Servicing costs for a '68 plate BMW M4 Competition

Chris_English

Grumpy_chap said:

I hope the OP is safe and well.

Maybe he's put imagnary cheap tyres on his imaginary M4 and sent it backwards into an imaginary ditch so is now in imaginary hospital.

Grumpy_chap

Chris_English said:

Grumpy_chap said:

I hope the OP is safe and well.

Maybe he's put imagnary cheap tyres on his imaginary M4 and sent it backwards into an imaginary ditch so is now in imaginary hospital.

That is my fear, especially given the lack of familiarity with the high powered car and the excitement of it being new.

k3lvc

Coincidentally this one flashed up earlier - youth in newly acquired, high performance BMW with girlfriend 

First photos from scene of serious crash in New Road Yeadon as police forensic investigations continue | Yorkshire Post

What's left of it sold for £2k through local salvage yard yesterday - can't see whether the splitter was intact

Jenni_D

I can't see how there was £2k worth of usable parts left. 😲

victor2

Does illustrate the strength of a modern Beemer in a crash though. Hard to see how anybody could survive that!

k3lvc

Jenni_D said:

I can't see how there was £2k worth of usable parts left. 😲

There weren't - that was the topic of the thread elsewhere - the only 'part' wanted will have been the paperwork/numbers 

motorguy

victor2 said:

Does illustrate the strength of a modern Beemer in a crash though. Hard to see how anybody could survive that!

A modern beemer is very strong in a crash.  However it depends what you hit and how hard you hit it.

I think the damage on that car shows just how in excess of any sane speed he was going, on a public road, in a built up area.

k3lvc

motorguy said:

victor2 said:

Does illustrate the strength of a modern Beemer in a crash though. Hard to see how anybody could survive that!

A modern beemer is very strong in a crash.  However it depends what you hit and how hard you hit it.

I think the damage on that car shows just how in excess of any sane speed he was going, on a public road, in a built up area.

According to images speedo was stuck at 70mph/rev counter at 5,500rpm 

motorguy

k3lvc said:

motorguy said:

victor2 said:

Does illustrate the strength of a modern Beemer in a crash though. Hard to see how anybody could survive that!

A modern beemer is very strong in a crash.  However it depends what you hit and how hard you hit it.

I think the damage on that car shows just how in excess of any sane speed he was going, on a public road, in a built up area.

According to images speedo was stuck at 70mph/rev counter at 5,500rpm 

It would surprise me greatly if that happened as there is an electronic link to the car not a physical cable driven one.

I see from other pictures its an M140i.  I'd say he was doing a lot more than 70MPH when he hit something in that.  Ours is built like a tank.

Silly speed to be driving at in a built up area.

k3lvc

According to images speedo was stuck at 70mph/rev counter at 5,500rpm 

It would surprise me greatly if that happened as there is an electronic link to the car not a physical cable driven one.

I see from other pictures its an M140i.  I'd say he was doing a lot more than 70MPH when he hit something in that.  Ours is built like a tank.

Silly speed to be driving at in a built up area.

Not sure on the technology/connection but this was the pic in the auction