So... Had a nice chat with a lorry this morning

I know its not exactly the biggest car crash in the world but that looks so painful...and as for grinding metal as you parked up, christ that must have hurt. Real wince inducing pain.

I dunno what I'd do if anyone did that to me. I'd either go mental...or burst into uncontrollable floods of tears. Probably both actually.

Terrible luck mate. Hope they do a good job fixing it up and I'm sure they will.
 
Scooba_Steve said:
Did the HGV stop at the scene?
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The driver did stop, thankfully. His first reaction was to blame me, saying I was in the wrong lane :|

I'm glad I called the police. I don't think there was any malice involved, but it makes me feel better that they were there, checked out both cars, both drivers and decided that we were both driving legally (and sided with me, obviously :P )

When I got the car back to BMW the tech said that the engine and gearbox lights on the dash could just be a result of the "shock" the back of the car received. Hopefully that's all it is. I feel much better having it in a BMW garage as opposed to the Stoneacre place the insurance wanted it taking to.

When I eventually got out of the car I needed a minute alone away from the truck driver to compose myself. No point making the situation worse by going off on one... But boy did I want to.
 
Ouch !!

Really sorry to see this. I am sure it will get fixed up as good as new. Luckily looks fairly superficial damage but sad nonetheless.
 
Can sympathise with that. Good thing you did call the rozzers and hopefully it's a relatively painless fix.

Learning point: always use extreme caution when passing or even next to any vehicle on the inside of a roundabout.
 
Sorry to hear this, hope you get it sorted as best as possible. Unfortunately your car will never feel the same, I have had cars damaged in the past and they never feel like your cherished baby again :(
We were coming out of London on the A40 Tuesday night in the Z and a prick in an artic decided to indicate and move over at the same time, I had to brake hard to miss the Cwnt, then gave him full beam and a good blast on the horn as we past him. I drive a HGV some days and would never behave like that, there are a lot more bullies driving trucks these days.
 
dk345 said:
extrablatt said:
Really sorry to hear. I hope you're alright. That's rather nasty looking.

Did you by chance have a dash cam? My OH was nearly sandwiched between two lorries this morning sent the footage to the police.

Be safe out there, there are some loonies on the road.
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Unfortunately no dash cam. I've been umming and ahhing about one for a while, but couldn't find anything I'd be happy with. I want unobstrusive, neat and reliable. Quite hard getting that in a Z4.

Hopefully the insurance claim goes smoothly. The police took my side though, so if they play silly beggars I'll just ask my insurers to speak with them. Nice chaps.
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Lucky the police are with you. Fingers crossed the insurers see sense.

He has the Thinkware F750 in his 335i and it fits quite discreetly, which is now deprecated by the F770. It's two channel, is slightly smaller, has its own wifi hotspot and a gyroscope. If it detects an impact, it saves the last couple of minutes and saves to the HD.

In case you were interested, here's the footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsu8la7g80M& from his near miss, which he sent to the haulage firm and the Thames Valley Police.
 
I used a Garmin 10 in the car when I owned it ... it runs off it's own battery for allegedly an hour (read 45 mins) which I found enough to go to and from work with. After that or on a run I used the cigarette lighter. I have seen many things on dash cams now at work which have saved loads of grief ... they are well worth it - just remember if you get one with GPS it records your speed :wink: :roll: (my Garmin 10 doesn't)

I would suggest from your description of the way the collision occurred it can only be seen as the lorries fault. Were any marks left on the road do you know as to where the collision occured / debris / tyre marks, etc ?

I take it the lorry didn't have cameras as a lot do now ... ?
 
Nightmare hope your ok and get it sorted. Hope he has insurance and is not working illegally if so you will get sorted by who owns the HGV. Hope you get your Z back in tip top condition you've been so calm with this good luck :thumbsup:
 
extrablatt said:
In case you were interested, here's the footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsu8la7g80M& from his near miss, which he sent to the haulage firm and the Thames Valley Police.
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That's actually some pretty impressive footage, given how dark it is. It'll probably be my luck that I'll pull my finger out and get a camera and then have many more years incident free motoring :P

SO8 said:
I would suggest from your description of the way the collision occurred it can only be seen as the lorries fault. Were any marks left on the road do you know as to where the collision occured / debris / tyre marks, etc ?

I take it the lorry didn't have cameras as a lot do now ... ?
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There weren't any marks left on the road surface. The only debris is bits of my car, the front of his bumper and some collapsible bollards that I went through on the grass verge. The kerbing has marked and looked fresh, but stand a few feet away and it blends in with the sea of other tyre and wheel marks.

So, had a weekend away and forgot about it all, or at least tried to. Have been ringing various people today to work out the state of play. Third party insurance has now admitted an accident happened but they're not admitting liability. My insurers are chasing them using the description and images I have provided.

As I want my car fixing I've paid my excess to get the ball rolling and will have it claimed back from the other guy at a later date. Car is with BMW York being assessed and I believe they sent the repair quote to the insurers today. Rear bumper and rear wheel arch need to be back-ordered from Germany.

Engine and gearbox lights have thankfully not persisted and the car is passing the diagnostic tests they're running. Rear suspension is fine, but two new 326Ms and tyres required. Going to be at least next week before the German parts are here, so it's just a case of waiting.

Meanwhile I'm driving around in a 120i, 66 plate, 1100 miles (it had 450 when I picked it up :driving: ). Nippy enough but I do dislike the 1 series' interior. It's not a patch on the Z4 and really does feel like you're driving a much more basic car. I know it is basic, but with a sticker price of £26k I expected a bit better.

Anyway. Will update the thread when I know more!
 
Good to hear that the damage isn't as bad as you feared. Hope it's back on the road in the next week or so.
Had a guy in a van do the same to me today, turning right at a roundabout from the left hand lane. Fortunately I was able to avoid...
Cheers, Dave
 
GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY! IT'S BACK!!!! :D

Picked up the Z4 from BMW this afternoon. Don't have any pictures to hand as I was in a rush, but you can't tell it's had a knock.

Drives as good as it did before the accident, new body panels have blended in perfectly with the original paint, everything put together well. Even hoovered inside for me.

£7,000 and nearly three weeks later but I'm back where I should be. Two new run flats have put me off my planned upgrade to a better "normal" tyre, but as they were running low anyway I'm taking it as £500 back in my pocket as I've not had to replace the tyres!

Obviously I'm going to give the car a thorough check over at the weekend when I properly wash it and apply the wax for the winter, but I don't expect to find any problems. Very impressed with the service from BMW Cooper York, they've kept me up-to-date every step of the way and have been very helpful. Only delay seems to have been caused by the insurance company.

Glad to hand the 120i back and get a real motor again :P Happy Chappy.
 
dk345 said:
GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY! IT'S BACK!!!! :D

Picked up the Z4 from BMW this afternoon. Don't have any pictures to hand as I was in a rush, but you can't tell it's had a knock.

Drives as good as it did before the accident, new body panels have blended in perfectly with the original paint, everything put together well. Even hoovered inside for me.

£7,000 and nearly three weeks later but I'm back where I should be. Two new run flats have put me off my planned upgrade to a better "normal" tyre, but as they were running low anyway I'm taking it as £500 back in my pocket as I've not had to replace the tyres!

Obviously I'm going to give the car a thorough check over at the weekend when I properly wash it and apply the wax for the winter, but I don't expect to find any problems. Very impressed with the service from BMW Cooper York, they've kept me up-to-date every step of the way and have been very helpful. Only delay seems to have been caused by the insurance company.

Glad to hand the 120i back and get a real motor again :p Happy Chappy.
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I would do some research on waxing a fresh paint as I've heared that paint needs to cure and outgas for atleast 2-3 months before waxing or closing the "pores" in any way.
 
HubertK said:
I would do some research on waxing a fresh paint as I've heared that paint needs to cure and outgas for atleast 2-3 months before waxing or closing the "pores" in any way.
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Thanks for that, not something I'd even considered before. Will do some reading tomorrow whilst at work (in break times, obviously...).

It'll definitely be getting a wash though. Parked underneath a tree when I arrived, so covered in leaves and dirt.
 
Good news. I've also heard about not waxing straight away. Not sure how long.. but I'd leave it at least couple of weeks to be sure. :driving:
 
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