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Old 08-10-06 | 12:57 AM
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Dumb drivers of all makes. My local dealer has a new M6 with 700 miles on it... the lady who took delivery (husband gave it to her) admitted it was too powerful and traded it in within a week. Thankfully, she knew her limitations..

Those look to be the Style 128 wheels, they are 21". I originally ordered them for my car in the standard finish, BMW sent a letter to all dealers that they are not to install that wheel on the E63/E64. The geometry is all wrong.
but seems like she was just trying to get away from head on collision? seems like the driver in the other car was wrong?
Old 08-10-06 | 02:34 AM
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the "black box" will show how fast he was doing
Old 08-10-06 | 03:40 AM
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That suck alot. My frineds mom orderd one and it showed up 3 days before Katrina hit and still at the dealership and ended up having 3 feet of water in it. That car looks like hers too, black on black on black, sexy as hell I think. Its sad the only BMW 650's I've seen in that color has been messed up,lol.
Old 08-10-06 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by genearch
Dumb drivers of all makes. My local dealer has a new M6 with 700 miles on it... the lady who took delivery (husband gave it to her) admitted it was too powerful and traded it in within a week. Thankfully, she knew her limitations..

Those look to be the Style 128 wheels, they are 21". I originally ordered them for my car in the standard finish, BMW sent a letter to all dealers that they are not to install that wheel on the E63/E64. The geometry is all wrong.
hey wait a minute you wernt supposed to look at this thread LOL
Old 08-10-06 | 04:35 AM
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1 day old, what a shame. Glad everyone is ok, but make sure he gets one without the chrome wheels next time
Old 08-10-06 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tuddy
Is that a river or some kind of waterfall in the backround?
That's basically a 'lake' someone has in their front yard - they've been doing all kinds of excavation, lining it and added a nice stone waterfall. The house is pretty nice too.

The guy with the 650i (that's not his place at the lake there, but he only lives 2 houses up) has all kinds of cars and is always bragging about how much he makes etc. What he really makes I don't know or care but if it were all true I'm not sure why he'd be living in my neighborhood.

But there's definitely some nice pretty properties here and my wife and I are definitely "poor" compared to many in here!
Old 08-10-06 | 06:18 AM
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Ouch! That really hurts! I was able to drive one around for a while a few weeks ago, they are very nice cars. I would love to have one as my fun car!
Old 08-10-06 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Anyway, do any Bimmerphiles here know if airbags won't deploy below 25mph or some other speed? That would be VERY useful information. Not only did the wheel airbag go off, but so did the driver's side one too.

His doberman was in the back seat (yeah, in a new $90K car ) and must have had quite a shock too.
A Doberman in the back seat? No wonder the other guy didn't stop.

As to the air bag question, most cars today have the sensors ( gold-plated to avoid corrosion ) set to fire the bags at the g-force equivalent to a forward 14 MPH impact into a solid structure. Many bags, of course, are set to fire in stages depending on the car's speed and the amount of weight detected in the seat. ( somebody my size, of course, would probably need them fired full-force )


Most of you guys know I'm no fan of Chris Bangle machines, but I do feel sorry for this couple anyway......a $90,000 car wrecked in less than 24 hours is depressing, to say the least.
Old 08-10-06 | 08:00 AM
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nice pic paul. a 6 series that actually looks decent. thats how they should come from the factory. nevermind they do
j/k gene, dont get your old tighty whiteys in a wad
Old 08-10-06 | 08:34 AM
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With those creases, it now looks like a stock Z4

Are those new OEM rims? THose are HOOOOOTTTTTT!!!

Very sad, 1 day, damn!
Old 08-10-06 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Are those new OEM rims? THose are HOOOOOTTTTTT!!!
They had BMW centers, so probably.
Old 08-10-06 | 09:51 AM
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The other day one of these flew by me at incredible speed on a turn and I was wondering what it might look like if he suddenly had to stop and could not quite do it in time. Quite sad.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
With those creases, it now looks like a stock Z4

Are those new OEM rims? THose are HOOOOOTTTTTT!!!

Very sad, 1 day, damn!
read gene's post, seems like so?
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