» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 10-10-2005, 10:14 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19 | Post hurricane bimmer The Car upsde down in the ditch is a 2005 z4. The surge pushed it around like a toy. and this is from hurricane Katrina a few blocks from my house. Sorry i dont have one to proove its a bimmer but i got the pic from a friend and he doesnt care for bimmers (hes azn) | | | 10-10-2005, 10:30 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Saint Paul, MN Posts: 606 | ouch! Did you have a lot of damage yourself? __________________ '96 Alaska Blue ti w/ Supersprint cat-back exhaust...Dinan CAI & Chip...Eibach Pro-Kit Springs...Bilstein Sport shocks...BavAuto camber kit...Brembo d/s rotors...UUC SSK...Centerforce Dual Friction clutch...TMS 9lb flywheel...18 inch OZ Rims...Carbon-Fiber dash/gauge bezel...Momo Shift Knob...Indiglo gauges...Schroth Harness...ZKW's/ProLumen 6k HID...Predator Chromiums http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...urowerksig.jpg | | | 10-10-2005, 11:07 PM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19 | the adjuster has already come by we got 10.5 for damages the shingles are gone some of the rooms got minor water damage in ceilings but mine didnt I still dont have cable | | | 10-11-2005, 01:54 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I don't think that's a bimmer; maybe a caprice or something similar (note the exhaust and the (shoddy) location of the gas tank). And you need to get your friend off the JDM crap. I think the saying goes: "you can't polish a turd." __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 10-11-2005, 02:56 AM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19 | Does this make more since since you were looking at the wrong car? And i know for a fact it was a a bmw as stated on the rims when i walked beside it and when i sa Z4 thatwas a definite. | | | 10-11-2005, 04:10 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 | Damn man, that sucks, I'll be damned if I bought a new car and had it trashed in a hurricane | | | 10-11-2005, 02:20 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Saint Paul, MN Posts: 606 | Quote: Originally Posted by impulse922 | rofl __________________ '96 Alaska Blue ti w/ Supersprint cat-back exhaust...Dinan CAI & Chip...Eibach Pro-Kit Springs...Bilstein Sport shocks...BavAuto camber kit...Brembo d/s rotors...UUC SSK...Centerforce Dual Friction clutch...TMS 9lb flywheel...18 inch OZ Rims...Carbon-Fiber dash/gauge bezel...Momo Shift Knob...Indiglo gauges...Schroth Harness...ZKW's/ProLumen 6k HID...Predator Chromiums http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...urowerksig.jpg | | | 10-11-2005, 02:34 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brecksville/Cleveland Ohio Posts: 259 | what choice would you have Quote: Originally Posted by PettitWC Damn man, that sucks, I'll be damned if I bought a new car and had it trashed in a hurricane | what choice would you have you couldn't have drove it anywhere and afterwards the water would have flooded it anyway. __________________ "Driving to slow, THAT'S TI ABUSE"!!!! "BMW WAKE UP AND DRIVE" | | | 10-11-2005, 03:50 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I really need to learn how to read. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 10-11-2005, 06:16 PM | #10 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | man, even upside down, bmws look nice! __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 10-11-2005, 08:36 PM | #11 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19 | It was parked on government property(it is a naval home) so they have nothing to worry about it will all be paid for. That is why so many people had so many cars there. At that same place they had a private water tower and it fell also. Its the big blue thing on its side | | | 10-11-2005, 08:56 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 | Quote: Originally Posted by LN318TI what choice would you have you couldn't have drove it anywhere and afterwards the water would have flooded it anyway. | Good point... | | | 10-11-2005, 09:28 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 | Quote: Originally Posted by impulse922 I still dont have cable | ah, the important things __________________ 1995 BMW 316i Cosmos Black Mods: • Magnex Cat-Back Exhaust • Smoked Corner Lights + Repeators • M3 17" Wheels • De-Baffled Air Box • AC HandBrake Handle and Gear Knob • DEPO Euro Epsiloids + Predator Chronium Rings • Chrome Interior bits •IE Poly-Urethane RSFMs • Kenwood Power Series Audio • Powder Coated e36 325 Front Callipers • Sports Seats | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |