, that I covered up by using a slightly larger E46 style M3 badge.
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