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There we were, sitting at a red light in our 2009 Audi A4 Avant. And shortly afterwards there we were, standing on the side of the road exchanging insurance information. We were rear-ended.
So now it's off to our local body shop, the Golden Hammer, for an estimate to repair minor rear bumper damage. With insurance involved it isn't likely the process will be quick. But we will keep our fingers crossed and let you know how it goes.
Mike Schmidt, Vehicle Testing Manager @ 25,548 miles
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creeper says:
06:13 AM, 04/23/10
bummer, how's that going to effect resale?
snipenet says:
06:16 AM, 04/23/10
Is it you guys, or California that's so hard on a vehicle?
jacton says:
06:52 AM, 04/23/10
I had the same thing happen to my old A4. It'll probably be about $1500-$2000 for the job.
brn says:
08:35 AM, 04/23/10
I can't see the damage. How about a close up?
famof3kids says:
08:37 AM, 04/23/10
Picture of damage?
half_ton says:
09:37 AM, 04/23/10
What was the vehicle that hit you?
bimmerjay says:
09:42 AM, 04/23/10
Geez you guys get rear-ended a lot. LA really has awful drivers.
audisport says:
09:53 AM, 04/23/10
I was rear ended in my old A4. Visible damage wasn't bad, but underneath the bumper cover there was damage and my whole exhaust system was replaced.
dldave says:
11:17 AM, 04/23/10
It's the drivers here in CA. I was in 5 accidents in 6 years and none of them my fault. People just don't pay attention to what they are doing. I wish the DMV would make drivers get re-tested every few years but that will never happen. I think that I avoid getting in to an accident at least once a week. Mostly it is people not stopping at stop signs. Wish I could move to a more rural location. Oh well.
jaden82 says:
11:50 AM, 04/23/10
You'd love it here in KC in terms of traffic accident occurrences. You don't have to fear for your life every time you drive out and the drivers here actually pay attention to their surroundings for the most part. I can count on my one hand how many times I had to avoid an unaware driver in the past three years. People just don't get rear-ended here. :-)
roadburner says:
01:14 PM, 04/23/10
A moron in a Sunbird was looking for a dropped cigarette and rear ended my wife's 528i. No insurance of course. The only satisfaction I got out of the incident was finding out his crap car was totalled while the 5er was still drivable. The X3 later got tapped by a Geo Prizm; there was a small scratch on the X3's rear bumper but the Geo needed the radiator zip-tied to keep ftom falling on the motor and the hood needed to be bungied shut. We had the same insurance company so I just asked for a new bumper(@$250) since I was going to need to pull the old one off anyway in order to install the OEM trailer hitch.
prndlol says:
01:44 PM, 04/23/10
"Check out my golden hammer"
cjasis says:
01:46 PM, 04/23/10
bummer
cr_driver says:
05:09 PM, 04/23/10
WHy no pics?
bimmerjay says:
05:46 PM, 04/23/10
"A moron in a Sunbird"
Say no more.
roadburner says:
07:12 PM, 04/23/10
"Say no more."
The statement was kind of redundant...
;)