yea i see his point here but last time when my x5 was rear ended i had to end up with double the insurance rate afterwards...(thats why we switched to geico recently)..
my parents also think we shouldnt make a insurance claim because of the rate going up...
so meh

also, i changed my mind about selling the car without any records being taken since its really unethical...
im planning to get it estimated this friday and hopefully get it fixed on the first week of may

ps. i never stated in any of the posts asking how i should avoid the record on my VIN

 

Costly and sucks? Yes. But not impossible to repair. I've seen a lot worse and if done right you shouldn't notice there was major work done.

 

Is the X5 driver definately male, female, or not sure?
Looking at the images, it is hard to believe that the doors and door pillar can have sustained such an impact and not be damaged. Therefore it will initially be necessary that the doors are removed and the car measured on a jig to check the actual pillar damage. If the pillar is out of position (which is highly likely looking at the dents) then it would need to be replaced - this is a serious repair to the chassis/frame. I can't comment on your situation in the USA, but in Europe I have never heard of ANY incident where parties would just walk away from this level of damage. The repair bill is going to be far higher than the increase on insurance (including scaling over subsequent years) and the potential devaluation if not repaired correctly will also be higher.

Simply, either you really need to have a damn good reason to walk away and not involve the "authorities" (non put forward thus far), or you simply can't see the metaphorical wood for the trees

 

OMG! how to repair those big dents in the b-pillar?

 

Eh... minor dings caused by the door... Call the local dent wizard...

 

I really don't mean to add insult to injury, but trying to lessen the stress levels here. Take a look:




"Drive by a higher standard"

The car is fixable. I've seen worse front-end damage that gets repaired.
You've already established the need to get this thing recorded so as not to endanger the lives of anyone you sell it to.

So you might have to pay extra to get it fixed, or pay more to insurance. Personally, I would put the insurance to work because of the extent of the damage. That's what they're being paid for.

Bottom line is, you'll live.

 

meh thats tampa area code...im in south florida anyways
i decided to get this estimated by A-1 collision inc on powerline rd (i got my previous bmw serviced by them..great service) so it shouldnt be any problem...
regarding the insurance...i would have to check with the estimator first since i dont kno what the outcome will be..
im not sure if i should get the sideframe fixed but its upto the A-1 guys to figure out what damage the frame has (if it has enough damage, i'll get it repaired...its my life and my future buyer's life so i have to respect that)
also like somebody else said earlier in the thread...im surprised that the airbag didnt go off

 

I love this thread

 

OUCH!!! pay more attention, I live in Weston and the streets are very dark at night. I will say take it to an BMW bodyshop (I used BMW BRaman in Miami a couple times and they turned out to be OK) for an estimate. Its just an estimate (we should make a poll of estimates, I estimate $5000 if not fram damage) and that can give you an idea on what to do. they dont report that anywhere. After that you can opt to take it to your insurance, pay your small dedudctible or pay it off yourself. If insurance, I believe your policy increase 10% for the next year is the expense is more than $200.

Just my cents... man that looks like my former car..

 

Classic example of people with more $$ than sense.

There was no way it wasn't your fault, if you had the stop sign it was definitely your fault. It doesn't matter if it was a private road or not.

Also, who ever t-boned you was either driving illegally (suspended licence, DUI, who knows), or they're just plain retarded. If that were me, the cops and insurance companies would be all over you.