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And the story to go with it.
Was up at the Colorado Railroad Museum for the day, no one was there though, so I swept the floors. No big deal
When I left, I went to pick my grandmother up from my Great Aunt, and by the time we left it was rush hour. No big deal, rush hour traffic is normal.
Well one fateful person ruined the day. Not sure what he was doing, but all of a sudden he slammed on his brakes. I had no time to react, but I hit mine and rear ended him. At which point I was yelling and screaming. I just 2 weeks ago finished rebuilding the front suspension after hitting a curb in a bad snow storm. That cost me $800. By the time I look up to see if the person I hit was ok, he hit the gas and took off.
Well then the worst of it came, not a second after I look up, the guy behind me comes flying into me (he claims he stopped). Then he stops, the guy behind him hits him. So by the time the dust had all settled, we had 4 cars piled up on the highway, with the 5th guy running off (the one I hit)
Well of course I got a ticket for "following too close" but the worst news is that my car is totaled. The Unibody failed, exactly as BMW designed it to do. The rear of the car is twisted to the right, with the rear right of the car buckling above the wheel. The right rear door won't close or seal anymore, the window won't roll down, the interior lights won't turn off. Trunk still opens though. The Aluminum bumper survived, which I thought was pretty amazing, even though its now crooked.
The hood only latches on one side. According to the E28 collectors, this sort of damage will cost in excess of $6,000. The car is only worth about $1500.
So Happy New Year everyone, My year ended with one disaster after the next, hope that everyone else has better luck then I do.
And the story to go with it.
Was up at the Colorado Railroad Museum for the day, no one was there though, so I swept the floors. No big deal
When I left, I went to pick my grandmother up from my Great Aunt, and by the time we left it was rush hour. No big deal, rush hour traffic is normal.
Well one fateful person ruined the day. Not sure what he was doing, but all of a sudden he slammed on his brakes. I had no time to react, but I hit mine and rear ended him. At which point I was yelling and screaming. I just 2 weeks ago finished rebuilding the front suspension after hitting a curb in a bad snow storm. That cost me $800. By the time I look up to see if the person I hit was ok, he hit the gas and took off.
Well then the worst of it came, not a second after I look up, the guy behind me comes flying into me (he claims he stopped). Then he stops, the guy behind him hits him. So by the time the dust had all settled, we had 4 cars piled up on the highway, with the 5th guy running off (the one I hit)
Well of course I got a ticket for "following too close" but the worst news is that my car is totaled. The Unibody failed, exactly as BMW designed it to do. The rear of the car is twisted to the right, with the rear right of the car buckling above the wheel. The right rear door won't close or seal anymore, the window won't roll down, the interior lights won't turn off. Trunk still opens though. The Aluminum bumper survived, which I thought was pretty amazing, even though its now crooked.
The hood only latches on one side. According to the E28 collectors, this sort of damage will cost in excess of $6,000. The car is only worth about $1500.
So Happy New Year everyone, My year ended with one disaster after the next, hope that everyone else has better luck then I do.
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