YDH (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} adamopoulos) wrote,@ 2007-11-26 22:52:00 |
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Almost killed again: The Tale of the Cursed M3
Here we are again. Two and a half years ago, I sat here and wrote about how I was almost killed on the road. Remember this? Well, I thought that would be the worst thing that would happen to me on the road. I was wrong.
The Cursed M3
As many of you already know, I am a huge fan of BMW automobiles. After my 318ti was totaled in the rear-ending two and a half years ago referenced in the link above, I bought a 2001 330i. I drove that car for just over two years, and it was good to me. However, I have always lusted over the BMW M3 and vowed that one day I would own one.
Well, on August 1 of this year, the promise I made to myself came true, and I traded in my 330i and purchased a 2004 BMW M3 convertible! I even showcased my master negotiator skills at the dealership and got the car for several thousand below value, and extended warranty/maintenance through 100k miles, so there would be $0 in upkeep. Needless to say, I was proud to have acquired my dream car at the age of 27.
Three weeks after purchasing the car, I was driving on I-95 in the usual stop and go traffic prior to the Wilson Bridge. While stopped, I was rear-ended by some doofuses (or doofi?) from South Carolina. Oh, and of course they were driving an SUV. They put a hole in the bumper, bent the trunk and the rear frame. It was over 7k in damages (that their insurance paid) and the car was in the body shop for almost 2 MONTHS! I took it to one of the best body shops in Maryland, and they did an outstanding job. The car looked like new. So, I finally got my car back on about October 15. Just in time for the cold weather. I didn't care. I put the top down in 50 degree weather and froze, you know, because I could. Everything is good again, right?
Ha, no. So, this past Monday, I was returning to DC to work after a lunchtime doctor's appointment in MD. Still in MD, I came to this busy intersection. Two lanes going in each direction. I look up, light is green, and I'm good to go. As soon as I look back down, this man going in the other direction decided to make a left turn right out in front of me. Realizing that he made a mistake, he froze, blocking both lanes for me to get around him! I had nowhere to go, and I hit him, spun into an SUV, and then went straight into a stopped tractor trailer. Yes, a tractor trailer. I thought for sure that I was dead, or at least crippled for life.
After my initial shock, all I saw were airbags everywhere. There was shattered glass all over me. I couldn't see anything because my front end was bent into a /\. I started to move my arms and legs to make sure I still could. I was afraid to look in the rear view mirror at my face. I looked, and just a bloody lip. At this point, voices were coming from everywhere. My car has what's called BMW Assist, which is like On-Star, so they were talking to me confirming my location. Meanwhile, EMT's are outside telling me not to move. I am finally stretchered out. I was so shaken up that I forgot to do the NFL-style thumbs up as I was wheeled into the ambulance.
Went to the hospital in a lot of neck and back pain, and miraculously, the x-rays came back negative. I still have aches and pains in the area, and I do need to see a specialist, so we'll see. Regardless, I made out ok in a situation that could have easily ended my life. As for the other guy, he was walking about after the accident, but it turns out that he later went to the hospital for cracked ribs. The SUV and tractor trailer sustained minimal damage.
The other guy was cited for failing to yield on a left turn, and is liable for all four vehicles involved.
Now, the moment you have all been waiting for: Pictures of the carnage!
Oh look, it's the freshly repaired rear end of the car, one of the only spots left intact! Isn't that ironic?
Crunch. Just a couple of scratches here and there, I'm sure it will buff right out.
Beautiful
I think this happened during a spin
This is misleadingly horrific. The bumper was placed inside the vehicle after the accident
This is the other guy's Lexus. Look before you left, dude!
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So am I upset about my car? Nope, I haven't really thought about it. I can say I owned the car I always wanted. Yes, it was obviously never meant to be and most likely cursed, but I still owned one. I am just happy to have made it out of there in one piece. I truly must be one the most lucky unlucky guys out there. I also seem to have a fair amount of extra lives, so I must have been having a healthy diet of:
Be careful out there, kids. You could be the best driver in the world, and that doesn't always cut it.
-YDH
Here we are again. Two and a half years ago, I sat here and wrote about how I was almost killed on the road. Remember this? Well, I thought that would be the worst thing that would happen to me on the road. I was wrong.
The Cursed M3
As many of you already know, I am a huge fan of BMW automobiles. After my 318ti was totaled in the rear-ending two and a half years ago referenced in the link above, I bought a 2001 330i. I drove that car for just over two years, and it was good to me. However, I have always lusted over the BMW M3 and vowed that one day I would own one.
Well, on August 1 of this year, the promise I made to myself came true, and I traded in my 330i and purchased a 2004 BMW M3 convertible! I even showcased my master negotiator skills at the dealership and got the car for several thousand below value, and extended warranty/maintenance through 100k miles, so there would be $0 in upkeep. Needless to say, I was proud to have acquired my dream car at the age of 27.
Three weeks after purchasing the car, I was driving on I-95 in the usual stop and go traffic prior to the Wilson Bridge. While stopped, I was rear-ended by some doofuses (or doofi?) from South Carolina. Oh, and of course they were driving an SUV. They put a hole in the bumper, bent the trunk and the rear frame. It was over 7k in damages (that their insurance paid) and the car was in the body shop for almost 2 MONTHS! I took it to one of the best body shops in Maryland, and they did an outstanding job. The car looked like new. So, I finally got my car back on about October 15. Just in time for the cold weather. I didn't care. I put the top down in 50 degree weather and froze, you know, because I could. Everything is good again, right?
Ha, no. So, this past Monday, I was returning to DC to work after a lunchtime doctor's appointment in MD. Still in MD, I came to this busy intersection. Two lanes going in each direction. I look up, light is green, and I'm good to go. As soon as I look back down, this man going in the other direction decided to make a left turn right out in front of me. Realizing that he made a mistake, he froze, blocking both lanes for me to get around him! I had nowhere to go, and I hit him, spun into an SUV, and then went straight into a stopped tractor trailer. Yes, a tractor trailer. I thought for sure that I was dead, or at least crippled for life.
After my initial shock, all I saw were airbags everywhere. There was shattered glass all over me. I couldn't see anything because my front end was bent into a /\. I started to move my arms and legs to make sure I still could. I was afraid to look in the rear view mirror at my face. I looked, and just a bloody lip. At this point, voices were coming from everywhere. My car has what's called BMW Assist, which is like On-Star, so they were talking to me confirming my location. Meanwhile, EMT's are outside telling me not to move. I am finally stretchered out. I was so shaken up that I forgot to do the NFL-style thumbs up as I was wheeled into the ambulance.
Went to the hospital in a lot of neck and back pain, and miraculously, the x-rays came back negative. I still have aches and pains in the area, and I do need to see a specialist, so we'll see. Regardless, I made out ok in a situation that could have easily ended my life. As for the other guy, he was walking about after the accident, but it turns out that he later went to the hospital for cracked ribs. The SUV and tractor trailer sustained minimal damage.
The other guy was cited for failing to yield on a left turn, and is liable for all four vehicles involved.
Now, the moment you have all been waiting for: Pictures of the carnage!
Oh look, it's the freshly repaired rear end of the car, one of the only spots left intact! Isn't that ironic?
Crunch. Just a couple of scratches here and there, I'm sure it will buff right out.
Beautiful
I think this happened during a spin
This is misleadingly horrific. The bumper was placed inside the vehicle after the accident
This is the other guy's Lexus. Look before you left, dude!
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So am I upset about my car? Nope, I haven't really thought about it. I can say I owned the car I always wanted. Yes, it was obviously never meant to be and most likely cursed, but I still owned one. I am just happy to have made it out of there in one piece. I truly must be one the most lucky unlucky guys out there. I also seem to have a fair amount of extra lives, so I must have been having a healthy diet of:
Be careful out there, kids. You could be the best driver in the world, and that doesn't always cut it.
-YDH
