christsay

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Getting an estimate to refinish the bumper tomorrow. Fun times.

-chris

Bahnstormer

Wise words I always try to live by whenever possible.

Vrodman

Not that it will help with this type of incident, but one awesome feature of the latest Sprintbooster is the valet option. When you put into this mode, via entering a 3 digit PIN, the pedal is turned down to about 30% of max power. No joy rides. Or at least no crazy tire burning, getting it on 2 wheels, type joy rides.

I installed this on my 2015 before my tune. With the tune, it is a bit too much so I rarely engage it for throttle response improvement. But I love having it there for any valet situation.

kponti

This looks more like carelessness with a curb than joyriding

iconoclast

Tip before and after. You'll have the VIP spot and treatment every time.

christsay

Yep, careless valet. Didn't notice it until a day after. I'll call up the hotel after I get an estimate but don't expect them to do much. Lesson learned.

-chris

iconoclast

If you do not point it out at the time of pick-up you have no basis for a claim. They will simply say it happened elsewhere. Don't valet park or tip up front.

Jimminez

otakki

I have heard enough where I will never ever use valet service or go to a place where it is a requirement to hand your keys to a total stranger. Of course, the exception is if I drive a heap of junk.

speedydriver

I can't even trust any of the dealerships in my area to not joy ride my car, let alone a valet. People don't take care of other people's property that they never had to work for. Yes, I had my dashcam catch all the dealers in my area

MaschioneCazzuto

Parking it yourself and walking better all around for both you and the vehicle.

v8plus4

I valet parked my 2015 at a local restaurant earlier this year. The valet moved the car a few feet around a left-hand turn (with the driver's side door open) to park it in front. He tipped the shifter forward, thinking he was putting it in "park", and hopped out to move another car. So, now in "reverse", my car rolls back toward the front door of the restaurant, until the open door catches a large brick column. Tore the driver's door and fender off, but it slowed the car down enough for the valet to hop back in and brake before it rolled into a group of people waiting for their cars.

Normally I would have flipped out, but I had just completed my order for a new 2019 E63s. Plus the restaurant took VERY good care of my group.

christsay

Ha ha wow, that must have been quite a sight.

Anyways, it's just a car and money will be able to make this just as new, bumper will be refinished off the car and the hood and fenders don't need to be 'blended'. They'll either get the diamond white match right the first time or try again. If the hotel reimburses me then great, if not they'll just lose a customer, their call.

-chris

hyperion667

Do these people get training? Why has this not been fixed by some inventor yet? Seems as if there are so many ways to prevent this; especially for 'valet' parking venue's.

GL OP.

PeterUbers

PeterUbers

stormhammer

Having been a valet for about two years... this is pretty accurate actually.

Rehabguy

LMAO! Like how Peter Griffin (Family Guy) becomes an Uber driver!

To OP... mine looks MUCH worse on both sides simply from driving around NYC!

christsay

Yeah, Austin has fairly good roads and driving the Exige has gotten me very good at negotiating steep driveways. The bumper *was* free of any scapes visible without getting your head under the bumper.

Wagon goes in tomorrow and it should be good as new by mid week, probably should wrap the bumper but that's a slippery slope...

-chris

Savage212

Also, wrap on non factory paint work is questionable. Obviously if the paint shop did a very nice job no problem. However that's not a cheap job to do right, given the complex nature of the E63 bumper. I had some paint peeling issues on past cars with resprayed bumpers from a "good" paint shop.

christsay

I agree, not a cheap or a fast job. The shop took a week, I have a few small issues with the work that they will address. Paint match is excellent just some issues around the parking sensors.

-chris

iconoclast

You cannot apply paint protection or wraps until after 90-120 days after the paint has been applied. There needs to be time for the paint to cure otherwise you're going to have a great deal of issues no matter how good the shop is.