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02-17-2008, 05:45 PM
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My Ride: '04 545iS 6 spd, bought new via eBay, 11/05; Blk/Gry, Cold, L7, PDC, BMW Rear seatcover for pets.
First "Bumwa" was a new 1971 2002. High performance 5s since 1987. Beamer motorcycles too, currently on an 07 BMW K1200 GT; also a Moto Guzzi 1000 SP III.
Sometimes, ya never know how things are going to turn out. After my $180 tow job to a Green Island, that isn't, I was surprised and pleased to see my 545 keeping such good company. Look two spaces beyond to the wire wheel and maroon nose. Brings back some 40-year old memories of mine...just glad I don't have to crank those 12 cylinders in these temps.
Oh, and $7500 damage to mine; nothing mechanical except power steering reservoir. I went right under a new Ford crossover.
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Ray Hull
Oh, and $7500 damage to mine; nothing mechanical except power steering reservoir. I went right under a new Ford crossover.
Cheers,
Ray Hull
02-17-2008, 07:11 PM
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My Ride: 04 545i - Titanium Silver/Black, Sport pkg, Comfort Seats w/ Lumbar, Premium Sound, power rear sunshade, Adaptive Xenon Headlights, Steptronic, Park Distance Control, Fold down rear seats w/ski bag, Aux jack, 6-disk changer, puddle lamps...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='532530' date='Feb 17 2008, 06:59 PM
Bummer Ray! Glad you"re okay and glad it wasn"t worse!!
Was it snow related or something else?
Was it snow related or something else?
+1 - I hate seeing a wrecked E60, but I'd hate it even more if you were hurt.
02-17-2008, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='532555' date='Feb 17 2008, 08:11 PM
+1 - I hate seeing a wrecked E60, but I'd hate it even more if you were hurt.
02-17-2008, 07:40 PM
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My Ride: On Order as of May 6- 2007 530i Titanium Grey and Grey Leather, with Sport Package, Premium Pkg, Cold Pkg.
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Damn...I hope the crossover bit it harder (if that be a word)
Glad to see you are ok.
Glad to see you are ok.
02-17-2008, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='532567' date='Feb 17 2008, 11:40 PM
Damn...I hope the crossover bit it harder (if that be a word)
02-18-2008, 09:51 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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It was a FORD crossover? I'd believe that, I see many of them broken down on the roadside, I guess it just stalled (or threw a rod?, Transmission failed? Electrical bugs?) in the middle of the road in front of you and the rest was history. 
They really are a menace! 
Glad you are okay and your car is on the mend too! 
They really are a menace! Glad you are okay and your car is on the mend too!
02-18-2008, 05:14 PM
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My Ride: '04 545iS 6 spd, bought new via eBay, 11/05; Blk/Gry, Cold, L7, PDC, BMW Rear seatcover for pets.
First "Bumwa" was a new 1971 2002. High performance 5s since 1987. Beamer motorcycles too, currently on an 07 BMW K1200 GT; also a Moto Guzzi 1000 SP III.
Originally Posted by Rudy' post='532592' date='Feb 18 2008, 12:47 AM
I'm betting it didn't. To me, and Ray can chime in any time to help clear things up, it looks like one of those rear enders where Ray hit the brakes hard enough to nose dive under the other car's bumper. The fact that it was a crossover might also mean the rear bumper was a bit higher than the front of Ray's car... :thumbsdown:
Will keep you posted; anticipate 30-day repair (in a rented vanilla Chrysler 300).
Ray