BMW 1-Series M Coupe Crash No2

Oliver1 · 07-30-2011, 04:25 PM

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/07...crash-no2.html

Ulmi · 07-30-2011, 04:31 PM

http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentra...t;art93,107065

Mark · 07-30-2011, 04:39 PM

My stomach just turned a little

Papethova · 07-30-2011, 05:00 PM

Thats number 3 posted on this board

135IS · 07-30-2011, 05:00 PM

o shit 3 1M accidents already?

Papethova · 07-30-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 135IS

o shit 3 1M accidents already?

1 in south africa, another in korea and now this one

MikesOne · 07-30-2011, 05:07 PM

Didn't something similar happen to The Stig when Top Gear reviewed the car? Maybe there's a software fix in the works.

desertfox73 · 07-30-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MikesOne

Didn't something similar happen to The Stig when Top Gear reviewed the car? Maybe there's a software fix in the works.

Ha - not so sure if it's the software...it could be that the car is just more than some folks can handle. Many reviews of the car warn that if you're not careful, the car will go beyond the limits of many drivers. But that's the beauty, in a way: teetering on the brink of chaos.

C4747Z · 07-30-2011, 07:17 PM

I'm sure the stig had the traction control turned completely off lol

C4747Z · 07-30-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by desertfox73

teetering on the brink of chaos.

that's why i bought my 1M!

NiceGuyEddie · 07-30-2011, 07:18 PM

Have they all been VO?

Dave · 07-30-2011, 07:24 PM

2 Vo's and 1 APW .... i hope this isn't going to be a trend

Dee Pee · 07-30-2011, 07:31 PM

I wonder how the attrition rate on these cars stacks up against other brands and models.

I guess only time will tell.

From my perspective, a high attrition rate and a notorious reputation only make the car more desirable since it means the person that can drive it effectively is clearly not a poseur.

I ran the German link through Google Translate:

Menzingen in a 25 year old car driver is on the test drive went off the road and an accident. He escaped with a fright. His 21-year-old passenger was injured slightly.

The accident happened on Saturday morning, shortly after 9 clock, on a test drive. According to law enforcement authorities Zuger the man was traveling on the main road in the direction of Finstersee Menzingen. Because of the wet road, he lost control of his car and went off the road. The vehicle fell down a slope and stopped after about 75 meters.

In the accident, the 21-year-old passenger injured slightly. The 25-year-old escaped with a fright. A farmer buried his car with his tractor. The damage to the three month old vehicle is likely to amount to more than 25,000 francs.

TunedM2C · 07-30-2011, 08:01 PM

Farmer buried his car with his tractor? That couldn't of translated over correctly!

as7920 · 07-31-2011, 01:30 AM

"on a test drive"!

FFS.

Grey Dove · 07-31-2011, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by as7920

"on a test drive"!

FFS.

Yes and imo he was showing his 21y old friend what the car can do.

Lets face it young guys and their toys, i mean it's just so easy to cross the line

evolution80 · 07-31-2011, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuned1

Farmer buried his car with his tractor? That couldn't of translated over correctly!

no it says a farmer recovered/towed off the car with his tractor

dtwyim · 07-31-2011, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver1

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/07...crash-no2.html

A new tire and the rest will buff right out

Dackelone · 07-31-2011, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver1

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/07...crash-no2.html

How do you loose control of a car on a straight road! The driver must have dropped a wheel off the pavement and then jerked the car - causing a spin. Single car accidents! lol

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Originally Posted by Ulmi

http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/kantone/zug/25-Jaehriger-baut-Unfall-bei-Probefahrt;art93,107065

This 25 year old German was just plain lucky. He lost control of the car while TEST DRIVING IT with his 21 year old friend. The car slid off teh road and down 75 meters into a ditch. Also a single car accident! lol It does says he lost control because of teh wet driving conditions. Yea... right!

DiavelM3 · 07-31-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Yes and imo he was showing his 21y old friend what the car can do.

Lets face it young guys and their toys, i mean it's just so easy to cross the line

What a shame.

I've seen the same thing happen with sport bikes. When young fellas (not all) get into liter bikes, thinking they have enough experience to handle these rocket ships. Sadly, they wind up dead or badly injured trying to prove something..

danizzz · 07-31-2011, 11:50 AM

Maybe too much young drivers with this car in their hands.......

SamChas · 07-31-2011, 11:55 AM

Is the same description of the accident than the tread of crash no4

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Dee Pee Captain 176 Rep 795 Posts Drives: '11 AW 1M, ‘24 718 GTS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I wonder how the attrition rate on these cars stacks up against other brands and models. I guess only time will tell. From my perspective, a high attrition rate and a notorious reputation only make the car more desirable since it means the person that can drive it effectively is clearly not a poseur. I ran the German link through Google Translate: Menzingen in a 25 year old car driver is on the test drive went off the road and an accident. He escaped with a fright. His 21-year-old passenger was injured slightly. The accident happened on Saturday morning, shortly after 9 clock, on a test drive. According to law enforcement authorities Zuger the man was traveling on the main road in the direction of Finstersee Menzingen. Because of the wet road, he lost control of his car and went off the road. The vehicle fell down a slope and stopped after about 75 meters. In the accident, the 21-year-old passenger injured slightly. The 25-year-old escaped with a fright. A farmer buried his car with his tractor. The damage to the three month old vehicle is likely to amount to more than 25,000 francs.
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