Testament to BMW Safety (Severe Accident) - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

rfootball7 · 12-16-2009, 03:17 PM

I just wanted to go on the record saying that these cars hold up so well in extreme crash situations. I was recently involved in a serious accident and the car hit 2 trees and then rolled over 6 times finally skidding to a stop on its roof. The Car struck the first tree on the rear passenger side of the car, then spun around and hit a 2nd tree head on. After hitting the 2nd tree the car began to roll over. I was able to crawl out of the drivers side window without any injuries whatsoever.

No i was not street racing. However I was driving at a moderately high rate of speed and coming around a slight left bend in the road when the rear end of the car over-steered to the right. it had been raining all day and just recently stopped and the car hit a wet patch in the road. The car immediately went off the road and the passenger side smashed into the first tree. At that point the entire passenger side of the car was totally destroyed (the rear passenger rim shattered on impact, the driveshaft was ripped out of the differential, and the entire rear end was ripped into pieces). I also blacked out at this point. The car supposedly then ricocheted back across 2 lanes to the left side of the road where it struck a 2nd tree almost head on from the drivers side. The car then began to roll over at least 5-6 times. When I regained consciousness the car was still rolling a few more times. Finally it slid on its roof for about another 75-100 feet (with sparks flying everywhere). The accident left a trail of wreckage for about 2-300 yards before the car came to a rest on its roof in the middle of the road. I was hanging upside down in the seat and managed to unbuckle the seat belt. The drivers door would not open and was jammed shut so i resorted to climbing through the drivers window to get out of the car. At this point there was gasoline pouring in the vehicle because the fuel tank ruptured during one of the impacts. There was no one else in the vehicle with me when this happened, which is a good thing because the roof over the passenger seat totally collapsed. The car was also so badly damaged that the SOS system did not work to make the 911 call.

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D.yi · 12-16-2009, 03:22 PM

holy hell jesus... you walked out of that with no injuries??

py335 · 12-16-2009, 03:22 PM

dear god that looks terrible! glad to know you're ok man! one feeling that i always get when i step into my bimmer is the security and safety the car provides.

Richardo · 12-16-2009, 03:24 PM

Wow! Sorry about your car, but be glad you're alive to talk about it! How fast were you traveling when the vehicle lost control?

fll335 · 12-16-2009, 03:26 PM

Zaino

edit (glad ur OK)

Prowess Symphony · 12-16-2009, 03:28 PM

Wow, amazing that you had no injuries. What caused the accident?

Dubbedoutbimmer · 12-16-2009, 03:31 PM

your tack is stuck at 4K crazy

Dubbedoutbimmer · 12-16-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedoutbimmer

your tack is stuck at 4K crazy

I call dibs on the tow hook cover in the fron bumper

very glad you are still with us any passengers?

Prowess Symphony · 12-16-2009, 03:36 PM

If you had a rear passenger, they would have been hit by the rear door panel. I dont know how much injury that would have caused.

mkato13 · 12-16-2009, 03:40 PM

Dear god. I am glad yoru ok. I had a horrible accident in my old saturn. Lost control at 75 hit a curb then flew sideways into a tree. cracked the frame in half. I crawled out through the sunroof with only a small scratch. God bless engineering. What happened that you lost control?

kiwistu · 12-16-2009, 03:48 PM

holy cr*p mean accident
great to hear your ok!
reminds me a clip a saw somewhere on the web of an SL merc rolling on the autobahn at high speed and the guy hopping out unhurt
Amazing, imagine 30 or 40 years ago what would have happened?

Tee212 · 12-16-2009, 03:55 PM

omgut your toe and camber is fucked up bigtime, how you got out alive baring no injuries is beyond me!

D@m!n!C@no · 12-16-2009, 03:59 PM

OMG.. glad you are ok man!!

Kroy · 12-16-2009, 03:59 PM

I'm still a little boggled at how crawled out with no injuries. Would have imagine you got tossed around pretty bad. You got some awesome luck there; best not test it though. Glad you're still in one piece.

BMWinNorthdakota · 12-16-2009, 04:17 PM

More details please.

BayMoWe335 · 12-16-2009, 04:22 PM

Cabin looks solid. Our cars are tanks.

Glad you're OK.

Little Zaino will buff that right out.

Castel · 12-16-2009, 04:28 PM

Wow dude! Good you are ok, that looks crazy!

Some people on this forum will argue it's repairable and not totalled though

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gimmes name · 12-16-2009, 04:30 PM

holy mother of troy.......

ianthegreat · 12-16-2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwistu

holy cr*p mean accident
great to hear your ok!
reminds me a clip a saw somewhere on the web of an SL merc rolling on the autobahn at high speed and the guy hopping out unhurt
Amazing, imagine 30 or 40 years ago what would have happened?

30 to 40 years ago he probably would have taken out all the tree's.. so much steel on those old boats.

I am really glad you are ok! What a terrible looking accident.

E92-Lighting · 12-16-2009, 04:55 PM

glad you made it out okay

TommyK · 12-16-2009, 04:56 PM

OMG that looks horrible, thank god your ok. well welcome to the forum and thoes are crazy pics

zellex · 12-16-2009, 05:10 PM

Thank God you made it out alive. If it isn't too traumatic, do you mind describing what happened when your car hit the tree?

12-16-2009, 03:17 PM	#1
rfootball7 New Member Drives: BMW 328xi Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7 iTrader: (0)	Testament to BMW Safety (Severe Accident) I just wanted to go on the record saying that these cars hold up so well in extreme crash situations. I was recently involved in a serious accident and the car hit 2 trees and then rolled over 6 times finally skidding to a stop on its roof. The Car struck the first tree on the rear passenger side of the car, then spun around and hit a 2nd tree head on. After hitting the 2nd tree the car began to roll over. I was able to crawl out of the drivers side window without any injuries whatsoever. No i was not street racing. However I was driving at a moderately high rate of speed and coming around a slight left bend in the road when the rear end of the car over-steered to the right. it had been raining all day and just recently stopped and the car hit a wet patch in the road. The car immediately went off the road and the passenger side smashed into the first tree. At that point the entire passenger side of the car was totally destroyed (the rear passenger rim shattered on impact, the driveshaft was ripped out of the differential, and the entire rear end was ripped into pieces). I also blacked out at this point. The car supposedly then ricocheted back across 2 lanes to the left side of the road where it struck a 2nd tree almost head on from the drivers side. The car then began to roll over at least 5-6 times. When I regained consciousness the car was still rolling a few more times. Finally it slid on its roof for about another 75-100 feet (with sparks flying everywhere). The accident left a trail of wreckage for about 2-300 yards before the car came to a rest on its roof in the middle of the road. I was hanging upside down in the seat and managed to unbuckle the seat belt. The drivers door would not open and was jammed shut so i resorted to climbing through the drivers window to get out of the car. At this point there was gasoline pouring in the vehicle because the fuel tank ruptured during one of the impacts. There was no one else in the vehicle with me when this happened, which is a good thing because the roof over the passenger seat totally collapsed. The car was also so badly damaged that the SOS system did not work to make the 911 call.
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12-16-2009, 03:28 PM	#6
Prowess Symphony Major General Drives: e93 m3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,053 iTrader: (9)	Wow, amazing that you had no injuries. What caused the accident? __________________ Black Satin Kidneys/Gills/Tips, Shadowline Trim, Tint, Angel Eyes, Color Matched Reflectors, Door Lock Delete, Air Scoops, X-Pipe, Rear Fog ---> Click For xi/xDrive Suspension Compatibility List <---

12-16-2009, 03:36 PM	#9
Prowess Symphony Major General Drives: e93 m3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,053 iTrader: (9)	If you had a rear passenger, they would have been hit by the rear door panel. I dont know how much injury that would have caused. __________________ Black Satin Kidneys/Gills/Tips, Shadowline Trim, Tint, Angel Eyes, Color Matched Reflectors, Door Lock Delete, Air Scoops, X-Pipe, Rear Fog ---> Click For xi/xDrive Suspension Compatibility List <---

12-16-2009, 03:55 PM	#12
Tee212 All talk rollin on stocks Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside Posts: 1,793 iTrader: (3)	omgut your toe and camber is fucked up bigtime, how you got out alive baring no injuries is beyond me! __________________

12-16-2009, 03:59 PM	#13
D@m!n!C@no Why so serious? Drives: 335i Coupe, E30 325is Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Old City, PA Posts: 131 iTrader: (0)	OMG.. glad you are ok man!! __________________ _________________________ 08 BMW e92 335i //AW/Coral Red 87 BMW e30 325is //JB/Cardinal Red

12-16-2009, 03:22 PM	#2
D.yi Major Drives: SB e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SEATTLE Posts: 1,220 iTrader: (0)	holy hell jesus... you walked out of that with no injuries??

12-16-2009, 03:22 PM	#3
py335 First Lieutenant Drives: '08 AW E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NoVA Posts: 321 iTrader: (0)	dear god that looks terrible! glad to know you're ok man! one feeling that i always get when i step into my bimmer is the security and safety the car provides.

12-16-2009, 03:24 PM	#4
Richardo Private First Class Drives: 335i AT sport Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 143 iTrader: (0)	Wow! Sorry about your car, but be glad you're alive to talk about it! How fast were you traveling when the vehicle lost control?

12-16-2009, 03:26 PM	#5
fll335 Major Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 1,148 iTrader: (3)	Zaino edit (glad ur OK)

12-16-2009, 03:31 PM	#7
Dubbedoutbimmer Banned Drives: 335XI Coupe Loaded w/body kit Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 1,331 iTrader: (-1)	your tack is stuck at 4K crazy

12-16-2009, 03:40 PM	#10
mkato13 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 278 iTrader: (0)	Dear god. I am glad yoru ok. I had a horrible accident in my old saturn. Lost control at 75 hit a curb then flew sideways into a tree. cracked the frame in half. I crawled out through the sunroof with only a small scratch. God bless engineering. What happened that you lost control?

12-16-2009, 03:48 PM	#11
kiwistu Private First Class Drives: 335d Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 104 iTrader: (0)	holy cr*p mean accident great to hear your ok! reminds me a clip a saw somewhere on the web of an SL merc rolling on the autobahn at high speed and the guy hopping out unhurt Amazing, imagine 30 or 40 years ago what would have happened?

12-16-2009, 03:59 PM	#14
Kroy Colonel Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,272 iTrader: (1)	I'm still a little boggled at how crawled out with no injuries. Would have imagine you got tossed around pretty bad. You got some awesome luck there; best not test it though. Glad you're still in one piece.

12-16-2009, 04:17 PM	#15
BMWinNorthdakota Captain Drives: 2007 bmw 335i e90 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 892 iTrader: (0)	More details please.

12-16-2009, 04:22 PM	#16
BayMoWe335 Captain Drives: 2010 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US Posts: 881 iTrader: (0)	Cabin looks solid. Our cars are tanks. Glad you're OK. Little Zaino will buff that right out.

12-16-2009, 04:28 PM	#17
Castel Lieutenant Drives: BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 549 iTrader: (4)	Wow dude! Good you are ok, that looks crazy! Some people on this forum will argue it's repairable and not totalled though .

12-16-2009, 04:30 PM	#18
gimmes name Private Drives: 335 E92, 335 E93, S550, CLS550 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CA Posts: 96 iTrader: (0)	holy mother of troy.......

12-16-2009, 04:55 PM	#20
E92-Lighting BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: Matte Black BBS LM's with Kics Join Date: May 2008 Location: UCI CA 949 Posts: 10,316 iTrader: (108)	glad you made it out okay __________________ BMW ANGEL EYES ALL MODELS MTEC/DTEC E9X BMW EXTERIOR ITEMS + BMW PAINTED ROOF/TRUNK SPOILERS BMW REFLECTORS + LCI MTEC HALOGEN BULBS \|\| MTEC PHILIPS D1S/D2S/D3S/D4S HOT BMW LED INTERIOR KITS E9X/E60/E46 \|\| BMW LICENSE PLATE LEDS ALL MODELS ERROR FREE

12-16-2009, 04:56 PM	#21
TommyK Major Drives: E90 330i S.G.M Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orange County (Irvine) Ca Posts: 1,475 iTrader: (5) View TommyK's Garage	OMG that looks horrible, thank god your ok. well welcome to the forum and thoes are crazy pics __________________ \|S.G.M\|Fully Loaded\| 19’’ CSL’s\|BMS PBX\|RD Sport Exhaust\|CF: Front Splitters, Grilles, L.P Frame & Emblems\|Matte Black Eyelids\| 35% Tint\|LED 6000k Angle eyes \| M-Tec fogs\|CF Interior Trim\| AFE Intake\|M3 Spoiler\|Clear Corners\|Weight Reduction\|Rho Plate\|Escort X50\| Blacklines

12-16-2009, 05:10 PM	#22
zellex Private First Class Drives: 2010 BMW 335xi Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 120 iTrader: (1)	Thank God you made it out alive. If it isn't too traumatic, do you mind describing what happened when your car hit the tree?