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miller
19-04-2008, 02:32 PM
Some of you know this person, Leo lent his car to a friend and this is what he done to it :eek: .

He said he was only doing 35 Mph but seeing the car the this morning, that wasn't 35 Mph. The driver hit a tree and was uninsured.

I'm sure Mark will be along to explain it better with more detail.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/mila318is/Image007.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/mila318is/Image006.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/mila318is/Image005.jpg

The BMW badge on the bonnet was near on perfect condition, considering the damage.
Chaos
19-04-2008, 02:36 PM
Fuck. Me.

That car was spotless too, Leo had given that a right load of TLC.. what a shit thing to have happen - uninsured as well... :mad:

Mark, if Leo needs a car (depends if he can borrow any long-time from work I guess) then let me know and I'll get the blue one MoT'd so he can borrow it. (Erm, he'll need to be insured, mind :rolleyes:) I need a couple of bits for it, so there's an easy way for him to say thanks if he wants to, but as long as he's mobile and can get to work then I'm not especially bothered about that.
scorcher
19-04-2008, 03:12 PM
Oh blimey - poor Leo :(
Aaftab
19-04-2008, 03:29 PM
Oh no! Thats terrible, I have seen leos car too and it was a minter.
Moe
19-04-2008, 03:34 PM
Shit hope he pays for it
miller
19-04-2008, 03:48 PM
As far as i know his mate is paying for it and he made it out of the crash with just a busted knee, should of said in first post but i forgot.
BMW JAY84
19-04-2008, 03:48 PM
Heard about this the other day. Thats a shit load of damage no way was he doing 35 !!
Black Sabbath
19-04-2008, 04:07 PM
Dan,thanks for the offer but he has got his ex mates car to spunk about in.As Robert said Leo's ex mate will be paying him £3000 for the damage,so at least he can buy another car within the next couple of weeks.I must admit I didn't pick the car up from the scene,but recognised it straight away and assumed Leo had been driving :o .Anyway Robert has now got a proper bootlid and clear rear lights as a result of this,so at least some good has come out of it ;) .BTW what do you all think of the new jack? It lifts anything,at any angle no problem at all :D :D :D
Aaftab
19-04-2008, 04:08 PM
Can i borrow the jack? I need to change my brakes!
Black Sabbath
19-04-2008, 04:09 PM
Can i borrow the jack? I need to change my brakes!
No problem,want it lifted by the floor or the roof? :D :D :D
Aaftab
19-04-2008, 04:13 PM
I didnt know i had a choice!
Mah_c180
19-04-2008, 05:16 PM
$h1t, sorry to hear bro
330ciSport
19-04-2008, 06:16 PM
Nasty. 35 mph into a tree would do that easy. BMW front ends are crap.
SYE
19-04-2008, 06:54 PM
poor Leo that car WAS a good example .

my brother done the same thing with his mates BMW.
Doc Matt
19-04-2008, 06:55 PM
If there was a prize for the most centred squared-on hit, he'd win it :eek:

What a shame :(
Mehmet
20-04-2008, 01:28 AM
F*CK, leo must be pissed

the only person that drives my car is me, other people dont care coz its not their car they are driving so they end up taking the piss.
robinh20mrv
20-04-2008, 05:42 AM
IF he ran in to a big (ish) tree at 35 mph it would do that much damage without any problems, no give in a tree, so the car will absorb all the impact,

shows how well the crumple zone worked though.......
Purvesh
20-04-2008, 06:57 AM
Oh damn, that sucks bad!
Stock323iSaloon
20-04-2008, 08:37 AM
At least his mate is actually paying for the damage. incidents like this can really test your friendship:) Leo can think of it as if he sold the car for 3k and start on something new
NIL 7090
20-04-2008, 03:02 PM
The tree must have been doing at least 100MPH if he was doing 35mph:eek: hope all ends well and he gets an even better car:)
dxb335d
21-04-2008, 06:27 PM
Ill think you will find 35mph and a tree would do that to an e36. Maybe even slower. The survival rate of 35+mph accidents in e36 is very poor.

Cue all the people ''i crashed mine at xxx mph as was ok''

Crashes always seem when you have them to be at a higher speed than what the impact speed in reality is.
Black Sabbath
21-04-2008, 06:46 PM
Trust me guys,I do shit loads of cars everyday and that isn't typical 35mph damage.If he had been doing 35mph prior to the accident,speed would have scrubbed off when he ran over the kerb and also tried to brake.Estimates by the Police at the scene put prior speed being around 75mph.Aside from that the tree was massive,if he hadn't hit the tree the car would have ended up in an office block,where I think the outcome would have been very different
dxb335d
21-04-2008, 08:40 PM
Trust me guys,I do shit loads of cars everyday and that isn't typical 35mph damage.If he had been doing 35mph prior to the accident,speed would have scrubbed off when he ran over the kerb and also tried to brake.Estimates by the Police at the scene put prior speed being around 75mph.Aside from that the tree was massive,if he hadn't hit the tree the car would have ended up in an office block,where I think the outcome would have been very different


Oh yes i agree, but this could easily be a 35mph ''impact'' speed which is what i said before!