Have you wrecked it?

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  1. whaap

    whaap New Member

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    No, I haven't wrecked it. One of the advantages of aging is it doesn't take as much to get the adrenaline flowing as it did in younger years. I no longer expose myself to unnecessary risks, especial when the penalty for failure could be death.
     
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    #22 JackMac, Jan 14, 2015
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    Never with a MINI, but my wife did this to her E36 and luckily walked away unharmed...

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  3. Dave.0

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    Glad she walked away unharmed John. :Thumbsup:
     
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    I remember coming up on that wreck just after it happened.
     
  5. Dave.0

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    The best part about Savvys accident was we had the car driven all the way back to Philly. (700+ miles away)

    The funny part was NOBODY tried to pass that car on the right when they saw that damage.
     
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    My wife and son survived a roll over crash in our old 528i twenty years or so ago. I'll always have a Beemer in my garage.
     
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    Well you all know what I did to my Mini! What happened in the crash video? did the other car pull out? happy to see no one was hurt.
     
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    I made a left hand turn across oncoming traffic when I obviously shouldn't have.
     
  9. Dave.0

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    The best part of your crash was everyone walked away ok.

    Also you were able to dump that R56 and upgrade to an R53. :Thumbsup:
     
  10. Savvy

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    I will continue to be thankful that nobody was in the passenger seat at that moment.
     
  11. Crashton

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    As much as there was bad luck that day there was much good luck.
     
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    The main issue was he driving on Saturday. We have a rule in our small group that we do not drive on Saturday because that's when stupid things happen.
    Saturday is rookie day and the area is packed with cars and it's best to not Drive on Saturday. Plus it's a good day to hang out at Fontana visit the vendors and friends. We like to relax and rest up for our long drive home early Sunday morning which takes about 10 + hours.
     
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    The other car in the accident was just a lady driving home from work not someone going for it. I don't see the day of the week playing any part in this accident. Just my .02....
     
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    Day of the week, not that much of a factor. But she was definitely "movin' with purpose."
     
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    On her way home from work explains the velocity. When I was working I'd point the car homeward bound & move out...... :arf:
     
  16. Dave.0

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    Yeah I saw her also I was on-site recording it.

    She works at Fontana and aimed right for Savvy for what he did to the Main Lodge bathroom earlier. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
     
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    lol...dare I ask?

    I might jinx myself for typing this, but I've never been in an accident. Unless you count the stupid girl who decided to attempt to back out of a drive-thru with me and a line of cars behind her...sigh.
     
  18. Dave.0

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    Don't ask, you do not want to know. :eek6:

    Savvy and I are friends and we all stay at the same cabin. Its all in fun.
     
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  20. minirab

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    I think I saw that movie years ago!:lol:
     

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