Squished 135....ouch!

[esscolab]

http://autozoneshow.com/aussie-journ...-facelift.html

[atr_hugo]

Yikes - I call 'dibs' on the wheels though. ; -)

[PUREPHAZED]

and drove it onto the flatbed. that is one rigid frame. wow!


M

[Lexington]

Watch out for that one on the used car market in a couple of months.

[Darth One]

you guys get 70-knot winds in Australia that come out of nowhere? :eyebulge: it looks like a nice day out, too.


and that warehouse just crumbled, eh?

[Squidbilly]

Just ran across this article: Aussie Journalist's BMW 135i Gets Unexpected Facelift

http://autozoneshow.com/aussie-journ...-facelift.html

[Dave]

a picture is worth a thousand words...

[Dave]

From article:
It’s never a pretty sight to see a spanking new car being smashed and even though the media would most likely have had a blast if a journalist was to blame for the mishap you see in the picture above, fortunately for Samantha Stevens of Australia’s Wheels magazine, she had no way of avoiding this accident that led to the complete destruction of her BMW 135i Coupe press car. In a nutshell, Samantha parked the Bavarian coupe that costs around $80,000 AUS on a side street in Sydney under a warehouse block adjacent to her home. Big mistake… -Continued The same afternoon strong winds with speed of up to 70-knots brought the warehouse’s roof tumbling down showering the BMW as well as four more cars that were parked nearby with tons of iron and bricks.
On the bright side, the BMW not only proved that its rigid body structure can withstand the impact of several tons of falling rubble on its rooftop without completely collapsing but also that it can be driven away - well sort of as the tow truck driver that arrived at the scene, unlocked the car, turned the engine and drove it onto the flatbed…


it still started!

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by Squidbilly

Just ran across this article: Aussie Journalist's BMW 135i Gets Unexpected Facelift

http://autozoneshow.com/aussie-journ...-facelift.html

:reposthorse:

Merged into original thread.

[Haywood]

Man, at least she wasn't in it. Shows the quality of BMW's that it still could be started and driven!

[hansenc]

I call dibs on the headlights

[Riss Racing]

That's painful to look at

[Robert]

Wow concrete pillar fell on it and it resisted a complete collapse. Impressive.

[atr_hugo]

Originally Posted by izzodesh

From article:

On the bright side, the BMW not only proved that its rigid body structure can withstand the impact of several tons of falling rubble on its rooftop without completely collapsing but also that it can be driven away - well sort of as the tow truck driver that arrived at the scene, unlocked the car, turned the engine and drove it onto the flatbed…


it still started!

Must have had the newest high pressure fuel pump. :biggrin:

[Heinzftw]

Glad to see the car empty and everyone was ok!

[future135i]

So... whose loss is it?

[taiheung]

The blog!

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/Blogs/BL...late=domWheels

[frimmelnojerz]

that'll buff out.

[esscolab]

Yeah Scratch-X should get this looking like new again.

[Oregon]

Should induce some confidence should our cars be involved in a collision...

[EspressoBoy]

Here it is up on the flatbed... wow they drove it up!
I wonder... when going into the dealership for repairs... would they consider this a vert mod and void the warranty?

EspressoBoy

PS
They must have taken the pictures as it was happening, cause each picture shows the car in a different state.

In the background you can see another identical 135i, and in this picture you can see it more clear...



I guess the lesson is...buy 2,1's then if something goes wrong, you can use the other? Wonder how long it will be in the shop for repairs? Well if PDC takes almost a month for repairs... hmmm 2000 years?

[esscolab]

They forgot to mention it also did a lap of the Nürburgring before it was driven onto the truck.