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in most cases, a vandalism claim doesn't have huge damages compared to an accident. In this case, maybe some punks key'd the car and it was repaired. If the job looks like it was well done, and unnoticeable, then it should be good to go.

full replacement of body panels, and especially lights are very expensive for european cars. My friend has a Mercedes 500SL like I do, and had a small front end accident. Bumper, hood, grille, lights etc is over $12000 damage. Heck the grill alone is $1400.

As others mentioned, yes, BMW's are expensive to repair (body or mechanically). I've learned the hard way too, but no regrets.