My 328i served me well this morning... Totaled or not?

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 09:23 PM

Hey all-

First off, both parties involved walked away from the crash. Earlier this morning, I was heading to grab a McDonalds breakfast sandwich before work. After getting the green left turn arrow on fairly wide boulevard... A 65-year old lady plowed through a red light in her Budget rental car and smoked my 328i halfway through my turn. Pretty heavy impact to feel. About 6 other cars were stopped at the red and saw the whole thing while this lady drove through a clear lane without seeing the light or my car. There were no tire marks visible as her foot never found the brake pedal.

BTW - I still got my sausage biscuit with egg an hour later as the officer was writing the report.

Totaled or Not? What do you think?

Specs are... 2013 328i Sedan with Sport Line, Tech (Navi), Premium Packages with 26,000 miles in (previously) great condition. Purchased new in January 2013. Retail values on KBB/Edmunds/NADA Guide around $32-34K

Driver and Passenger Side Air Bags Deployed, heavy fluid leakage from engine, passenger side dash crunched, front right wheel took some impact although I didn't see after the other car was removed.

chazmink · 08-28-2014, 09:28 PM

Glad to hear you are ok. I would insist they total it. Don't know if they'd listen though.

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 09:36 PM

Oh yeah, I've told the other party's insurance co that it's "totaled". Based on my verbal explanation of the damage they said it likely is (though no way to know for sure without an in person inspection).

FL I believe has "diminished value laws", so I'm hoping that helps if this one is close.

FC4 · 08-28-2014, 09:37 PM

It's totaled. Good that you're ok. Lucky you didn't have a passenger, because I doubt they would have walked out completely unharmed.

You should have gone to Burger King.

DrivenByE30 · 08-28-2014, 09:39 PM

Total Sausage Party... Happy Fridays to you... did you at least buy a lottety ticket???

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

Total Sausage Party... Happy Fridays to you... did you at least buy a lottety ticket???

$20 on powerball!

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by FC4

It's totaled. Good that you're ok. Lucky you didn't have a passenger, because I doubt they would have walked out completely unharmed.

You should have gone to Burger King.

Yes, a passenger would have been screwed. I was supposed to drive a coworker since I was on the west coast of FL, but we determined that we have likely hit up a mcdonalds closer to his house earlier in the AM.

The J-Man · 08-28-2014, 10:50 PM

The extent of the damage to that door and the intrusion into the cabin is actually kind of disturbing.

What was the other car? Is that a Jag? Looks like it has foot airbags?

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The J-Man

The extent of the damage to that door and the intrusion into the cabin is actually kind of disturbing.

What was the other car? Is that a Jag? Looks like it has foot airbags?

Agreed, the front right corner of the other car hit right in the middle of the passenger door.

I believe it's a Ford Fusion... The officer told me it was a rental car from Budget. I hope she opted for coverage!!!!

KGB_123_99 · 08-28-2014, 10:55 PM

Anyone else find the damage excessive for surface road speeds? Not sure if the passenger would have survived...

The J-Man · 08-28-2014, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KGB_123_99

Anyone else find the damage excessive for surface road speeds? Not sure if the passenger would have survived...

The F30 doors feel very hollow to me, I guess these pictures corroborate that.

jon102034050 · 08-28-2014, 11:01 PM

Wow! Glad you're okay. That's scary stuff

Eyenerd · 08-28-2014, 11:07 PM

crazy!!! and yeah, are those foot air bags in the other vehicle??

Love the mcmuffin pic LOL

Cyberdemon · 08-28-2014, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The J-Man

The F30 doors feel very hollow to me, I guess these pictures corroborate that.

All doors are hollow. Except for the big steel beam which clearly absorbed a huge amount of impact and still looks well intact. The plastic cover may have popped way into the cabin but the other car wasn't in the passenger seat - and that's the point, to absorb and discharge energy by crumbling.

Labeef · 08-28-2014, 11:16 PM

Glad you are ok.

It depends on how much damage the A and B pillars sustained. Looks like the door took the brunt of it. I would say it's borderline and may actually be repaired without being salvaged title.

Tha Baron · 08-28-2014, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Labeef

Glad you are ok.

It depends on how much damage the A and B pillars sustained. Looks like the door took the brunt of it. I would say it's borderline and may actually be repaired without being salvaged title.

Thank you

The bottom frame on the passenger side looks less bent in the photo than in person. I didn't get a better picture that could show it more clearly.

tturedraider · 08-29-2014, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FC4

It's totaled. Good that you're ok. Lucky you didn't have a passenger, because I doubt they would have walked out completely unharmed.

You should have gone to Burger King.

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Originally Posted by Tha Baron

Thanks! Yes, a passenger would have been screwed. I was supposed to drive a coworker since I was on the west coast of FL, but we determined that we have likely hit up a mcdonalds closer to his house earlier in the AM.

+1, glad everyone is ok. Yeah, it's totalled. If you had a passenger he or she might not have been too bad off. There's a torso airbag in the side of the seat back that would have deployed. Based on your steering wheel bag deploying it's likely the passenger dash bag would have deployed and the F3x has knee airbags that probably would have deployed for the passenger.

Now you can get an F3x with the improved iDrive

TaylorS · 08-29-2014, 12:19 AM

Given that the corner of her car totally speared the weakest part of the door (right in the middle), I think the results are pretty decent.

chylld · 08-29-2014, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tha Baron

Any future pic thread not ending with a pic of a sausage'n'egg mcmuffin is worthless.

Glad everyone is ok!

Philipangoo · 08-29-2014, 01:24 AM

Damn dude she blew ur gas cap right off. It looks totaled look at the rear door looks like it won't close right. Don't know if it's because the side buckled or if it just took some of the energy transfer.

adimfx · 08-29-2014, 02:38 AM

Because the windshield is not cracked I believe the A pillar is ok. And if that one is, B pillar is also ok.

It seems to me that the door have taken most of the impact and even if it looks scary to watch, the protection was excellent.

I don't think is totaled and you don't need to be concerned if it's not. You can can get a very good repair for this kind of incident.

Thanks God you are ok! Car crashes are terrible to watch and... have!

Nick the Greek · 08-29-2014, 02:51 AM

Glad Youre Ok.
That's The Main Thing.
At The End Of The Day, Cars Can Be Replaced.

08-28-2014, 09:23 PM	#1
Tha Baron Private First Class 18 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 (Fall 2014) Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	My 328i served me well this morning... Totaled or not? Hey all- First off, both parties involved walked away from the crash. Earlier this morning, I was heading to grab a McDonalds breakfast sandwich before work. After getting the green left turn arrow on fairly wide boulevard... A 65-year old lady plowed through a red light in her Budget rental car and smoked my 328i halfway through my turn. Pretty heavy impact to feel. About 6 other cars were stopped at the red and saw the whole thing while this lady drove through a clear lane without seeing the light or my car. There were no tire marks visible as her foot never found the brake pedal. BTW - I still got my sausage biscuit with egg an hour later as the officer was writing the report. Totaled or Not? What do you think? Specs are... 2013 328i Sedan with Sport Line, Tech (Navi), Premium Packages with 26,000 miles in (previously) great condition. Purchased new in January 2013. Retail values on KBB/Edmunds/NADA Guide around $32-34K Driver and Passenger Side Air Bags Deployed, heavy fluid leakage from engine, passenger side dash crunched, front right wheel took some impact although I didn't see after the other car was removed. __________________ Cheers, Jon 2017 Honda Accord V6 Touring Black \| 2015 F80 M3 Silverstone Metallic (Sold) \| 2013 328i Black (Totaled) Last edited by Tha Baron; 08-31-2014 at 11:32 AM..
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08-28-2014, 09:28 PM	#2
chazmink First Lieutenant 93 Rep 390 Posts Drives: 2013 328i M Sport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Medford & LBI, NJ iTrader: (0)	Glad to hear you are ok. I would insist they total it. Don't know if they'd listen though. __________________ Best, Charlie 2013 328i MSport Estoril Blue, 6spd MT, Premium, Tech & Drivers Assist +, Bavsound Stage One/Ghost, Bimmertech Amp
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08-28-2014, 09:36 PM	#3
Tha Baron Private First Class 18 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 (Fall 2014) Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Oh yeah, I've told the other party's insurance co that it's "totaled". Based on my verbal explanation of the damage they said it likely is (though no way to know for sure without an in person inspection). FL I believe has "diminished value laws", so I'm hoping that helps if this one is close. __________________ Cheers, Jon 2017 Honda Accord V6 Touring Black \| 2015 F80 M3 Silverstone Metallic (Sold) \| 2013 328i Black (Totaled)
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08-28-2014, 09:37 PM	#4
FC4 Brigadier General 2672 Rep 3,403 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: May 2014 Location: US iTrader: (0)	It's totaled. Good that you're ok. Lucky you didn't have a passenger, because I doubt they would have walked out completely unharmed. You should have gone to Burger King.
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08-28-2014, 09:39 PM	#5
DrivenByE30 Brigadier General 592 Rep 3,870 Posts Drives: '12 F30 Lux 335i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: OC - SoCal iTrader: (0)	Total Sausage Party... Happy Fridays to you... did you at least buy a lottety ticket???
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08-28-2014, 10:50 PM	#8
The J-Man Captain 626 Rep 950 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	The extent of the damage to that door and the intrusion into the cabin is actually kind of disturbing. What was the other car? Is that a Jag? Looks like it has foot airbags?
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08-28-2014, 10:55 PM	#10
KGB_123_99 Captain 404 Rep 962 Posts Drives: '17 330ix M-Sport, '09 528ix Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Montreal, QC iTrader: (0)	Anyone else find the damage excessive for surface road speeds? Not sure if the passenger would have survived...
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08-28-2014, 11:01 PM	#12
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08-28-2014, 11:07 PM	#13
Eyenerd Private 9 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2015 435xi GC and 2012 3.5 X3 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	crazy!!! and yeah, are those foot air bags in the other vehicle?? Love the mcmuffin pic LOL
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08-28-2014, 11:16 PM	#15
Labeef Captain 265 Rep 807 Posts Drives: 320I Sport/Xenon Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Glad you are ok. It depends on how much damage the A and B pillars sustained. Looks like the door took the brunt of it. I would say it's borderline and may actually be repaired without being salvaged title.
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08-29-2014, 12:19 AM	#18
TaylorS New Member 2 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2014 328xd M Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Given that the corner of her car totally speared the weakest part of the door (right in the middle), I think the results are pretty decent.
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08-29-2014, 01:24 AM	#20
Philipangoo Lieutenant 36 Rep 465 Posts Drives: F30 335 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Damn dude she blew ur gas cap right off. It looks totaled look at the rear door looks like it won't close right. Don't know if it's because the side buckled or if it just took some of the energy transfer. __________________ 13 335i Msport 89 E30 325is 5spd
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08-29-2014, 02:38 AM	#21
adimfx New Member 4 Rep 16 Posts Drives: MINI Cooper Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Parking iTrader: (0)	Because the windshield is not cracked I believe the A pillar is ok. And if that one is, B pillar is also ok. It seems to me that the door have taken most of the impact and even if it looks scary to watch, the protection was excellent. I don't think is totaled and you don't need to be concerned if it's not. You can can get a very good repair for this kind of incident. Thanks God you are ok! Car crashes are terrible to watch and... have!
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08-29-2014, 02:51 AM	#22
Nick the Greek Banned 2010 Rep 6,065 Posts Drives: M135i. I don't do diesel. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Glad Youre Ok. That's The Main Thing. At The End Of The Day, Cars Can Be Replaced.
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