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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:35 pm

4 days ago i bought my first e30, a 325 (327 conv) from a mate who also posts on this site, didnt have any problems untill last night....

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Stoped at a traffic lights on a duel carriage way i was in the outside lane, a bmw x5 beside me, and a blue corsa behind me. The road was wet as it had be raining quite hard before. lights went green i pulled away not putting my foot down, corsa was right up my arse i put my foot down as i was to close to the x5 to pull over the the left hand lane. the corsa went to undertake me and clipped my rear passenge side and sped off as i'd put my foot down at basically the same time hed done this the back end just went i put my foot on the brakes x5 shot past me, car starting fishtailing next thing i know the front end had hit hte metal barrier of the central reservation and then rear span round and smashed into it too... blue corsa no where to be seen and the x5 was miles away. I'm left with a hefty repair bill.

I've only ever driven slow cars before and dont know how to control it when the back end comes out like that, most probaly wouldnt have happend in the dry but still it defintly wouldnt have happend if the corsa handt of clipped me. just spent an extortionate amount on insurance yet i cant claim, only third party, fire and theft. didnt get the plates of any of the cars wasnt on my mind at the time. I'M UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYED!!!
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:39 pm

NOOO! i feel for you mate, thats no way to start your e30 ownership. :D
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:41 pm

I loved her :( We will get it back on the road again, the car is to good not to.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:42 pm

I bet you it was a chav in the corsa :x
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:43 pm

Feel for you mate, had my first experience of fishtailing the night i got my 325i.Only unlike you i was booting it a bit and only spun off dual carriageway and did,nt hit anyone else.Taught me a bloody good lesson though.Now treat mine with respect in the wet. And sometimes in the dry. :o:
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:45 pm

Shes got life in her yet, aslong as i've got money in my pocket i'll keep her... and nope it sure as hell wasnt what i expected of my entrance into e30 ownership
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:46 pm

yeah, im going to take it alot easier in the wet from now on!
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:48 pm

Feel for ya fella..
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:08 pm

Unlucy mate. Doesn't look too bad though.

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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:28 pm

Whenever I get a new car (especially with RWD and BMW) I take it to the industrial estate at night and get used to the car and how to recover when the back goes.

One of my mates bought a TVR, I tried telling him to have a play to find limits and get used to recovering it. He didn't and I was two cars behind him when he lost the back end at left the car 90 degrees across the road. Fortunately The guy behind had enough room to avoid him!

Sorry to hear about the damage, but good to hear you're going to put it right. With insurance now, there is minimal difference between TPFT and fully comp, as most of the expense comes from people claiming injuries.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:31 pm

Poxy corsas-I had one (many moons ago before all the chavs!) total bag of sh1te.

As for car control.....
Try and avoid jumping on the brakes when the back steps out-you transfer the weight to the front that way and it makes matters worse(as you found out :cry: )
Get yourself on a airfield based trackday when its fixed and try provoking it,you will soon suss it. Its easier to rescue a slide in a rear drive car than front drive,the only way to rescue them is to keep your foot in-not allways handy!( I learnt that the hard way after years of racing karts and other rear drive things)

Good luck fixing it!
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:38 pm

Gutted, I spun my 316 two days after buying it, yep it was wet
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:43 pm

they are dangerous in the wet i lost mine after just getting it rear spring snapped and put me in a spin then shot over to other side of road hit a curb then just missed an on coming car thias was all in rush hour traffic so i was lucky just a scuffed alloy and snapped spring and soild pants, since then iv got some practic in on local empty supermarket carpark so i know how you feel mate hope all goes well with repair whats the damage just what we can see in pics?
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:49 pm

Just a thought, but if you were at traffic lights, were there not any camera's about? i mean observation ones that feel like big brother is watching? If there're are - maybe they caught the Corsa? so to speak?

Cotty180 wrote:Gutted, I spun my 316 two days after buying it, yep it was wet
Cotty - you spun a 316? :roll: I soooo didn't read that! tut tut tut!
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:59 pm

Feel for ya bud....Fooking corsa chav mo fo's..

How long before you'll be able to sort it?

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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:41 pm

Blondencheeky wrote:
Cotty180 wrote:Gutted, I spun my 316 two days after buying it, yep it was wet
Cotty - you spun a 316? :roll: I soooo didn't read that! tut tut tut!
316 = 1800cc, wet juction, saw a gap in traffic, nailed it and whoops. I was a lot younger ie 21 and it was a long time ago, im a bit better now, I hope. The wet karting helps.

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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:58 pm

Oh no! Man thats and awful thing to happen. E30's can be a biut of a handful in the wet and its a very easy thing to happen. I really hope that you get it fixed. Looks a lovely car too. :(
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:18 pm

Seriously unlucky mate!

I really want to master rear wheel drive action a bit better myself especially with winter coming up! For safety and fun winkeye

Good luck fixing her.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:25 pm

Gutted for you dude, nothing worse than having to look at your pride and joy all fcuked up like that. been there. Never mind man could have been a lot worse, she will ride again thats the main thing.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:26 pm

Keep it away from insurance. They will definitely write it off, and pay you book = peanuts.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:28 pm

tough break bro! send me your address, i have a pair of rear lights, they are like brand new, you can have them as a favour for a new E30 owner down on his luck! the rest shouldnt be too bad to repair.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:28 pm

NIX wrote: I really want to master rear wheel drive action a bit better myself especially with winter coming up! For safety and fun winkeye
If it snows dont take your car out. You may practice and think your pretty handy behind the wheel but imagine how many muppets out there who dont take the effort to learn.

snowing, ice on the road, traffic lights ahead, you brake, control a slide, reduce your speed and stop. Muppet behind hits the brakes, locks up all 4 whels and waits to hit something. :oops:

Not for me, especialy with the amount of salt on the roads
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:31 pm

Not good mate, she looks a good one !
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:33 pm

if you lose control and the car is sliding on its brakes in snow just take the brakes of and let the car stop naturally
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:35 pm

Cotty180 wrote:
NIX wrote: I really want to master rear wheel drive action a bit better myself especially with winter coming up! For safety and fun winkeye
If it snows dont take your car out. You may practice and think your pretty handy behind the wheel but imagine how many muppets out there who dont take the effort to learn.

snowing, ice on the road, traffic lights ahead, you brake, control a slide, reduce your speed and stop. Muppet behind hits the brakes, locks up all 4 whels and waits to hit something. :oops:

Not for me, especialy with the amount of salt on the roads
Yeah I know what you mean mate. But fun wise I meant generally - still haven't mastered rear wheel drive fun properly in the dry even. Literally can't afford to take the risk on snow or ice. I've been driving reletively patiently for 5 years to get rid of a write off on my license. Don't fancy another one after all this time.
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Post Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:31 pm

a favour for a new E30 owner down on his luck![
Good on that man :cool:

I cant see from the pic but I have a mint bootlid if ya need one-you can have it for nowt just a postage contribution!
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Post Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:27 pm

cheers for all the support guys, i dont think theres anything mechanical thats wrong apart from a steering column. The damage could have been alot worse, lucky i was going relativly slow. still gonna cost the best part of 2grand to repair. I dont need the bootlid but thanks a bunch for the offer :D i'll pm you about the lights mate
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Post Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:35 pm

as you did not get the details of any of the other cars involved or witnesses you can't puruse a claim through the MIB www.mib.org.uk under the uninsured driver agreement.

If you reported it to plod promptly and suffered any injury, then you could pursue a claim through the MIB Untraced Driver Agreement. Subject to them being satisfied with the circumstances of the accident.

So in that case you would get a payout for injuries, which would help to dampen down the pain of the repair costs, but it will take about 9-12 months for the claim to be sorted.

food for thought anyway, but you can only make a claim if 1) you reported it to plod within a few days and also 2) if you suffered injury - (get yourself to the docs)
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Post Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:43 pm

dont fake it! false ins claims only makes everyones insurance premiums raise.
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Post Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:12 pm

no there isnt anything wrong with me fortuantly because the car that cliped me didnt do the damage it just started off back end coming out... and i was going realativly slow. havnt reported it either so not worth it. thanks anyway :)
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Post Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:18 pm

What make are your tyres?I have found that quality does make a difference.
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Post Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:45 pm

Sorry to hear that mate :(
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