SOB gravel spill

monterey · 09-11-2018, 09:03 PM

Today some truck spilled a ton of gravel on my daily commute. It was like being rapid FIRED at by a bb gun. I got HOME and my hood is rattled with a 100 tiny rock chips. Tomorrow i have to travel onto the same path and everyday after that too. I just replaced my windshield and had my car detailed over the weekend. BOY THIS REALLY SUCKS...

shimmy23 · 09-11-2018, 09:07 PM

I cringed just reading this.

Got any pics of the damage? Respray?

Scrippy · 09-11-2018, 09:49 PM

Sucks man sorry! I too have been seeing more and more little chips on my front end. Looks like repaint time for me.

To have it all happen at once would kill me.

monterey · 09-11-2018, 10:05 PM

Is the city responsible for the damage? I can imagine hundreds of cars got damaged from this event.

TVMA Doc · 09-13-2018, 02:58 PM

I feel for you. Not quite the same, but my wife just bought a new Highlander and on the FIRST day she drives it she picks up a gravel chip and shatters the windshield.

CA roads suck.

M3Fan1985 · 09-13-2018, 03:20 PM

Id rent a car...no way id drive the M back through.

nycplumber · 09-13-2018, 05:14 PM

Carbon fiber hood?

///Mbitions · 09-13-2018, 08:36 PM

Was it a city truck? Wonder if this is like those instances when a city will pay for your tires/wheels if you hit a big pothole...

GotV8? · 09-13-2018, 08:40 PM

sorry to hear about your car, may want to invest in clear bra front and entire hood of car. goodluck

BayE30 · 09-14-2018, 10:27 AM

insurance will cover the damage under road hazard coverage...

IB M · 09-14-2018, 10:36 AM

Construction companies , contractors litter the roads all the time. Annoying AF.

New2Roundel · 09-14-2018, 04:25 PM

Definitely good evidence in support of getting a dash cam, assuming you saw the truck dropping the gravel.

monterey · 09-14-2018, 07:48 PM

Im putting in a claim. The gravel is still on the road after a week.

09-11-2018, 09:03 PM	#1
monterey Major 339 Rep 1,239 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	SOB gravel spill Today some truck spilled a ton of gravel on my daily commute. It was like being rapid FIRED at by a bb gun. I got HOME and my hood is rattled with a 100 tiny rock chips. Tomorrow i have to travel onto the same path and everyday after that too. I just replaced my windshield and had my car detailed over the weekend. BOY THIS REALLY SUCKS... __________________ A job is nothing but work.
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09-11-2018, 09:07 PM	#2
shimmy23 F15 daddymobile 2350 Rep 3,510 Posts Drives: GS X5 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: WA iTrader: (3)	I cringed just reading this. Got any pics of the damage? Respray? __________________ -brandon F15 Glacier Silver journal
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09-11-2018, 09:49 PM	#3
Scrippy Lord Scrip 1812 Rep 3,013 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: LA,Ca iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Sucks man sorry! I too have been seeing more and more little chips on my front end. Looks like repaint time for me. To have it all happen at once would kill me. __________________
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09-11-2018, 10:05 PM	#4
monterey Major 339 Rep 1,239 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Is the city responsible for the damage? I can imagine hundreds of cars got damaged from this event.
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09-13-2018, 02:58 PM	#5
TVMA Doc Captain 56 Rep 868 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3, Jerez Black Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SF Bay iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Totyota Highla ... [0.00] 2003 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2011 BMW E90 M3 [0.00]	I feel for you. Not quite the same, but my wife just bought a new Highlander and on the FIRST day she drives it she picks up a gravel chip and shatters the windshield. CA roads suck.
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09-13-2018, 03:20 PM	#6
M3Fan1985 Private First Class 27 Rep 135 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	Id rent a car...no way id drive the M back through.
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09-13-2018, 05:14 PM	#7
nycplumber Major 683 Rep 1,230 Posts Drives: slow Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: nyc iTrader: (0)	Carbon fiber hood?
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09-13-2018, 08:36 PM	#8
///Mbitions First Lieutenant 136 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 11 e92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Was it a city truck? Wonder if this is like those instances when a city will pay for your tires/wheels if you hit a big pothole...
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09-13-2018, 08:40 PM	#9
GotV8? Captain 1051 Rep 836 Posts Drives: Jerez E92 M3 ZCP "12" Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: OHIO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1996 Honda Prelude ... [0.00] 2018 BMW F85 X5M [0.00] 2012 E92 M3 ZCP [0.00]	sorry to hear about your car, may want to invest in clear bra front and entire hood of car. goodluck
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09-14-2018, 10:27 AM	#10
BayE30 Lieutenant Colonel 1341 Rep 1,881 Posts Drives: 2011.75 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (5)	insurance will cover the damage under road hazard coverage... __________________ I am never able to post pictures on forums, all my pics are on IG @baye30 https://www.instagram.com/baye30/ Current Garage - [2011 E90 M3 ZCP] [2005 E53 X5 3.0 Sport] [1988 E30 325IS 24V]
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09-14-2018, 10:36 AM	#11
IB M Brigadier General 2782 Rep 4,249 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 MG/SO ZCP DCT Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (1) Garage List 2017 BMW M3 [8.50] 2013 BMW M3 [10.00]	Construction companies , contractors litter the roads all the time. Annoying AF.
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09-14-2018, 04:25 PM	#12
New2Roundel Captain 467 Rep 804 Posts Drives: Some fun stuff Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Philly, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 Jeep GC SRT [0.00] 1994 VW Corrado SLC [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Definitely good evidence in support of getting a dash cam, assuming you saw the truck dropping the gravel.
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09-14-2018, 07:48 PM	#13
monterey Major 339 Rep 1,239 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Im putting in a claim. The gravel is still on the road after a week.
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