Glad you're alright. Did you fall the entire 20'?What kind of tires do you have on? I'll make a note not to buy those,LOL...
To sum it up...was a bad rainy day on the way home tonight only 2 miles away from my house, hit a slick road only doin 35mph with a posted limit of 45mph. Very bad ravine on right side of the road with no guard rail or any shoulder at all. Hydroplaned for about 30-40ft then a curve came up and the car just kept going straight with no control at all and off into a 20ft drop. Actually the car is in extraordinarily good shape for what it experienced. Front frame may be bent; front left quarter panel shifted back behind driver's door and only opens about a foot now and what I consider minimal damage to the front. These were the only pictures I could manage as I had a lot of work to do: talk to emergency squad, call tow truck, direct traffic, etc. I will get more pics and info on the car tomorrow b/c the body shop is closed.
Glad you're alright. Did you fall the entire 20'?What kind of tires do you have on? I'll make a note not to buy those,LOL...
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
They were BF Goodrich Traction T/A haha, fabulous tires. They just exceeded their life and wore them out, I had actually planned to get new tires next week. Not soon enough I guess
Wow, another E34 loss due to rain and bald tires!, Good thing you're ok though!
[1994 530i/5-Speed]
holy ****! you're ok and typing here. another example of bad tires killing an awesome e34. and it was red too! double
Last edited by angrypancake; 11-07-2006 at 09:23 PM.
Originally Posted by Alexlind123
Happy you are OK, your car will live again.
Thats a sweet red e34 BTW.
BMW, THE ULTIMATE FLYING MACHINE
SPEED AND POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL,
THANK THE GERMANS, BMW HAS ALL 3
Ouch, sorry to hear the news.
Did she manage to save you from a serious bruising?
I hope she comes out well and you can sort out the drama. Let us know how the prognosis goes... can she recover? How are her door gaps looking?
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08/88 535i e34 M30+miller MAF, 'stiens, tints & teeth!
I was going to say, those tires look really bald. Let this be a warning to all those who think they can go those few extra miles on bald tires!Originally Posted by LAXman2205
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
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