I think it looks worse than it really is. If the frame were bent you would see more twisting over the bodlines for the doors. Glad you are okay and I hope they get your X back on the road soon

Not positive, but it looks like your X got hit too low for the air bags to go off.

Seems like the air bags should have gone off in Mark's e39 for sure though.

The car served its purpose. Check the book value of an 02 with NADA against repair estimates. Don't use the recommended in-house repair shops of the insurance company (low-ball city)

Glad to see you are ok, and that the car did its job in keeping you and your family safe. This is exactly the reason I got this specific car... for its safety and for that unforeseen situation.

If it were me, I would prefer for the insurance company to write it off and give me the money so I can look for another one that hasn't been in an accident, instead of getting it fixed and dealing with other side effects (alignment issues, etc.) later on.

Again, yours looks like it was a mint one before the accident, but be glad it did its job and saved you from any bodily injuries. :thumbup:

just wondering, what if you had running boards on your X?

Thanks everyone for all the comments and opinions... Its good to hear from others who know about the car and enjoy it as much as I do...

Try to get it totalled out, after a hit like that it wont be the same anymore.
Start getting estimates for the work, for that year x5 you value shoul be around $9-14,000 and the damage looks like about $7-9,000 from the pic similar wreck with my friends 02 x5. Oh and if you have allstate and your driving record has not been good for the last 2-3 years okay they may drop you. The main thing is you and your wife are ok and you are fully covered. God Bless

We're Blood brothers!!

Glad you are both ok.

Finda BMW certified shop. Paint is a big factor. BMW is waterborne. The shop here matched and faded perfectly.

My similar repair (2 doors) was 3,800.

No one on here can tell if there is frame damage from any of those pics. It's impossible.

Take it to a good BMW body shop and have them get it on a rack and check it for damage. That's the only way to know.

Good luck. Glad everyone is ok.

So any update yet from the insurance company?