Yeah Mike, Chris Harris does some decent commentary and he can be funny too and not too over the top. That's all difficult to do when everyone will compare you to Top Gear's Jeeza, Hamster and Cpt. Slow.

 

Ryan,

I agree with Pete in just paying the deductible and getting all stock parts, at least for the body. After having a nose chop, c-west, and ix with an se lip, I preferred the ix with the se lip. Can't beat stock. Not sure what shop you went too but lip will work with you to get you whatever parts you may want to order, or reimburse you if you buy used stuff. Josh is a fantastic guy to work with Fo sho.

 

Agreed. Chris does a good job of being enthusiastic but is a little over the top at times. His E28 M5 piece was awesome--can't wait until I get one.

 

Love those m5s! I saw one a few days ago but it was pretty beat up, I looked at the driver with disgust lol.

 

Correction...I meant E28 duh....I know where there are two of them that I oggle all the time...one of them is probably going to become a Lemons car, but the other I am trying to save...just to daily drive in late-80s style and comfort.

 

Pete,

Thanks for the tough love. I agree with you, up to a point. The car is now at an in network shop, I am paying my deductible, and I am having the car fixed in a timely manner that is guaranteed by the established contract with the shop and insurance company.

Where I disagree is how it is my fault for taking so long. In reality, I should have just brought it up here in the first place, so yes, technically partially my fault. However, when the accident happened I was still going back and forth from Philly and DC and was spending 75% of the time in DC. Therefore it made sense to have the car fixed down there, and when I mad my final move up here, it would be done and I could drive it up. However the adjuster went out and missed stuff 4 times, I have received 4 checks, some for the incorrect amount, and then the final straw was the insurance company requested the car be moved, without my permission, to another body shop.

Imagine waking up to a VM that says "This is so and so from shop XYz in MD, we need a work authorization to begin repairs" even though I have never spoken or heard of the shop.

So yea, its getting fixed back to stock (ish) now have it back soon. Hopefully see you all tomorrow if my feeling aren't too hurt. Dan, grammer better?

 

i really want an e34 m5. i've contemplated selling the evo and buying an e36m3 for a track car and an e34m5 for daily driver. i'll miss the evo too much though. and my commute will beat the **** out of the m5 and i don't feel right doing that........but then again cars are meant to be driven.

 

ryan, one tips i learned with getting a car fixed is if you're choosing a shop on your own, then just drop the car with them and have the adjuster meet with someone at the body shop. the body shop guys will know what your car needs and know very well how to deal with insurance companies to the parts that you really want.

i made the mistake of having the adjuster see my wife's bmw at the house when the bumper and tail light needed to be replaced. they appraised everything for chinese aftermarket parts, then after talking to them they "upgraded" to a bmw bumper that was refurbished, primed and ready for paint. the guy at the body shop said "it's bull**** and will look like looking into the f^cking ocean and will never hold paint" (i still don't understand the ocean reference that well). he took care of the insurance company and got all oem parts.

luckily when my evo had problems there weren't any aftermarket parts out yet so i got all oem.

 

I think I meant e34 lol. I had that same idea as well, I just with the m5 wasn't such a gas hog. I do have a sweet spot for the e36 m though. Wish I could have gotten my hands on a 1m, but every single one was allocated, not that I could have afforded it anyways.

 

2005 white evos, whether rs gsr or mr, are all wicked white, correct?

 

I took a half day from work... home already enjoying F1 FP2.

Holla!

 

James, plastidipp my car white:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...u-can-dip.html

 

I believe the ocean referenced the wavy way the paint will lay. Also refered to as the orange peel effect...

 

no idea on the ocean reference, but i agree with everything. it should be a very process. when this first started, all i wanted was stock OEM parts on the car, fixed in MD (while I took the 3 weeks to move to Philly), and be done with it. The body shop promised they do this all the time and would take car of insurance and work with the adjuster.

first check i get contains $240 for the front bumper, $400 for the full headlight, and did not include any of the screws, mesh, caps, etc anything to hold the bumper together. Surprisingly, the ONLY thing they got right for price was the hood, which is how that discussion got started.

meeting with the shop again today, discussing time tables, and leaving the car to simply be fixed the right way. no need for me to be involved. Although now that I am doing some reading, and knowing the 8 bumper will come unpainted, the nose chop idea Carson threw out has me thinking hard.

and every racing friend of mine in DC drives an E36 M3. They are from HPDE 3-4 or are instructors. Really cool guys, Thai you got to meet some of them last year. They all seem to WIN everything they race, and fixing them (I help work crew) is a joke compared to the new cars, not to mention cost of parts....

I want either an E36 or an S2K for a track car.....

 

i figured that. just couldnt envision it

(re: chu's post)