Tree wins in a head on with a 135 in Vancouver Canada

[Lester]

I was driving down a busy First Ave in Vancouver on the weekend, just after a heavy rainstorm. The driver in his 20's just purchased this lovely Alpine white 2008 135i from his father 2 weeks ago. He told me "the driver ahead of him stopped suddenly, so he swerved off the road to avoid him". Luckily no one was hurt. The tree suffered some minor bark damage.

He was driving on a part of First Ave that is downhill. The tow truck driver said there is 4 or 5 accidents like this every week along this section of First Ave. The car probably can be repaired. The driver said he wan't actually going very fast when it happened.

[ignote]

Originally Posted by Lester

I was driving down a busy First Ave in Vancouver on the weekend, just after a heavy rainstorm. The driver in his 20's just purchased this lovely Alpine white 2008 135i from his father 2 weeks ago. He told me "the driver ahead of him stopped suddenly, so he swerved off the road to avoid him". Luckily no one was hurt. The tree suffered some minor bark damage.

He was driving on a part of First Ave that is downhill. The tow truck driver said there is 4 or 5 accidents like this every week along this section of First Ave. The car probably can be repaired. The driver said he wan't actually going very fast when it happened.

$10000+ in damage there.

[Gregoriovv]

Originally Posted by Lester

I was driving down a busy First Ave in Vancouver on the weekend, just after a heavy rainstorm. The driver in his 20's just purchased this lovely Alpine white 2008 135i from his father 2 weeks ago. He told me "the driver ahead of him stopped suddenly, so he swerved off the road to avoid him". Luckily no one was hurt. The tree suffered some minor bark damage.

He was driving on a part of First Ave that is downhill. The tow truck driver said there is 4 or 5 accidents like this every week along this section of First Ave. The car probably can be repaired. The driver said he wan't actually going very fast when it happened.

I sure hope the tree will be ok. I kid, I kid. Glad no one was injured and it looks like it can be repaired as long as there is no frame damage.

[hawkm3]

Damn well damage isn't to bad, maybe cause he wasn't going too fast

[edisapimp]

That sucks SOOOO bad! What a beauty. Hopefully they can fix that little bit of damage.

[Silenus]

Little bit of damage? That thing is close to totaled. Look at how the front rail is bent. Airbags deployed as well.

DSC on in the rain, kids.

[fun2drv]

Not leaving enough distance... People forget about Physics...

[edisapimp]

Originally Posted by Silenus

Little bit of damage? That thing is close to totaled. Look at how the front rail is bent. Airbags deployed as well.

DSC on in the rain, kids.

What the hell are you talking about? What is the "front rail" and where do you see that it's bent? Do you know what the frame of a car looks like? That damage is mostly cosmetic. Expensive, but cosmetic.

And just for your own personal edification, airbags deploy on collisions with fixed objects (like trees) at speeds as low as 8mph. Let me know the last time you drove anywhere at 7mph.

http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shop...gs/General+FAQ

[Diver]

There would have been less damage had he run into the car ahead of him. Trees are nearly immovable, a stopped car is not.

[edisapimp]

Originally Posted by Diver

There would have been less damage had he run into the car ahead of him. Trees are nearly immovable, a stopped car is not.

Definitely! The only thing is if you rear-end someone it is generally considered your "fault," and then you are generally considered responsible for the damages to the other car regardless of the circumstances under which the crash occured. Like the guy above said, following too closely is THE most dangerous thing you can do on the roads. If you hit the tree, the tree won't sue your insurance company (or God forbid sue you) for damages.

[Silenus]

Originally Posted by edisapimp

What the hell are you talking about? What is the "front rail" and where do you see that it's bent? Do you know what the frame of a car looks like? That damage is mostly cosmetic. Expensive, but cosmetic.

And just for your own personal edification, airbags deploy on collisions with fixed objects (like trees) at speeds as low as 8mph. Let me know the last time you drove anywhere at 7mph.

http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shop...gs/General+FAQ

There is a pretty stiff piece of metal (a rail) between the bumper and engine on the 135i. Considering how badly it is buckled, this car has way more than "cosmetic" issues. The cooling system, including the oil cooler, is likely trashed. 2 active headlights, a bent wheel, steering rack, thrust rods, wishbones, and who knows what else.

Thanks, I've forgotten more about BMWs and their MRS than you know. I am an experienced BMW technician, not some condescending asshole on a message board. I was pointing out the airbags because when they deploy that adds quite a bit to the repair bill.