Ground clearance near miss

Artemis · 11-10-2011, 02:21 PM

Close encounters of the sidewalk kind: the pictures speak for itself.

Way too close for comfort for my 1M. Definitely my mistake. Needless to say I choked when I got out of the car and noticed this close call (which passed under the PDC radar). True near miss: not one single scratch and happy for that. Man, just the thought that the tips and exhaust would have been pushed inwards by the sidewalk.

If, alike a cat, a 1M has nine lives, than I guess my 1M has eight since this afternoon. Unlike incidents, we tend to forget most near misses. The stock ride-height saved the day for me. I'll have a toast to that this eve.

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TunedM2C · 11-10-2011, 02:23 PM

There's a moral to the story here.

Rikx1M · 11-10-2011, 02:27 PM

By all the scratches next to you on the sidewalk, you can tell others weren't so lucky.

infinitekidM2C · 11-10-2011, 02:37 PM

that's effin close bro..i try to park backwards because of curbs but that thing is so high even the back isnt safe

discoboy1 · 11-10-2011, 02:41 PM

A few grocery bags in the trunk and you were toast!!!

as7920 · 11-10-2011, 04:04 PM

Had a very similar encounter with left set of tips. Low wall.

PDC didn't detect it but I knew it was there.

Dee Pee · 11-10-2011, 05:23 PM

Photos like that make my testicles flee up into my inguinal canals. That could have been ouch-time. Don't gain any weight or it could be bad next time!

Robert · 11-10-2011, 06:54 PM

1M doesnt have backup cams?

ethanh8791 · 11-10-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert

1M doesnt have backup cams?

Those are for .......ah can't say it.

infinitekidM2C · 11-10-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ethanh8791

Those are for .......ah can't say it.

just say it...bitches...this is a sportscar you ninny

mikewills · 11-10-2011, 08:03 PM

Moral of the story.....no fats chicks allowed.

James T. Kirk · 11-11-2011, 08:46 AM

I've been to Belgium. Beautiful country. Love that architecture.

v1k0d3n · 11-11-2011, 08:54 AM

dang Art, that's crazy close! i can't believe you didn't get any indication of how close you were. it seems like my PDC picks up every little thing! that's so close that i would wonder if the weight of having an extra person in the car wouldn't had different results. ouch.

you can tell by the pictures that it's happened to a lot of other people

bmwmck · 11-11-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert

1M doesnt have backup cams?

Those are for Lexi

Rekraps · 11-11-2011, 09:07 AM

Talk about almost getting it up your tailpipe! Lucky man.

Artemis · 11-11-2011, 02:24 PM

When hitting low rear obstacles whilst parking backwards, the exhaust tips are the first victim. As the pictures show, ground clearance for the rear bumper is higher than the one of the tips. But the lowest point of the car is the diff. Beware of sidewalks and speed bumps!

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I've been to Belgium. Beautiful country. Love that architecture.

- front 1M: old Courthouse (1860) (Brussels Criminal Court, Court of Appeal + Supreme Court);
- rear 1M: new Courthouse (Brussels Court of First Instance).

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MusclezMarinara · 11-11-2011, 02:46 PM

Damn bro!

Artemis · 09-01-2012, 04:47 PM

Oops, I did it again...

Earlier this evening I thought having sufficient ground clearance for negotiating the parking spot obstacles at a shopping mall parking. Indeed no contact, but a close encounter I prefer to avoid. Anyways, the underside of my front bumper isn't immaculate anymore (high curbs).

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EINSER M · 09-01-2012, 04:53 PM

mon dieu mon dieu

Dackelone · 09-01-2012, 05:02 PM

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mon dieu mon dieu

Yea... what he said^^^

Damm... you need to work on your parking skills Artemis! Sure you don't have any American blood lines?

ozinaldo · 09-01-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Yea... what he said^^^

Damm... you need to work on your parking skills Artemis! Sure you don't have any American blood lines?

Dack, can he get any better than this? He says it does not touch! What? With a split mm. or less maybe, like a competition parking

We need to congratulate him.

Artemis, bottom of my front bumper is probably not even VO colored any more, one reason why I am holding myself about the Alpha N splitters and kind.

Side note: are you back to stock wheels now?

Artemis · 09-01-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ozinaldo

Side note: are you back to stock wheels now?

- silver 359 M wheels with Michelin PS2 = my summer setup
- gunmetal BBS CH-R with Pirelli Sottozero = my winter setup

Plug and play with the 19": switching back to my BBS around October for the winter season (actually, as soon as roads become a bit treacherous). Swapping to my summer setup again next Spring.

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Artemis, bottom of my front bumper is probably not even VO colored any more, one reason why I am holding myself about the Alpha N splitters and kind.

That's the secret of the trick: because some VO paint has been shaved off on the underside (culprit: a certain bloody curb I regularly got to negotiate), I have a fraction more ground clearance, as shown in the picture below (look careful and you'll see some black: VO missing - if there had been a splitter, the bumper would have been ripped apart at the contact points). So the bumper behaves like "une allumeuse": flirting with the obstacle, without kissing...

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11-10-2011, 02:21 PM	#1
Artemis Moderator 29256 Rep 13,087 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Ground clearance near miss - Beginner's luck Close encounters of the sidewalk kind: the pictures speak for itself. Way too close for comfort for my 1M. Definitely my mistake. Needless to say I choked when I got out of the car and noticed this close call (which passed under the PDC radar). True near miss: not one single scratch and happy for that. Man, just the thought that the tips and exhaust would have been pushed inwards by the sidewalk. If, alike a cat, a 1M has nine lives, than I guess my 1M has eight since this afternoon. Unlike incidents, we tend to forget most near misses. The stock ride-height saved the day for me. I'll have a toast to that this eve.
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11-10-2011, 02:41 PM	#5
discoboy1 Lieutenant Colonel 120 Rep 1,555 Posts Drives: E82 1M VO/F30 328D Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal iTrader: (3)	A few grocery bags in the trunk and you were toast!!! __________________ 2011 E82 1M VO 2013 F84 35i VO
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as7920 Colonel 597 Rep 2,375 Posts Drives: 2023 SG/FR M4 xDrive Competiti Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Had a very similar encounter with left set of tips. Low wall. PDC didn't detect it but I knew it was there.
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Dee Pee Captain 176 Rep 795 Posts Drives: '11 AW 1M, ‘24 718 GTS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	Photos like that make my testicles flee up into my inguinal canals. That could have been ouch-time. Don't gain any weight or it could be bad next time!
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Robert Major General 414 Rep 6,968 Posts Drives: 135i -> is350 -> Tesla M3 perf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal iTrader: (1)	1M doesnt have backup cams? __________________ - There's nothing in my pocket other than knives and lint
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James T. Kirk Captain of the Enterprise 101 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: 2011 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 iTrader: (0)	I've been to Belgium. Beautiful country. Love that architecture. __________________ 2011 1 Series M Coupe VO M3 vs 1M Comparo Review 2011 M3 E90 DCT ZCP (sold) * 2010 335i Sedan (sold) 2005 M3 Convertible (sold) * 2003 325i Sedan (sold)
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v1k0d3n Captain 92 Rep 965 Posts Drives: M2C /// (and x3 for the wife) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	dang Art, that's crazy close! i can't believe you didn't get any indication of how close you were. it seems like my PDC picks up every little thing! that's so close that i would wonder if the weight of having an extra person in the car wouldn't had different results. ouch. you can tell by the pictures that it's happened to a lot of other people
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Artemis Moderator 29256 Rep 13,087 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Close but no cigar Oops, I did it again... Earlier this evening I thought having sufficient ground clearance for negotiating the parking spot obstacles at a shopping mall parking. Indeed no contact, but a close encounter I prefer to avoid. Anyways, the underside of my front bumper isn't immaculate anymore (high curbs). __________________ ///M is art ↔ Artemis
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