Some "lady" (I'd use another term under different circumstances) hit my BMW last year. She hit me going to an off-ramp, and pushed me into the right side of the ramp. F'd up my driver side, part of the passenger side, and, as a result of my slamming the brakes and getting hit from behind, the rear. I took it to Baron BMW Collision for repair. Lucky me, parts had to be ordered from Germany. Took a couple weeks all-in, but they got it fixed. The real pisser that kept this review from four-stars, or even five, is their lack of attention to detail. The explanation:
When I bought the car, it came with clear bra installed on the hood, rocker panels, doors, mirrors, and rear bumper to prevent rock chips. I pointed that out to my advisor, along with each of the other aspects of damage. He said they'd do a comprehensive review and get it fixed per BMW specs...so I left it at that. He also told me he'd keep me current, which he wasn't good at. I had to call him for any new information...which I wasn't happy about. Simple concept here...don't tell me you'll call me weekly if you have no intention of doing that.
I got the first call that the car was ready, and went down to pick it up. I get there, see it sitting out front, and walk over to inspect before going inside to finish paperwork. Three big problems: my passenger wheel, badly rashed from the collision, hadn't been touched---looked like a**. Second, clear bra on the driver's door wasn't replaced after painting. Third, driver's mirror wasn't fixed properly, and the rear bumper hadn't been installed with the bra either. Turns out they missed the driver rocker panel too. I walk in, explain the problems, they apologize and take it back in. Wasted trip number one.
Wasted trip number two: get the call "it's ready", drive back down to pick it up. I live in Independence (it's at least a half hour each time). Get there, same scenario as trip one...begin inspecting. They still didn't get the bumper bra replaced, and missed the rocker panel....again. GRRRRR---back in it goes.
FINALLY...trip number THREE down there, and they get it ALL repaired. Finish the close-out, and I hop in---the car smells like wax and paint...to the point of being nauseating. I knew it would be bad, but this was narly. Anyway, I knew it needed to air for a week or more, so not REALLY surprised, but damn. I took it over to the BMW dealer to assess the value with their Used car manager, and even he was impressed at the overall level of quality on the repairs. They did good work, even if they weren't the greatest at being thorough the first (or second) time around. Having had the car back for awhile now, no issues with the repairs, and BMW handled all the insurance shizz...no worries at all, with a lifetime guarantee on the original work they did.
Again, had it not been for two unnecessary trips (and lack of phone calls), this would've easily been four stars, maybe five. Still, they do good work on the brand, and when it's all finally done, really tough to tell there was $10k+ worth of damage. read more