Lost another coupe.....

[Keith_H1]

Sad to say that I lost a fight with a rock wall last Friday night. Another car suddenly came into my lane and I reacted immediately. Next thing I saw was that I was committed to an exit ramp that I had no way of executing at 55 mph. Luckily, the wall was angled and the car rode up it as opposed to coming to a dead stop. From the top, it rolled down the side and landed on the roof. I crawled out and walked away. I was taken to the e.r. at Vanderbilt in Nashville. Incredibly, nothing was broken and there were no internal injuries. I had two badly sprained ankles, bruised left pec and lung, mild whiplash and various other scrapes and bruises. I had to stay in the trauma unit until Monday afternoon because of my ankles and breathing difficulty. I'm gonna miss the car and hate to be the one responsible for the further thinning of an already thin herd, but I'm glad I made it through to be able to buy another one soon.

[i2ichal2dZ4M]

time to get an M !

[itdnwiwbp]

Wow! Glad you're relatively unharmed.

[templarklimek]

your z gave it's life to save yours.

[Small Yellow]

Sorry for your loss. It landed on its roof right? That proves the rigidity of the frame. I remember someone kept posting a pictures of a completely collapsed z4m coupe but this is more accurate as now I really believe that one fell down a mountain.

[StickMon]

Glad you're OK!!!

Best of luck. Hope you're back in the saddle soon.

[seank]

Holy sheeeet!

[Finnegan]

^WHS!

Glad you're okay.

[Keith_H1]

Originally Posted by 6MT M3

Sorry for your loss. It landed on its roof right? That proves the rigidity of the frame. I remember someone kept posting a pictures of a completely collapsed z4m coupe but this is more accurate as now I really believe that one fell down a mountain.

Yes. It rode up the rock face (thank God it was angled so I didn't just come to a complete, bone shattering stop) then rolled a couple times down the side before ending on the roof. If I had been in a convertible it might have been much uglier. You can see in the pics that the roof is dented in slightly.

[Keith_H1]

Originally Posted by templarklimek

your z gave it's life to save yours.

Yes.....it did....and I will be forever grateful. That car absorbed and dissipated an incredible amount of energy.

RIP, LF77419, you will never be forgotten....

[avsbmw]

wow glad you are ok!

[Keith_H1]

Originally Posted by i2ichal2dZ4M

time to get an M !

I considered the M when I was originally shopping for one, but decided that the SI was better for me. I put 65k on this car in a little over 2 years. Less maintenance, better fuel mileage, better "daily driver" manners, and I have arthritic knees from years of climbing telephone poles so the auto tranny was another consideration. Besides, I really liked leaving it in sport mode all the time for the firm shifting and using the paddles.

It looks like my next toy is probably gonna be a E91......Yes, you read that correctly. For once, I'd like to be able to take ALL of my guns on vacations and shoots along with whatever else I might want or need instead of prioritizing and leaving 75% of it behind. Besides, if done right, they're pretty sharp cars.

[mcoupe5/6]

Wow, glad you are ok.

[Dine]

Sobering images, glad you're ok and that the car did its job. Cars are replaceable, people are not!

[M-Power M3]

Originally Posted by Keith_H1

Yes.....it did....and I will be forever grateful. That car absorbed and dissipated an incredible amount of energy.

RIP, LF77419, you will never be forgotten....

+1 Glad you're coming out ok OP. Cars come and go. Time for the next project.

[Twisted Six]

SO glad your ok. Rocks like those can open a car right up.

Is there any chance you can get a picture of the roof without debris atop it ?

I've got a file of pix showing roof damages/exposures to better explain why my CF roofs are engineered the way they are.

[ricanbandit]

Dude! Thank goodness you made it out of there relatively unscathed! Sad that the coupe had to go, but after all it was just a car. At least your are back in action which is whats really important.

[Huz-Z]

Anything I can say at this point is repetitive, but I'll say it anyway - sorry about your car. While our Z4s occupy a special place in our hearts, their job is to protect the occupants in a crash. And this one did a darn fine job for you.

I'm happy you are okay and here's my wish that you never experience a crash like this again!

[Walkurie]

Cars can be replaced, glad you are okay. Get well soon!

[Keith_H1]

Originally Posted by Twisted Six

SO glad your ok. Rocks like those can open a car right up.

Is there any chance you can get a picture of the roof without debris atop it ?

I've got a file of pix showing roof damages/exposures to better explain why my CF roofs are engineered the way they are.

Sorry....but I didn't get any pics of the bare roof. Those were taken last Wednesday at the wrecker yard. State Farm has already moved it to their facility.

[p1nk50ck]

wow, that's some scary stuff. glad to hear that you're okay, and that you were able to walk away from that.

[vachss]

Ouch, it really hurts just looking at those pictures. Glad you didn't end up looking like your coupe!