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F-350 + My 2006 325xi = Totaled, but walked away (self.BMW)

submitted ago by steimes

This September I was rear ended while sitting at a red light by a F-350 going about 45 miles per hour. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt and I only had a bit of whiplash that will (hopefully) heal up soon 100%. The EMT and wrecker crew were shocked to see me walking around at not in any pain. According to them if I was in a poorly built car I would have been in the back seat. Thanks BMW for building my 3 series like a tank! The F-350 had a push bar and according to my father the frame of the truck got torqued by the impact to it.

It was the first car I bought myself out of college and I will miss it, but the 2011 335i xdrive coupe I picked up to replace it is doing what it can to me feel better.

The pictures tell the rest of the story.

The Truck

The damage done

Drove herself up the ramp

The album

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[–]AmmoWasted 4 points5 points ago

Ouch. Glad to see you're ok.

[–]isuckatguitar 2 points3 points ago

Wow! it looks like any backseat passengers would have been OK as well.

[–]steimes[S] 1 point2 points ago

You would be correct, the damage stopped right at the passenger compartment, I was thankfully alone at the time.

I shudder to think what would have happened if she plowed into a family of four in a small hatchback.

[–]Steamster 2 points3 points ago

Sheesh! That's one heck of an impact!

[–]calmloki 3 points4 points ago

Looks like some red bandana wearing banditos are making off with your car.

[–]vector86 2 points3 points ago

The crumple zones work! Glad you're ok. Any idea what the other driver was doing at the time?

[–]steimes[S] 1 point2 points ago

She claims she dropped her phone, I am guessing she was texting.

[–]DWells55E92 335i Coupe 2 points3 points ago

Wow, what the hell was the other driver doing that led to him hitting you like that? It's amazing how relatively little damage you and the car took given the nature of the impact.

That said, I do hope you went to a hospital and saw someone who specializes in the spine. It's not uncommon to feel fine right after an accident only to have underlying damage that doesn't become and issue until later. If this is the case, you need to find out about it now, especially when it comes to legal dealings with the truck driver.

Hope everything goes well and you'll love the 335xi!

[–]steimes[S] 3 points4 points ago*

She claims that she dropped her phone and was looking for it. ಠ_ಠ

I am guessing she was texting or something.

I went to the ER the next day and got checked out. I am refusing to sign the pain and suffering agreement from their insurance agent so I can retain my rights if something would happen in the future.

And yes, I do love my 335xi I had it for maybe two months now, amazing what a few years newer and a few more horses can do to a car.

[–]DWells55E92 335i Coupe 2 points3 points ago

She claims that she dropped her phone and was looking for it. ಠ_ಠ

I am guessing she was texting or something.

Yeah, that's ridiculous, especially in a massive truck like that.

I went to the ER the next day and got checked out. I am refusing to sign the pain and suffering agreement from their insurance agent so I can retain my rights if something would happen in the future.

Smart man.

And yes, I do love my 335xi I had it for maybe two months now, amazing what a few years newer and a few more horses can do to a car.

Really fantastic cars and I have a feeling that that the design of the coupe especially will age gracefully. Got any pictures?

[–]steimes[S] 0 points1 point ago

I'll toss a few pics together a bit later...

[–]steimes[S] 0 points1 point ago

I was a little late, but here at the pics

[–]DKTim2000 BMW 323i 2 points3 points ago

Wow the truck is completely fine?! wtf thats nuts.

glad your ok mate.

[–]steimes[S] 1 point2 points ago

Not sure if it was completely fine. The push bar was pretty well tenderized, and it bent the frame a bit (where it attached to the bar), and I can't be sure, but there is something going on on the drivers side wheel arch (zoom in on my pic of her truck).

[–]mikasaur1999 M3 Convertible 2 points3 points ago

Wow that truck is fucking massive. I would have completely flipped my shit if that happened to me. Glad to know you're okay and enjoying the new car!

[–]c0lin46and2 1 point2 points ago

A similar thing happened to me in my Honda, and it's why I now have my E36. Only, I was actually moving and the dude still totaled my car. His Explorer was fine :(

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