Teeside park meet went with a bang (sorry Lee)

[Morat]

Aw shit
Best of luck with the back, and I can always pass spanners and tea.

[djk]

Seriously bad news, but as ever, metal can be replaced, people can't. As long as Lee is OK is the main thing. Good on the guys that were there and helped out - I had a blowout cause me an accident 5 years ago and I lost the contact details of the bloke who stopped and pulled me out, but what an effing hero in a proper scary situation.

All being well, I just hope this car gets replaced/reshelled - the best thread on the zone since I've been on here can't end like this!

[Alex]

All being well, I just hope this car gets replaced/reshelled - the best thread on the zone since I've been on here can't end like this!

If he takes up mikes offer he will end up with a nice black touring

although not sure if he wants to go through it all again

[RM2186]

Er silver Alex

[Alex]

you got that many

[gareth]

bloody hell!
that was too close for comfort!

Sorry to see this Lee, at least you made it through. the goodies on the car will probably all be ok so i guess a reshell won't be too hard.

i wonder if the car had a 'final destination' moment after being saved from it's previous insurance write-off...

[d6dph]

Sorry to see this Lee. Very glad to hear you are not badly hurt, I'm sure the back will be sore tomorrow.

[Morat]

Can you retrofit door bars to E30s?

[TPS]

After reading that epic resto. thread,I feel gutted for him, the main thing is no one was seriously hurt.

[Brianmoooore]

Can you retrofit door bars to E30s?

Later one's do have a door bar, but the main problem is the lack of distance between the driver and the outside world. The E30 is a very narrow car by modern standards.

[Simon13]

yup only around 1500-1600mm wide. Good for fitting in tight garages

Lee, i've got a really really solid 88 touring shell i'm loathed to scrap

[RM2186]

Very true Brian, I did take a photo of the very narrow space left in Lees footwell after the accident, but it didn't come out too clear.

Suffice to say, there wasn't much left in the footwell area!

[Ollie_bwoii]

WOW, that is a terible end to such a lovely car!

Glad no one was badly injured.

[Jon_Bmw]

Shite Lee, properly gutted for you.

At least you are ok'ish, as Chris said, that is the worst place you can ever get hit. As well as the impact the (normal?) seat belts don't really work in a side to side motion.

Chin up big man.

[Rav335uk]

Fookin' hell, that is one smack.
As i've read, good to hear that Lee got out of this on his own steam and got home too.
Well done to the Lads from the zone for being there for another zoner!!.

[Jesus325iTouring]

Bloody hell Lee,you were lucky to only have a cut hand,hope your ok though,all the best dear chap

[Gortour]

As said by many, at least Lee is OK. Cars can be rebuilt or replaced.
Bring on the reshell.

So nice to see people rallying round to help a fellow Zoner in his hour of need. Well done everyone.

[gareth]

Can you retrofit door bars to E30s?

Later one's do have a door bar, but the main problem is the lack of distance between the driver and the outside world. The E30 is a very narrow car by modern standards.

do you know how much later? eg, facelift or the very late tourings / cabs?

lots of people do think a E30 is a big car (being a 'big bmw') but the truth is, they're not at all big. in very rough measurements (measured out in increments of one size 12 shoe!), mine is about 4" narrower than a early 1990's civic hatchback, and only about 4" longer. amaxing it's got a six pot inline within that space envelope really. but not a lot of room for anything to give

[bigandye30]

hi everyone. just a quick post to let you know i got lee home safe and sound. it was the least i could do for the poor guy. he was complaining of back ache in the car too but the mrs had him a bath ready so hopefully that'll sort him. as others say if you need any help lee just let me know, we'll all muck in to get you back in an e30 where you belong. glad you are alright. you are a lucky sod!! we all love sparco buckets too lol. as usual it gone blown out of proportion by the plod, 3 vans and a car, 8 police officers all for a car going through a hedge. dez i'll text you tomorrow to come and look at that kit mate. cheers all

[Simon13]

i've got a 92 touring on my drive and the doors are the same as anything else i've had!

[Brianmoooore]

I remember that just after the new mini was launched, I came back to a car park to find one parked beside my touring. It was both wider and taller than my car - some 'mini'!
As far as I can remember (and that's not very far, these days), only the very newest of my tourings have the bar. Could even be a door intended for some safety conscious foreign market found its way onto mine.

[RM2186]

Andy,

Can I thank you from the bottom of my heart for stepping forward and making sure that Lee got home safe and sound after a most traumatic experience.

It is new members like you joining the zone that make it what it is, thanks again on behalf of everyone present there this evening There can't be many forums in the car scene that make you proud to be involved

[Dezzy]

Within about 10 mins there was 3 meat vans 1 c max 8 police men. They started off by trying to get something to stick too Lee. They after half hour they realised it was a no go and left just 2. Also reckon mac d's will want lose of earnings and bush damages. The amount of people giving us dirty looks because they had to drag there fat arse's out of the car for a burger because of an E30 parked the wrong way in the drive though was unbeliverble.

[gareth]

i had mine parked next to a yaris the other day, they're a LOT bigger

re the door bars, mine has two doors from a K reg 316i touring and i didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when swapping them over

[Dezzy]

No worries andy well done for running Lee home mate

[Jhonno]

So what happened? He booted it off the roundabout and the tyre went pop?

Looks like a heavy impact.. Glad to hear you are ok Lee!! Reshell will be easier this time round..

[bigandye30]

hey everyone. just to let you know lee got home safe and sound.

[E30BeemerLad]

Thanks for your kind words folks, bit of a kick in the bollocks this one.

Firstly, many many thanks for the members that were there tonight, you were a great help in so many ways. Also, I can't thank BigAndy enough for going well out of his way to take me 50 miles home, I owe you several drinks sir and I also must apologise for not even remembering to sort you with some petrol money.

Was a bizarre incident. Had set off from some lights on a roundabout and went straight across, coming off in the right hand lane and started to accelerate (not stupidly) and the back end had a twitch which i gave a small correction to and then it violently sent the rear end the other way and instead of coming off the gas I tried to keep it in a bit and hoped it would straighten but then it went even further back so I started to slide to the left and was heading very sideways towards a kerb and bushes. I was merely a passenger by this point.

I remember thinking man this is going to be a big one as I went into the bushes completely sideways and was just thinking what am I going to hit. There was then a very abrupt end to my sideways travel with a large bang and I had the wind knocked out of me. I then remember the engine seemed to still be revving a bit and knocked it off an then thought this bitch may catch fire although there was no smoke or drama.

I though I can't get out the driver door as it was touching my chest and undid my belt and climbed out the passenger door, grabbing my fags & phone on the way.

The left rear was off the rim and the right front was. I'm guessing the front was like that as I sailed onto the kerb sideways and that would have got the good news first. Maybe the rear being like that was a cause, I'll never know.

Truly gutted. What a waste of 2 years. Got to sort out getting the car back here as it has a whiff of cat B about it and if I don't have it in my possession then I ain't going to have anything left.

I do believe I'd be in a hospital bed now if it wasn't for the bucket seat as it totally shielded me. The door was against the steering wheel.

Honestly hasn't sunk in properly yet. As to what I'll do next, I really don't know. Hopefully will get the car back home in the next few days and We'll go from there.

Thanks again everyone, I'm lucky to be typing this and equally fortunate to have such support & offers of help.

[skipunda]

all the best, and bring on a rebuild
skip

[RM2186]

Lee, you are most welcome. On behalf of all those present this evening, we were just so glad to get to the scene and find you in one piece.

Take time out to reflect and most importantly look after you and yours over the near future and rest assured that there are plenty of zoners around happy to give their time to turn this one around.

I never liked the look of that tailgate anyway

[Alex]

glad you got back ok lee, hope you get the car back, it would be a killer if you never got it back.

you never know somthing good may come out of it, you may find a perfect shell far better than the one you had

[bigandye30]

not a problem lee. i would not accept petrol money anyway. its what being part of the zone is all about. looking out for one another, especially in a moment of need. im sure i would of been treat the same if it was me or anyone else. RM2186, which one were you again, sorry i dont know many by their zone names. i assume you had the tech 1? glad your ok lee.

[RM2186]

You guess right Andy

[ImysE30]

Glad to hear your ok Lee, car's can be replaced, lives cannot, good luck with the recovery

[Barx325i]

There was then a very abrupt end to my sideways travel with a large bang and I had the wind knocked out of me

that'll be the luckiest split second of your life Lee.. Just hope that the rest pans out in your favour

my temporary tires caused this little incident:



three barrel rolls finally finished her off... when I say finally, notice the presence of P38 on the top corner of the roof?

that was from the first time I roller her.. Practice makes perfect