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sand-eel
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14th Jun 09 at 15:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Someone wanted to hear the car so I started it up, not realising I left it in reverse and with the hand brake off, I started it up standing outside the car and then it went over a kerb and into a wall.



Luckely the bumper isn't cracked, just a bit scuffed and so is the spoiler, but sadly the metal bit above the bumper got bent a bit and the bumper will have to be aligned back again.


[Edited on 15-06-2009 by sand-eel]
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14th Jun 09 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i really shouldnt but FLOL.

glad its not too damaged though.
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could of been worse mate, just get the damage sorted and forget about it
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I did this today when someone asked me to start the sport lol, lucky it just missed the pole, i left it in 1st gear
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14th Jun 09 at 15:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I never leave my car in gear. Because i know im an idiot and would do this all the time
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14th Jun 09 at 15:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lucky no one was stood behind you, still though shit happens

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14th Jun 09 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Last night I was thinking thank god it wasn't that bad, but then today I realised the metal bit is bent so a new one of these....
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF72&mospid=47429&btnr=41_0000&hg=41&fg=25 NO2 may have to be welded in, incase the panel beater can't bash it back to normal.
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
lucky no one was stood behind you, still though shit happens


There was about 4 people behind the car at the time, never seen people move out the way that fast
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14th Jun 09 at 15:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any pics of the damage can usually just be repaired rather than replacing the back panel

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A few weeks ago in work I pulled on to the petrol station in one of our hire vans to fill it up, some dozy bint infront was finding it hard to get near to a pump so I had to reverse a bit. I completely forgot it was in reverse and when she left I let the clutch up and accelerated thinking I'd be goin forwards, I shot backwards across the forecourt good job it wasnt busy.
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That should hopefully be easy to fix, unless a bracket is bent or something.



Rear panel dentage goes about 10cm for the worst bit but is gradually bent for another 40cm maybe, its really thick metal there so who knows.

[Edited on 14-06-2009 by sand-eel]
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shit happens mate. Nevermind could have been worse! No matter when i start my car even if the car is out of gear before i turn the key i put the clutch down. Good habit to be in i suppose.

[Edited on 14-06-2009 by GTM]
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14th Jun 09 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah I quite often do that as well, pitty in this case I was leaning in the car to start it.

To make things worse later that night in the pub some guy felt my arse...later on I was told he was an actual gay, and a bird asked if I was gay too...some harsh words were spoken then.
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14th Jun 09 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I really wish I saw that happen. But damn unlucky
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Oh bugger
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should be ok to repair that, does look abit funny below the o/s lamp, shouldnt cost too much if the bumper doesn't need painting

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Thats really bad mate, i stopped in traffic the other day and i stopped quite far away from the 4x4 infront of me for some reason. Luckily i did as i took my foot off the the clutch pedal but forgot it was in gear! Jumped forward by a foot. After shitting myself and every looking at me i then cooly lit a fag
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i had the back of my car on axel stands yesterday sorting out fuel lines on the tank, then foolishly started it up in gear. luckily no damage to the car but the axel stands dug into the tarmac and wrecked it
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14th Jun 09 at 18:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol
Ben G
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this is why push button start is a very good thing
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Unlucky mate. We all make mistakes eh!
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The bumper will have just popped off it's mounts iirc, my brother had a 318is a while back and didn't spot the big yellow bus stop behind him one day The bumper was hanging like that but it just needed popping back in
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I hope so, thats tomorrows job anyway
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
this is why push button start is a very good thing

Had a curtsey car about 3weeks ago. Honda Civic. That had a push button and started in gear!
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I never start anything unless the clutch is in, just habbit I suppose

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