The most unfortunate incident of a newly purchased car that resulted in me coming across one of the most trust-worthy, friendly, and professional repair facilities in Southern California!
After flying from SoCal to Sacramento in February to pick up my 2023 BMW M3, I made the 7-hour journey back home driving down south towards SoCal. While I thoroughly was enjoying the ownership and excitement of my new car after driving for 375 miles with less than 60 miles away from home, I had an unfortunate incident where a wooden debris had fallen off from a vehicle in front of me making a direct impact to my car. Front bumper, radiator, oil cooler, AC condenser line, water pump and all the underlining just to name a few damages also causing my car to become undriveable. My new-to-me vehicle that has been in my ownership for only 6 hours was wrecked.
While I was trying to calm down from the state of shock, denial, and depression, I was trying to figure out my next steps and had found Bistagne Bros Body Shop in Glendale less than 10 miles from where the incident occurred. After briefly speaking with Octavio on the phone and explaining the situation I was in, he suggested for me to have AAA drop off my vehicle at their shop even though it was closing, and I was greeted by Robert (after hours when the shop was already closed at 6PM) who helped quickly assess some of the damages through quick visual inspection. I proceeded to drop off the keys to my car and ended up taking an Uber ride back home.
The next few weeks involved me constantly calling Bistagne Bros and speaking with Octavio and my insurance company to iron out the details and next steps. Lucky for me, none of the parts (even though there was 11 pages worth) were on back-order and as soon as my insurance company engaged with Bistagne Bros and approved the repairs, all the parts were ordered and Bistagne Bros went right to work to make all the necessary repairs. The timeline provided to make the repairs and bring my car back to its glory had exceeded my expectations! Even though it was an unfortunate circumstance with my newly purchased car that I did not even make it home with, I am beyond thankful for the team at Bistagne Bros for taking care of my car and making it feel new again.
I would highly recommend Bistagne Bros Body Shop as a trustworthy and highly competent facility to make repairs on vehicle collisions for all makes and models. They are also a Porsche certified collision center which is not an easy distinction to receive given the stringent requirements they would have had to pass. Pictures below show the damage, repair process, and the finished condition of the car for which I am extremely thankful. Thank you to Octavio, Robert, and the team at Bistagne Bros for helping rectify the unfortunate situation that impacted my M3. read more