My 850ci just got rear ended

[Payton King]

You have to love this. I have been driving a 1996 tahoe with 166,000 miles holding off to get a new car so I can finish my 69. In a weak moment I bought the BMW 850ci. I have had this car for 2 months and someone just rear ended me. I am 41 years old and I have never had a vehicle hit. I am either due or this is some bad Karma from me getting another girlfriend instead of staying true to my 69.

In either case, world wide production of the 8 series from 1989 to 1998 is just under 50,000 units. How hard do you think it is going to be to get a new deck lid, bumper cover and fill panel...plus whatever else? New or used?

I see 3 long months and a slow ship coming from the "father land."

I am just thinking how pissed I would have been had that been my freshly completed 69.

I would have been typing this from the county jail.

[Autokraft]

That really Blows. I guess the biggest thing is the fact that you are alright.
Like you said, could have been worse had it been the 69.

Kurt




www.autokraft.org

[Ummgawa]

Those uber stuppen assenholen dumpkoff talkin on cellphonn. In other words-huge bummer Payton, that stinks out loud.

[jannes_z-28]

Sorry to hear that Payton.

I just ran a check on the scarpyards here in Sweden. There are at least ten cars available to pick parts from.

Let me know what you exactly need and I'll try to find it.


Jan

[rockdogz]

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Sorry to hear that Payton - glad you're ok and that it wasn't the '69...

[bulldogchevy]

Try car-parts.com
GOOD LUCK

[hotwheels]

wow, that really sucks payton.......hate to hear that man.

[Steve1968LS2]

:( <-- since we don't have a smilie for crying..


Sorry to hear Payton.. that sucks.. did they have insurance? If so then they are gonna cry when they get the repair bill..

We need a picture..

[ProdigyCustoms]

If it is a new model, a BMW warehouse that your local dealer will pull from will have those parts, otherwise a insurance company would never write a policy on them.

[Mean 69]

Those are great cars, sorry to hear it. I had a similar situation on Labor Day. Went for a little spin in my wife's 62 Corvette, it was a perfect So. Cal day, sunny, chicks everywhere, just right. I watched the whole thing. Four young guys in a ricer sedan, checking out some chick (and I can feel for them, she caught my eyes too), giggling, high-fiving, you name it, right up until they hit me. Right on PCH, in the middle of a traffic jam. Wiped out their car, whole front end. Hurt the 62 pretty bad, but not as nasty in appearance as you might think, it all went into the frame (great...). Four on one isn't good odds, but I am still surprised that I was restrained. No one got hurt, thankfully. I can't tell you how many people just looked at the mess and said "what an absolute shame."

Just be glad that you or anyone else didn't get hurt. Though special, cars are just that, they are just cars. They can be fixed, or replaced. I will say, I have a much bigger tendancy to watch my rear mirror now though.
Mark

[Q-ship]

I can't tell you how many people just looked at the mess and said "what an absolute shame."

Yeah, those Hondas are hard to replace! :D :_paranoid

Seriously, sorry to hear of both your troubles. Payton, if you get a line on any parts here in rust free Arizona, let me know, maybe I can help shag them down. Mark, I know that this is just an opportunity to mod the wifes car! Admit it, you backed up!!

Glad you're both OK. That's what really counts.

[69MyWay]

I was in the auto claims business with the nations #1 auto insurance company. High end cars can be a problem due to the fact that most high end repair shops kind of play by their own rules, most insurance adjusters are simply tuned into the get'em in, get'em out high production family sedan repairs.

We had a claim last year on a limited production BMW. It was a hard hit. The interior package was a special one only offered in Europe (imported car). The interior was damaged. The shop had to fly a man over to the states to bring the correct material and dye to finish the job. The car was in the shop 8 months for a normal 2 week repair on any other car.

Keep in mind though, you usually only hear about the horror stories. Most claims go so quick and so smooth that there is nothing to talk about once they are complete.

Good luck on your process.

[Payton King]

Thank you all for all of you kind words. It was a low impact hit so I was more than fine. The car needs a deck lid, rear filler panel and bumper cover just looking from the out side. May be more after the bumper cover comes off. The estimate is $4400. The deck lid alone is $900.

I forget that most of you do not know what I do for a living. I am a State Farm Insurance agent (nation's #1 auto insurer). The guy that hit me had State Farm, I am just glad it was not one of my policyholders. The shop that is fixing the BMW is the same shop that has been doing the metal work and will be painting my 69 and we are good friends. I have complete confidence that I will get a first rate job. The people at BMW say that the parts are available, but no word as to how long it will take to get them...they are checking.

I hate that the 62 vette got torn up. That is worst nightmare when the 69 is done.

[69MyWay]

State Farm, I am just glad it was not one of my policyholders.


:thumbsup:

[Streetking]

Sorry to hear about it, that does suck...

How is your back? :_paranoid

SW

[Payton King]

I should have rolled out of the car and flopped around on the ground and have SF finance the rest of my project. It seems like everyone else does.

I had a policyholder let there foot slip off of the brake at the stop light and hit the car in front. It did $150 dollars worth of damage to a painted bumper cover. Basically $150 to have the mark buffed out. A week later I had an injury claim from the claimant. Her and her mother were going to the Chiro. When they called me I just laughed and sent them to claims. People will try anything.

[race-rodz]

next time i get rear ended...they are gonna have to pull me out with the jaws of life.... helo-vac me to the hospital, and and and..... :_paranoid wait, does this sound pre-meditated?

the last 2 times i got rear ended(both sittin stopped at red lights) i got the shaft both in getting the car fixxed and personal injury. allstate claims actually tryed to accuse me of being at fault for 1 of them.... i had to get a lawyer just to get my med bills covered.

the other was some no name ins co, they offered to settle 2 hours after the wreck for $1500...... telling me that my super clean (till the wreck)71 240Z was worth $500, and $500 for med bills, and another $500 for the "suffering"......... yeah...they got to talk to the lawyer a lot also.

atleast you have an "in" with your deal... however, i gotta wonder if the claim will affect ya next time raises are handed out :P

[Payton King]

There are some companies out there that I do not agree with their claims handling policy and it is unfortunate that you had problems with both of your claims. I find that State Farm does a better job than most on handling policyholders and claimants claims...that is not saying that someone has some horror story about Sate Farm.

I was really just joking on having the inside line since I am an agent for the company. They will handle my claim just like anyone else's. If anything I would rather them do a bad job with mine than to do that to one of my policyholders. Obviously I know who to call when or if there are problems, but it is the same people I call for my own policyholders as well.

I have parts on order, they (BMW) actually had them in stock in the US. Parts should be here in a week.