 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  05-12-2009, 05:57 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |  Almost totalled my car
Well, coming home from college I almost lost the TI  Just got over the Tapanzee Bridge (if you don't know it, it's a big bridge in NY with NARROW lanes and lots of potholes. If it had happened there, I'd have no car I can guarantee it. So, about .5 miles past that bridge I'm doing 75 in the left lane, and the car suddenly starts fishtailing wildly. Took me about 10 seconds to reel her in and get it under control, all the while the guy next to me did not give me ANY room, like he didn't care if he got hit. So I then worked my way across 4 lanes of heavy traffic with the car fishtailing with anything less more than minute steering/throttle adjustments. Then it was a 55mph drive home, and I'm VERY glad I picked up the spare for this car. I think it's funny how low my car is the spare doesn't really look out of place. Check out the damage to the tire. I think a cut valve stem caused the inital blowout, and the damage occured during the driving with it flat, but I can't say for sure. All in all, it was a VERY eventful trip.   __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. |  |  | | 05-12-2009, 06:00 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
WHEW. That my friend is known as a tank slapper.
I remember the Tappan Zee when the divider wasn't anything more than a solid yellow line. I hated that bridge.
Gotta take some deep breathes now. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 05-12-2009, 06:08 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 610 |
I'm really glad you're both ok! | | | | | 05-12-2009, 07:38 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,895 |
Glad you got through it okay!
I'd rather get slappy in a car than on a bike! __________________ ...
ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ | | | | | 05-12-2009, 11:03 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76  The term "tank slapper" comes from motorcycling and it usually ends badly: | thank you, I didn't feel like looking it up  glad you didn't wreck | | | | | 05-13-2009, 12:15 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
Thanks guys, it was definetely a rush, but oddly enough it didn't scare me at all. I guess it's from all the purposely-losing traction in parking lots/snow to get a feel for the car. 96, I can't even imagine the Tap with no barrier. That'd scare the S*** out of me And I would never want to go through that on a bike No way I could recover without getting bucked off __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 05-13-2009, 12:26 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
Tapanzee is a cool bridge.. except when its windy! LOL  or rainy, or snowy... LOL good thing you didnt f- your car up! __________________ 
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/SAP delete/ASC+T delete/Hayabusa valve springs/MM's LTW flywheel | | | | | 05-13-2009, 12:44 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
Quote: Originally Posted by marko Tapanzee is a cool bridge.. except when its windy! LOL or rainy, or snowy... LOL good thing you didnt f- your car up! | I hear that. Never had any problem with it in the BMW, but in anything else it's a much slower ride. Can't imagine it with ice/snow Good luck with the teardown  __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 05-13-2009, 12:53 AM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 19 |
wow, you got really lucky. here is a video of a audi driver who manages to save his car too while flying down the autobahn. You can tell he about ****s his pants as he pulls over to the side of the road to check his car out. lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZfczrgERXk | | | | | 05-13-2009, 01:16 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
thanks man.. shame you are not gonna be arround.. I'd love to see your car. Quote: Originally Posted by budget76 I hear that. Never had any problem with it in the BMW, but in anything else it's a much slower ride. Can't imagine it with ice/snow Good luck with the teardown | __________________
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Metric Mechanic's 2.0 stroker/258' intake cam/42 lb. inj./remap/HD fuel pump
/DASC w.3' pulley @ 15psi/SNOW System/3.45 LSD/Billstein PSS coils
/Stromung Exhaust/DS1's/X-Brace/Front & Rear H&R Sways/OMP 300mm SW
/SAP delete/ASC+T delete/Hayabusa valve springs/MM's LTW flywheel | | | | | 05-13-2009, 02:17 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
Quote: Originally Posted by marko thanks man.. shame you are not gonna be arround.. I'd love to see your car. | Yeah, any other weekend I'd be coming, but this is a twice a year trip, and I missed the last one. We'll definetely have to meet up. I wanna check out the Metric, and you can check out my car when it looks good for once. __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 05-13-2009, 04:57 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burlington, NJ Posts: 560 |
Glad you're ok... and I H8 the Tappan Zee. __________________ 1996 318ti - 2000 Z3 2.3 - 2012 MINI Cooper Hatchback | | | | | 05-14-2009, 03:41 PM | #14 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 19 |
WOW! My interior would be a different color if that happened to me! haha Good thing you and your ti are ok!! __________________ Ti in progress and lovin it.
 | | | | | 05-14-2009, 08:39 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
Quote: Originally Posted by mikay1814 wow, you got really lucky. here is a video of a audi driver who manages to save his car too while flying down the autobahn. You can tell he about ****s his pants as he pulls over to the side of the road to check his car out. lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZfczrgERXk | ahhahaha he will be dancing!!! all night long! perfect song at the moment __________________
-Josh
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