[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by armoredsaint

you should update on arfcom

Haha thought about it but didn't want that attention either.

[JustinHEMI]

On the way to the shop as we speak. Should know the deal by the end of the week. Insurance doing their estimate Thursday.

[bernard1414]

Originally Posted by sacowich

There I was hoping to see your car at Kies show today. Maybe this explains why not. Best of luck with repairs.

Btw, I counted 6 or 7 G87s at the show today, all ZB. Presumably mostly HEAs, or people really favor ZBs, which doesn’t see to be from polling here. Was really hoping to see TR in person.

Where in NJ are you? I am in Springfield and have a TR G87. More than happy to show it to ya

[NoMods]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Haha thought about it but didn't want that attention either.

true lots of butthurt and triggering

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Haha thought about it but didn't want that attention either.

You got a bit unlucky. People were craving an M2 disaster much like the G8x disasters several months ago.

[omaralt]

most importantly you're ok

having said that, i would push hard for a total if possible. Its not impossible, but getting the car back to the way it was will be difficult. keep in mind the resale value of the car is now also been diminished, and you can't sue the deer for a diminished value claim lol.

[Silverlining_m2]

My friend, did you not also wait forever for your hea model at Port? That was you, right? What an adventure it's been for you man. I'm rooting for a quick and easy repair, or a quick allocation for you. Damn

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by Silverlining_m2

My friend, did you not also wait forever for your hea model at Port? That was you, right? What an adventure it's been for you man. I'm rooting for a quick and easy repair, or a quick allocation for you. Damn

Yep I did. Thank you!

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by mirob

Glad you're ok man. Should have taken that MF home yourself and ate his ass.

Never eat roadkill

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by M2siast

Curious, why not?

One reason is that a big blunt force impact can bust open organs and contaminate the meat. Bone chips or worse.

The risk is there with hunted meat too, sure, but less so.

[Drifttime85]

Glad you’re okay. I’ve never had a deer run into my side of the car but straight into the front and one jumped onto the hood. Either experience was not great.

[Tallest]

Glad you are ok!

Damage looks exactly the kind that some average 300k followers Youtuber will buy for cheap and views will pay for restoration.

[MiamiFan13]

Originally Posted by ASAP

First off... Very glad to hear you are OK, that's the most important...

I always recommend against avoiding animals... its better to take the deer out 99% of the time just for safety alone... also deer are very dumb animals, they will always do the opposite of what makes sense... i have experience w 2 situations similar to this but instead I ran into the deer and the damage was actually minimized believe it or not.

either way, looks like your car will be good after some fixing and back on the road soon

^^^THIS. Car should have never left the road. Keep this in mind when it comes to animals in the road. Just hit them...and hopefully only them. I realize hindsight is always 20/20...but I came so close to disaster once trying to avoid a deer; swerving and fishtailing and barely avoiding driving into a drainage canal. Since then, my reaction is hardwired to my brain to only swerve if its another human or an immovable object.

Glad you are OK!

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by MiamiFan13

^^^THIS. Car should have never left the road. Keep this in mind when it comes to animals in the road. Just hit them...and hopefully only them. I realize hindsight is always 20/20...but I came so close to disaster once trying to avoid a deer; swerving and fishtailing and barely avoiding driving into a drainage canal. Since then, my reaction is hardwired to my brain to only swerve if its another human or an immovable object.

Glad you are OK!

That is normally my thought. I have killed many animals that way. My brain reacted different with 3 of them all doing different things. Not much I can do about it.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

That is normally my thought. I have killed many animals that way. My brain reacted different with 3 of them all doing different things. Not much I can do about it.

Don’t beat yourself up. Obviously you made the right decision here because you aren’t hurt. Our brains work very quickly in a situation like this, and you made the least damaging decision.

[mynameisnick4]

If the insurance company does total it, how does it work with a car like this? Typically a brand new car depreciates a decent amount the second it becomes a used car so if it gets totaled soon after that, the payout is usually lower than what you paid. But for a car like this that just came out and is hard to get/in high demand, you could sell a lightly used one for MSRP. Does the insurance company factor that in when valuing the payout?

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by mynameisnick4

If the insurance company does total it, how does it work with a car like this? Typically a brand new car depreciates a decent amount the second it becomes a used car so if it gets totaled soon after that, the payout is usually lower than what you paid. But for a car like this that just came out and is hard to get/in high demand, you could sell a lightly used one for MSRP. Does the insurance company factor that in when valuing the payout?

I don't know, that's part of a point someone made earlier, don't settle with them.

I'll explore all options, including potentially taking the damage payout and selling the car to someone else as is.

The options as I see them are;

1) Repair.
2) Take repair funds and sell the car as is.
3) Insurance totals it, then I have to fight to not let them depreciate it too much.

A lot to think about but it all depends on insurance at this point.

[AndyinHou]

Originally Posted by cmgbk75

Those guys are all doom n gloom. Smart to listen to us optimists, not the guy picking up the pieces. When have you ever heard anything but encouragement, positive reinforcement and good cheer on here?

When F87 owners are talking

Seriously JustinHEMI , glad you’re ok. I’m so sorry, hopefully the car will be back on the road again soon.

[MissMyE46]

RIP blue beauty.

[saphirschwarz.f48]

Hope you’ll be able to get the M2 back on the road in no time… deers must be attracted to cars or something

[davidmct-M3]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

That is normally my thought. I have killed many animals that way. My brain reacted different with 3 of them all doing different things. Not much I can do about it.

Having almost lost a car due to a pheasant crossing a motorway. Definitely avoid swerving at high speed. Only issue with deer and moose is that they can flip up and crush the passenger cell. And the driver. My Finnish colleague always used to warn about this and hence bull bars etc

[Twonice2485]

Originally Posted by barryc365

Yep!

Pm me the name and place of this shop please and thanks