Had my first accident....
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And it was a goodun!
My e30 318i has been parked up for a few weeks, so every now and again i take it out for a drive just to keep things ticking over.
Well friday night after work i took it down the road about a mile or so away, came back around the Rb and back up toward the house, whilst rounding a corner at about 40-45mph, the left rear tyre totaly let go (hole in the side wall) sending me spining into a lamp post, the rear quater window exploding behind my head, then down an embankment where it went through a fence and ended up on its side.
I was suspended in my seatbelt, covered in glass, unable to get out as the door was stuck, started to panic a bit untill i realised the only way out was through the rear window.
The car is a total write off, luckily no one else was envolved, i got away with no real noticeable damage, although i have pain in my back, neck, shoulders, both knees and possibly a broken rib.
I keep kicking myself thinking i should have checked all the tyres before i drove it, i have to admit its not something i usualy do but i will be doing so from now on, just lucky i wasn't pushing on a bit harder as it could have been alot worse.
I'm still in shock to be fair, i cant beleive whats happend, doesn't seem real, just unlucky i guess
My e30 318i has been parked up for a few weeks, so every now and again i take it out for a drive just to keep things ticking over.
Well friday night after work i took it down the road about a mile or so away, came back around the Rb and back up toward the house, whilst rounding a corner at about 40-45mph, the left rear tyre totaly let go (hole in the side wall) sending me spining into a lamp post, the rear quater window exploding behind my head, then down an embankment where it went through a fence and ended up on its side.
I was suspended in my seatbelt, covered in glass, unable to get out as the door was stuck, started to panic a bit untill i realised the only way out was through the rear window.
The car is a total write off, luckily no one else was envolved, i got away with no real noticeable damage, although i have pain in my back, neck, shoulders, both knees and possibly a broken rib.
I keep kicking myself thinking i should have checked all the tyres before i drove it, i have to admit its not something i usualy do but i will be doing so from now on, just lucky i wasn't pushing on a bit harder as it could have been alot worse.
I'm still in shock to be fair, i cant beleive whats happend, doesn't seem real, just unlucky i guess
Thats it, as you say the main thing is no one else was envolved.
Hitting the lamp post on the drivers side, sideways, flipped the car onto its side as it peeled off the lamp post, the force involved was like nothing i have ever experienced.
I've had a pretty bad year this year, this has not helped much
Hitting the lamp post on the drivers side, sideways, flipped the car onto its side as it peeled off the lamp post, the force involved was like nothing i have ever experienced.
I've had a pretty bad year this year, this has not helped much
k something this year.mybrainhurts said:
Arese said:
But, pics or it didn't happen.
Couple of questions here...(a) How did you establish the hole in the tyre happened pre prang..?
(b) How does the NSR tyre let go and spin the offside into a lamp post?
Arese said:
mybrainhurts said:
Arese said:
But, pics or it didn't happen.
Couple of questions here...(a) How did you establish the hole in the tyre happened pre prang..?
(b) How does the NSR tyre let go and spin the offside into a lamp post?
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