The ///M Coupe just became a rarer automobile

[jragan]

Originally Posted by The HACK

I'm going to be a total insensitive @sshole and ask...

How many miles on the Dunlops, what size, and can I have them for cheap?

Maybe 3000 miles on them (I had just put them on as new rubber on my OEM wheels when I swapped the dunlops that were on them to my track wheels). Question is, though -- how do I get them off of the car?

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by jragan

Just spoke to insurance. The car is a total loss -- I suppose this is the best outcome given the amount of damage. Wanted to run the numbers by you guys to see if I should accept their settlement offer or not:

+$_33,874.00 (What they're valuing the car at)
+$__2,117.12 (Reimbursement for Taxes)
+$_____33.00 (Reimbursement for Licensing)
-$____500.00 (My Deductible which I'll get back once things settle)
================================================== =============
=$_35,524.12 (Total I'll be receiving back from insurance)
-$_33,914.54 (BMWFS Payofff amount as of 04/04/2010)
================================================== =============
+$__1,609.58 (Net return to me)

Thoughts?

Oh, and buy out from the insurance co (if anyone's interested) is $12,269.

How many miles on the car (sorry if I missed that earlier in the thread)? Off the bat, seems pretty close to market value to me and not a bad deal. You should be able to get back into a nice one for roughly the same amount...

[jragan]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

How many miles on the car (sorry if I missed that earlier in the thread)? Off the bat, seems pretty close to market value to me and not a bad deal. You should be able to get back into a nice one for roughly the same amount...

22k. Oil changed every 3k miles, hand washed weekly, waxed monthly, leather conditioned twice a year, only driven in rain when caught out in it, never saw ice or snow -- All things that matter to me but not to the bottom line -- Oh well.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by jragan

22k. Oil changed every 3k miles, hand washed weekly, waxed monthly, leather conditioned twice a year, only driven in rain when caught out in it, never saw ice or snow -- All things that matter to me but not to the bottom line -- Oh well.

Oh, I figured that was the state of care, and things that put a value on it for you, but which the insurance isn't going to recognize.

Like I said before, and having just shopped for one (private and dealer), I think they're giving you market value based on mileage and condition. I think you can find one to replace it in the ballpark of what they're offering. Happy hunting.

[AWM3]

Originally Posted by The HACK

I'm going to be a total insensitive @sshole and ask...

How many miles on the Dunlops, what size, and can I have them for cheap?

He can't sell them to you. Once the insurance company settles, the car is theirs. They will sell it to a recycler who certainly will be expecting to receive wheels and tires on the car.

[ANILE8]

I was wondering how long it would take for the Vultures to start circling.

[jragan]

I keep forgetting I don't have the car any longer. I keep reading threads on here and thinking "Hey, I need to do that" (like swapping to the other key to keep things charged properly) only to realize that while I still have the extra key, I don't have the car to charge it in. Drat!

[Hawkeye]

You could always take it in and see if the dealer will charge it for you.

[G80indy]

sorry to hear this happened. Good luck with the search!

[AWM3]

There's a Space Gray/Imola Red/Carbon Leather 2008 Z4MC with only 4000 miles for sale at European Motors in Addison TX. That appears to be quite near Ft. Worth. There were only 10 Z4MCs made with that combination of colors and trim.

[jragan]

Originally Posted by car62

There's a Space Gray/Imola Red/Carbon Leather 2008 Z4MC with only 4000 miles for sale at European Motors in Addison TX. That appears to be quite near Ft. Worth. There were only 10 Z4MCs made with that combination of colors and trim.

I'm not seeing it on their website -- How did you find it?

[AWM3]

Originally Posted by jragan

I'm not seeing it on their website -- How did you find it?

AutoTrader

How about this one, you would have to ship it from WA however.

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...aler_id=562938

[jragan]

Originally Posted by car62

AutoTrader

How about this one, you would have to ship it from WA however.

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...aler_id=562938

Front license plate on the car drops its value by about 5k in my book

[Rick Hunter]

Dat one is already sold...

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370215

[O-cha]

I wonder if they would sell it to me for <10k

[AWM3]

Originally Posted by Rick Hunter

Dat one is already sold...

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370215

No, the one he bought is a roadster. It is the same car store, but the one I am referring to is a coupe, not a roadster, and it has less than 4K miles. He would be a good person to get feedback about the business, since he just dealt with them.

[AWM3]

Originally Posted by jragan

Front license plate on the car drops its value by about 5k in my book

Sorry, I don't follow, your car had a front license plate also.

[jragan]

Originally Posted by car62

Sorry, I don't follow, your car had a front license plate also.

Mine didn't cause damage to the front bumper by screwing holes into it (I had a GoMiniGo adapter to keep the bumper in hole-less shape). All semi-jesting aside, I wish I could find the space-grey on imola car you mentioned as that was the original color combo I was looking for when I got mine...

[Master Apex]

jragan,

Sorry to hear about the accident.
I just bought a CPO Imola Red, with front license plate but they wouldn't drop $5K for it :-(

I am looking to buy Enkei NT03 wheels, if for some reason you are selling yours, please let me know, text me at 512-296-3453.

Thanks
Frank

[AWM3]

Haven't heard from jragan in over a week. He may have abandoned us. Perhaps the allure of some other brand or model has stolen his heart.

[jragan]

Sorry kids, kinda been in a holding pattern to see how everything falls out. They just received the police report yesterday and I finally got the call from the elderly woman's insurance (who happened to have the same insurance as I do) and they told me the police report did, in fact, find her at fault (failure to yield) and they agreed with the determination (do they have the option not to?). So, aside from the fact that Ruby is driving through fields in Elysium with the sun on her bonnet, everything's going to work out as well as it can for the situation.

I did get some unfortunate news about the elderly woman, though (Marilyn), turns out that even though she was taken home by the police (chose not to go in the ambulance, etc) she ended up in ICU with broken sternum, ribs and a punctured lung. She's now in a rehab facility. Having gone through similiar situation repeated times with my grandmother (no car wrecks, just lots of falls and different broken parts), I can't help but feel some sadness for her state.

Auto-wise, I really don't know what I'm going to do. I still have my QX4 that's paid off, I'm getting married in a month and the fiancee' is starting a new OB/GYN practice. My plan is to sell my house so we can buy a new house together, and then there's all the new loans we'll be taking for her new practice. All these things together tickle my practicality bone and tell me I should hold off on a car for a bit. But then, maybe, my brain's just been in limbo waiting for the police report (I know nothing was my fault, but I just needed that final confirmation).

If I had to pick between cars right now (no particular order):

• 09/10 Audi S5 (maybe pick up a Spec-Miata later or even an Ariel Atom)
• 07/08 BMW E86 ///M Coupe
• 09/10 Porsche 987.2 Cayman S
• 07/08 Dodge Viper

[thekurgan]

Audi S5 is a gorgeous car, that would be first in my book.