Glad to see this put to rest as it must have been such a pain in the side for the last 16 months. I hope you can move on to a newer car if you have not done so already
Handling:KW V3 Coilovers / Dinan Rear Sway Bar / Dinan Front Roll Control / Tires F 255/35/19 R 285/30/19 / 12mm Rogue Engineering Spacers / 19x9/19x10.5, 3 Pc Rennen R8 Concave Wheels (Matte black face with chromed lip)
Exterior:Vorsteiner Rep Hood / Gloss Black Roof Wrap / Matte Azure Blue Metallic Car Wrap / Smoked LED Side Markers, Limo Tint / Custom headlights with Orion V2 rings / Custom Blacked Out LCI Tail lights and Miranda Bruce V 6 Cables / Hartge Rep Urethane Front Lip / AC Schnitzer Roof Spoiler / Matte Black Kidneys Grills / Gloss Black Side Gills / Gloss Black Rear M5 Emblem / Black/White CF Hood &Trunk Roundel / Rear Bumper Mesh, M5 Puddle lights, QTP 2.5 Electric Cutouts
Interior:White LED Interior Lighting / Black/White CF Steering Wheel Roundel / Aluminium Steering Wheel Trim / Handbrake Handle/Pedals /Hardwired Valentine 1, P3Cars BMW E60 Vent Integrated Digital Interface
Programming:Mirror Fold-up / Window Roll-up / Sunroof Closure / Auto S5 at Start up / Euro Launch Control / iDrive Acceptance Delete
Braking:RDSports 6 Piston F 380/35mm and 4 Piston R 380/32mm Big Brake Kit
In Process V3:
Low Compression Engine Builld:
Mahle Custom Pistons
Carrillo Rods
Howerton Engineering - Aquamist HFS-3 Injection System
Custom Fuel System
Custom Alpha N Tune
Custom SC Kit Color Scheme
Future V4 plan coming soon........
Wants:JME Rear Diffuser
MAHA Dyno 570rwhp 400trq 60-130mph 8.29secs
RIDES:
2004 Infiniti G35 APS TT with built motor and fully built transmission. 520rwhp and 550ft trq.
Not sure yet. It is safe to say because of Autobahn and how the BMW NA situation went I won't be in another Bimmer.
don't blame you in the least!....stuff happens and its how you handle it afterwards that counts....and they dropped the ball badly!
just think all this bad blood & bad press could have been spun into something VERY positive for all parties...
don't blame you in the least!....stuff happens and its how you handle it afterwards that counts....and they dropped the ball badly!
just think all this bad blood & bad press could have been spun into something VERY positive for all parties...
funny, how the simple and easy details get missed!
Autobahn has decided not to appeal the court’s decision. After 16 long months this ordeal is finally over! My entire case is now public record and it is a very interesting read.
Any chance of getting a case number and which court this was in? I'd like to look it up.
__________________ Current - 2009 BMW E93 335i - Space Gray Metallic, 6 Spd. Steptronic AT,Cream Beige Dakota Leather,Gray Poplar Trim
Had a 2007 BMW E60 ///M5 - Indianapolis Red, 7 Spd. SMG, Sepang Merino Leather, Brushed Aluminum Trim, Mods - Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position Tires, AC Schnitzer (knock-off) Aluminum Racing Pedals, LED License Plate Lights, "M" Logo Caliper Decals, Matte Black Side Grills, Matte Black Kidney Grills, Weisslicht LED Marker Lights, Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Macht Schnell 10mm Spacers, CF Delete, BMC Filters, RPI Scoops, Wesslicht LED Angel Eyes
Autobahn has decided not to appeal the court’s decision. After 16 long months this ordeal is finally over! My entire case is now public record and it is a very interesting read. You will be very surprised in how BMW dealerships conduct their service business and how they hire service "technicians". I use this term very lightly. There is so much BS to this story that it is too much to write here. But, Autobahns only defense was; They were not responsible for what their employee's did, tried to low ball my cars value to argue it was not worth fixing, and argued that I should have filed a claim on my own insurance! Seriously???
I always assumed that because my car was an M car it would be handled by an M mechanic. This is not the case. ANYONE can service your car, even a guy that is not "certified" tech. The guy that serviced my car failed multiple M car certification tests. He had been there for a few months with little experience. ANYONE can test drive your car. Again, the guy that test drove my car new nothing about the car or normal BMW functions. I think someone already posted his officail statement on this thread as to what he said happened. It’s just ridiculous!
Another tidbit. Classic BMW in Dallas actually hired the guy (Aaron Skates) that wrecked my car within weeks of the crash. They actually knew he crashed my car when they hired him! The Service Director at Autobahn called the Service Director at Classic when he found out to verify they knew this information. It didn't matter, they kept him. Not sure why but evidently he was let go about a month later. Who can you trust?
Lessons learned...Use an indy shop if you can and always state "not authorized to test drive without me in the car" on the service slip when signing the release to do the work. Protect yourself.
I hope this case either helps someone from ever getting in this situation or helps them in getting justice.
Thank you,
Tommy
I'm shocked any of this is a surprise to you....especially the "certified" parts...they just feed you that to lull you into a false sense of security.
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