03-25-2007, 10:30 AM | #112 |
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executive, you can't sell your passenger side xenon, if the insurance is buying you a new set of headlights, they're keeping your old/damaged ones
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03-25-2007, 11:08 AM | #114 |
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I don't get this whole thing. There has got to be a relevant part of the story missing. Why was this guy tailgating you to begin with? Why were you calling the cops on a tailgater? You say he was swerving in and out of traffic. Did you see him in your rear view mirror zipping through traffic, and he decided to go through all that weaving just to tailgate you?
I'm certainly sorry your car got messed up though, and glad you're OK. Something just seems either one-sided or wrong about the story though. |
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03-25-2007, 11:28 AM | #115 |
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This really sucks. I remember seeing your post just a few weeks ago after you had detailed your car.
Looks like everyone else has covered what you could have/should have/didn't/did do... so I just hope this all works out for the best. |
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03-25-2007, 01:56 PM | #117 | |
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Oh, and just so I'm clear on this...you're in this situation where the black SUV stops in the street, the driver steps out towards you and this action apparently "scares" you into running away, and in doing so, you run into an innocent driver, and you tell the police dispatcher that you just got "involved by an accident with the car I was reporting", but your BMW and the black SUV never actually came into contact. The driver of the black SUV leaves the scene and you're the victim of a HIT and RUN? Interesting...I'm going to be chatting with my lawyer soon - I'm curious what he'd say about this.
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03-25-2007, 03:12 PM | #119 |
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Also, I cut a small amount off the rear bumper so I could drive the car without it rubbing against the driver-side front tire. I figured that would be a whole lot easier than removing the entire bumper. I took pictures before I cut it too, just in case. Never did I think I'd be taking a garden sheer cutter to my bumper. |
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03-25-2007, 09:53 PM | #121 | |
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He was tailgating me because I was the fastest moving car in traffic, thus I was always ahead of him since he was behind me. So if he got in front of me, then he would be the fastest moving car. Understand? Ironically, if I was a slow driver, like the rest of the cars on that road, he would have gone after the fastest driver, which would have been someone else. |
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03-25-2007, 10:46 PM | #128 |
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bmwexecutive, you must now hold the record for # of posts in one thread.
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03-25-2007, 11:40 PM | #130 |
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Hard as I try to forget about it, I keep thinking about what I could have done. There could have been two potential scenes:
1. When he jumped out of his car, as soon as it got up to my front bumper he pulls a gun. At which point I could have floored it, which would have either thrown him backward several feet or smacked his head onto the hood. Either way, he'd be disabled. 2. If his intent was coming up to my window in order to pound on it calling me out, I could have grabbed the pepper spray from my glovebox, cracked the window, and then unloaded the entire bottle on him. Then, slam my door open into his body, get out and punch him so he's disabled down on the ground. Either one of those situations definitely would have left my ego in a happy state. Too bad life doesn't have any do-overs and I'm definitely not going to try and provoke a situation like this again just so I can do one of the above. |
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03-26-2007, 01:43 AM | #131 |
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OK, here's what I'll be doing today, Monday, March 26th:
1. Call up the parts department of my BMW dealership and order the following parts: - Front bumper - Wheel well housing for front driver-side wheel - Driver-side chrome kidney grill w/upper lip - Driver-side fog light - Depending on what my insurance adjuster says, I'll also probably be ordering the Euro-spec Adaptive Xenons. 2. Go see an independant adjuster who works at the BMW Collison Center where I'll be getting my car repaired and see how much he estimates all the damages will cost to fix. This way, I can argue over the price the Field Examiner gives on Tuesday (who's with my insurance company) if he deems the price to be much lower than that of the independant adjuster. I should also get to find out later today how close the repairs will come to my estimated $3,800. 3. Should speak with my insurance adjuster today. Will be interesting to see what he says. 4. I'm thinking I'll get a call from the Police Department today asking to come in in order to look at some pictures and identify this guy. This shall be most interesting of all. 5. I'll be getting in touch with some lawyers today to get advice as far as filing a civil suit against this kid goes. Last edited by bmwexecutive; 03-26-2007 at 02:13 AM.. |
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03-26-2007, 02:07 AM | #132 |
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I have been reading your posts on E90post.com and all i can say is that you are a real douchebag. You are the type of person that I just want to beat the crap out of in real life. You think you know everything and you think your opinion is the word of God. Actually, you think you ARE God. This poor guy doesnt need you coming in hear to criticize him. That is the only reason you ever do chime in actually. To criticize whoever is posting and to point out and impose your own Godly opinions on everyone. I have been browsing this site for almost an year now and your comments on this topic finally made me angry enough to create my own account just to let you know that there is no other single member on E90post.com that irritates me as much as you do. Thank you. On a related note: akhbhaat: I really enjoy reading your posts. They are not only very insightful but also full of wit. You know your stuff. Last edited by beamer2001; 03-26-2007 at 01:40 PM.. |
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