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Apologies if this is covered somewhere and I am just failing with my my search skills. The dreaded "oops, you wouldn't believe what happened to me" you don't want to hear from your spouse happened, and she apparently attempted to drive through some kind of concrete block about bumper height when leaving a parking space... no idea how that was possible w/the PDC that must have been loosing its mind etc. but thats a different issue... ehem.

Result is front right smashed and PDC out of comission on my '22 X5e Carbon Black / sport. Got a $3k insurance estimate and am looking for a good body shop in my general area Haymarket / Gainesville / Manassas / Chantilly / Herndon / Sterling. I'll go even further like Fairfax if a good place can be found. I've had body work done on cars before and its a bit hit / miss. Only once had a horrible experience really, but there was this time where work was ok, but I never was able to get rid of the smell of acetone from the car interior for 3 years after...

SO, any recent experiences, good/bad/ugly would be highly appreciated. OR, use a stick to point me to the right place w/recommendations / reviews / ratings.

Tried calling Sterling BMW to check who they use, but nobody's home apparently.

TIA

On a separate note, why the hell does the forum show I have 1 post!? I've been here a while, though haven't posted in about a year. Is the post counter run by some airline FF program?