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Artemis · 11-10-2011, 03:21 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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Tuned1M · 11-10-2011, 03:23 PM

There's a moral to the story here.

Rikx1M · 11-10-2011, 03:27 PM

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

infinitekid2002 · 11-10-2011, 03:37 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, 03:41 PM

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

Ian///M · 11-10-2011, 03:45 PM

lucky...I think those tips are like $400 each

as7920 · 11-10-2011, 05:04 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, 06:23 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, 07:54 PM

1M doesnt have backup cams?

ethanh8791 · 11-10-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

1M doesnt have backup cams?

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

infinitekid2002 · 11-10-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

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, 09:03 PM

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

James T. Kirk · 11-11-2011, 09:46 AM

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

v1k0d3n · 11-11-2011, 09:54 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, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

1M doesnt have backup cams?

Those are for Lexi

Rekraps · 11-11-2011, 10:07 AM

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

Artemis · 11-11-2011, 03:24 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, 03:46 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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Originally Posted by EINSER M

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?

11-10-2011, 03:21 PM	#1
Artemis Colonel Drives: 1M (VO) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,279 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, 03:23 PM	#2
Tuned1M Brigadier General Drives: ANAW1M Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 3,141 iTrader: (1)	There's a moral to the story here. __________________ MY 1M IS FOR SALE: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=814303

11-10-2011, 03:37 PM	#4
infinitekid2002 Creepin while ya sleepin Drives: Like a Bat out of Hell Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: City of Angels Posts: 3,193 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 135i [3.59]	that's effin close bro..i try to park backwards because of curbs but that thing is so high even the back isnt safe __________________

11-10-2011, 03:41 PM	#5
discoboy1 Major Drives: E82 1M VO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,262 iTrader: (3)	A few grocery bags in the trunk and you were toast!!! __________________ 2011 E82 1M VO

11-10-2011, 03:45 PM	#6
Ian///M Brigadier General Drives: 1M E82 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oz Posts: 4,528 iTrader: (0)	lucky...I think those tips are like $400 each __________________ BMW 1M VO - Cobb, Remus muffler, MadDads midpipes, ETS 5" FMIC, ER CP, CDV, OCC, Michelin PSS

11-10-2011, 03:27 PM	#3
Rikx1M MSgt (ret) Drives: VO 1M #739/740 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Heidelberg Germany Posts: 1,541 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 series M ... [5.00]	By all the scratches next to you on the sidewalk, you can tell others weren't so lucky.

11-10-2011, 05:04 PM	#7
as7920 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: BMW 1SMC BSM Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,654 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.

11-10-2011, 06:23 PM	#8
Dee Pee First Lieutenant Drives: '02 M Roadster, '11 AW 1M Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 352 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!

11-10-2011, 07:54 PM	#9
Robert Major General Drives: 135i, current is350 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal Posts: 6,765 iTrader: (1)	1M doesnt have backup cams? __________________ - There's nothing in my pocket other than knives and lint

11-10-2011, 09:03 PM	#12
mikewills Captain Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Newport News, VA. Posts: 769 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Duc 848 [0.00]	Moral of the story.....no fats chicks allowed. __________________ BMWCCA #454364

11-11-2011, 09:46 AM	#13
James T. Kirk Captain of the Enterprise Drives: 2011 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 1,407 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)

11-11-2011, 09:54 AM	#14
v1k0d3n Captain Drives: 1M Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 921 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

11-11-2011, 10:07 AM	#16
Rekraps USMA 81 Drives: 2011 1M VO with classy mods! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 112 iTrader: (0)	Talk about almost getting it up your tailpipe! Lucky man.

11-11-2011, 03:46 PM	#18
MusclezMarinara Banned Drives: VALNCYA Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 5,026 iTrader: (23) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [5.00] 2009 335i Sedan xdrive [4.67]	Damn bro!

09-01-2012, 04:47 PM	#19
Artemis Colonel Drives: 1M (VO) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,279 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). __________________ “For ’tis the mind that makes the body rich” (W. Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 4, Scene 3)

09-01-2012, 04:53 PM	#20
EINSER M Brigadier General Drives: 2011 E82 1M Join Date: May 2006 Location: 34.1064° N, 117.5922° W, 300m altitude Posts: 4,442 iTrader: (29) Garage List 2011 E82 1M \| CURRENT [3.84] 2012 E82 135 \| CURRENT [2.00] 2011 E90 335 \| CURRENT [5.00] 2006 E60 550 \| CURRENT [0.00] 2007 E85 Z4M\| SOLD [1.50] 2003 E53 X5 4.6is S ... [4.50] 2008 E92 328 \| SOLD [0.00] 2008 E82 135 \| SOLD [0.00] 2008 E90 335 \| SOLD [0.00] 2003 E46 M3 \| SOLD [3.75] 2006 E90 330 \| SOLD [5.00] 2003 E46 330ZHP \| SOLD [0.00]	mon dieu mon dieu __________________ 2011 E82 1M AW \| 419 of 740 CLICK HERE: EINSER M's Темникова E82 AW 1M build thread

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