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E36youngster
11-01-2007, 09:21 PM
so, i know this is off topic, but emotions are on high and just thought i would spill...

i have this wonderful little lady that i care about ever so dearly..she drives a VW bug. when they bought the car, i had my bimmer and told them that the germans have it going on and she will be just fine in that car. so she's on her way home down a somewhat busy highway, and an 18 wheel tractor trailer decides not to yeild and smashes the HELL out of the front end. the VW flips, rolls, and comes to a stop a few ten feet later. by the time i got there, she was out of the car on a stretcher goin into the back of the EMS car. i went over to the car and the front end was basically gone, what was left of the dash was sitting in the passenger seat and there was no glass left at all. i started talkin to the guys who pulled her out and they said she was lucky to be alive.."that german engineering is amazing"-EMS tech..

so we're at the hospital now, wating to see whats happening. shes in x-ray, hopefully shes alright and nothings broken. her dad just came up to me, grabbed my should and told me ver batem.."you were right, thank God for german engineering"...

whatever your religious views may be, just help me hope that everything is alright.


thanks guys
Motown328
11-01-2007, 09:27 PM
Bless you and your little lady. Hope everything is alright.

I got scared though when you said VW bug as those things are made in Mexico and have horrible reliability ratings. But in the end, it doesn't matter, it's all fate and the luck of the draw. Best of everything...
Pirate_copy
11-02-2007, 03:07 AM
Hey buddy

I hope your friend is ok and makes a full recovery very soon

The german cars are built VERY well, it has to be said....as proved in this thread
DominguesE30
11-02-2007, 03:55 AM
hope ur girl is alright mate!
German cars are the BEST!
whosyadadie01
11-02-2007, 05:48 AM
i really would like to know how good a bmw would hold up in a crash (just so i can sleep better at nite) my first car was a saturn only because i always read how safe they were but i sold that and an suddenly wondering but after that i think i may of saved my hope
Muffcaptain
11-02-2007, 07:40 AM
my prayers are with ur friend buddy :angel: hope shes okay, sounds like a pretty ferocious accident. did u beat the $hit out of the truck driver? :bang:
E36youngster
11-02-2007, 08:19 AM
nah..couldn't get close enough to him. but get this, after he hit her, he got out, asked if she was alrigth and then proceeded to yell at her because she was obviously the reason he neglected to yield..(sarcasm).

needless to say, i was a little angry
Pirate_copy
11-02-2007, 09:27 AM
i really would like to know how good a bmw would hold up in a crash (just so i can sleep better at nite) my first car was a saturn only because i always read how safe they were but i sold that and an suddenly wondering but after that i think i may of saved my hope

I would like to know too, but dont fancy finding out myself!!
E36 Phantom
11-02-2007, 12:40 PM
Uh, no, you really don't....

Euro NCAP tested the E36. Lets just say it wasn't one of their greatest.......

Hell, it was miserable. Like 1.5 stars IIRC.
Motown328
11-02-2007, 09:07 PM
Uh, no, you really don't....

Euro NCAP tested the E36. Lets just say it wasn't one of their greatest.......

Hell, it was miserable. Like 1.5 stars IIRC.

Is this true? Any links for info?

I like reading the accidents section (letters) of BMW Magazine. They had one which had an e46 coupe getting smashed on the freeway by a rig. Two passengers, the car was a horrible mess, both people walked out with no injuries. The EMTs were dumbfounded. That couple said they ordered another e46 coupe that week.:)
E36 Phantom
11-02-2007, 10:04 PM
http://www.euroncap.com/home.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_1997/15.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_2001/98.aspx

Pirate, what exactly does a star with a slash through it mean, as the E36 got 1 star, and another one with a red slash in it. Figured maybe you'd know. :dunno:
Motown328
11-02-2007, 10:31 PM
http://www.euroncap.com/home.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_1997/15.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_2001/98.aspx

Pirate, what exactly does a star with a slash through it mean, as the E36 got 1 star, and another one with a red slash in it. Figured maybe you'd know. :dunno:

IN from which rating applies 316i, model code: ER11, VIN: KC16362 318i, model code: AY71, VIN: FZ41627, CJ67330


Tested model BMW 316i
Body type 4-door saloon
Year of publication 1997


A little different from what was mostly sold here in North America.;)
E36 Phantom
11-02-2007, 10:47 PM
IN from which rating applies 316i, model code: ER11, VIN: KC16362 318i, model code: AY71, VIN: FZ41627, CJ67330


Tested model BMW 316i
Body type 4-door saloon
Year of publication 1997


A little different from what was mostly sold here in North America.;)

:rofl:

Nope, identical body sir. Only difference is engine and tranny. FYI, all crash tests, by all organizations, test one vehicle from a model line.
Motown328
11-02-2007, 11:01 PM
:rofl:

Nope, identical body sir. Only difference is engine and tranny. FYI, all crash tests, by all organizations, test one vehicle from a model line.

Ah yes, you are correct. I forgot they shoehorned those hamster wheels into "saloon" versions that we saw as coupes.

Oops.

It's late.....


:eeps: