goodbye?

[NY535iManual]

Bummer Man, I know how painfull this is. I can tell you though, that after my "first love" 1980 320i got hit by an unlicensed driver in almost the exact same place you did that these cars are tough! A new cross member and half shaft & it was back on the road. Chin up!!

[dacoyote]

So did the wall come out to get you like the tree?

Sorry man... Glad to hear you are ok....

[stargazer_61]

What a drag. Glad you are okay.

I couldn't tell from your pictures - is your trunk lid tweaked? If not, and it opens and closes normally, then I would think you suffered no frame damage and only need to replace the bolt on stuff.

Good luck with it!

[sKilled]

Oh my...I think I feel sick...such a shame...I hope you can fix it, as you had done so much nice work, that it would be a shame if it is totaled. BTW I love the red BMW roundels on the mags, very nice. I wish you the best of luck with the hard days ahead.

[rob101]

damn, this makes me want to bring my plan to change to bridge potenzas forward a few months! evil chinese rice tyres mean i can light up the rears too easily around corners

[angrypancake]

What a drag. Glad you are okay.

I couldn't tell from your pictures - is your trunk lid tweaked? If not, and it opens and closes normally, then I would think you suffered no frame damage and only need to replace the bolt on stuff.

Good luck with it!

yeah its off a little bit, sort of a bitch to open. it doesnt get stuck it just requires a little extra effort. it's about 1/4" higher on the drivers side vs the passenger side.

i called insurance, and it's going to the body shop on monday morning. my friend works there, and while we're at it he's gonna give the car a respray, get rid of some of the other dents, the metric ton of chips in the hood, etc. so the question now becomes, do i keep the red? or go with another color....

forgive the terrible ghetto-shop jobs.




other options are
purpleish or yellow.

[angrypancake]

damn, this makes me want to bring my plan to change to bridge potenzas forward a few months! evil chinese rice tyres mean i can light up the rears too easily around corners

if you can do that, i HIGHLY suggest getting new ones. i wasn't speeding, nor drunk, i was in fact about 100 yards out of a stop light. it was a tiny turn, i've driven over it thousands of times. it just so happened to be just slightly wet, combo-ed with tires that easily could be spun (ha the immense torque of the mighty m30 is to blame).... at least i went across the road into the wall instead of off the road down the hill through someones front yard and into yet another tree.

[rob101]

calypso red all the way yeah i am not too worried about stacking it on suburban streets, more on the freeway i usually take it very very easy in the wet after my previous antics where i almost stacked my car!

[sKilled]

The red is sweet, but that dark green ain't half bad either - what colour is your interior? A light interior goes well with a dark green (I don't kno why but it does). Otherwise I would stick with the stock calypso red. It's such a nice vibrant colour (and very rare here in NZ).

[angrypancake]

the interior is TBD. the seats and console, lower dash etc have all been pulled out of the car. its just a matter of what color i want to paint the outside, or if i want to keep it the zinnoberrot. then i'll redye the interior. wait what am i talking about it sure as **** sounds like im keeping this car. hell yeah! i cant wait.

-pancake formerly known as depressed.