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Old 07-22-2009 | 01:03 PM
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Blessed with good luck yesterday after my E60 aquaplaned across all 3 motorway lanes, onto a hard sholder, up and embankment and hit a tree headon @ 50-60mph. Got out with just whiplash and a grazed knee (where brake pedal kicked back on hitting tree) and very shaken.

Be glad youre driving such a safe car and hope you never need all its safety features.

Old 07-22-2009 | 01:04 PM
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you are very lucky. by the way, that is one hell of a 100th post.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:06 PM
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+1 - Glad to know you're ok. Good luck replacing your car, sad to see a 5er like that.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:06 PM
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OMFG! You are very lucky to be alive. Your E60 saved your life.

Your crash is why I grandma the car in the wet. My wet road driving style is nothing at all like my dry road driving style.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:06 PM
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Wow! That looks like some heavy damage...Good thing they are safe cars and you came out alright. Glad to see you were not hurt bad.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:07 PM
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Damnnn, whats the tree look like? Glad youre ok.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:11 PM
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Glad you walked away ok. The car seems to take all the beating. One of the back wheels actually came off, I'd say your car is a total loss in terms of damages and insurance. Hope you recover soon
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:12 PM
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Glad you're ok Dubbers....also glad that you managed to avoid other cars by the looks of it. Hope your insurance company is sensible with the payout.

It's a great British summer we're having ;-)
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:27 PM
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Oh my gosh, glad that you were able to walk away from that situation.
I hope everything works out with the repairs and doctor visits.
Old 07-22-2009 | 01:34 PM
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... glad you're OK ... wow...



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