Tree fell on my M4!

[sollomon]

This is some greatest bs happening in my life
What do i need go do?

[Humdizzle]

damn that sucks. hopefully all just cosmetic damage. looks like your car was wrapped already which might help save the paint.

luckily it missed those $10k wheels!

[9M71]

How bad is the damage underneath? I would document before moving anything. Popo report + insurance claim if you decide to go that route. Or you may be able to hire a PDR guy if it doesnt require a repaint.

I experienced the same thing almost 10 years ago now with the tree landing on the front of the hood area of a prior vehicle. There were maybe half a dozen quarter+ sized dimples on the hood. My deductible was around $1k and the PDR quote came out to around $800. Paid cash for the PDR instead, and whipped out a buffer to get the scratches out ~90% minus the deeper ones. Not perfect, but no hit on my carfax either.

[overcoil]

had the tree been tilting and they wired it to a post ?

But that car looks fantastic with those wheels.

[Cajun1]

If you open the garage door will it allow the tree to gently rotate off of the car? I'm in the Orange Hill area and the wind is cranking!

[Jameson.e88]

hate to be that guy but... remove the tree?

[Josh-PA]

I was going to say "Back Up..." Is it your house? If so, i'd take lots of pictures before moving the car. See if you can get some friends to lift the tree off the car and roll it backwards as opposed to just pulling out, because if any branches are pushing on the car, they will scrape like crazy or even gouge in when you start moving.

Hopefully when you get it out, it won't be too bad. Hopefully.

[Pittz1]

You need a tree removal company to come out and lift the tree. Do not roll it off the car. That will cause more damage. New headlights for sure. They will be scratched to hell. You will have dents. I can guarantee that.

[sollomon]

supposely m8 was park on that spot and i moved it in the morning.
i dont know if i should laugh or cry

[GOLFFRR]

gzzz, keep us posted! Like others have stated hopefully its minor damage

[chenry]

Oh no

But those wheels

[KennyFSU]

That is a sweet M-tree.

Yeah yeah, it's a 4 so that was a stretch lol.

[icegrill]

That tree had no root system! Surprised it was as healthy looking as it was.

[///M TOWN]

Tree was half dead

It could have been much worse

I hope it was zero to minimum damages

[jfritz27]

What's going on there with the red dash?

Fingers crossed that the damage is minimal, bummer for sure.

[doug_999]

It would appear that the stick put in to hold the tree rotted out.

And at least here in Illinois if they can prove you knew the tree was dying, insurance won't cover damage from the tree fallling.

[guess2098]

Yesterday's Santa Ana wind is really strong.... my local groups posted many tree fell. Not only this, fires follows after strong wind....

[henrylee]

Forced evacuation here

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by Jameson.e88

hate to be that guy but... remove the tree?

It removed itself

[newtorin]

So sad to see that
If the damage is big enough you should try doing the diminished value claim.

I am actually trying to find a specialist myself right now.
Anyone can suggest someone in Bay Area, CA?

[sollomon]

i customized it

Originally Posted by jfritz27

What's going on there with the red dash?

Fingers crossed that the damage is minimal, bummer for sure.

[AR_Motorwerkz]

Oh man, this sucks. Them FI-Rs though! 😍