Avoided an idiot....

Vin_ZNT · 11-04-2011, 01:34 PM

Avoided an idiot driver... and drove my car on the sidewalk in about 40mph, 70-80kmph

The front rim is bent and everything, which is okay

Got new rims and drove, but the car sway to one side and the steering wheel shakes above 80kmph.

Drove back to the mechanic and he found a loose broken "linkage" near where the front suspension is that needs to be replaces, the part costs about 195$CDN

Do you guys have any idea what the "linkage" is? It's made of aluminum
Is it common that this "linkage" breaks after hitting, let's say, a pot hole really hard?

thanksss!!

Wild Squid · 11-04-2011, 01:55 PM

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you avoided an idiot driver who came close to hitting your car and then you hopped a curb at 40mph with no regard whether you may hit a pedetrian? Who's the idiot driver?

Hey Ant · 11-04-2011, 01:58 PM

He's probably referring to the end link which could cause your alignment problems.

axis · 11-04-2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild Squid

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you avoided an idiot driver who came close to hitting your car and then you hopped a curb at 40mph with no regard whether you may hit a pedetrian? Who's the idiot driver?

Or he could have been completely aware of his surroundings and saw the sidewalk was clear of anyone walking on it.

dre_2ooo · 11-04-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild Squid

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you avoided an idiot driver who came close to hitting your car and then you hopped a curb at 40mph with no regard whether you may hit a pedetrian? Who's the idiot driver?

Yeah I'm sure he saw a crowd of people that he purposely endangered to save his precious car.

fdriller9 · 11-04-2011, 03:58 PM

It can be your tie rod, wish bone, or traction strut.

I doubt your sway is bent. I would have the guy check out your wheel bearing and the subframe mounts (not mounting to subframe to the car but the linkages to the subframe.)

AddictedToBavarian · 11-04-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild Squid

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you avoided an idiot driver who came close to hitting your car and then you hopped a curb at 40mph with no regard whether you may hit a pedetrian? Who's the idiot driver?

Wow jump to conclusions much? Geez.

Wild Squid · 11-04-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by axis

Or he could have been completely aware of his surroundings and saw the sidewalk was clear of anyone walking on it.

Right, because the first thing Driver's Ed taught us whenever someone comes too close to hitting your vehicle with theirs is to jump the sidewalk curb at 40mph.

Wild Squid · 11-04-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 328xi0wner

Wow jump to conclusions much? Geez.

Jump to conclusions? I'm sorry, I don't go around jumping curbs. You go around jumping curbs? How many curbs have you jumped? eh?? Hmm??

Anyways, I asked OP a question to verify my assumption that he drove his car up a sidewalk because some car came close to hitting his. I wonder if he would also drive his car into oncoming traffic from the other direction if given the chance.

JRJ1970 · 11-04-2011, 07:35 PM

Shut the fuck up, wild squid; and let's learn something here.

Quasimodem · 11-04-2011, 08:50 PM

You better inspect thoroughly and remove all pieces of pedestrian which might be interfering with normal suspension operation.

Zebra99 · 11-04-2011, 09:52 PM

Lol guys....this thread has gone sour faster then usual

As a matter of fact, with the first post haha

shazzy04 · 11-04-2011, 09:55 PM

Wild Squid · 11-05-2011, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jrjinsa

Shut the fuck up, wild squid; and let's learn something here.

Did something crawl up yours??

fdriller9 · 11-05-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild Squid

Jump to conclusions? I'm sorry, I don't go around jumping curbs. You go around jumping curbs? How many curbs have you jumped? eh?? Hmm??

Anyways, I asked OP a question to verify my assumption that he drove his car up a sidewalk because some car came close to hitting his. I wonder if he would also drive his car into oncoming traffic from the other direction if given the chance.

When your about to get into an accident you panic. You dont think about the consequences. You don't have time to. You do the first thing that comes to mind which for most people is to swerve or slam the brakes....heck some people panic so much they don't even move thier foot over and slam on the accelerator before impact.

I bet in the same situation, you would panic and do the same....

Its called an accident for a reason. And your going around ripping on the OP because he had less than a second to think about his actions? Do you think he would do that given there was no threat around?

Bimmer100_ · 11-05-2011, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by *********

When your about to get into an accident you panic. You dont think about the consequences. You don't have time to. You do the first thing that comes to mind which for most people is to swerve or slam the brakes....heck some people panic so much they don't even move thier foot over and slam on the accelerator before impact.

I bet in the same situation, you would panic and do the same....

Its called an accident for a reason. And your going around ripping on the OP because he had less than a second to think about his actions? Do you think he would do that given there was no threat around?

I understand where your coming from. But that's where experience comes in. You don't just swerve for the sake of swerving because your going to hit a car/a car is going to hit you. Be aware of your surroundings because it would have been a different story if he swerved straight into a pedestrian....

Wild Squid · 11-05-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by *********

When your about to get into an accident you panic. You dont think about the consequences. You don't have time to. You do the first thing that comes to mind which for most people is to swerve or slam the brakes....heck some people panic so much they don't even move thier foot over and slam on the accelerator before impact.

I bet in the same situation, you would panic and do the same....

Its called an accident for a reason. And your going around ripping on the OP because he had less than a second to think about his actions? Do you think he would do that given there was no threat around?

I agree with you to an extent. I've panicked before myself when some big rig swerves into my lane on the highway. But I don't swerve all the way into another lane, I may swerve to the edge my of my own lane and start honking like mad to get the guy's attention that he's about to hit me. Also, if another driver has swerved into you so fast and your other side of car is a sidewalk, under no circumstances do you hop up on it. Sidewalks are for people to walk on. But, my issue was not even with this, it was with the OP calling the other driver an idiot, when he wasn't exactly a saint himself. I'm not ripping into the OP, I've asked what really happened and he has not responded. It's the other dipshits that may be either him with a different screen name or his buddies that are turning away from the focus of this thread. Just because we all drive BMW's doesn't mean we are a fraternity of drivers who don't make mistakes.

Eric335 · 11-06-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by someguy_99

And if you hopped the curb, your going to need new control arms and bushings those are probably warped as fuck when u ran that kid over.

Vin_ZNT · 11-07-2011, 08:54 AM

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Here you go I made an image to explain to you because I am nice

- His street has a one way stop sign/yield but he didn't stop completely and kept going

- He stops completely when he finally saw me coming (and me pressing horn) when it was too late

- So I had to avoid him by turning left, hitting the sidewalk

- There were NObody anywhere on any of the sidewalks, but I wish Justin Bieber was there so I can "accidentally" run into him

- If I hadn't avoided him, I'd hit his driver's side of the vehicle right on, and will cause major injury to him and possibly me too

Over the weekend, we contacted each other back and he admitted it was his fault and paid nearly the full amount of damage done, and thanked me for avoiding him which led to my car being the only casualty instead.

P.S. I don't use forums often so I don't check everyday

reprod · 11-07-2011, 11:11 AM

Based on what you stated above you are in the clear and the guy is a good guy since he owned up to his faults and covered the damages.

I'm just happy there were no people injured in this "incident"

AndyDaBoss · 11-07-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild Squid

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Originally Posted by *********

When your about to get into an accident you panic. You dont think about the consequences. You don't have time to. You do the first thing that comes to mind which for most people is to swerve or slam the brakes....heck some people panic so much they don't even move thier foot over and slam on the accelerator before impact.

I bet in the same situation, you would panic and do the same....

Its called an accident for a reason. And your going around ripping on the OP because he had less than a second to think about his actions? Do you think he would do that given there was no threat around?

I agree with you to an extent. I've panicked before myself when some big rig swerves into my lane on the highway. But I don't swerve all the way into another lane, I may swerve to the edge my of my own lane and start honking like mad to get the guy's attention that he's about to hit me. Also, if another driver has swerved into you so fast and your other side of car is a sidewalk, under no circumstances do you hop up on it. Sidewalks are for people to walk on. But, my issue was not even with this, it was with the OP calling the other driver an idiot, when he wasn't exactly a saint himself. I'm not ripping into the OP, I've asked what really happened and he has not responded. It's the other dipshits that may be either him with a different screen name or his buddies that are turning away from the focus of this thread. Just because we all drive BMW's doesn't mean we are a fraternity of drivers who don't make mistakes.

Just get off this thread you're not helping anyone here . Thanks for letting us know your experience but it's not needed and not everybody reacts the way you do k ? K

grimlock · 11-07-2011, 01:05 PM

Seems like you did the 'idiot' driver a massive favor by avoiding him/his car and plowing into the sidewalk instead.

I think you are getting railed on because you put your car or other drivers before the safety of pedestrians. In an accident no one has time to see if the sidewalk is clear.

Sounds like your susp. is pretty messed up, but the lesson here maybe is pedestrians before cars? People in cars are protected by a steel cage at least.

11-04-2011, 01:34 PM	#1
Vin_ZNT New Member 8 Rep 18 Posts Drives: BMW 328i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Avoided an idiot.... Avoided an idiot driver... and drove my car on the sidewalk in about 40mph, 70-80kmph The front rim is bent and everything, which is okay Got new rims and drove, but the car sway to one side and the steering wheel shakes above 80kmph. Drove back to the mechanic and he found a loose broken "linkage" near where the front suspension is that needs to be replaces, the part costs about 195$CDN Do you guys have any idea what the "linkage" is? It's made of aluminum Is it common that this "linkage" breaks after hitting, let's say, a pot hole really hard? thanksss!!
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Wild Squid Banned 21 Rep 626 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335i coupe Msport AW Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (0)	Not sure what you mean. Do you mean you avoided an idiot driver who came close to hitting your car and then you hopped a curb at 40mph with no regard whether you may hit a pedetrian? Who's the idiot driver?
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Hey Ant Colonel 143 Rep 2,284 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 818 Los Angeles iTrader: (18)	He's probably referring to the end link which could cause your alignment problems.
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fdriller9 Banned 253 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	It can be your tie rod, wish bone, or traction strut. I doubt your sway is bent. I would have the guy check out your wheel bearing and the subframe mounts (not mounting to subframe to the car but the linkages to the subframe.)
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Vin_ZNT New Member 8 Rep 18 Posts Drives: BMW 328i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here you go I made an image to explain to you because I am nice - His street has a one way stop sign/yield but he didn't stop completely and kept going - He stops completely when he finally saw me coming (and me pressing horn) when it was too late - So I had to avoid him by turning left, hitting the sidewalk - There were NObody anywhere on any of the sidewalks, but I wish Justin Bieber was there so I can "accidentally" run into him - If I hadn't avoided him, I'd hit his driver's side of the vehicle right on, and will cause major injury to him and possibly me too Over the weekend, we contacted each other back and he admitted it was his fault and paid nearly the full amount of damage done, and thanked me for avoiding him which led to my car being the only casualty instead. P.S. I don't use forums often so I don't check everyday Last edited by Vin_ZNT; 11-07-2011 at 09:05 AM..
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grimlock Colonel 716 Rep 2,003 Posts Drives: F10 N52B30@255PS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Seems like you did the 'idiot' driver a massive favor by avoiding him/his car and plowing into the sidewalk instead. I think you are getting railed on because you put your car or other drivers before the safety of pedestrians. In an accident no one has time to see if the sidewalk is clear. Sounds like your susp. is pretty messed up, but the lesson here maybe is pedestrians before cars? People in cars are protected by a steel cage at least.
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