Roll an E30 vert and live to tell about it?

[bmwpower]

Anyone?

[Tavern Gnome]

A guy I work with did. Rolled then slid into a WRX. His car was parked in our lot the next morning and I thought he was dead. Not a scratch on him! He went out and bought another vert immediately after.

[Hartge_H27]

i have known a few people that were in bad E30 vert roll overs. one walked away and one broke his femor along with other things. They both ended up buying another vert.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I've rolled my vert on April 1st for the last three years ;)

[CorvallisBMW]

my neighbor did a while back, he wasn't hurt.

[kishg]

Anyone?

why are you planning on taking a vert to the track? :) get a rollcage.

[Naplm00]

id like to see someone survivve with the top down

[lylefk]

Uh there is virtually no difference from a safety standpoint having the top up/down...

[kishg]

Uh there is virtually no difference from a safety standpoint having the top up/down...

in a rollover? err yes there is..

[CorvallisBMW]

No, not really. the top is far to flimsy to support the car in the event of a rollover.

[3bvert]

as a vrt owner ( wiht a non stock suspension) I am curious why the original post,
are the verts prone to rolling over more then a sedan ? I dont think so.
I think it is all the driver and skills and how hard pushed regardless of what you are driving

I have not rolled a bmw vert, but did a triumph vert ( on ice, in a corner, hit a curb, driving way to fast) and not a scratch on me, no roll cage, of course totaled the car and then dropped by my insurance
(of course a multitude of speeding tickets might have played into it )
it landed wheels down, so that might have helped me

[Miasma]

There are pics out there of a Vert that rolled a few times on the highway, And the guy was fine IIRC.

[daniel]

if anything, verts have a lower center of gravity, right? even though they are heavier.

[Miasma]

Yeah lower center of gravity, And an integrated roll bar/hoop in the windshield frame down to the floor.

[Naplm00]

I figured that something would be better than nothing

If i had to roll my car, i would do it top up