I reckon that might just be a write off only 30mph
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:17 pm
by curryp
the door will go again and maybe the boot lid.
should be fine
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:20 pm
by munky30
lol... one in the eye for all the e30 bummers that insist this car is safe in a crash.
Although I'd say the majority of the damage is because of the council wheels, if it were on bbs it would have just scratched the bumper.
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:40 pm
by touringandy
isnt that purple m,tecs car i hit a wall on an angle at around 20 -30 no were near that damage
bizzarely it had bbs on lol you were right munky lol
think it was going a little quiker to be honest though dont want to try it if that is the case.................
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:43 pm
by SK360
Hopefully that one was an example with rust in structural places
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:21 pm
by daimlerman
Very hard wall? Daz punched a hole right through the one he hit....
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:24 pm
by touringandy
funny you say that cos i done more damage to the central reservation then to my car lol
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:39 pm
by SPADGE
Proper way to dispose of a chromie
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:51 pm
by ShakeyC
Astounded at only 30mph
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:52 pm
by Returnof318i
rubbish that is i have just written my e30 off at 50mph into a tree and it looks better than that, that was over 30 all day long
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:56 pm
by ShepsEvo3
The wall got away without a scratch!!!! No marks ATALL!
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:57 pm
by Jhonno
to be fair it looks like it was faster than 30.. DanThe's (i think) accident @80 resulted in something similar looking, albeit not a straight on collision
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:27 pm
by dazleeds
must be a rotter or a very thick wall
i put a hole straight thru a 2feet thick yorkshirestone wall at about 25mph
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:38 pm
by Steve-E30
SPADGE wrote:Proper way to dispose of a chromie
2nd that
Looks more than 30mph impact to me though
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:44 pm
by Gussy
I crashed an E30 into a pole on the driver side front years ago at 70mph and there was way less damage on my car than the one in the pic.
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:45 pm
by dazleeds
i reckon that was at least a 60mph hit
i once got hit by passat in the pass side at 60/70 which shoved me into a concrete bollard lined hedge
and the damage was similar to that pic
creased every panel on the car incl rear qtrs and roof even tho nothing touched them
also snapped dash and deposited the heaters contents on my lap
was just a touch less damage than the pic above but not much at all
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:02 pm
by bigun
those are the concrete blocks thats used to seperate the lanes on the motorway them thick as fook
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:02 pm
by Lloydie38
I got the pic off google - the explanation was the car was pulled by a cable STRAIGHT into the wall and did'nt allow for natural fall back after the impact...However I think the car had been to a demolition derby prior to the pic
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:19 pm
by gareth
from an engineering viwpoint, hitting a solid rigid mass is the worst thigg to happen. it's all down to the rate of decereration and the forces involved.
if you hit a softer object (like daz's stone wall ) that moves, the decelleration and G forces are lower and the forces imposed on the structure are lower.
still, looks considerably nasty!
die you chromie fecker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:49 pm
by Jon_Bmw
oakey wrote:I reckon that might just be a write off only 30mph
The driver would be written off as well. Or at least half of him
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:54 pm
by Onz
notice that the imaginary airbag didnt deploy!
who was driving?
Re: E30 Into a wall at 30Mph
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:10 am
by Martinaston
Its probably got a half a ton bass box in the boot
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:10 am
by Jesus325iTouring
Have a look at this
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:13 am
by Martinaston
That airbag looked like a waist of money
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:16 am
by Jesus325iTouring
Martinaston wrote:That airbag looked like a waist of money
Just the air bag??
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:19 am
by Martinaston
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:44 pm
by Rich_W
Jesus325iTouring wrote:Have a look at this
Looks like a rebadged Vauxhall Frontera
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:47 pm
by touringandy
it is a frontera were was that airbag for though ?? the sunroof ??
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:05 pm
by tailoutcharlie
oh man that slo mo at the end
Re:
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:25 pm
by touringandy
classic footage, like when alan partridge done it slow motion
now you see were all ok, no matter what we drive, cus we would be alot more observant to what in front of us than bummies and move or legs and arms to brake and swerve to avoid stationary objects which makes all this crash testing irrelevant...... i personally wouldnt floor it in an encosed warehouse...... would you? (tho it might be different for chinese peeps. )
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:21 pm
by touringandy
i was told not to kick a ball indoors when i was a kid, true though never saw me dad driving in the house , only done it when he went out