-First, a moment of silence please for the e30... ;)
... thank you ... last night (20 Jul 06) I was driving home from work and I fell asleep at the wheel (I think, you see I don't accually remember) on a down-hill decreasing-radius left-hander. I must have half-awoken, paniced and over-corrected... eh long story short I rolled the car end-over-end at least three times. The car landed on it left side, and luckily my sunroof was open so I crawled out there.
-I called my father, who picked me up and took me to the doctor, and I'm very pleased to say that I have NO injuries. I mean, my neck and shoulders are quite sore but, I'm really very lucky. When we returned home, there was a police man waiting. Filled out an accedent report, and got a ticket (more on that later)!
-OK, moral-of-the-story time:
1) For Pete's sake, don't drive too fast on little windy roads. If you MUST (and I understand!), please pay 100% attention. I didn't.
2) Kudos to BMW for building a fine, safe machine such as the e30. I'm convenced that if I was driving a lesser car, I would be dead or seriously injured, which brings me to...
3) Wear you seatbelt anytime you wreck a car! But since you never know, wear it all the time! I was wearing mine and it too saved my life.
-OK, down to buiness, the car is (was?) a five-speed 1988 325 coupe (super-eta). The trunk was smashed WAY in, in fact it crushed the battery, which was leaking acid-water. At first I thought it was gas spilling onto the hot exhaust so I ran! The front of the oil pan was either knocked off by the impact or just dented in and knocked off by the crank... but either way it's very strange to see your oil pump laying in a field! The left rear suspention was torn apart, so that half-shaft was also thrown out. Amazingly, this morning when a local towing service rolled the car back over, both doors could be easisly opened!
-I AM parting the car out, so make offers via PM. The engine, minus oil pump/pan are good, as is the tranny, and my 4.10 LSD maybe. Don't try to low-ball me eather, cuz I don't have collision and am taking a total loss on the car! The pistons I know are valuable... so any offers? If no, then I'm keeping them for my next e30. I will get another one!
-Sorry, long post, but a long story!
-Am I glad to be alive
... thank you ... last night (20 Jul 06) I was driving home from work and I fell asleep at the wheel (I think, you see I don't accually remember) on a down-hill decreasing-radius left-hander. I must have half-awoken, paniced and over-corrected... eh long story short I rolled the car end-over-end at least three times. The car landed on it left side, and luckily my sunroof was open so I crawled out there.
-I called my father, who picked me up and took me to the doctor, and I'm very pleased to say that I have NO injuries. I mean, my neck and shoulders are quite sore but, I'm really very lucky. When we returned home, there was a police man waiting. Filled out an accedent report, and got a ticket (more on that later)!
-OK, moral-of-the-story time:
1) For Pete's sake, don't drive too fast on little windy roads. If you MUST (and I understand!), please pay 100% attention. I didn't.
2) Kudos to BMW for building a fine, safe machine such as the e30. I'm convenced that if I was driving a lesser car, I would be dead or seriously injured, which brings me to...
3) Wear you seatbelt anytime you wreck a car! But since you never know, wear it all the time! I was wearing mine and it too saved my life.
-OK, down to buiness, the car is (was?) a five-speed 1988 325 coupe (super-eta). The trunk was smashed WAY in, in fact it crushed the battery, which was leaking acid-water. At first I thought it was gas spilling onto the hot exhaust so I ran! The front of the oil pan was either knocked off by the impact or just dented in and knocked off by the crank... but either way it's very strange to see your oil pump laying in a field! The left rear suspention was torn apart, so that half-shaft was also thrown out. Amazingly, this morning when a local towing service rolled the car back over, both doors could be easisly opened!
-I AM parting the car out, so make offers via PM. The engine, minus oil pump/pan are good, as is the tranny, and my 4.10 LSD maybe. Don't try to low-ball me eather, cuz I don't have collision and am taking a total loss on the car! The pistons I know are valuable... so any offers? If no, then I'm keeping them for my next e30. I will get another one!
-Sorry, long post, but a long story!
-Am I glad to be alive
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