fateexceeds
Contributor
As the title says, I had an accident today (well, it was technically yesterday morning) in the new 3. And the way it happened is beyond belief. I am beyond irate.
I was stopped at a traffic light behind a yellow school bus, and the driver of the bus decided to back up into my car! She claims another driver was trying to turn left onto the road we were on and was yelling at her to back up, so she did. Why she listened, and how she managed not to see me, is just unbelievable. The road is slightly declined, so by the time I shifted into reverse and started backing up the hill, it was too late. The flying M was like a bullseye - the bumper, hood, and grille are smashed, and while the headlights are miraculously intact, they are pushed in a bit. I'm too disgusted to post pics right now. Fortunately, there was no one on the bus but the driver, and I wasn't hurt.
Adding insult to injury, UPS delivered my CorkSport SRI later in the afternoon. It was supposed to be install day for the SRI and my JBR short shift kit, but instead it was spent dealing with the insurance company and getting an appraisal. The damage is at least $1200 (it will be more if they can't repair the hood).
Ugh. I don't even want to drive the 3 right now - I took the wife's Jetta to work tonight. I drove my old Protege (which I also bought new) for more than 6 years without having a single accident. I've had the new 3 for barely a month and the first payment isn't even due yet!
I was stopped at a traffic light behind a yellow school bus, and the driver of the bus decided to back up into my car! She claims another driver was trying to turn left onto the road we were on and was yelling at her to back up, so she did. Why she listened, and how she managed not to see me, is just unbelievable. The road is slightly declined, so by the time I shifted into reverse and started backing up the hill, it was too late. The flying M was like a bullseye - the bumper, hood, and grille are smashed, and while the headlights are miraculously intact, they are pushed in a bit. I'm too disgusted to post pics right now. Fortunately, there was no one on the bus but the driver, and I wasn't hurt.
Adding insult to injury, UPS delivered my CorkSport SRI later in the afternoon. It was supposed to be install day for the SRI and my JBR short shift kit, but instead it was spent dealing with the insurance company and getting an appraisal. The damage is at least $1200 (it will be more if they can't repair the hood).
Ugh. I don't even want to drive the 3 right now - I took the wife's Jetta to work tonight. I drove my old Protege (which I also bought new) for more than 6 years without having a single accident. I've had the new 3 for barely a month and the first payment isn't even due yet!
Last edited:
glad you are okay tho. i got rear ended 6 mo after i got my '06. i was not pleased. that and your accident are the reason that i really trust no one on the road (moving or stopped!). just make sure who ever fixes it is a TRUSTED shop of YOURS or you'll end up like me battling for 2 years over bad body work (which actually led to me finally trading it for my '10).
