First BMW 1M Wreck = First 1M Delivered In Korea [of only 80 total] :(

smurphy522 · 07-22-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kt3130

No surprise that the first 1M wreck was in Korea. After living there for two years, you are literally playing roulette every time you get behind the wheel. And another proven fact about Korea is that rain = rear end fest. Saw it all the time...

Ditto the not surprised it happened in S. Korea. Lived there for same amount of time in Ulsan and it is mayhem on the streets. Even the pedestrians are not safe on the side walks (where many cars park and short-cut through)! Rain, snow and foul weather have no impact on the driving style there.

A sad sight indeed!

varsity · 07-22-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris H.

Does the 1M not come with shadow line window trim?

I was thinking that. Maybe it's different for ROW markets.

Also I'm pretty sure the damage is going to require more than "moderate bodywork." The car is designed to crumple; I wouldn't be surprised if it's a total loss.

kinan_sleiman2006 · 07-22-2011, 10:04 AM

damn..sad

J-boogey · 07-22-2011, 10:05 AM

why doesn't this car have the shadow line trim? All of the american 1Ms come standard with this...

paper4 · 07-22-2011, 10:06 AM

I heard that a car which violated traffic signal hit the 1M..additionally wrecking one more vehicle.

And..shadow line trim is not provided for 1M in Korea..Everyone hate this.

We have no choice for customization here..no adaptive headlights, no harman-kardon..etc.

Jason · 07-22-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris H.

That sucks. Does the 1M not come with shadow line window trim?

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Originally Posted by J-boogey

why doesn't this car have the shadow line trim? All of the american 1Ms come standard with this...

Chrome line trim is standard on the 1M in some markets, and an option in others.

For example, US and UK 1Ms come standard with shadow line trim, while Germany gets chrome line standard.

PKumarM3 · 07-22-2011, 10:11 AM

damn, this stinks. hope the driver is ok!

MITE82 · 07-22-2011, 10:12 AM

M3 Adjuster · 07-22-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by esqu1re

Looks like it rear ended somebody.

I concur. hope everyone was ok, and best of luck to the owner in getting it repaired, it's very likely that replacement parts are in very short supply/backordered as manufacturers typically focus on the production line rather than stocking spare parts, in the early stages of production.

Juicehead · 07-22-2011, 10:19 AM

James T. Kirk · 07-22-2011, 10:19 AM

Lord knows what he paid for it. Anyone know?

Moo · 07-22-2011, 10:26 AM

So what happened exactly? We need this answered, swiftly.

desertfox73 · 07-22-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Moo

So what happened exactly? We need this answered, swiftly.

Easy now...I think it was answered above - another driver ran the light. Unless that driver is coming over here anytime soon, we're probably safe from this exact situation happening.

dh58 · 07-22-2011, 10:47 AM

I notice its a wet road. Mmmmm

Tweeked SRT4 · 07-22-2011, 10:57 AM

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

edwardio · 07-22-2011, 11:29 AM

wheres the sick bag.... as long as no one was hurt

Starholic · 07-22-2011, 11:35 AM

It was due to someone running a red light....

Terrible. The 1M owner was provided a Mercedes 350 coupe while his car is getting fixed...wonder how long that will take. Luckily noone was seriously injured(to my knowledge).

Nelrock · 07-22-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Starholic

It was due to someone running a red light....

Terrible. The 1M owner was provided a Mercedes 350 coupe while his car is getting fixed...wonder how long that will take. Luckily noone was seriously injured(to my knowledge).

Looks of the damage, doesn't look like a left/right impact, like you'd expect from a car having run a light. It looks like it got the entire front pretty uniformally.
Red light running happens a lot around where I am, I'm in the habit of paying attention as to whether somebody looks like they're going to slow down before I pull out. Wet pavement/braking maybe?
It's a shame though, was a nice looking car

M1 Supercar · 07-22-2011, 12:10 PM

Who cares!! Its a damn car.. As long as the diver is okay!! Let insurance take care of the rest. He'll have his car back in 4-7 weeks.

and 1 · 07-22-2011, 12:35 PM

happy m car is no longer happy

tonmonde · 07-22-2011, 12:36 PM

they shoulda loaned him a bimmer, but merc has more *status* in korea i guess

Augu$tu$ · 07-22-2011, 12:44 PM

I hope the beanie babies on the dash were ok.

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