My 135 got hungry = RIP Bird (pics)

clutchcargo · 02-20-2010, 06:41 PM

So I'm driving on a suburban Melbourne street, and whilst making a right turn I give the car a bit of throttle. As I do I see a small blur coming low and from the left, then a few feathers or leaves flicking over the hood. In short I think I've either hit or slightly wounded a bird.

When I get home I go to assess the damage:

Poor little guy's head was caught in the kidney grill and snapped its neck right around. Disclaimer: The Indian Myna bird is a pest down here, they attack native bird nests, and are generally a nuisance. So I don't feel completely guilty.

escobar929 · 02-20-2010, 07:23 PM

happened to me once in an older car, it was a b!tch getting it out, it got stuck way up there

Sidh135i · 02-20-2010, 08:12 PM

that made me lol

amalgamman · 02-20-2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by /// Yr1of D1///

that made me lol

+1

That first photo cracked me up

NYC6 · 02-20-2010, 10:16 PM

At least it wasnt a coyote in the grill like that one pic going around the web.

38 Special · 02-21-2010, 01:49 AM

This is some part of a rabbit (probably the tail) stuck on mine... Repair was covered in full by the insurance (nothing to pay), with an invoice of USD 1,600.00 from the bodyshop :

BrokenVert · 02-21-2010, 02:07 AM

You drove home like that? hahahahahaha

supraking · 02-21-2010, 02:28 AM

lmao... i feel sorry for the bird but that's hilarious.

clutchcargo · 02-21-2010, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

You drove home like that? hahahahahaha

Heheh yep, I did catch a few funny looks on the way home.

ChrisM135i · 02-21-2010, 06:45 AM

wooohooo.. what an insane pic..!

+1 for driving home with the bird hanging in the grills...!

btw. Saved your pics on my disk.. no one will believe me the story without pics..!

jibaholic101 · 02-21-2010, 01:30 PM

OP: pics no longer show up

clutchcargo · 02-21-2010, 04:03 PM

ok now?

meg180 · 02-21-2010, 04:13 PM

Wow, that's crazy

ptack · 02-21-2010, 05:11 PM

Wille E Coyote

Sidh135i · 02-22-2010, 08:52 AM

Everyone that I showed this pic started cracking up! or cringed! mostly laughed though =D

miro2296 · 02-22-2010, 12:17 PM

damm!

SlickShift · 02-22-2010, 07:21 PM

So rarely do I get to use this picture...

RootCanal05 · 02-22-2010, 08:01 PM

There's something in your tooth......

wmj73 · 02-22-2010, 08:15 PM

doubt the bird experienced, Sheer Driving Pleasure

T89 · 02-22-2010, 08:38 PM

Isn't that the new bmw performance grills?

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02-20-2010, 06:41 PM	#1
clutchcargo Enlisted Member 3 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 135i M Sport, Black. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	My 135 got hungry = RIP Bird (pics) So I'm driving on a suburban Melbourne street, and whilst making a right turn I give the car a bit of throttle. As I do I see a small blur coming low and from the left, then a few feathers or leaves flicking over the hood. In short I think I've either hit or slightly wounded a bird. When I get home I go to assess the damage: Poor little guy's head was caught in the kidney grill and snapped its neck right around. Disclaimer: The Indian Myna bird is a pest down here, they attack native bird nests, and are generally a nuisance. So I don't feel completely guilty.
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02-20-2010, 07:23 PM	#2
escobar929 Brigadier General 154 Rep 4,528 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hollywood, FL iTrader: (14) Garage List 2020 M2 CS [10.00] 2020 M240i [0.00]	happened to me once in an older car, it was a b!tch getting it out, it got stuck way up there
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02-20-2010, 08:12 PM	#3
Sidh135i BMW Technician 35 Rep 829 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (3)	that made me lol
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02-20-2010, 10:16 PM	#5
NYC6 Banned 71 Rep 2,070 Posts Drives: '10 135i PPKI/06 C6 Z51 Vette Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: LI/NY iTrader: (0)	At least it wasnt a coyote in the grill like that one pic going around the web.
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02-21-2010, 01:49 AM	#6
38 Special New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 120i E81 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Geneva, Switzerland iTrader: (0)	This is some part of a rabbit (probably the tail) stuck on mine... Repair was covered in full by the insurance (nothing to pay), with an invoice of USD 1,600.00 from the bodyshop : Last edited by 38 Special; 02-21-2010 at 02:37 AM..
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	You drove home like that? hahahahahaha __________________
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02-21-2010, 02:28 AM	#8
supraking Captain 49 Rep 759 Posts Drives: 128i Coupe 6MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 128i Coupe [0.00]	lmao... i feel sorry for the bird but that's hilarious.
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ChrisM135i Verd1chtete 1ntensität 146 Rep 660 Posts Drives: BMW 135i E82 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Munich, Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i E82 [0.00]	wooohooo.. what an insane pic..! +1 for driving home with the bird hanging in the grills...! btw. Saved your pics on my disk.. no one will believe me the story without pics..! __________________ BMW 135i E82 - 6 MT - *///*M-Sport - M 261 - Black Saphir - Xenon - PDC - NaviProf - BMW Online - BMW Assist - HiFi Sound System
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jibaholic101 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	OP: pics no longer show up __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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02-21-2010, 04:03 PM	#12
clutchcargo Enlisted Member 3 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 135i M Sport, Black. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	ok now?
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02-21-2010, 04:13 PM	#13
meg180 Captain 68 Rep 756 Posts Drives: BSM G80 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Wow, that's crazy
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02-21-2010, 05:11 PM	#14
ptack Brigadier General 266 Rep 4,469 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [6.50]	Wille E Coyote __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Apex EC-7s, PPK Stage II
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02-22-2010, 08:52 AM	#15
Sidh135i BMW Technician 35 Rep 829 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (3)	Everyone that I showed this pic started cracking up! or cringed! mostly laughed though =D
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02-22-2010, 12:17 PM	#16
miro2296 Colonel 57 Rep 2,251 Posts Drives: '08 Montego Blue BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round Rock, TX iTrader: (1)	damm! __________________ ------------------------------------- BMW 135i/6 Speed/Montego Blue/Formula One Ceramic Tint/JB4 G4/AA Sport Intercooler/19 inch Iconz 880Z(19X8.5 & 19X10)/PSS 225/35 & 265/30/E93 M3 front sway bar/TRW front and rear Control Arms/BMS Drop In Filter/Dinan Exhaust/BlackLines/Upgraded \\\M RSFB
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SlickShift Lieutenant Colonel 323 Rep 1,804 Posts Drives: '11 BMW E90 M3 ZCP, '21 X5 ZMP Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (7)	So rarely do I get to use this picture... __________________ -Nick 2018 BMW 440i - M Sport, Exec Glacier Silver Metallic/Coral Red Dakota Retired: '00 323i, '06 325Ci, '09 135i, '06 Z4M Roadster, '93 525i, '76 2002, '14 X1, '14 M235i, '16 X4, '16 435i
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wmj73 Captain 25 Rep 715 Posts Drives: M2 Comp, 440i GC Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: QLD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 [0.00] 2020 BMW M2 Comp [0.00]	doubt the bird experienced, Sheer Driving Pleasure
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T89 Lieutenant Colonel 39 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: Z4 35i & Mini Cooper S Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Geneva & Joburg iTrader: (0)	Isn't that the new bmw performance grills? T
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