$10,000 worth of damage from a curb

[SD ///M4]

Originally Posted by Dinh335

Sorry OP, glad you're okay.

The "this is why i have a truck for the winter" or the "why live in the northeast" comments crack me up.

So because you might slide into a curb because of not having the proper tires, you will buy a whole extra car?

If you you prefer to have another car that's great, no issue there. But to make it out like its the smarter choice is baffling.

Just drive carefully, and suit the m3 with proper tires, and enjoy it year round.

When I lived in Michigan I knew several people who drove a nice sports car in the summer and also had a beater car that they drove in the winter. For the $10,000 damage incurred in this situation, you can certainly buy a beater car, equip it with snow tires, have it insured, and still have money left over. That makes way more financial sense in my mind.

The OP also said that he took his winter tires off too early.

As for "why live in the northeast", I know that I'm damn glad that I no longer live in the Michigan slop in the winter.

[IrvineTim]

Originally Posted by JSTDR1V

What winter tires do you have so I know not to get those;

Sorry for the lousy news

To the OP, sorry dude. That really does suck, I feel for you.

LMAO to the poster of this message though!!! Thanks for the laugh!!
I would stay away from this snow tires as well if I did not live in sunny southern cali where I drive all year long on my summer tires

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by SD ///M4

When I lived in Michigan I knew several people who drove a nice sports car in the summer and also had a beater car that they drove in the winter. For the $10,000 damage incurred in this situation, you can certainly buy a beater car, equip it with snow tires, have it insured, and still have money left over. That makes way more financial sense in my mind.

The OP also said that he took his winter tires off too early.

As for "why live in the northeast", I know that I'm damn glad that I no longer live in the Michigan slop in the winter.

Yes for the 10k incurred you can buy a lot of things, but that's assuming the 10k is incurred. Again, I have no issue with those who prefer to buy another car for the winter. But to claim "accidents like this is why" they do as if it is the wiser choice to me is slightly skewed logic.

[mstevens]

I live in the general vicinity of where Jay hit the curb. I drive my M4 year-round. Had the top down several days running a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I took my wife's X3 because the snow was deeper in many places than the rockers on the M4. Today I'm back in the M4. Good winter tires are a must.

[F82TT]

[QUOTE=jpics80;21397248]Hit a curb after sliding maybe 10 feet. Bent pieces of the suspension and ruined my wheel. The total came up to $10,000 and not a single body panel was scratched.



100% possible and if anything you got off easy.. good part is if its bent and replaced your as good as new.. not like body work where the wrong shop can turn you 70k car in to a car that needs to go to a whole sale auction it looks so bad lol

it can go through insurance. same thing happened to my mom a few years back.. slid in the snow/ice on her block and hit the curb with the right side of the car.. both wheels, zero body damage, couldn't have been going more then 10 mph but rapid deceleration bends everything.. car had 12k in damage all under the car.. basically every suspension item under both fenders, front and rear as well as the shocks and both wheels and tires.. as long as the shop changes out everything that is the least bit questionable you will be perfectly fine.. good luck

[Who's on first]

Originally Posted by SD ///M4

When I lived in Michigan I knew several people who drove a nice sports car in the summer and also had a beater car that they drove in the winter. For the $10,000 damage incurred in this situation, you can certainly buy a beater car, equip it with snow tires, have it insured, and still have money left over. That makes way more financial sense in my mind.

The OP also said that he took his winter tires off too early.

As for "why live in the northeast", I know that I'm damn glad that I no longer live in the Michigan slop in the winter.

Only flaw in your logic is, most likely, his deductible is less then $10,000. I'm sure he's not paying the full damage amount.

Typical deductible for collision is $1,000.

Find someone a beater for $1,000 (that has at least a moderate standard of living).

[BEAT TX]

I dont miss that weather one bit.