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A scary (but fortunate) end to Z4 Ownership
- ronk
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A scary (but fortunate) end to Z4 Ownership
Those drainage dykes are dangerous- invert in one of those and the doors won’t open! Just got to hope it’s a dry period and the black underbody is spotted !
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So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
- MrPT
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Potential Darwin Award winner right there!
The belt jamming is interesting because it’s one of the main excuses people have for not wearing seatbelts when they get caught. I always thought it was a load of old ballcocks - the risk of not wearing one is far higher than the risk of it jamming in a burning or flooded car - but the OP’s crash does get you thinking!
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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Actually, I did think about this.
The window hammer/seat-belt cutter goes neatly & quite firmly in both the front end of the clicked-shut door bin or in the hidey-hole with a drop-down lid near your right knee, from either of which I don't think it would jump out to do damage. (That said, in a big accident, anything's possible, of course.)
(I wouldn't, however, put it in the flimsy, limp-wristed cradle it comes with.)
The fire extinguisher's in a padded bag in the boot, together with other items, like a plastic bottle of engine coolant, light, Tyreweld, Swiss Army knife ...
The window hammer/seat-belt cutter goes neatly & quite firmly in both the front end of the clicked-shut door bin or in the hidey-hole with a drop-down lid near your right knee, from either of which I don't think it would jump out to do damage. (That said, in a big accident, anything's possible, of course.)
(I wouldn't, however, put it in the flimsy, limp-wristed cradle it comes with.)
The fire extinguisher's in a padded bag in the boot, together with other items, like a plastic bottle of engine coolant, light, Tyreweld, Swiss Army knife ...
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- Chris_D
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Had the misfortune to be suspended upside down in a burning car when i was a nipper. Dad's Sierra estate. Long story.MrPT wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2017 3:49 pmPotential Darwin Award winner right there!
The belt jamming is interesting because it’s one of the main excuses people have for not wearing seatbelts when they get caught. I always thought it was a load of old ballcocks - the risk of not wearing one is far higher than the risk of it jamming in a burning or flooded car - but the OP’s crash does get you thinking!
However, pushing against a shattered glass-covered roof to release the seatbelt tension and the subsequent challenge of actually trying to get out of the car left me with a phobia of seatbelts or having anything around my neck - scarves, shirt collars, girls thighs
I won't travel in any car without a seatbelt cutter/window smasher these days. The zed has 2 installed.
edit: ur a lucky fella OP. glad u walked away. could have been much worse!
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Glad you are safe ,that must have been scary , I would be thoroughly depressed , sad as it's a 35is as well, we haven't used our Zed during xmas as ice and snow on roads is so bad .Are the wheels for sale.?
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Having rolled a car at 70mph+, I was upside down in a deep ditch that wouldn't allow front or back doors to open.
I won't tell the story*, but just say that the seat-belt buckle worked perfectly normally. The OP's should have, too.
(*I thought I'd written a post on this. Perhaps I fumbled the 'Submit' or it was moderated.)
I won't tell the story*, but just say that the seat-belt buckle worked perfectly normally. The OP's should have, too.
(*I thought I'd written a post on this. Perhaps I fumbled the 'Submit' or it was moderated.)
Vidi, vici, veni
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Really sorry to see this, but glad you walked away. Those extinguishers are useless in a car fire, you need sh1t loads of water to have any chance of putting a fire out. The glass breakers/cutters are OK as long as you can each it after the accident.
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We were not allowed to accept any items/gifts from the public while on duty...especially cheap wine
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
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I've put out two small car fires, that might have developed into something bigger, with 'domestic' extinguishers.
One was in the headlining of a Renault that had been abandoned on a country lane in Devon. I left my empty £20 extinguisher on the roof to show the owner that someone had done something after s/he bu//ered off.
The other was an engine fire in a V8 Buick that was brewing up nicely.
One was in the headlining of a Renault that had been abandoned on a country lane in Devon. I left my empty £20 extinguisher on the roof to show the owner that someone had done something after s/he bu//ered off.
The other was an engine fire in a V8 Buick that was brewing up nicely.
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I landed an aircraft and the engine caught fire due to leaking fuel, faulty carb. that was causing the engine to lose power. Suprised the extinguisher lasted only about 4 seconds, but put the fire out.
Also tried one on a starter motor fire on one of my cars, didn't put the fire out, but a washing bowl of water did.
Also tried one on a starter motor fire on one of my cars, didn't put the fire out, but a washing bowl of water did.
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Whilst doing a home made curry one night I thought I'd take a short cut and warm the poppadoms in the toaster.
Result? Fat in the poppadoms set the toaster alight within seconds, with the flames advancing in an orderly fashion to get hold of the wall cupboard mounted directly above. Then you realise a fire extinguisher is a pretty good idea (and make sure you know how to use it).
If you keep a powder type extinguisher in the car make sure you give it a real good shake every few months or so, or the powder may settle and you stand a chance of just the propellant hissing out.
Not wishing to trivialise the OP's experience - I imagine it was horrific.
Result? Fat in the poppadoms set the toaster alight within seconds, with the flames advancing in an orderly fashion to get hold of the wall cupboard mounted directly above. Then you realise a fire extinguisher is a pretty good idea (and make sure you know how to use it).
If you keep a powder type extinguisher in the car make sure you give it a real good shake every few months or so, or the powder may settle and you stand a chance of just the propellant hissing out.
Not wishing to trivialise the OP's experience - I imagine it was horrific.
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glad your ok
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Whooo scary moments.. glad you are ok!
Good luck for searching a new one, that is nice to do
Good luck for searching a new one, that is nice to do
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Unsurprisingly the car was officially written off this morning and I have collected my belongings.
To those asking, whether serious questions or not, two of the four wheels are bent in the middle
To those asking, whether serious questions or not, two of the four wheels are bent in the middle
- ronk
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Now the “Value “ fight begins!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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Glad you walked away without injury. As others have said, things could have been much worse.
Sad end for the car, but at the end of the day it's just a hunk of metal.
All the best, Dave
Sad end for the car, but at the end of the day it's just a hunk of metal.
All the best, Dave
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