Goodbye to my favourite car of all time.
07-23-2010, 04:44 PM
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My Ride: 07 E61 530d M-Sport.
I really pleased you guys are ok and that the car held up ok and I hope you don't think im rude but do you drive really hard or something because ive never found my 530d a handfull in the wet and I don't hang about.
07-23-2010, 06:52 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
Whoa, glad you and your daughter will be okay. Amazing you made it out of that wreck 
Good luck with more fun motoring in your next E60 or perhaps F10?
Good luck with more fun motoring in your next E60 or perhaps F10?
07-23-2010, 06:59 PM
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My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED)
Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres
Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres
Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff
Glad you and your daughter are both okey. 
Man that looks really bad, the entire rear door was nearly teared off.
What speed were you doing in the corner?
Man that looks really bad, the entire rear door was nearly teared off.
What speed were you doing in the corner?
07-23-2010, 09:32 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530 d M-sport e60
Good fucking grief!
, that's a mess and no mistake. Glad your daughter is safe and you walked away as well. Reminds me of my crash last April, April 14th, A sad day., damn air bags go with a right bang, scared the crap out of me.
As others have said the most important things survived, I took it as a sign and got the M-sport I was longing for.
. Good luck and let us know how you get on.
, that's a mess and no mistake. Glad your daughter is safe and you walked away as well. Reminds me of my crash last April, April 14th, A sad day., damn air bags go with a right bang, scared the crap out of me.As others have said the most important things survived, I took it as a sign and got the M-sport I was longing for.
. Good luck and let us know how you get on.
07-23-2010, 11:10 PM
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Thanks for all your kind words and thoughts folks its really appreciated.
In answer to a couple of questions. I was doing about 60mph at the time. And maybe its the tyres i buy but i have always found the 535d a bit of a handful in the wet. Got some special snow tyres last winter for the rear that i got from a friend who works for a rally team. Special snow tyres made by Pirelli and written on the side "for world rally championship only" they only run them for one race and they were like new. It was like a 4x4! I was pulling cars out of ditches with a rope in 4 inches of snow.
Will be hunting for another e60 535d next week will post a pic when i get one.
Oh as a little extra information, i ran an insurance quote online. No protected no claims discount. And i currently have an £700 excess since the last crash. No company will touch me now without a £3000 excess unless i pay a very very large premium.
Dont blame them!!!!
Thanks again
Fraseman
In answer to a couple of questions. I was doing about 60mph at the time. And maybe its the tyres i buy but i have always found the 535d a bit of a handful in the wet. Got some special snow tyres last winter for the rear that i got from a friend who works for a rally team. Special snow tyres made by Pirelli and written on the side "for world rally championship only" they only run them for one race and they were like new. It was like a 4x4! I was pulling cars out of ditches with a rope in 4 inches of snow.
Will be hunting for another e60 535d next week will post a pic when i get one.
Oh as a little extra information, i ran an insurance quote online. No protected no claims discount. And i currently have an £700 excess since the last crash. No company will touch me now without a £3000 excess unless i pay a very very large premium.
Dont blame them!!!!
Thanks again
Fraseman
07-24-2010, 12:08 AM
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My Ride: 2006 Audi A8 4.2TDI
Previous rides:
2005 E61 530d, 20" Breyton reps, Eibach springs, M5 bumper/mirrors/MFSW
2000 Audi S6 Avant, 18" OZ, RS6 exhaust etc
1998 Audi A8 4,2Q, 19" RS4 wheels, Remus exhaust KW coilovers etc
1986 Audi 100CC, funky fresh steel rims w plastic covers, rubber lip on boot.....
1987 BMW 320i, 15" alloys + rubber lip on boot :)
1982 Opel Ascona 1,6DL, tinted windows and a big-ass subwoofer :P
Fark that looked nasty!! Glad you guys made it without any serious injuries. And good to see you're not giving up on the car but getting a new E60