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kevg320ise
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wildeian
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:04 pm
Beemer 1 - 0 Wall!!
Could have been worse by the look of it, Lucky Guy!!
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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:07 pm
turning right, lost it went up the path on the wrong side. hit one wall. pulled it back then caught the back wheels and it sent me straight throu the damn wall.
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Falkster
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:13 pm
Poor luck mate!!!
You may be able to lower the repair cost by telling the people whose wall it is that you thought it would look better with an arch!
Could have been much worse!!
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:19 pm
Are they actually cartoon style wing mirror holes in the wall?!
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:20 pm
unlucky mate hope you get it back on the road soon
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wildeian
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:20 pm
The old girl can be 'unforgiving' sometimes!
You're not the first, and you won't be the last. I knew someone who did the same except replace wall with lamp-post!!
At least the wall moved for you, the lamp-post was a tad more stubborn!!
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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:21 pm
staying off the road, insurance wrote it off this morning, looking at getting a 325i sport. gotta get another one
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wildeian
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:26 pm
Doesn't look too bad!!
See if you can buy it back from the insurance company.
You can then break it for spares and fund the step up to the next level!!
Bring on the SPORT!
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Simon13
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:32 pm
f**k me u hit that wall hard, more than turing right i'd say!
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wildeian
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bmwe30mtech
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:42 pm
Bad luck mate. Not looking to bad though.
How has that top row of bricks stayed up!

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wildeian
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:46 pm
How has that top row of bricks stayed up!
Car must have been lowered!!

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bmwe30mtech
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:47 pm
wildeian wrote:How has that top row of bricks stayed up!
Car must have been lowered!!


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Simon13
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Wed May 24, 2006 10:49 pm
cos they are engineering bricks innit! probably built with cement and the rest of the wall was shagged and in lime mortar, very soft and never sets hard. Looks like u could of kicked that wall down before Kev had a go
So the top course locks together almost like an arch does
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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:31 pm
still think it looks pretty cool thou, wish id had some pics of the wall with my car in it.
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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:31 pm
still think it looks pretty cool thou, wish id had some pics of the wall with my car in it.
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:42 pm
wildeian wrote:Beemer 1 - 0 Wall!!
Could have been worse by the look of it, Lucky Guy!!
You're a very lucky boy, but not sure you had to tell the insurance company, but your an honest guy and a good excuse for a sport.
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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:49 pm
didnt have a choice, made a bit of noise and the owners came out, then the police turned up, otherwise i may have just gone home
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:51 pm
£140, bargain. Get fixing!
I've got a mint, i.e. mint mint brilliant red bonnet here for £40, that'd be a start

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kevg320ise
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:54 pm
want it gone so i can move on up to a 325i sport. i think its time for a change, dont want another red one thou, paint fades like a mother
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Zayyan
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:59 pm
Fair enough, saw your breaking post just after i posted here ^^.
Red doesn't fade if it's looked after
The money you're after is a little too much for me, but good luck with selling it.
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kevg320ise
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Thu May 25, 2006 12:03 am
it was feaded when i bought it and ive tried everything i even paid someone to come out and mop it and it still didnt fix it, i done everything i possibly could to it and no matter what it faded after a couple of days
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WerkdE30
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Thu May 25, 2006 9:02 am
haha what a soft wall shoulda grabbed reverse and got the hell outta there dude. doesnt look like a write off at all to me but small pic i guess.
oh and dont feel bad if u havnt crashed a car ur not tryn hard enough.
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d6dph
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Thu May 25, 2006 11:23 am
Quality pics Kev. the wall one is superb! Let me know if you want a hand breaking it.
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Thu May 25, 2006 1:25 pm
WerkdE30 wrote:haha what a soft wall shoulda grabbed reverse and got the hell outta there dude. doesnt look like a write off at all to me but small pic i guess.
oh and dont feel bad if u havnt crashed a car ur not tryn hard enough.
Hahaha so I was definately trying hard enough when I rolled my golf three times into a field, ending up on its roof?

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Thu May 25, 2006 1:33 pm
d6dph wrote:Quality pics Kev. the wall one is superb! Let me know if you want a hand breaking it.
What, the wall? I think he's done all right on his own. Great photos, sorry about the car.
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Thu May 25, 2006 1:54 pm
kevg320ise wrote:bought it back for £140.
The wheels are worth more than than on their own, good deal
Sorry to hear about the car but if it motivates you to get what you really want I suppose it not that bad
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kevg320ise
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Thu May 25, 2006 2:12 pm
need to make £900, im still waiting ti here from someone whos got a 325i for sale, he wanted the car so i offered him a trade