Totaled my 96 Bmw 328is

[StuartJoyce]

A couple nights ago I parked my 96 Bmw 328is in my driveway and woke up the next morning only to see it smashed into a tree at the bottom end of my driveway. Although it was on flat ground and yet in nuetral, the E brake was not fully engaged. Word of advice, never trust the E brake! Kinda weird i bought the car Dec 28th 2002, and it was totaled dec 28th 2005. Maybe thats a sign.. M3???

 

[Big Daddy]

Too bad, sorry to hear about this. Yes you could upgrade to an M3 now!

 

[jonaphn]

wow. that's too bad. sorry to hear it.

makes me think now since my car is sitting right now in my drive way with only the e-brake on..

 

[y 2 k]

Maybe thats a sign.. M3???

 

[Tom]

Sorry to hear, but I'm glad you're ok. Upgrade to an M3 is a great new years present.

 

[frolf]

and then always leave it in gear with the e-brake engaged

 

[deutsch100]

When I had a manual, I always left it in gear, with the E brake also set. Do you guys leave your car in N? Is that a normal thing? No offense, but it seems completely stupid to me to park the car, and leave it in N.

 

[Kirby]

I always park a manual transmission car in 1st or reverse. In some states the law actually states this.

My daughter parked the 325i a few weeks ago with the brake on and not in gear, I told her something like this could happen. Now I have evidence to show her.

 

[StuartJoyce]

I usually parked my car in a gear, but since i was at my house and since the car was on a flat surface with a slight slope asbout 8 feet infront, and the e brake atleast half way, also i tested my ebrake after the car was wrecked and had it all the way up, and it still rolled forward on a slight slance. ohwell

 

[nadroj]

yeah i always leave mine in gear, when i first got my 318is i was hanging out with some friend and i left it in N with the e brake up and some one leaned on my car and it started to roll yeah that was the first and last time i left an of my cars with just the hand brake,

btw sorry that sucks

 

[grc]

totalled? must be some driveway and some tree! did it explode and burst into flames like on the A-team?