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      03-04-2013, 01:03 PM   #23
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Yea, I probably did misinterpret.

At the same time I think it is so hard to find a good indy mechanic, and there are so few E89 Z4 out there most indys may not even have wrenched on one before.

I think this would be covered as a single vehicle accident if needed. It is like losing control and hitting a tree (good thing that isn't what happened!)

Are insurance companies truly that bad in Canada? I have heard anecdotes that they will use any slightest hint of aftermarket parts or illegal driving (i.e. racing) to try to deny claims but would they really deny a single vehicle accident?

What if someone has to swerve from hitting a moose (caribou?) and ends up in the ditch or hitting a curb?
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      03-04-2013, 02:04 PM   #24
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Hi you would be better showing the damage to the wheels as well, as many can make a pretty good judgement as to the damage, if you have damaged the tyre in the same area then you will have really hit hard, but from the little I can see I think it is only the wheels,
As for the rest I think you are looking to hard for problems, yes it will have sounded like a hell of a clunk but these are are very robust!!!!!!
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Yea, I probably did misinterpret.

At the same time I think it is so hard to find a good indy mechanic, and there are so few E89 Z4 out there most indys may not even have wrenched on one before.

I think this would be covered as a single vehicle accident if needed. It is like losing control and hitting a tree (good thing that isn't what happened!)

Are insurance companies truly that bad in Canada? I have heard anecdotes that they will use any slightest hint of aftermarket parts or illegal driving (i.e. racing) to try to deny claims but would they really deny a single vehicle accident?

What if someone has to swerve from hitting a moose (caribou?) and ends up in the ditch or hitting a curb?
Insurance companies are the same all over it all depends on the adjuster I think. Then the circumstances do play a great role as well.

Hitting a dear is more likely or a moose (God help the one that does those boys are big) as for caribou you have to be far up north like Alaska or in Canada the NWT

I hit 2 dear in my driving lifetime one in a rental ... I just handed the keys in at the airport and said ... "Sorry the car needs some work" the dear was chased by a wolf or fox .... The second time I hit a dear in my company car ... I just traded that one in for another car.
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      03-04-2013, 07:40 PM   #26
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At the same time I think it is so hard to find a good indy mechanic, and there are so few E89 Z4 out there most indys may not even have wrenched on one before.
True that. ...and nevermind indys, even some techs in the BMW dealerships haven't touched a Z4 before.


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I hit 2 dear in my driving lifetime one in a rental ... I just handed the keys in at the airport and said ... "Sorry the car needs some work" the dear was chased by a wolf or fox .... The second time I hit a dear in my company car ... I just traded that one in for another car.
Wow, you are unlucky and lucky at the same time: unlucky because you hit those poor animals but lucky that neither of those cars were yours so you don't have to deal w/ that mess. I saw photos of animal hits...not a pretty sight. I guess they have to be totaled, or could the cars be salvaged?
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He's been going on & on about . this and . that on a bunch of threads. I agree with most of his points, but find others off base.
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Wow. I've been gone a few weeks. OP, before I left you were still looking for a car, now you have one. I hope the g/f will now stay in the passenger seat from now on! Good luck and let us know the results after a shop has looked at it.
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