Rear Ended

[1uscalumni]

Its not a virgin no more

after the repair is completed, expecting the worst and hoping for the best from the BMW dealership which has a (BMW collision center) i bought the car from. Will paint match who knows?

I have not even hit 1000 miles yet.

[Who's on first]

Of course the paint will match. So many people worry about that, but how many non-matching paint jobs have you seen on modern cars? (Taken to a decent paint facility).

[Jockey]

Hell, get a new bumper.

PS: I had some road rash on my front bumper. Took to a guy who does all the touch-up work for my local BMW dealership. You can never know anything happened. So yes, it is possible for a metallic paint to get touch upped and look good.

[1uscalumni]

Originally Posted by Who's on first

Of course the paint will match. So many people worry about that, but how many non-matching paint jobs have you seen on modern cars? (Taken to a decent paint facility).

Im sure its going to match, i'm worried about all the dust that gets inside the car from the prep work ....urghhhh its out of my hands.

[blinkme323]

I was rear-ended about a month ago with about 500 miles on m car, so I definitely feel your pain. It looks like you came out with a bit more damage though, so I would definitely push for a new bumper if possible.

[SEXY-BEAST]

Originally Posted by 1uscalumni

Im sure its going to match, i'm worried about all the dust that gets inside the car from the prep work ....urghhhh its out of my hands.

Sorry for your pain. Hope repairs all go well. But, what do you mean by "dust that gets inside the car from the prep work..."?

[1uscalumni]

Originally Posted by SEXY-BEAST

Sorry for your pain. Hope repairs all go well. But, what do you mean by "dust that gets inside the car from the prep work..."?

Body shops are notorious for leaving a window down when doing body work. Unless I'm the only one that notices that. I think they do it so if by chance the keys are left inside that if the doors get locked they can open the car.

[shay2nak]

WTF!

[alz0rz]

I went through this just a couple of months ago... assuming you were not at fault, remember to pursue for diminished value.

[ciaranob]

Such a pain - had the same thing happen at airport parking lot whilst I was paying to get out!! A lot more minor than yours but yes they will make it new again.

[1uscalumni]

Originally Posted by ciaranob

Such a pain - had the same thing happen at airport parking lot whilst I was paying to get out!! A lot more minor than yours but yes they will make it new again.

It's such an inconvenience. That's why I leased it. 😊

[ciaranob]

Originally Posted by 1uscalumni

It's such an inconvenience. That's why I leased it. 😊

Their insurance got me an SUV as a loaner for the repair period so not too so much for me but was pining for the car every day I was in that loaner!

[IrvineTim]

I have never had body work done to my vehicle, and they got everything perfect the first time, ever! They always miss something and I have to point it out for them to fix. This is with about 4 trips to the body shop in my lifetime,none of which were my fault, was the wife or kids car.

[shiv.nandak]

Originally Posted by 1uscalumni

Its not a virgin no more

after the repair is completed, expecting the worst and hoping for the best from the BMW dealership which has a (BMW collision center) i bought the car from. Will paint match who knows?

I have not even hit 1000 miles yet.

Be sure to look into a diminished value claim since you own the car.

[boss2k]

Sorry OP and i feel your pain as i got rear ended first time in my life and that too in the M. I was shattered but they fixed the car like new and put new bumper and trunk. Everything was great except they could never align the trunk 100% and even now the right side is tiny off the left side and the shop says thats the best they can do.