Simviation Forum - Killed the beemer.

Reply #15 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 3:51am

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Glad you're ok Martyn. I'm not much of a BM fan myself, but they do stand up well to accidents (and bus stops Wink

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On Christmas eve our friends parked their Transit LWB Hi-Top minibus on the bottom of our drive, half off the road.

A guy in a 5 series ploughed straight into the back of it, not sure how. He pushed it about 16ft along the road, and the minibus rolled onto it's side. Both vehicles are mechanical write off's, but the BMW soaked up the impact in a way I wouldn't have believed. Driver was fine if a little shocked.

We get a lot of students driving like lunatics along our road, if it had been 5 lads in an old Vauxhall Corsa they would have be smeared all over the inside.

Blow out's are my biggest fear when driving with the kids Undecided

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Reply #16 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:38am

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I also agree with Ken, a nice corvette would suit you nicely :p

machineman9 wrote on Dec 28^th, 2009 at 12:25pm:

I'd agree with the Corvette idea and I am glad you are alright!

Rifleman wrote on Dec 28^th, 2009 at 8:19pm:

We all know you want it...... Cheesy

Stop it you lot. Grin

Vettes look nice from the outside, but that's about where the attraction ends for me. Grin

Theis wrote on Dec 28^th, 2009 at 4:53pm:

Good to see you remembered your safety vests Cool

Well spotted Theis, trust you to notice that. Grin

Good to see you back around the forums BTW.

Craig. wrote on Dec 28^th, 2009 at 5:09pm:

I feel your pain mate having binned mine 8 months back. Trust me, you'll own another. I tried my best but alas 3 months later i bought another 3 series.
They're just too damn good.

Possibly Craig, I would like a 740 or 750il, but to be honest running the BMW & the Porsche was getting a bit silly anyway & one of them really had to go.

61_OTU wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 3:51am:

Blow out's are my biggest fear when driving with the kids Undecided

Yep, always been a fear of mine & it's always at the back of my mind.

Strangely, one thing I NEVER do is sleep in the car whilst somebody else is driving, I always like to see whats going on & anticipate things - I have an irrational fear of waking up in the middle of an accident happening.

Sunday was the first time I had slept in the car during a journey (dad driving) & lo & behold I get woken up in the middle of an accident. That was a bit weird. Grin

I think I'm going to just stick with Porsche at the moment & use the train to get up to Liverpool & back, I can get the train for same cost as fuel in the car & I don't have to worry about anything. It'll save me about 6-7000 miles per year on the car & it doesn't matter if I'm tired because I can just sit there reading a book. Although it'll take me about 4hrs longer to do the trip on the train rather than in the car.

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Reply #17 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:54am

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Downsize to a 5 series. More than big enough and comfortable enough. Can be picked up cheap and fairly inexpensive to run compaired to the 7 series.

Steve your now walking. Wink

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Reply #18 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 9:04am

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Craig. wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:54am:

Downsize to a 5 series. More than big enough and comfortable enough. Can be picked up cheap and fairly inexpensive to run compaired to the 7 series.

Steve your now walking. Wink

Had a 5 before the 7 Craig & to be honest there wasn't much difference cost wise - in fact the 7's are cheaper to buy because most people don't want big cars with big engines these days.

The biggest cost factor is just running two cars - two lots of insurance, tax, servicing, mot's & general wear & tear.

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Reply #19 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 11:35am

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61_OTU wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 3:51am:

We get a lot of students driving like lunatics along our road, if it had been 5 lads in an old Vauxhall Corsa they would have be smeared all over the inside.

Blame the insurance companies... An old beemer can be fairly cheap to buy even with reasonable mileage, yet the insurance companies will charge you a lot more. But in a crash, the BMW will probably stand up better. So more expensive to insure, but causes less injury. They are probably more concerned with the cost of replacing bodywork than fixing any bodies in the car. Go figure... Roll Eyes

Corvettes fit in perfectly with old English buildings Grin

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Reply #20 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 12:24pm

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machineman9 wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 11:35am:

Corvettes fit in perfectly with old English buildings Grin

Oh, nice dig...wish I'd have thought of that one......... Wink

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Reply #21 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 2:33pm

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Craig. wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:54am:

Steve your now walking. Wink

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Reply #22 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 9:05am

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One less Panzer hogging the highways and byways!
Glad you're okay Martyn Wink

Now go and buy a proper car!

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Reply #23 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 11:09am

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ozzy72 wrote on Dec 30^th, 2009 at 9:05am:

One less Panzer hogging the highways and byways!
Glad you're okay Martyn Wink

Now go and buy a proper car!

Ok Mark, will do........ I presume you mean don't buy a Vette? Grin

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Reply #24 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 12:24pm

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TSC. wrote on Dec 30^th, 2009 at 11:09am:

ozzy72 wrote on Dec 30^th, 2009 at 9:05am:

One less Panzer hogging the highways and byways!
Glad you're okay Martyn Wink

Now go and buy a proper car!

Ok Mark, will do........ I presume you mean don't buy a Vette? Grin

A 5 series Tourer then Grin

Matt (Now driving his 5th 5, though never due to Martyn's problem )....Bavarian Panzers for ever Cheesy

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Reply #25 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 12:58pm

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Nah a proper car..... like a Trabbi Cool

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Reply #26 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 1:29pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Dec 30^th, 2009 at 12:58pm:

Nah a proper car..... like a Trabbi Cool

You lived in the deepest East for far to long Grin

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Reply #27 - Dec 30^th, 2009 at 1:43pm

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Yup

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