I got in an accident

Jchn · 03-16-2017, 11:52 AM

I'm happy everyone in the car didn't get hurt.

I was driving down 45mph when a Ford Focus pulled in front of me from a yield turn signal.

All airbags deployed, couldn't shift to neutral. Is this car totaled? Is it even worth fixing if insurance will cover expenses?

chiefneil · 03-16-2017, 12:04 PM

Sorry to hear it, but glad nobody was injured. It doesn't look good for your car - I'd say totaled.

Uber Commuter · 03-16-2017, 12:08 PM

So sorry, that happened but glad no one was injured.

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Originally Posted by Jchn

All airbags deployed, couldn't shift to neutral. Is this car totaled?

All airbags deployed = almost guaranteed to be totaled out. Best of luck with it all.

jeffc83 · 03-16-2017, 12:36 PM

Sorry to hear OP but as you and others mentioned, glad no one was hurt! No one here can confirm 100% but sometimes, it's pretty obvious when details along with good pics are provided. All airbags on top of that damage? Sorry mate but she's done and gone to BMW heaven. (or hell if she was a bitch, lol)

Some A-hole already sideswiped me a few months back and unfortunately for me, the car was able to be repaired for just under 10k.

MuffinMan910 · 03-16-2017, 12:39 PM

Wow sometimes it's amazing that no one is hurt when your judge by amount of damage. Glad no was was injured. Sorry OP but like others have said, that damage is pretty extensive. I've seen far less get totalled

Beek · 03-16-2017, 12:55 PM

Happy to hear no one hurt, time to start car shopping as I'm pretty sure your BMW gave it's life for you. Might be a good excuse to get yourself a B58?

madmortar · 03-16-2017, 12:57 PM

You need to take time and get yourself checked out before you tell insurance etc that no one was hurt. Sometimes it takes time to realize things are messed up. I would get xrays/MRI asap. You dont want to find yourself with a bunch of doctor bills months or years down the line because your neck/back are all out of wack.

Looks like you were hit very hard by the pictures...

Best of luck, id get a lawyer if I were you. I am going through a case now when my Jetta was totaled and I am very happy I lawyer'd up..

NitroLX · 03-16-2017, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MuffinMan910

Wow sometimes it's amazing that no one is hurt when your judge by amount of damage. Glad no was was injured. Sorry OP but like others have said, that damage is pretty extensive. I've seen far less get totalled

This.

AMDG · 03-16-2017, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by madmortar

You need to take time and get yourself checked out before you tell insurance etc that no one was hurt. Sometimes it takes time to realize things are messed up. I would get xrays/MRI asap. You dont want to find yourself with a bunch of doctor bills months or years down the line because your neck/back are all out of wack.

Looks like you were hit very hard by the pictures...

Best of luck, id get a lawyer if I were you. I am going through a case now when my Jetta was totaled and I am very happy I lawyer'd up..

Solid advice. I tell my clients this all the time, on top of having unfortunately experienced it myself.

NO_RETURN · 03-17-2017, 01:21 AM

If you haven't already had the car moved to a body shop Call your local dealer and ask them for the name of a BMW certified body shop. They should give you and honest evaluation of the cost to repair.

The first estimate from the insurance was $4500, however once the BMW shop got it apart the estimate Was $18000 in damage. To my shock they fixed it... I know, don't get me started. They used all BMW parts and did everything by the book. Anyhow if they decide it's not totaled a good BMW shop will make it right and not cut corners. They did a stellar job and the car is like new again, regardless if it's $2000 or $20,000 there is diminished value, working to get that settled now.

As far as medical I highly recommend you and everyone in your vehicle go see a doctor ASAP. Hope you don't have any injuries but it's worth checking.

XKxRome0ox · 03-17-2017, 02:21 AM

Why would you even want to repair that ... it looks pretty bad

spuntyb · 03-17-2017, 05:40 AM

This is so awful, but everyone lived through it without any serious injury, so it's a win overall.

No idea what insurance will say, but ALL airbags might push it over the edge to being totaled. I wish you the best of luck going forward!

jtskariah · 03-17-2017, 08:23 AM

I am positive this is a total loss. That is some serious damage. It is good to know no one was hurt though.

jd_perspective · 03-17-2017, 09:34 AM

thank goodness for safety features! it's a gonner though. you wouldn't want it back anyway...yeesh!
recommendation - unless it's a lease (or if you have a loan with GAP coverage) you'll likely have to fight over how much they pay you on the car. They will always low ball you. Don't forget to itemize every thing you've put into the car, including recent repair/maintenance, tint, add ons, everything. Since it's not your fault their insurance company should make you 100% whole again.

BMW11 · 03-18-2017, 10:40 AM

better call Saul

Kabrich · 03-18-2017, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Uber Commuter

So sorry, that happened but glad no one was injured.

All airbags deployed = almost guaranteed to be totaled out. Best of luck with it all.

Exactly. All Air Bags deploy, almost always a goner.

PK2348 · 03-18-2017, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabrich

Exactly. All Air Bags deploy, almost always a goner.

Likely but not always, a friend leased a new E Class this February, MSRP was in mid 60s i believe. She got into an accident 4 weeks later. Front of the car is badly damaged, air bags went off. As of now estimate is around 24K and insurance company is fixing it. Hopefully they will find more damage, but from what i understand they already took the car apart, so everything should be known.

tturedraider · 03-18-2017, 12:38 PM

Glad everyone is okay. Yep, there's no doubt this will be a total loss. Time to start shopping.

Kabrich · 03-18-2017, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PK2348

Likely but not always, a friend leased a new E Class this February, MSRP was in mid 60s i believe. She got into an accident 4 weeks later. Front of the car is badly damaged, air bags went off. As of now estimate is around 24K and insurance company is fixing it. Hopefully they will find more damage, but from what i understand they already took the car apart, so everything should be known.

Neither post stated 100% total. Stated almost always.

A car 4 weeks old falls into what is known as an outlier.

Kabrich · 03-18-2017, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jchn

I'm happy everyone in the car didn't get hurt.

I was driving down 45mph when a Ford Focus pulled in front of me from a yield turn signal.

All airbags deployed, couldn't shift to neutral. Is this car totaled? Is it even worth fixing if insurance will cover expenses?

Actually I am rather surprised the BMW did not sub stain more damage if you hit the Focus at 45 mph.

Triple88 · 03-19-2017, 08:23 PM

Total loss for sure, I went 10mph into the back of an escape and mine was totaled. Geico didn't rip me on the cars appraisal either

perezr10 · 03-19-2017, 09:24 PM

Did the other driver not see you? What did they say about why they pulled out like that?

I often wonder what these people are thinking who pull out in traffic with oncoming traffic very near

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chiefneil Lieutenant Colonel 772 Rep 1,503 Posts Drives: 2014 335i M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	Sorry to hear it, but glad nobody was injured. It doesn't look good for your car - I'd say totaled.
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jeffc83 Lieutenant Colonel 722 Rep 1,615 Posts Drives: 2015 328i XDrive Luxury Line Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Philly Burbs, PA iTrader: (0)	Sorry to hear OP but as you and others mentioned, glad no one was hurt! No one here can confirm 100% but sometimes, it's pretty obvious when details along with good pics are provided. All airbags on top of that damage? Sorry mate but she's done and gone to BMW heaven. (or hell if she was a bitch, lol) Some A-hole already sideswiped me a few months back and unfortunately for me, the car was able to be repaired for just under 10k.
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MuffinMan910 Lieutenant 135 Rep 524 Posts Drives: 2013 f30 335i xDrive mSport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (0)	Wow sometimes it's amazing that no one is hurt when your judge by amount of damage. Glad no was was injured. Sorry OP but like others have said, that damage is pretty extensive. I've seen far less get totalled
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madmortar Captain 181 Rep 785 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 328i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Savannah, GA iTrader: (0)	You need to take time and get yourself checked out before you tell insurance etc that no one was hurt. Sometimes it takes time to realize things are messed up. I would get xrays/MRI asap. You dont want to find yourself with a bunch of doctor bills months or years down the line because your neck/back are all out of wack. Looks like you were hit very hard by the pictures... Best of luck, id get a lawyer if I were you. I am going through a case now when my Jetta was totaled and I am very happy I lawyer'd up..
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NO_RETURN Private 5 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 328i M Sport MELBOURNE RED Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	If you haven't already had the car moved to a body shop Call your local dealer and ask them for the name of a BMW certified body shop. They should give you and honest evaluation of the cost to repair. The first estimate from the insurance was $4500, however once the BMW shop got it apart the estimate Was $18000 in damage. To my shock they fixed it... I know, don't get me started. They used all BMW parts and did everything by the book. Anyhow if they decide it's not totaled a good BMW shop will make it right and not cut corners. They did a stellar job and the car is like new again, regardless if it's $2000 or $20,000 there is diminished value, working to get that settled now. As far as medical I highly recommend you and everyone in your vehicle go see a doctor ASAP. Hope you don't have any injuries but it's worth checking. __________________ 2014 328i M Sport Melbourne Red 2012 X5 35i 2004 Z4 30i 2001 323i 2008 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
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spuntyb Brigadier General 4055 Rep 4,979 Posts Drives: 2019 F90 Competition Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	This is so awful, but everyone lived through it without any serious injury, so it's a win overall. No idea what insurance will say, but ALL airbags might push it over the edge to being totaled. I wish you the best of luck going forward! __________________ <b>2023 M5C SRG\|Aragon \|\| 2018 Macan GTS</b> 2019 F90 Comp MBB\|Black (sold) 2018 F80 ZCP TB\|SS (sold) 2015 F30 335 AW\|CR (sold) 2015 F31 MG\|CR (sold) 2011 E90 JB\|Oyster (sold)
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jtskariah Bud Light General 130 Rep 402 Posts Drives: M4 CS Limerock Grey Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia iTrader: (4)	I am positive this is a total loss. That is some serious damage. It is good to know no one was hurt though.
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jd_perspective Captain 344 Rep 906 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 35i M-Sport Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	thank goodness for safety features! it's a gonner though. you wouldn't want it back anyway...yeesh! recommendation - unless it's a lease (or if you have a loan with GAP coverage) you'll likely have to fight over how much they pay you on the car. They will always low ball you. Don't forget to itemize every thing you've put into the car, including recent repair/maintenance, tint, add ons, everything. Since it's not your fault their insurance company should make you 100% whole again. __________________ 2016 X3 35i M-Sport 2019 440i Coupe M-Sport - Retired 2018 330i Sedan M-Sport - Retired 2015 428i Gran Coupe M-Sport - Retired
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Triple88 Private First Class 95 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2014 335xi M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago suburbs iTrader: (2)	Total loss for sure, I went 10mph into the back of an escape and mine was totaled. Geico didn't rip me on the cars appraisal either
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perezr10 Lieutenant 141 Rep 426 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (1)	Did the other driver not see you? What did they say about why they pulled out like that? I often wonder what these people are thinking who pull out in traffic with oncoming traffic very near
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