[1.fresh.f30.335]

On one cold fall morning last month I was driving to work, uncharacteristically slower than usual, when a red volvo XC70 decided to turn into oncoming traffic at an intersection. Thankfully she saw me at the last minute and left me just enough room to swerve around her and avoid a head on impact.

As soon as I got around the front of her car though I saw a Toyota Venza at a dead stop about 10 yards in front of me. I skidded into the back/under carriage of the Toyota at maybe 20 mph.



Because the 335 went under the Venza the motor took the brunt of the impact, breaking all the motor mounts, including the exhaust mounts and Transmission mounts. Damaged the transmission and the firewall.







I only suffered a mild concussion, but that didn't stop every airbag from going off haha, I have to say BMW assist works pretty well though it took them a minute to contact me.



It's taken a month to go through the process but my insurance finally totaled the car. Guess that means it's time to upgrade?





New project coming next week! '14 535 xdrive!

Anyone need any parts from the F30? I have sport mats, black whiskers, sport grilles, chip, etc PM me.

[jokerswld34]

Pm me with what you've got for a chip and how much you're looking for please! Thanks

[rayg]

Damn...I'm glad for you they totaled it but I'm surprised the damage costs more than the total value of the car. And nice pick up of the 5 series, my favorite mid-sized sedan by far!

[G30Nashville]

Sorry about the loss....I did PM you about your sport line floor mats though.

[ft1330]

I PM'd you. Also I LOVE your wheels in the first pics. What are they? It looks like you swapped the original wheels back in the last photos. Sneaky

[glangford]

20 mph and totalled? I guess that speaks to the cost of repair of these vehicles.

[Jamesons Viggen]

Originally Posted by glangford

20 mph and totalled? I guess that speaks to the cost of repair of these vehicles.

It was not so much the speed, but how the hit took place.

If you involve engines and or transmissions on these car it goes from a few thousands to $10-15-20-25k rather easily. An N55 long block is something like $15k.

[Vervain]

I'm sorry to hear about this. At least you get a new 535i xdrive!!

[Feanor]

Ouch!

Will you be able to claim off the Volvo lady's insurance since your quick reactions meant her car wasn't in the accident she caused?

[Sedan_Clan]

Sorry to hear man. BTW, what's a black whisker?

[Vervain]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Sorry to hear man. BTW, what's a black whisker?

It's that silver trim piece in the sportline bumper (shown in the pics above). People change it to black for the clean look..

[tdizzle]

How much are they giving you for the car? I always figured they'd low ball the 'totaled' value so that if you totaled a year old $60k car, they'd end up giving you $40k or something, not exactly making you 'whole'.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by 1.fresh.f30.335

I only suffered a mild concussion, but that didn't stop every airbag from going off haha,

At least you could walk into the Chiropactor's office directly after the crash.

[howiegu]

What are the wheel / tire set going for?

[949]

Originally Posted by rayg

Damn...I'm glad for you they totaled it but I'm surprised the damage costs more than the total value of the car. And nice pick up of the 5 series, my favorite mid-sized sedan by far!

total does NOT mean the cost of the whole car.

total is a different calculation.
total does NOT mean 100%.
one other way it can also be totaled is if the structural integrity is or electrical is compromised.
its not always something that can be seen.
example: like if your car got flooded by rain and was submerged. it wont look damaged but they will still total it and give you a salvage title if you opted to keep it.

what they usually go by is the current value of the car if you were to get the same exact car on today's market with similar options and mileage. small differences will be adjusted accordingly like mileage and an option or two. they always get the lowest priced car out there for comparison.

once you get the value they see how much the car is going to cost to repair.
if the value is 51% or more of the current value of a similar car, you are then TOTALED.
so if you bought your car at $58K new, your current value maybe around 32K - 40k now. all you need is to have damages over half of these amounts and your totaled.

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by 1.fresh.f30.335

New project coming next week! '14 535 xdrive!

Must be kidding?

[Ryan9095]

So sad to see. Glad you didn't get hurt. Good luck with the new car at least the F30 did it's job.

[1.fresh.f30.335]

Thanks for the concern everyone, I've felt terrible about it for the last month.

Let me try to address some of the questions/concerns:

- The car was totaled because of firewall and transmission damage. The car was structurally sound but the motor and transmission took the hit and that's why financially speaking the car was a 'total loss'.

- The Ins. company messed up and over estimated the value of my 2012 RWD 335i w/ 32k on it and said it was worth 42k... I even told them to revise it lower, they wouldn't... The car was a lease and the buyout was only 40k so after the deductible I'm getting a check for over a grand... All in all a pretty good day since I was way over my lease miles.

- A Carbon Black '14 535 is on it's way to me as we speak (hopefully this week)! I went a little option happy though... It's going to be sick! haha

[vegastm]

Originally Posted by 1.fresh.f30.335

Thanks for the concern everyone, I've felt terrible about it for the last month.

Let me try to address some of the questions/concerns:

- The car was totaled because of firewall and transmission damage. The car was structurally sound but the motor and transmission took the hit and that's why financially speaking the car was a 'total loss'.

- The Ins. company messed up and over estimated the value of my 2012 RWD 335i w/ 32k on it and said it was worth 42k... I even told them to revise it lower, they wouldn't... The car was a lease and the buyout was only 40k so after the deductible I'm getting a check for over a grand... All in all a pretty good day since I was way over my lease miles.

- A Carbon Black '14 535 is on it's way to me as we speak (hopefully this week)! I went a little option happy though... It's going to be sick! haha

Interested in the black whiskers for sale?
PM email address?

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by 1.fresh.f30.335

Thanks for the concern everyone, I've felt terrible about it for the last month.

Let me try to address some of the questions/concerns:

- The car was totaled because of firewall and transmission damage. The car was structurally sound but the motor and transmission took the hit and that's why financially speaking the car was a 'total loss'.

- The Ins. company messed up and over estimated the value of my 2012 RWD 335i w/ 32k on it and said it was worth 42k... I even told them to revise it lower, they wouldn't... The car was a lease and the buyout was only 40k so after the deductible I'm getting a check for over a grand... All in all a pretty good day since I was way over my lease miles.

- A Carbon Black '14 535 is on it's way to me as we speak (hopefully this week)! I went a little option happy though... It's going to be sick! haha

You do realize that the Insurance Company owns the car now - and has pictures of the totaled car which they well sell for salvage.

If you take pieces off it for someone, you can blow up your settlement.

[1.fresh.f30.335]

Originally Posted by Kabrich

You do realize that the Insurance Company owns the car now - and has pictures of the totaled car which they well sell for salvage.

If you take pieces off it for someone, you can blow up your settlement.

The car has already been taken away, I only have the accessory parts that I paid to put on the car. I'm not parting it out, just selling whats left over.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by 1.fresh.f30.335

The car has already been taken away, I only have the accessory parts that I paid to put on the car. I'm not parting it out, just selling whats left over.

Those are considered part of the car when settled with Insurance as they were attached to the car.