deducted

[///Sniper535]

So on my drive back up from Florida I ran into a little situation on Interstate 95, northbound somewhere in South Carolina. It's a two lane highway, I was on the right lane. I noticed the shoulder has gotten much smaller and was not wide enough for a car to sit safely out of the traffics way, on top of that, there were debris from tires and other stuff on the shoulder. On the left lane were a row of cars, behind me, an SUV followed by an 18 wheeler. I noticed up ahead in my lane there was an object lying there in the middle. I thought to myself, i better switch lanes. I was not able to move over at that time due to traffic. At this point that object has gotten much closer. This is when i realized that that object was. The tread of a wheel from a tractor trailer. I think to myself "That's a big piece of rubber so i wont be able to drive over it." I wasnt able to switch lanes at this time either. So maybe i could slow down and squeeze in the left lane, at this time it was too late, i could no merge to the left lane, could not drive on the shoulder or stop because of the bigger vehicles following behind. So I braced for impact as i saw the debris from the tires get closer hoping for the best...



After the huge BANG i noticed i was still on the road, tires still all the the pavement and no noticeable damage to the car engine or suspension. So I get off at the next exit, stop at a gas station, get out of my car and inspect the front of the car only to find this...








There went my:
-Newly installed brake ducts
-Entire bottom lip
-New Louvered Towhook Covers
-Drivers side FogLight
-Outside Temp Sensor
-Bumper

[bmwrp8]

yikes! thats some nasty hit...

[winfred]

"****"

ps if it's not too late to go back the ducts and covers probably survived the impact, they are tough parts

[Macv]

oh **** man. Sorry for your troubles.

[Mitch90535im]

Several years ago my ex and I were in the 325i Cabrio with the top down on I-75 when a truck started shedding thread right in front of us. Like a typical girl she just wanted to slow down, stay in her lane, and drive right through it. **** was flying everywhere. I had to grab the wheel and drive around it from the passenger seat. Some of the chunks were big enough that they could have taken someone's head off. I still can't believe we got through that without a scratch.

[///Sniper535]

I went back to look for the parts but i couldn't recognize the ducts, 18 wheeler probably destroyed them, i saw my left foglight though on the shoulder.

[sKilled]

Your hood also looks a bit out of kilter?

[///Sniper535]

Yeah i don't know why that was, since the impact. i adjusted and hinge and all those bolts today and it looks much improved..

[Evan]

that sucks... i have a temp sensor if you need it

[Sam-Son]

Holy crap! all that damage from a piece of a blowout. Sorry to hear that hope all gets fixed soon