Post your Reckless Driving Resume Here (No Rally Racing)

[Stitch]

BMW produces high performance sport cars that grab the corners precisely. They transform daily commute into passions. It is really hard to keep the cars within the speed limit. However, sometime accidents do happen especially on those rainy days. With all the active & passive safety features nowadays, fatal accidents have been greatly reduced. Let share the stories and learn from each others.

BMW urges you to obey all posted speed laws and always wear safety belts.

 

[codex57]

You mean tell the stupid things we've done in a car?

Well, nothing serious in the BMW. I've pulled some stunts in my time, usually to the detriment of my poor college roommate, but they were all in other cars.

 

[Stitch]

No, not stupid. I let you see mine.

 

[Stitch]

I don't believe in limit

My Resume

97’ 318ti – Went out to the job site and drive on the dirt and stone. Mud guard (approx. 1’x1’) – underneath the exhaust pipes function as noise reduction also, was poorly damaged, final detached and flied up high, while driving 90 mile/hr on the highway. This happened 2 yr ago. Sorry that my job created hazard. Chest pain for 3 days.

97’ 318ti – 45 mile/hr on ice right on the highway deceletion lane. Ended up having a 270 degree spin with the butt of my little bimmer sitting on the grass channel by the side of the paving; the front and driver side door landing 2 ft right in front of a 18-wheels huge size truck, originally on my right lane. I took off my sunglasses and said, “Hi!” to the truck driver with a smile. That guys was (December, 04)

97’ 318ti – Accident, fixed, cost $5,500, still run great. Proud of my 318ti went thru all these me. (more pics coming)

04’ X3 – Went out to the job site and drive on the dirt and stone. Wind deflection lip damaged 4 months after purchase. Doesn’t mind to sacrifice me and my teammate X3 to break some more branches and build more roads for your Bimmers to hug. (April, 05)

04’ X3 – 105 mile/hr on highway slips thru the stream. Not a bit of roll-over impulse.

87’ 325i (manual) – high performance sport little “tank”, ran into a Japanese car in a slow traffic. That car ended up expelling 5 ft out of my way. [bmwkick]


BMW urges you to obey all posted speed laws and always wear safety belts.

 

[epj3]

E30 - wasn't really used to it yet ("it" being the tail-happyness of the car), little rainy and was merging onto 283 from 83 in harrisburg and the ramp turns from blacktop to a very slick concrete - came up to hot and spun the car around 180 degrees merging onto the highway. Thank god there was no traffic coming! Oh yea much later after I owned the car, hurricane floyd? came through and flooded a lot of the back roads. My friend and I were out driving on one of these roads, and a honda minivan just made it through this little bit of running water, probably 6" deep of water. So I said screw it and nailed the gas, hell if i'm going to do it i'm going to make a splash right? Well it ripped the heat sheild off my cat

E34 - Nothing stupid yet! Except I do drive WAY to fast sometimes on the highway. The thing just has gobs of torque, can't help it.

 

[codex57]

Nothing that caused any real damage. Lucky I guess. 2 incidents that stick out in my mind:

1) Went to pick up roommate. Took his car. Integra GS-R. Went early so I could test out the acceleration on his car. Did it in one of the back parking lots furthest from campus. Very few people out there. Apparently was seen by someone who reported a possible stolen car to the cops. After I picked up my roommate, he went to drop me off at my car. While we were in the parking lot, cops pulled up behind us. Proceeded to make my roommate up against his car as he was searched pretty thoroughly. I was off to the side with the cop's partner just standing there. Eventually, the partner told me they got a call the car may have been stolen cuz it was seen tearing around in a parking lot. I told the partner it was actually me who was driving then and that I was sorry for the mixup. They just up and left. Don't even really remembering a lecture or a warning.

2) Was on freeway going home with roommate. Was weaving through light traffic. Mainly just 18 wheelers. Went to pass one car who was coming up close to another 18 wheeler. I squeezed by despite it being unsafe to do so (car couldn't accelerate all that fast). Missed the 18 wheeler by a couple of inches... literally. I think my roommate said he literally peed his pants a couple of drops, and he's no angel behind the wheel either.

3) Oh, not me driving but I guess it was partially my fault. Back in high school, my college roommate (we went to high school together also) had a Supra Turbo. We took it out one day. Came over this over pass. At the bottom of the overpass, there was a left turn area to go into this neighborhood. 90 degree turn. My friend looks at me and goes, "think this car can make that turn?" I look over at the speedometer. We're going @ 60mph. I say, "it's a Supra. Sure! Go for it!" He yanks the wheel hard so we can make the turn. We then proceed to start sliding out of control. Luckily, we survived the turn unscathed, despite 3 different changes of directions and me shouting, "watch out for that tree! Too far! We're gonna hit teh curb! No, go back! We're gonna hit that sign!"

 

[Stitch]

E30 - wasn't really used to it yet ("it" being the tail-happyness of the car)

Welcome to the Drifting / Oversteeling smoky tire club, Man! Find yourself a big parking lot and practice more. The donuts will come hot and fresh like Krisby Crème.

 

[Stitch]

Missed the 18 wheeler by a couple of inches... literally. I think my roommate said he literally peed his pants a couple of drops, and he's no angel behind the wheel either.

Hahahahaha! Love that! We never really live without truly experience that couple of drops!

 

[///M SPEED]

"watch out for that tree!

Just like George of the jungle!

As for me; I plead the 5th!

 

[Pete K]

When I was in college I had an 84 Dodge Omni with the 2.2L 5-speed. I beat the bejezuz out of that little car. One weekend a friend and I put some beefier suspension parts and wheels on it from an Omni GLH or Daytona or something. After the job was done I went out to test it by driving it around the local rotary (or roundabout for you non-New Englanders). Lap after lap I went faster and faster around. And then without any warning (this is why FWD sucks) it let go and I crashed thru the rail into the ditch. Some moderate body damage that I just hammered out (that's why it's called a beater).

Another time I was in the school parking lot getting my frustrations out by beating on the Omni. Someone called the cops. When they showed up and stopped me my car started leaking anti-freeze forming a big puddle. It's never done that before or after but it saved me that day cause the cop took pity on me and let me go.

Another time a friend and I decided to meet in a big empty church parking lot to whale on our cars at about 1AM. While I was waiting for my friend a cop showed up and wanted to know what I was doing there. I told him I was an engineering student and was studying the church's architecture. He hassled me a bit then let me go. Five minutes later my friend showed up and he got hassled too.

I have a lot of fond memories of that little Omni.

 

[Stitch]

Here we go!

318ti in pain




If you find these photos disturb your emotion persistently, please consult your doctor. [read]


Here come the BEFORE & AFTER!

 

[Beekbmwm3]

150 mph in the M3 (felt like it was slower because I was in car designed for it)...all alone on the highway during a crystal clear afternoon. Dangerous but I was on a straight away, nobody in sight.

Has anybody maxed out their M, or car in general?

 

[Kirby]

A few years ago I went to a boat launch ramp on Memorial Weekend. It was crowded, no parking spaces left so I dropped the boat in the water, and drove out the entrance road to park along the road. I pulled off the side, there were weeds about 2 feet tall. As I pulled further off the side, the Suburban suddenly tipped about 25 degrees to the passenger side. I then realized that it was a STEEP drop off, the 2 foot weeds were really the TOP of 5 foot weeds!!! I put it in 4WD Low, and tried to slowly pull out. The tires just slipped further down the bank, now I am at a 30 - 35 degree angle, READY TO ROLL OVER!!!!

Fortunately, a guy with a Dodge RAM pickup came along and saw my predicament. He had a chain in his truck and pulled me out.

Next two are a re-post from a similar topic last year:

2. I had a '77 Mustang at the time. I was out with two friends, the guy in the back seat was BIG, like 275 lbs. - think HEAVY rear ballast.

We had been out cruising with a six pack (now before you start bitching about drinking & driving, up until the early '80s it was VERY common, stupid, yes, but extremely common). I was driving on a windy back road. My passenger had put an empty beer bottle on the dash board. As we approached a left hairpin corner, he challenged me to slide the bottle across the dash as I went thru the corner. I hit the corner a bit to fast, cranked the wheel hard to the left, and with the 275 lb ballast in the back seat, did a perfect 360 spin off the wide shoulder of the road. I did succeed in sliding the bottle across the dash.

After we stopped laughing, my passenger yelled "Holy Sh**!!" I looked out the passenger's side, and realized that the wide shoulder was actually a pulloff where people parked to go fishing. My car was TWO FEET from the edge of the creek, which was at the bottom of a TEN FOOT straight drop!!

3. I discovered that in with my '73 El Camino muscle car (350 V8, 4bbl Holley, headers, Hurst 4 speed, unbaffled side pipes) at 45 - 60 mph, I could turn off the iginition while in 4th gear, floor it, and fill the side pipes up with unburned gasoline. Hehe, when I restarted the car I got a big BOOM and 2 to 3 foot long blue-yellow flames shooting out the side pipes!

I used to pull up just ahead of someone I wanted to race and do this. One time I scared a guy so bad he almost swerved off the road..... Damn, I still wish I had kept that car. It was probably melted down and recycled into a washing machine.....

 

[Stitch]

A normal day of my Aunt

...who didn't know anything about cars!

She drove her 92' Honda Accord Hatchback to work like every other day on Mass Pike. Paying toll. She claimed that weird sound came from underneath, since 2 week before this abnormal day.

She turned up the stero, trying to keep her ride COOL! As usual, she stopped by the toll booth. As she described, she heard some really fine & powerful engine somewhere. She looked around and found a bright yellow old American car, paying toll right next to her. However, after the yellow car left, the sound was still there. The sound was clean, clear, and powerful just feel like Diaherra. Unaware of what happened, she pedal the gas and continued her day. But before she pedal the gas, she looked into the mirror and found out she just dropped off the entire exhaust pipe of her Accord right next to the toll booth.

 

[Stitch]

2 foot weeds were really the TOP of 5 foot weeds!!!
Fortunately, a guy with a Dodge RAM pickup came along and saw my predicament. He had a chain in his truck and pulled me out.

I looked out the passenger's side, and realized that the wide shoulder was actually a pulloff where people parked to go fishing. My car was TWO FEET from the edge of the creek, which was at the bottom of a TEN FOOT straight drop!!

Those sight distance can make a big different. My 318ti accident was caused by growing brushes of somebody's front yard, blocking my sight distance.

 

[codex57]

Has anybody maxed out their M, or car in general?

Yes, but it was only my Civic and Jeep Cherokee. Which meant max speeds of @ 107 and 95 mph respectively.

 

[epj3]

Welcome to the Drifting / Oversteeling smoky tire club, Man! Find yourself a big parking lot and practice more. The donuts will come hot and fresh like Krisby Crème.

Thanks for the advice, you're 13 months too late.

 

[andreyiv]

I went out practicing drifting twice. It was raining both of the times. The first time I went to an abandoned air field, it was a lot of fun except after about 40 minutes of practice all 4 of my tires were missing chunks of rubber and the ABS warning light came one. The warning light was fixed with a simple restart of the engine and the tires led to a small accident before I could get new ones.

The second time I went to a large empty parking lot. I had lots of fun until I saw a cop. He got caught up at a light so I headed for the exit. Next thing I see is the cop going through the red light with his lights and siren on. I almost crapped my pants but continued heading for the exit at a reasonable rate of speed. I got really lucky and managed to exit the lot at the same time as he entered it so he couldn't really do anything.

 

[Militant-Grunt]

I did succeed in sliding the bottle across the dash.

3. I discovered that in with my '73 El Camino muscle car (350 V8, 4bbl Holley, headers, Hurst 4 speed, unbaffled side pipes) at 45 - 60 mph, I could turn off the iginition while in 4th gear, floor it, and fill the side pipes up with unburned gasoline. Hehe, when I restarted the car I got a big BOOM and 2 to 3 foot long blue-yellow flames shooting out the side pipes!

ROFL!! Dieing of laughter here. Im suprised your car started in gear tho.. 0_o

One stupid thing I did was when I went to those giant parking lots out in Jones beach, it was around 3 years ago when I was learning about some driving methods, I was getting aquiented with the ABS system, and learning to drift and over come a skid on ice and snow, and the end as I was exit the lot there was a nice big pile of fluffy snow..., so I figured hey its a land rover I can plow through it, as I speed up I hit the pile of snow at around 12mph, then I hear a loud crunch. I step outside and I ripped off one of the bumper mounted fog lights.. Oops.. what I didnt realize was that the bottom of the pile was pretty tightly packed, and even at 12mph that was a hard enough hit to rip the fog light off.

 

[Stitch]

One stupid thing I did was when I went to those giant parking lots out in Jones beach, it was around 3 years ago when I was learning about some driving methods, I was getting aquiented with the ABS system, and learning to drift and over come a skid on ice and snow, and the end as I was exit the lot there was a nice big pile of fluffy snow..., so I figured hey its a land rover I can plow through it, as I speed up I hit the pile of snow at around 12mph, then I hear a loud crunch. I step outside and I ripped off one of the bumper mounted fog lights.. Oops.. what I didnt realize was that the bottom of the pile was pretty tightly packed, and even at 12mph that was a hard enough hit to rip the fog light off.

You sure there was no wall behind the pile. Glad the airbag didn't pop out!