Got Rear Ended Yesterday

Nurf · 05-20-2017, 02:56 PM

Hey guys,
Sadly my car was rear ended yesterday while turning right due to the driver behind not paying attention.

I wanted to gather your guys thoughts to see if you think they are going to total it or not.

Its a 2011 328i with 69xxx miles. No airbags were deployed and no glass was surprisingly broken.

I am hoping that its not totaled because I am still paying for this car, and unfortunately getting a new car right now is not in the cards financially due to school payments//medical

Let me know what you guys think.

mjn77 · 05-20-2017, 03:25 PM

Ouch. But i'd guess the boot floor is crumpled, new chassis leg, new bumper, new rear quarter, new light......

Write off i'd say.

jeddo45 · 05-20-2017, 03:51 PM

If there is no frame damage, you MAY get lucky. However there's a lot of bodywork and painting going into that. They may total it.

It looks like you were it pretty hard OP. I'm hoping you and anyone else with you don't have injuries.

Nurf · 05-20-2017, 04:20 PM

Yeah, trying to figure out my options.
I'm a little stiff from it but that's to be expected.

roadkillrob · 05-21-2017, 08:13 AM

If it was me I would rather have it totaled personally. Car is worth between 9 and 12k retail and most insurance companies will write off at 75% of that value, so $6500 - 9k, guessing it will be in that ballpark for the repair.

If they do total it, they will low ball you on the car, so find similar cars for sale in your area at a BMW dealer if you can and go back to them with those prices as they should be giving you replacement value on the car, they will try to point out things wrong with the car, but stand your ground, as soon as you refuse their first offer, they will typically come back with a realistic offer especially if you show replacement cost.

Since it was someone else's fault, it is their insurance that will be paying, if you have collision, you can have your insurance company do the let work dealing with the other person's company, but don't take the first offer, they will always pay more but hope you just take the first low ball offer.

Efthreeoh · 05-21-2017, 08:45 AM

Sorry that you had this happen. That damage repair is way greater than the value of the car. The exhaust alone is over $3K just for the parts if the cats are damaged. The body damage is at least $7K in my estimation. If they do fix it, it needs to be repaired at a certified BMW repair facility that has a BMW frame straightening machine.

e92ben · 05-21-2017, 08:58 AM

Start looking for a new car lol.

ny325 · 05-21-2017, 05:44 PM

Sorry OP, that really hurts.

Unknown_Car · 05-21-2017, 06:26 PM

It's about 2.5k to repair in my uncle's body shop. With 5 year woranty he gives. I had a 5 series with more damage and ended up jest over 2k. Parts you can find really cheap on forums and junk yeards. Like car-parts.com

JuniorB · 05-21-2017, 07:31 PM

It's more than outer, quarter damage, for the book value, it's done, start looking. Hope your ok, that's a hard hit.

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Nurf New Member 6 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2011 LCI Black 328i Xdrive Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Norwalk, CT iTrader: (0)	Got Rear Ended Yesterday Hey guys, Sadly my car was rear ended yesterday while turning right due to the driver behind not paying attention. I wanted to gather your guys thoughts to see if you think they are going to total it or not. Its a 2011 328i with 69xxx miles. No airbags were deployed and no glass was surprisingly broken. I am hoping that its not totaled because I am still paying for this car, and unfortunately getting a new car right now is not in the cards financially due to school payments//medical Let me know what you guys think. Last edited by Nurf; 05-20-2017 at 03:08 PM..
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mjn77 Lieutenant Colonel 1073 Rep 1,957 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Ouch. But i'd guess the boot floor is crumpled, new chassis leg, new bumper, new rear quarter, new light...... Write off i'd say.
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jeddo45 Apprentice 373 Rep 801 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: LBC iTrader: (0)	If there is no frame damage, you MAY get lucky. However there's a lot of bodywork and painting going into that. They may total it. It looks like you were it pretty hard OP. I'm hoping you and anyone else with you don't have injuries.
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05-20-2017, 04:20 PM	#4
Nurf New Member 6 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2011 LCI Black 328i Xdrive Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Norwalk, CT iTrader: (0)	Yeah, trying to figure out my options. I'm a little stiff from it but that's to be expected.
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05-21-2017, 08:13 AM	#5
roadkillrob Major General 865 Rep 5,450 Posts Drives: 08 335i,22 X3M, 2012 C63 Black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (15)	If it was me I would rather have it totaled personally. Car is worth between 9 and 12k retail and most insurance companies will write off at 75% of that value, so $6500 - 9k, guessing it will be in that ballpark for the repair. If they do total it, they will low ball you on the car, so find similar cars for sale in your area at a BMW dealer if you can and go back to them with those prices as they should be giving you replacement value on the car, they will try to point out things wrong with the car, but stand your ground, as soon as you refuse their first offer, they will typically come back with a realistic offer especially if you show replacement cost. Since it was someone else's fault, it is their insurance that will be paying, if you have collision, you can have your insurance company do the let work dealing with the other person's company, but don't take the first offer, they will always pay more but hope you just take the first low ball offer. __________________ 2022 X3M Brooklyn Grey 2008 E93 335i FBO 2012 Mercedes C63 Black Series Alanite Grey
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Efthreeoh General 17315 Rep 18,737 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Sorry that you had this happen. That damage repair is way greater than the value of the car. The exhaust alone is over $3K just for the parts if the cats are damaged. The body damage is at least $7K in my estimation. If they do fix it, it needs to be repaired at a certified BMW repair facility that has a BMW frame straightening machine. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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e92ben Brigadier General 1053 Rep 3,206 Posts Drives: BMW M3 BMW 635csi Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kenosha Wi iTrader: (7)	Start looking for a new car lol. __________________ e92 ///M3
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ny325 Brigadier General 895 Rep 3,141 Posts Drives: Jet Black E90 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gridlock iTrader: (0)	Sorry OP, that really hurts.
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Unknown_Car Major 447 Rep 1,060 Posts Drives: Few and diffrent Join Date: May 2015 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	It's about 2.5k to repair in my uncle's body shop. With 5 year woranty he gives. I had a 5 series with more damage and ended up jest over 2k. Parts you can find really cheap on forums and junk yeards. Like car-parts.com __________________ JB4 Tune, MHD backend flash, E85 VRSF 7" Intercooler, BMS OCC VRSF CP & TIAL 50mm BOV, BMP PI DocRace 6266 single turbo.
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JuniorB Major 185 Rep 1,017 Posts Drives: 07 e60 525 N54 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0)	It's more than outer, quarter damage, for the book value, it's done, start looking. Hope your ok, that's a hard hit.
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