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stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:10 pm

hit an oil slick today, just after a little drift on a rounabout, fishtailed about 4 times and eneded up going up large curb square on.

ripped the spoiler clean off, also smashed the sump into about 8 bits, and also ripped the oil feed off.

bent something on the steering and pushed the offside engine mount back a bit.

gutted to be honest, i may look for another engine, or may have to frag :cry:

took some pics from the scene.

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StuBeeDoo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:13 pm

stevotheevo wrote:hit an oil slick today
Bummer Dude! :(
Gotta be a claim going in to the Council then. :D
This is why I no longer drive an E30......

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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:13 pm

Could have been worse..

Feel for you fella.
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:13 pm

Ouch! Sorry to hear that bud! :(
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:14 pm

:eek: what speed were you doing??
feel for you :(
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:15 pm

Nasty mate, least no one was injured.
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fuzzy
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:17 pm

doesnt look like a particularly high kerb. is your car very low?
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:18 pm

Nightmare mate gutted for you.
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stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:20 pm

fuzzy wrote:doesnt look like a particularly high kerb. is your car very low?
yep, -60 all round.
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oakey
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:25 pm

Thats shitzen mate 8O
Was it yourself who recently lowered your car with the hottuning suspension?
Another good reason for me not to lower my car :eek:
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stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:30 pm

oakey wrote:Thats shitzen mate 8O
Was it yourself who recently lowered your car with the hottuning suspension?
Another good reason for me not to lower my car :eek:
it was mate, although the suspension seems ok, i guess its a risk you take.

ive found a couple of engines on ebay, so maybe i'll resurect the beast.
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Cloud
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:15 pm

Your new sig made me chuckle. Shame about the car.
stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:18 pm

Cloud wrote:Your new sig made me chuckle. Shame about the car.
had to something to cheer myself up.

just trying to secure a deal on an engine at the moment :)
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:22 pm

Try and claim on the council mate. Im about to claim off the council near me for a bent 8j alpina hit a pot hole, they have even put a aerosol ring around it so they know its there.
Call me on 07858 151 197 - leave a message if no answer as i am probably busy! Will call you back!
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:22 pm

Bet your wishing you had asked you brother for pointers drifting now :P :P :P










Only jokin mate , Saw his comments in the meets thread , Law did a similar thing in my old e30 so is repairable mate :D
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:30 pm

you cant claim you hit an oil slick when it was obviously your car that left it there :lol:
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fuzzy
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:36 pm

BigBavarian wrote:Try and claim on the council mate. Im about to claim off the council near me for a bent 8j alpina hit a pot hole, they have even put a aerosol ring around it so they know its there.
maybe they dont, maybe that aerosol spray was put to warn motorists by another motorist? to have a chance of claiming it needs to be proved that the council knew about it from previous reports and had failed to act.
i dont know exactly how youd prove that but my mate ended up giving up after getting the runaround for months.
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:58 pm

oil pump ripped off too 8O Why do you need a new engine? i'm guessing you switched it off pretty quick?

Unlucky. I've got a sump if you want one
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:01 pm

ive got a sump and oil pump if you need one £50 posted to your door
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johnl320
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:08 pm

stevotheevo wrote:hit an oil slick today, just after a little drift on a rounabout, fishtailed about 4 times and eneded up going up large curb square on.
I'm sorry but that excuse made me chuckle, its up there with 'swerved to avoid a deer'
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town325i
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:13 pm

ive lost it before on a damp road and ended up putting my car i a ditch boot floor,n/s qtr,back panel and rear wheels all bent good and proper i was only traveling at 40mph and i had been round the same corner 1000's of time faster than i was going i put it down to hgv's leaving there fuel on the road and i was well gutted
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Simon13
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:16 pm

or you just lost it? i've binned a 318i and hit a tree on crimob day in the wet. I was just going to fast and ran out of talent
town325i
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:20 pm

Simon13 wrote:or you just lost it? i've binned a 318i and hit a tree on crimob day in the wet. I was just going to fast and ran out of talent
you can ask danthe what happened at the he was with me in the passenger seat at the time
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stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:33 pm

lack of talent yes, but to be fair i've never tried drifting on oil before.

all the same i know its my own fault, what a c0ck.

also, i managed to snap the oil feed pipe, and the engine has done near 200k, so new engine time.

only problem is, my taxi has been off the road for 2 weeks with a blown tiptronic gearbox (warranty) so with an extreme lack of funds looks like i'll be waiting a few weeks.
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Theo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:42 pm

Must feel like a right peenarse crashing your car which has driftworks stickers on it..... whilst trying to drift.
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:31 pm

OUCH! must ov been a bit :o: ,,,get ya spanners out & fix it you know you want to,,,,
what's a matter too spicey for ya! a bit of an animal 8)
try len1 for a real sump guard.i got mine off him,pbmw style 8)
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stevotheevo
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:00 pm

Theo325 wrote:Must feel like a right peenarse crashing your car which has driftworks stickers on it..... whilst trying to drift.
its a learning curve theo, today i learnt not to drift on oily roads with curbs higher than the sump.

lesson learnt :wink:
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