After two hit-and-runs while the car was parked, I'm finally getting the damage fixed... original quotes were about $1100 but I got them down to $990 for insurance purposes.

The bad part is they need the car for 3 days, and I'm not sure if I'll get a loaner (BMW dealer, and supposedly the best body shop in town). Perhaps I should demand the M3 demo? ;)

Photos of the damage: <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay1.jpg">1</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay2.jpg">2</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay3.jpg">3</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay4.jpg">4</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay5.jpg">5</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay6.jpg">6</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay7.jpg">7</a> / <a href="http://www.imcuniverse.com/a6/yay8.jpg">8</a>

had to get the jobs done quickly.

I hope your paint match "sticks". I had a rear quarter panel replaced on a 78 Fox, after a few years you could really see the differance in paint shades.

Anyway, glad to hear your fixing up your car. ;-)

Good luck with a loaner!

The quality of the finish on the car is so high and still in almost perfect condition aside from these few small spots, I'm pretty sure it will be ok since the car hasn't had a lot of time in the sun (northeast life) and I really don't think it is faded much if at all.

The insurance company is paying the shop directly this time...

He just trimmed the labor charges for a few items.