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Oct 17, 2011 | 12:29 AM

Neroht

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My Ride: Type 523I UL (EUR) Dev. series E60 () Line 5 Body type LIM Steering LL Door count 4 Engine N52 Cubical capacity 2.50 Power 130 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour TITANSILBER METALLIC (354) Upholstery LEDER DAKOTA/SCHWARZ (LCSW) Prod. date 2006-05-15 Order options No. Description 1CA SELECTION COP RELEVANT VEHICLES 2NP M LT/ALY W. DOUBLE SPOKE 135 M W.RUNFLA 235 TRAILER-HITCH WITH REMOVABLE HEAD 302 ALARM SYSTEM 337 M SPORTS PACKAGE 339 SATIN CHROME 4M3 INTERIOR TRIM.FINI. ALU. CUBE PURE 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 442 CUPHOLDER 465 THROUGH-LOAD SYSTEM 470 CHILD SEAT ISOFIX ATTACHMENT 481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 502 ; HEADLIGHT WASHER SYSTEM 508 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) 522 XENON LIGHT 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 540 CRUISE CONTROL 698 AREA-CODE 2 704 M SPORT SUSPENSION 710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE 775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE 8SA COUNTRY SPEC. RELEASE OF NAVIGATION 8SP COP CONTROL 842 COLD CLIMATE VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 863 EUROPE/DEALER DIRECTORY 877 DELETION CROSS-OVER OPERATION 885 SWEDISH/OWNERS HANDBOOK/SERVICE BOOKLET 896 DAYTIME LIGHTS FUNCTION 9AA EXTERNAL SKIN PROTECTION Series options No. Description 216 SERVOTRONIC

Yesterday my son borowed my car and had a crash in the guardrail and the wire tok the car apart all the right side and under airbags blown suspention totaly ript out of the car spread allover the road the bodyshop say that 30000$ is not inuff to fix the car so insurance will pay me to get an other car, so now is klinch time whit insurance company to get as mutch as posible for my car.looks a little bit better in the before pic.../Martin

Oct 17, 2011 | 12:45 AM

nomis_nehc

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Oh my gosh, that is terrible, but it looks like the people in the car should be okay.

Oct 17, 2011 | 01:26 AM

Neroht

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Yes my son is ok but miserable of what he done to my car....lets hope for a nice insurance agent to get as mutch money as posible som i can buy a "new" one

Oct 17, 2011 | 04:17 AM

dR.jonezz

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How old is your son ? How did he manage to crash it like that ?

Oct 17, 2011 | 05:38 AM

stoic1

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The car did its job. Better to lose the car than your son.

Oct 17, 2011 | 06:09 AM

thomas finlass

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I'm glad your son is ok...but I would have kicked his ass up and down the road if I was you.

Oct 17, 2011 | 06:57 AM

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these cars are too much for a kid - the tuning on the sports suspension leaves little room for "feedback" its tough to know when you are pushing the limit which makes it pretty damn easy to push too hard and start sliding. Not surprised at all he was okay though every crash Ive seen these things are freaking tanks. Good luck with insurance - be honest but try not to say anything incriminating.

...in fact the e60's only real weakness appears to be Vancouverians.

Oct 17, 2011 | 07:02 AM

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Martin,

Glad to hear your son is OK. I'm sure he is more scared than you are.

But, about getting the most for your car. First a quick story: I had a 1997 BMW 528I AC Schnitzer edition (Wheels, Body Kit, Pin Striping and all interior). Well in 2002 my baby was hit in the back end and totaled. The insurance company offered me $6,300 for the car. No sir!! That was not going to work. I looked all over the internet trying to find out what I could do and how to get more to replace my baby because there was not another Bimmer like it. So I asked for a replacement, yea that did'nt go anywhere either. So I found a guy, Terry Fisher with Appraisal Group of America Inc. (autoloss.com) 877-655-1661 in Portland OR. I gave them pics of my car and a long list of mods with receipts. After several months total payout by my insurance company was over $14,000. The cost was around $300. I'm sorry but I will spend a bit to get a ton back!! They did a great job and were supper nice to work with. I live in Texas so no need to be in the same state.

I hope this info helps and it all works out for you and your family!

Craig