It was only a few months ago that I had to have both left side doors on the 406 straightened and repainted, after a lady with a bad temper decided to barge into me during a very badly timed (on her part) overtaking maneuver.
And now, this morning I walk outside to my trusty Frenchie, only to be presented with this horrible scene:
No note or anything, but they did leave most of their right-side mirror.
Of course the insurance will cover it, minus my deductible. But the timing literally could not be worse, with Christmas and a 150km drive to visit the family coming up.
I'm quite sure it was a car, specifically an F10/F3x BMW in blue with silver wing mirrors, since I have the back and mirror parts of one of said mirrors in the boot of my car right now and the part numbers on the stickers identify the parts quite clearly
Unfortunately there is probably no hope for finding out who did it, since they didn't leave a note. But I've asked everyone I know to keep an eye out for a BMW with a missing wing mirror.
That's shocking mate, there are some horrible people out there!
KozmoNaut wrote:Unfortunately there is probably no hope for finding out who did it, since they didn't leave a note. But I've asked everyone I know to keep an eye out for a BMW with a missing wing mirror.
The problem with that is that even if you do find the culprit it's entirely circumstantial. Remember when my wife's car got hit? We were sure beyond all reasonable doubt who'd done it but you can't go 'round accusing people without actual proof or witnesses.
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Why don't you contact your local newspaper about it? no better way of shaming the prat that did it and more chance someone will no someone who knows someone etc .....
To be honest there's a good chance it is someone local if it happened late at night. Also any neighbours have CCTV etc?
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Welly wrote:Why don't you contact your local newspaper about it? no better way of shaming the prat that did it and more chance someone will no someone who knows someone etc .....
To be honest there's a good chance it is someone local if it happened late at night. Also any neighbours have CCTV etc?
I'm not sure anyone actually reads the local newspaper
No CCTV anywhere nearby, only the petrol station, and I'm not even sure they have anything. The bloody idiot would have had to pull in to fill up immediately after ramming my car, and I just don't think that's very likely at all. The evidence would be circumstantial at best.
So far, I plan on printing out a note asking people to contact me if they saw anything, and I'll put it in the staircases where I live and across the street. I've also asked the caretaker in our building to keep an eye out.
Oh bollocks That's really nice, merry fcking christmas. Really sorry to see this.
I'm afraid, knowing most people's observational skills (including my own) you'll be lucky if they get BMW and Blue right, let alone any part of the numberplate
Welly wrote:Why don't you contact your local newspaper about it? no better way of shaming the prat that did it and more chance someone will no someone who knows someone etc .....
To be honest there's a good chance it is someone local if it happened late at night. Also any neighbours have CCTV etc?
I'm not sure anyone actually reads the local newspaper
No CCTV anywhere nearby, only the petrol station, and I'm not even sure they have anything. The bloody idiot would have had to pull in to fill up immediately after ramming my car, and I just don't think that's very likely at all. The evidence would be circumstantial at best.
So far, I plan on printing out a note asking people to contact me if they saw anything, and I'll put it in the staircases where I live and across the street. I've also asked the caretaker in our building to keep an eye out.
There's bound to be a variety of Facebook groups for your locality. I live in a rural town of 2.500 Somersetians. On Facebook just off the top
of head, there's the local Streets of Axbridge group, the Buy and Sell group, etc..
Join a few of these in your area, and your instantly tapped into the knowledge of where No 16's dog last raised its leg to a lamppost.
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Ouch. At least you know their car is in the same / worse state, so will need (expensive) repairs. Which begs the question why not leave a note, I doubt they will be paying for the repairs themselves, rather use their insurance?
Worth asking the police if any F10 BMW's were reported stolen last night?
Someone on another forum pointed out that even though the part number on the mirror is for a BMW, the "1E7 silver mica metallic" paint code on the mirror shell is for a Toyota.
So either more than one car was involved, or something very fishy is going on. The police have not registered any accidents in my area for the last ~7 days or so.
Based on my previous experience, ~£1200 damage on a 406 equals a scrapped car on anything newer, so I expect the damage on the other car to be quite significant, certainly not something you'd want to pay for out of pocket, unless you have *ahem* issues with insurance.
Very sorry for your misfortune, FxxxxxG scumbags springs to mind
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I'm pursuing a new lead. As the damage is above normal bumper high and the paint left behind is bright blue, I'm fairly sure it wasn't left by a normal passenger car. It could have been a big 4x4, but how many of those have you seen painted bright blue? So I think the BMW/Toyota mirror left behind might be from some other accident or another car that was hit by the same lorry or van that hit mine.
One of the biggest waste management companies in the area paints their entire fleet of lorries bright blue. There's also a courier company with a fleet of bright blue vans. I'm going to contact them and any other operator of tall blue vehicles and ask them if they've had any cars come back with crash damage lately.
The car has been handed over to my trusted mechanic, his immediate assessment was ~£1500-1800 worth of parts, repair and paint. Which would have totaled a lesser-condition 406, but fortunately mine is in very good condition overall, is 100% rust-free (even the bonnet front lip!) and has reasonably low mileage (<200K km). So it looks like I'll be getting the ol' frenchmobile back in a couple of weeks, good as new
That's really nice, merry fcking christmas. Really sorry to see this.
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