E30 Zone

Lad in my year's E46 ended up like this today!

Driving like a cock?

Blimey. He ok?

Nasty corner, Wet leaves and 50mph don't mix do they!

He's alright, luckily.

No traction control on that then

Its only a 316i. Notice his blood on the windscreen!

Done well to do that much damage a 50!

Rav335uk wrote:No traction control on that then

All E46's have traction weather is ASC or DSC.

n88byn wrote:Done well to do that much damage a 50!

Exactly what i was thinking!

That was never 50mph!

He rolled it.

a side on impact doesn't have to be that fast to do a fair bit of damage

Another C*nt Who gets money to easily off his parents, has no concept of money, and likes to show off ?

at least it was only a E46.
most importantly, how's the tree?

Alex wrote:Another C*nt Who gets money to easily off his parents, has no concept of money, and likes to show off ?

Easy come. Easy go.

Ollie, did he roll that down near Stoke Bruerne
Usually happens at least once a week down there, and there is no
way anyone can come off that road driving normally.
He is one lucky idiot, if it was the car i saw.

He was brought the car by mummy and daddy But is not getting another car now.

And Rob. yep it was by stoke bruerne, think they closed the road soon after?
And yep a man rolled a Merc in the same place the night before.

Bloody hell! thats some damage. My e46 320ci didnt look no where near as bad as that when a van went into the back of it at 60 and that got wrote off

Traction control can't save you if you are asking far too much of it!

Would he have been alive in something older, like my 205 or an e30. Unlikely. Perhaps his parents were right to get him something new.

Jon_Bmw wrote:
Would he have been alive in something older, like my 205 or an e30. Unlikely. Perhaps his parents were right to get him something new.

It's a fair point that - he may well have been driving like a twat, but boys will be boys, and his olds will be glad now of putting him in a newer car.

Don't want to get too old mannish, but Ollie, it's best you learn from this sort of thing mate - I rolled a Clio with side airbags and all sorts, doubt I'd have walked away from the same accident in an e30.

djk wrote:

Jon_Bmw wrote:
Would he have been alive in something older, like my 205 or an e30. Unlikely. Perhaps his parents were right to get him something new.

It's a fair point that - he may well have been driving like a ****, but boys will be boys, and his olds will be glad now of putting him in a newer car.

Don't want to get too old mannish, but Ollie, it's best you learn from this sort of thing mate - I rolled a Clio with side airbags and all sorts, doubt I'd have walked away from the same accident in an e30.

I agree with both the above. I put a mk3 escort 1.6 ghia off the road when i was 18 I had been driving like a c*ck im glad i was the only one in the car as don't think anyone else would have survived had they been in the passengers seat. lost it on a bend and it went into the scenery at a scary speed. only for a tree to stop it going any further. I remember getting out the hospital 4 weeks later and my g/f's old man took me to the pound to see the car. that was the scariest thing id ever saw as i couldn't believe id came out it alive

tcs is a pain in the ass.. the slipper is the way to go.. so lets get this right.. all the rampant ponies of the 316 got the better of him?? please!

One of the reasons why I did the skid pan experience is because I am bound to have a bump, I just hope it doesn't kill me or the chromie.

ill be putting my misses on the skid pan at some point.
i got took out with an ex rally driver and was tought car control after i had my bump
my misses has now been driving 3 years and has driven her fair share of quick rwd cars and hasnt had any problems ( she even preffers a 325 over a 320!! ) shes had her own e30 it was only a 318i cab but we were forced to sell as it wasnt practical as a daily car for her with having our son. ill be looking for a baur for her soon and it will be getting a 2.5 if its not already got one. it will be her project so my thoughts is ill get her on the skid pan so if anything does go wrong she will be more prepared for it

Ouch - most important thing is that the lad is ok. We've all been there. Hopefully he'll learn from it and it won't happen again.

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Lad in my year's E46 ended up like this today!

Well, you know what to buy him for Christmas:

Nope it pictures in the salvage yard there, will be a cubed ending.

another tosspot off the road

Ollie_bwoii wrote:He was brought the car by mummy and daddy But is not getting another car now.

One more tw*t off the road then...