Vandals strike again dammit.

[Paul in NZ]

either that dan or wait till you do sel and get it tidied up then...you need to get rear ended,then the insurance will pay for all the paint......you will pay a bit more for the extra labour....Thats how i got rid of all the stone chips....

[Dan in NZ]

I've been trying for ages to get rear ended, whenever I see a big truck tailgating me I slam on the brakes, it's harder than you'd think to get hit.

[1995 525i]

I washed my car on Sunday, so it was looking great. Tuesday morning, I go to use the car again, and I see footprints on the hood and a nice dent in the raised section. Also where the battery sits under the hood, two of the pins that hold the hood liner in place have pushed some small dents up.

Earlier this year the car was keyed, right down to the metal. Had to get the panel repainted, because it was starting to rust.

I guess this is just part of living in a university town...

get what we call , here in the states, a beater. Meaning a crappy car that runs. Use this as your around town driver and park your precious somewhere safe. Here in the states we can find beaters for $3-600. That investment will pay for itself if it keeps those terds (small pieces of crap) from inflicting anymore damage on your car.

Regards,

Michael

[Dan in NZ]

Yeah, I was planning on getting a "beater", but can't even give away the E34. With 206,000km and gas prices hitting $1.40 a liter, it's only worth about $4000 at the moment, people that have $4k to spend on a car don't want an ancient euro... So I suppose that makes the E34 a beater...