The ///M Coupe just became a rarer automobile

nmulax · 03-22-2010, 09:46 PM

Shitty man, but glad you're ok.

BMWI6 · 03-22-2010, 10:03 PM

Glad you're ok.... Try to part out the car and make some money!!!!

Incompatible · 03-22-2010, 10:41 PM

#1 You're OK

#2 Being OK, you can deal with anything else even though it may be a serious pain in the backside.
#3 Take your time and carefully consider your options.

Finnegan · 03-23-2010, 12:54 AM

Man, is it ever hard to look at those picks.

I'm glad you're okay though.

Dammmittt · 03-23-2010, 01:16 AM

That sucks man, hope you get a new Z4M!

thekurgan · 03-23-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jragan

My fiance has a C4S and while I like the Cayman S, I can't drive a perceived "lesser" vehicle than her

. I feel like the only cars that compare in "soul value" are a GT3 or a Ford GT (both of which are sufficiently out of my price range).

Sorry to hear about your ride, agree with the Cayman vs the C4S, but driving the E92 M3, it is no slouch, you may want to check it out before the S65 is no more.

jragan · 03-23-2010, 12:46 PM

The adjuster had a chance to look the car over and only sees ~$15k worth of damage. They're flat-bedding it to the better collision place in the area where they'll inspect for any additional damage to motor and/or frame/structure of the car. The adjuster said that unless the dollar-amount of damage is greater than 75% of the vehicle worth or there's frame damage, they won't be totalling it. I'll know more in the coming days. Perhaps she won't be driving off into the sunset just yet.

Skelekitty · 03-24-2010, 07:38 PM

I'm so glad to hear that she might not be totalled.

I'll have my little red baby say a silent prayer for Ruby's recovery tonight. I'm guessing it can't hurt.... As everyone else said, glad to hear you're OK - gotta love the safety factor of the BMWs.

DarkstarZero · 03-24-2010, 08:01 PM

Hey I didn't know we had knee airbags, cool.

Good thing its a lease! It's going to be hard for BMW to resell it with a major accident.

Old people should have to take driving tests once a year.

AWM3 · 03-25-2010, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by thekurgan

Sorry to hear about your ride, agree with the Cayman vs the C4S, but driving the E92 M3, it is no slouch, you may want to check it out before the S65 is no more.

E92 M3 = 3600 lbs and 16 MPG =

It won't be long before premium gas is back to $4 per gallon. It's a nice car, but my F150 gets better gas mileage.

Blind32 · 03-25-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Holy crap. Second such accident I've read about this week. The other one involved an old lady running a red light as well. Glad you're ok. Best of luck with finding a new car.

Only one solution....Outlaw old ladies.

Hawkeye · 03-25-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by car62

E92 M3 = 3600 lbs and 16 MPG =

It won't be long before premium gas is back to $4 per gallon. It's a nice car, but my F150 gets better gas mileage.

My truck gets 12 mpg on a good day...

AWM3 · 03-26-2010, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jragan

The adjuster had a chance to look the car over and only sees ~$15k worth of damage. They're flat-bedding it to the better collision place in the area where they'll inspect for any additional damage to motor and/or frame/structure of the car. The adjuster said that unless the dollar-amount of damage is greater than 75% of the vehicle worth or there's frame damage, they won't be totalling it. I'll know more in the coming days. Perhaps she won't be driving off into the sunset just yet.

Any word on what the final decision on your car was - repair or not?

Hawkeye · 03-26-2010, 09:45 AM

He said earlier somewhere there was only an estimated 15K of damage so it is probably getting repaired.

chickdr · 03-26-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

He said earlier somewhere there was only an estimated 15K of damage so it is probably getting repaired.

Yes, but he also said this was just the insurance adjusters estimate. Often the body shop finds issues which couldn't be seen until the car is torn down. We had a Touareg which was hit low speed in the rear. The original estimate was around $2,500(looked pretty minor), it ended up around $4K and was never right again.

jragan · 03-26-2010, 02:09 PM

I stopped by the collision place (they handle all the Porsche/Jag/BMW/Lexus repair for the main dealership here and I verified they were BMW-Approved) to find out that while the car had been there since Tuesday, they were given incorrect contact information for me and had no way to contact me to get my release for them to touch the vehicle. So it ended up being a good thing I stopped by. So I suppose they'll start today tearing things down to examine deeper. I left a note for the service advisor letting him know how well the car was taken care of and what I expected (perfection) as far as repair goes (but I did it in a sincere/heart-felt way not an a$$-hole way).

Skelekitty · 03-28-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jragan

they were given incorrect contact information for me and had no way to contact me to get my release for them to touch the vehicle. So it ended up being a good thing I stopped by.

GAHHH!

I seem to have developed an emotional investment in the outcome of this situation.

Let us know how Ruby's doing when you find out.

jragan · 03-31-2010, 01:46 PM

Just got back from visiting Ruby again. Things definitely aren't looking good. The advisor said the frame is damaged and the front of the car is shifted to the left. The damage estimate is up to over 22K and that's not even with the proper parts which are likely to be more expensive (because of the rarity of the car they didn't have all the part numbers in their system so they're waiting on prices for a number of things from the local dealer. So, suffice to say, things are leaning in the totaled direction. Just waiting to hear the final word from the insurance adjuster.

If the pictures below don't wrench your guts then you don't love your ///M enough.
For larger versions, click the picture.

schwank · 03-31-2010, 02:38 PM

Those are some wrenching pictures...

Hawkeye · 03-31-2010, 02:48 PM

Very very saddning pictures! Well, at this point it'll be a good thing if they total it out!

xg3 · 03-31-2010, 02:57 PM

nothing like a good polish won't fix!

Blind32 · 03-31-2010, 03:00 PM

That's making me sick to my stomach. I'm hoping to get mine to Dallas next week and I was hoping to meet up with some local Ms like yourself. Hope it all works out for the best. Was the engine damaged in the crash? If it gets totaled out, you might be able to buy it back and part it out.

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03-23-2010, 12:54 AM	#26
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03-23-2010, 12:46 PM	#29
jragan Imola Lover 26 Rep 749 Posts Drives: 2007 Imola Red M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas iTrader: (0)	The adjuster had a chance to look the car over and only sees ~$15k worth of damage. They're flat-bedding it to the better collision place in the area where they'll inspect for any additional damage to motor and/or frame/structure of the car. The adjuster said that unless the dollar-amount of damage is greater than 75% of the vehicle worth or there's frame damage, they won't be totalling it. I'll know more in the coming days. Perhaps she won't be driving off into the sunset just yet. __________________ His: RIP-"Ruby" *E86 ///M Coupe: Pics Track Pics Short Vids Long Vids Hers: 997-1 C4S*: Pics
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03-24-2010, 07:38 PM	#30
Skelekitty Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 250 Posts Drives: '07 Imola Red Z4 MCoupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: El Dorado township, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 M Coupe [10.00]	I'm so glad to hear that she might not be totalled. I'll have my little red baby say a silent prayer for Ruby's recovery tonight. I'm guessing it can't hurt.... As everyone else said, glad to hear you're OK - gotta love the safety factor of the BMWs. __________________ ~Krissi~ '07 Imola Red Z4 MCoupe Eisenmann Sport Exhaust \| RE X-Pipe \| RE Transmission Mounts
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03-26-2010, 02:09 PM	#38
jragan Imola Lover 26 Rep 749 Posts Drives: 2007 Imola Red M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas iTrader: (0)	I stopped by the collision place (they handle all the Porsche/Jag/BMW/Lexus repair for the main dealership here and I verified they were BMW-Approved) to find out that while the car had been there since Tuesday, they were given incorrect contact information for me and had no way to contact me to get my release for them to touch the vehicle. So it ended up being a good thing I stopped by. So I suppose they'll start today tearing things down to examine deeper. I left a note for the service advisor letting him know how well the car was taken care of and what I expected (perfection) as far as repair goes (but I did it in a sincere/heart-felt way not an a$$-hole way). __________________ His: RIP-"Ruby" *E86 ///M Coupe: Pics Track Pics Short Vids Long Vids Hers: 997-1 C4S*: Pics
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03-31-2010, 02:38 PM	#41
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03-31-2010, 03:00 PM	#44
Blind32 Certified Adrenaline Junkie 43 Rep 1,325 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas TX iTrader: (2)	That's making me sick to my stomach. I'm hoping to get mine to Dallas next week and I was hoping to meet up with some local Ms like yourself. Hope it all works out for the best. Was the engine damaged in the crash? If it gets totaled out, you might be able to buy it back and part it out.
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