C219 CLS55 and CLS63, 2004-2010

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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Sad day

picked up my new CLS63 on Tuesday night.... only 3 days later and we have a snow storm and as luck would have it... a snow plow reverses into the side of my brand new CLS63.... it was torture to watch. I was outside shoveling my driveway and saw it happen... oooh the pain.......
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Oh, man, that is terrible. Credit to you for resisting the urge to pull the idiot out of the cab and beat him to death.

Man. How bad is it?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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rear bumber needs to be replaced and quarter panel needs work. my neighbor is an insurance assessor and he said it's about 4k of damage. It hurts
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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OMG. Your neighbor is not a very good assessor and doesn't know your car.
To get it done right it's easily $10-15K. WTF was your car doing outside anyway?
Man, really sorry to hear it.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Ouch. I watched a moron neighbor of mine in a 530i sport with summer tires spin out and miss my practically mint 300E by 5-6 ft. This was while I was out shoveling a few weeks ago after our last big ice/snow storm. I actually stopped when I saw the car and the 18" wheels and I was thinking "I bet this guy has his summer tires on, this should be interesting." And then next second there he was coming at me *** end first.

So I know how it must have been (almost.) Man, that sucks. I hope the car is restored to perfect soon. I assume the snow plow company (or the county/state) is paying for this?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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go through insurance on monday and see what happens. I have some recommendations on where to take it. These guys work only on high end cars but they are incredibly slow... better done perfectly than fast.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 01:43 AM
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 02:05 AM
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Man I sure to love California! Sorry to hear about your. Good luck.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 03:00 AM
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Ouch... Sorry to hear. How bad was the damage?
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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pic attached.... in the photos doesn't look that bad. but is is because it has touched the quarter panel.
Attached Thumbnails Sad day-sm-dsc05063.jpg  
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Sorry to see your new car be like that. Hope everything will be fixed and turn out ok.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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pic attached.... in the photos doesn't look that bad. but is is because it has touched the quarter panel.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
Maybe you can convince the dealer it was like that when you picked it up.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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I think I'm gonna be sick.
Maybe you can convince the dealer it was like that when you picked it up.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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I see you're from boston too. where are oyu getting it fixed? any recommendations?
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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I use the Herb Chambers body shop on Washington St in Braintree. A fellow E55 owner recently suggested European Automotive
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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I see you're from boston too. where are oyu getting it fixed? any recommendations?
i'd recommend Glenville Terrace on Harvard Ave
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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Glenville is quick, but their finish doesn't last long
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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Ouch! That hurts! I feel your pain bro.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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I couldn't make this SH** up..... The assessor hasn't even made it out to see the damage to the car yet and what do think happenned this morning.....

drum roll please.... I got rear ended at a yeild sign... the saga continues.... I think the BMW gods are teaching me a lesson....
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jtawadros
I couldn't make this SH** up..... The assessor hasn't even made it out to see the damage to the car yet and what do think happenned this morning.....

drum roll please.... I got rear ended at a yeild sign... the saga continues.... I think the BMW gods are teaching me a lesson....
Well...I hope you are OK! About 4 weeks ago I started thinking about Audi S8 and what do you know, I got rear ended by a kid in mom's minivan right in my old neighborhood. My first thought was that I angered AMG gods!
So for now AMG
Be strong, I know how it feels, I couldn't even look at my car even though my damage was minor. Things will change, my friend
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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Sorry to see the damage

There's a great body shop out in Woburn, Anchor Auto Body, contact Billy and tell him Greg referred you. He's a great guy to work with and is METICULOUS with his work. I mean it, down to the last detail. He did some body work for my car and paint match is spot on and panels line up. His shop has done great work for the guys on the Audi side as well as other german vehicles.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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thanks fo rthe recommendation. I've had a lot of people refer me to Dicks Auto Body shop in Sommerville. I hear a lot of good things about them.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jtawadros
I couldn't make this SH** up..... The assessor hasn't even made it out to see the damage to the car yet and what do think happenned this morning.....

drum roll please.... I got rear ended at a yeild sign... the saga continues.... I think the BMW gods are teaching me a lesson....

You've got to be kidding me. Dude, do yourself a favor, park the car in the garage, go to a witch doctor and have the remove the curse that's following you around. Seriously man how in the world do so many things happen to the same guy?
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