Got into a bad wreck last night
08-09-2006, 07:21 AM
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Glad you're ok, frightening experience. I don't know if this applies but you may want to check the recall thread.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=28596
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=28596
08-09-2006, 07:22 AM
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Now my question is if the car gets totaled, how my insurance will handle this matter since I'm leasing the vehicle with BMWFS, hope there will be no complications or something even worse afraid to say 
08-09-2006, 07:29 AM
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Glad you're ok, frightening experience. I don't know if this applies but you may want to check the recall thread.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=28596
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=28596
08-09-2006, 07:30 AM
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glad too hear you are ok! true, car can be replaced but you can not 
you should fight the ticket like the others have mentioned. good luck 
you should fight the ticket like the others have mentioned. good luck
08-09-2006, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BMWN' post='320566' date='Aug 9 2006, 11:22 AM
Now my question is if the car gets totaled, how my insurance will handle this matter since I'm leasing the vehicle with BMWFS, hope there will be no complications or something even worse afraid to say
make a special prayer and thank God!
08-09-2006, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BMWN' post='320566' date='Aug 9 2006, 08:22 AM
Now my question is if the car gets totaled, how my insurance will handle this matter since I'm leasing the vehicle with BMWFS, hope there will be no complications or something even worse afraid to say
08-09-2006, 07:43 AM
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previous: '00 540i6, '98 V70T-5, '95 318i, '89 Jetta, '79 Beetle Conv.
I am very glad to hear that you are OK, that is the most important thing.
But in my E39 I hit a brick in the road in the middle of the night driving my wife to the hospital doing every bit of 80-90mph. She was going into labor with our 2nd daughter. Anyway the car literally handled like a dream. Shredded one tire and bent two rims.
Complete control, hardly any drama, at least compared to the drama IN the car!
I changed the shredded tire with the full size wheel/tire (thank goodness for the "old days" - space saver tires are so low rent) and in three mins we were on our way even with other rim bent, it was holding air and we only had 2mi to go anyway.
Since I returned from ED I have been talking about handling issues with my E60 over at bimmerfest, and convinced that something is just not right with these cars at speed. The rear end just feels loose, is the only way I can explain it. Does not at all inspire confidence.
We leave Friday evening for an all night drive from NC to ME and I have just decided to NOT take our E60.
Between this possible rear strut issue (?), waiting for the SAS to fail, and possibility of getting stuck in a remote area where shops cannot remove/replace RFTs without rim damages, it is not worth it to take chances on my 10 day 2500mi drive. Especially since I drive the 1050 miles ea way straight through the night. Bummer.
Good luck on your situation, again, glad to hear that you are OK.
The make BMWs everyday, but there is only one "BMWN"
But in my E39 I hit a brick in the road in the middle of the night driving my wife to the hospital doing every bit of 80-90mph. She was going into labor with our 2nd daughter. Anyway the car literally handled like a dream. Shredded one tire and bent two rims.
Complete control, hardly any drama, at least compared to the drama IN the car!
I changed the shredded tire with the full size wheel/tire (thank goodness for the "old days" - space saver tires are so low rent) and in three mins we were on our way even with other rim bent, it was holding air and we only had 2mi to go anyway.
Since I returned from ED I have been talking about handling issues with my E60 over at bimmerfest, and convinced that something is just not right with these cars at speed. The rear end just feels loose, is the only way I can explain it. Does not at all inspire confidence.
We leave Friday evening for an all night drive from NC to ME and I have just decided to NOT take our E60.
Between this possible rear strut issue (?), waiting for the SAS to fail, and possibility of getting stuck in a remote area where shops cannot remove/replace RFTs without rim damages, it is not worth it to take chances on my 10 day 2500mi drive. Especially since I drive the 1050 miles ea way straight through the night. Bummer.
Good luck on your situation, again, glad to hear that you are OK.
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08-09-2006, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BMWN' post='320566' date='Aug 9 2006, 08:22 AM
Now my question is if the car gets totaled, how my insurance will handle this matter since I'm leasing the vehicle with BMWFS, hope there will be no complications or something even worse afraid to say
08-09-2006, 08:55 AM
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I feel your loss, but at the same time very glad that you're ok. A car is just a car, life is much more important speically when you have kids and a wife. Very very glad you're ok. Fight the ticket tho, its not your fault the tires blew out. I've lost 2 cars to crashes but both time walked out of it with minor scrapes and bruises, once was when my SUV rolled over from going over a bridge and coming down too fast on a dirt road. But again, i'm just glad you're ok.
08-09-2006, 09:03 AM
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Glad to hear you are OK!
The same thing happend to me and my dad (dad was driving) 10 years ago in our E34 525iA, speed was just as yours, 100 mph (160 km/h), and the rear left tire exploded (!!) - a horrible sound came and dad slammed the brakes and manage to keep the car under control.
Scary!! :'(
Handling issues ?? Our E60 is stable as a rock at speeds between 200-230 km/h!
The same thing happend to me and my dad (dad was driving) 10 years ago in our E34 525iA, speed was just as yours, 100 mph (160 km/h), and the rear left tire exploded (!!) - a horrible sound came and dad slammed the brakes and manage to keep the car under control.
Scary!! :'(
Handling issues ?? Our E60 is stable as a rock at speeds between 200-230 km/h!