$10,000 worth of damage from a curb

jpics80 · 03-10-2017, 04:52 PM

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.

NOLATom · 03-10-2017, 04:57 PM

It sucks, but I rather have stuff underneath replaced than having to replace the skin with a paint job you hope matches.

Professor///M · 03-10-2017, 05:13 PM

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

Sorry for the lousy news

RickFLM4 · 03-10-2017, 05:35 PM

That sucks. Sorry to hear. How fast was car going?

Agamemnon · 03-10-2017, 05:37 PM

Certainly sucks but readily fixable with no mismatched painting required. Make sure you get an accurate alignment with the repair.

elias · 03-10-2017, 05:39 PM

Thats why I have a truck for winter driving and only take my M4 out when it's
100% sunny and dry to avoid those types of mishaps. Sorry for your loss OP.

antych · 03-10-2017, 05:46 PM

Had similar damage after swerving to avoid an accident. Clipped a small curb at 60mph. £6000 repair cost.

jpics80 · 03-10-2017, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JSTDR1V

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

Sorry for the lousy news

I put my summers on too soon

ptper · 03-10-2017, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jpics80

I put my summers on too soon

Yea, I wouldn't think proper winters (blizzaks, noka, etc.) would do that based on pics of the road. In any case, so sorry for the damage, but at least your okay--physically, not emotionally, lol. Sorry.

AustinTrkJunkie · 03-10-2017, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by elias

Thats why I have a truck for winter driving and only take my M4 out when it's
100% sunny and dry to avoid those types of mishaps. Sorry for your loss OP.

Why I live in Ausitn, zero chance of this

BigDog · 03-10-2017, 07:50 PM

Ugh, thats horrible dude. I had the same exact thing happen to me.... not a single body panel touched.... total damage came out to be $14k. Bent tie rods are not fun... good thing is that it can be fixed in about a week or less depending on availability of parts.

Good luck to you!

MRCUR · 03-10-2017, 07:56 PM

Bookmarking this for the next time someone says summer tires are just fine for winter use.

AustinGelbM4 · 03-10-2017, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NOLATom

It sucks, but I rather have stuff underneath replaced than having to replace the skin with a paint job you hope matches.

THIS.

All the best with the repairs

6734202 · 03-10-2017, 08:46 PM

Man I feel your pain. I've done that too - spun out on black ice. Crushed the rear right wheels and suspension but zero body damage. Best of luck on the repairs and here's to a speedy recovery.

Sedan_Clan · 03-10-2017, 09:23 PM

Sucks, but that sounds about right. I slid into a curb in my '05 ZCP, and it came out to about that much (..if not a tad more). My curtain airbags deployed, I bent some suspension components, ruined two wheels, needed a new front bumper, etc. It wasn't pretty.

Ian1973 · 03-10-2017, 10:06 PM

Had that happen in my E46 M3, except I had snows on still, I just turned off traction control to show off for a friend... Normally not a thing, but this was a cold night and I didn't think about the fact I was going up a bridge, where the pavement would be even colder than asphault on the Earth. Spun it at like 8 mph, smacked a curb pretty light honestly but bent the wheel up under the car a bit. I drove it home, but was shaking horribly. Did about 5k in suspension damage and nothing else. I had my winter wheels on so who cares about those.

Guess we both got a lesson out of these experiences.

boss2k · 03-10-2017, 10:19 PM

Can you file insurance claim for this?

clutchdj · 03-10-2017, 10:26 PM

shiet 10k is an awful lot of loot for just suspension damage. is labor estimated in that figure? sorry for your accident.

JoNaH · 03-10-2017, 10:46 PM

Had the same thing happen, destroyed a 3-piece wheel, suspension components, and the m-performance lip. Damage was close to $10k!

nycaudioma2 · 03-11-2017, 12:56 PM

To the OP - first, sorry to see these pics but glad you are ok ...

Just wondering, was there actual ice on the ground, or did this happen just because the temperature was below 50 degrees (the presumed danger zone for summers)? From the close-up it looks like there was ice, but the zoomed out pic looks dry.

Also just wondering if your summers are the MPSS's or the Continentals?

jpics80 · 03-11-2017, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nycaudioman

To the OP - first, sorry to see these pics but glad you are ok ...

Just wondering, was there actual ice on the ground, or did this happen just because the temperature was below 50 degrees (the presumed danger zone for summers)? From the close-up it looks like there was ice, but the zoomed out pic looks dry.

Also just wondering if your summers are the MPSS's or the Continentals?

The road was dry, I turned into a parking lot and it was icy in the road. Had to pull the car back into the road so allow the tow driver to hook the car. I have the Continentals on.

nycaudioma2 · 03-11-2017, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jpics80

The road was dry, I turned into a parking lot and it was icy in the road. Had to pull the car back into the road so allow the tow driver to hook the car. I have the Continentals on.

Wow, so both the MPSS's and Continental's on an M4 are so bad that even on a DRY non-icy road they can cause $10,000 of damage, just because of cold weather?

Is this unique to the M4? There are countless Audi, Porsche, etc. drivers that run summer tires on days below 50 degrees in the Northeast and I have not heard of them having problems on dry roads, but have seen it now a few times on the F82 board.

I'm ordering an M4 (live in CT/NYC) and am a bit nervous now. I have had xDrive BMWs for years.

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BigDog Major 323 Rep 1,080 Posts Drives: YMB F80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (1)	Ugh, thats horrible dude. I had the same exact thing happen to me.... not a single body panel touched.... total damage came out to be $14k. Bent tie rods are not fun... good thing is that it can be fixed in about a week or less depending on availability of parts. Good luck to you! __________________
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6734202 First Lieutenant 181 Rep 305 Posts Drives: MG 6MT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	Man I feel your pain. I've done that too - spun out on black ice. Crushed the rear right wheels and suspension but zero body damage. Best of luck on the repairs and here's to a speedy recovery.
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Ian1973 Colonel 736 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	Had that happen in my E46 M3, except I had snows on still, I just turned off traction control to show off for a friend... Normally not a thing, but this was a cold night and I didn't think about the fact I was going up a bridge, where the pavement would be even colder than asphault on the Earth. Spun it at like 8 mph, smacked a curb pretty light honestly but bent the wheel up under the car a bit. I drove it home, but was shaking horribly. Did about 5k in suspension damage and nothing else. I had my winter wheels on so who cares about those. Guess we both got a lesson out of these experiences.
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nycaudioma2 Private 13 Rep 67 Posts Drives: '18 M4 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	To the OP - first, sorry to see these pics but glad you are ok ... Just wondering, was there actual ice on the ground, or did this happen just because the temperature was below 50 degrees (the presumed danger zone for summers)? From the close-up it looks like there was ice, but the zoomed out pic looks dry. Also just wondering if your summers are the MPSS's or the Continentals?
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