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Originally Posted by Auricom
Nothing is more stressful than having an accident especially with a new vehicle, but you can't blame the bumper for not preventing the accident.
That's what your bumper did, allow the vehicle to sustain a low-speed impact without damage to the vehicle's safety systems, and to protect pedestrians from injury.
There are bumper absorbers behind the decorative bumper that absorbs more of the impact energy in a collision.
No bumper is going to prevent the pole from damaging the back of vehicle unless it was rolling at less than 2.5mph and the pole no more than 18" (international regulation for front/rear bumper protection).
Hopefully it gets resolved though as not quickly as it should be expected for a vehicle that's been in production for a year.
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Agreed!!
OP,
Sorry for the accident happening, but no way anyone can blame the manufacture or tech for an accident.
As for a loaner, it depends on your dealership. I've received a loaner for a few weeks for non service repairs. Its usually the insurance that covers our rental in cases like this, but we asked dealership nicely and they gave us a loaner.
The price for repair will vary from repair shops, but it is what it is. high price for parts and repair on a luxury car is normal, that's why we have insurance. shortage of parts happens all the time, but can BMW make it easier for customer, yes.
BMW might not be the "perfect" car, but suggesting this is your last BMW is quite ____. you mentioned you have many cars, if those cars were perfect, you would have purchased this BMW...Probably best your going sell it after repairs, not worth the stress. Its just a fender bender and you were not injured. Good luck