as i service member myself, that was a poor comment by 1bimmer
PM sent btw
what is more astonishing is that the OP did not use, and he could have done that, his military service to gain any additional support on this Texas size mess, I don't know what 1bimmerguy was thinking
what is more astonishing is that the OP did not use, and he could have done that, his military service to gain any additional support on this Texas size mess, I don't know what 1bimmerguy was thinking
Yeah, seriously. "Outing" the OP as a member of the military just adds respect for his character.
I am not questioning that, i am certain the car was ragged and someone screwed up royally, i am also not questioning that there is damage, but the pictures look bad because the front section and wings have been removed, not because the car has been in an accident.
I am not questioning that, i am certain the car was ragged and someone screwed up royally, i am also not questioning that there is damage, but the pictures look bad because the front section and wings have been removed, not because the car has been in an accident.
That's the one of the two pictures. Both you and 1bimmerguy have so far ignored the picture with the suspension, which clearly gives a very good idea of the damage to the suspension of the car alone, body parts removed or not. And those parts alone couldn't be covered with $2500.
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Last edited by marlow; 4th September 2010 at 18:53.
"I know the management of this dealership and the OP's account of how he was treated is 180 degrees opposite of this dealership's management style/philosophy. I know the owner is a man of very high moral standards and is a very strong supporter of the local community; to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars in support of community organizations each year."
So why have not they chimed in on THEIR story? And what have they offered to the customer so far? And this is after ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND VIEWERS on this thread!
It is like crashing a customers car on the nations largest fotball arena with full of spectators and just walking away from it with no comment. I find thta completely unbeleivable. and the amount of spectators is increasing exponentially...
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Originally Posted by 1bimmerguy
Based on the quoted mission statement I know what dealer this is.
I'm not trying to disparage the OP, but this is what I found and what I know. This morning I drove the entire area where the OP said the accident happened and where he said he found 30ft of skid marks and curb impact. There are three streets behind the dealership. I drove up and down each of those streets VERY slowly and found no evidence that matched what the OP reported. I found one place where you could tell someone had laid down some rubber. There was one short strip and one longer strip, but neither one showed any sign of an out of control car and there was no evidence at all that the curb in that area had experienced any kind of impact once much less twice. So, that is what I observed.
I know the management of this dealership and the OP's account of how he was treated is 180 degrees opposite of this dealership's management style/philosophy. I know the owner is a man of very high moral standards and is a very strong supporter of the local community; to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars in support of community organizations each year.
I'm not saying the accident didn't happen; though I could not find the evidence the OP reported. I am saying I don't believe the OP is representing the facts and the details accurately. I find it interesting the OP got a lawyer so quickly and is already thinking of ways to "crush" the dealer. I'm thinking his story better be accurate or he may be opening himself up to a libel claim.
I am not questioning that, i am certain the car was ragged and someone screwed up royally, i am also not questioning that there is damage, but the pictures look bad because the front section and wings have been removed, not because the car has been in an accident.
Correct, that picture looks really bad to the general public even though none of those panels were damaged. If you have experience working on BMWs, though, the picture with the broken strut looks much, much worse due to the associated damage that would have happened when that strut was broken.
I am not questioning that, i am certain the car was ragged and someone screwed up royally, i am also not questioning that there is damage, but the pictures look bad because the front section and wings have been removed, not because the car has been in an accident.
can someone do this to your M5, make it look just like the pictures, with broken suspension etc if they give you 2500 $ ????
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