If I may ask for a moment of silence...

External Since: May 16, 2008 Posts: 11

I was walking from my office to the kitchen around 8:00pm tonight to
replenish my glass of Sailor Jerry's and noticed flashing lights outside
my living room window.

I opened the door and what did I see:

My 2001 BMW 740IL with 68,000 miles on it with the passenger side front
end pushed all the way up to the windshield and the rear end pushed up
onto the hood of the car that was parked a good five feet behind it.
According to witnesses hit by an old model van that fled the scene.

She was a good old girl, beautiful, sleek and powerful. She was sweet and
the best car I've ever owned... quite possibly the best thing I've ever
owned. I'm very much afraid at this point I'm going to be told her only
future is the car crusher.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed but because I can see engine and
suspension through the gaping hole where her headlights used to be that
she's gone, beyond any reasonable repair.

So if you feel the slightest bit inclined... lift a glass to this fallen
sweetheart.

--
I told you this was going to happen.

External Since: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 355

One of the reasons why I keep buying 7 series BMW's is that the second one
suffered a similar accident to this except that I was in it at the time*.

Whilst the accident was most unfortunate, my choice of car meant I am here
and able to type this...

"Ivan Marsh" <ivanmarsh RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1221114353_24042@news.usenet.com...
>I was walking from my office to the kitchen around 8:00pm tonight to
> replenish my glass of Sailor Jerry's and noticed flashing lights outside
> my living room window.
>
> I opened the door and what did I see:
>
> My 2001 BMW 740IL with 68,000 miles on it with the passenger side front
> end pushed all the way up to the windshield and the rear end pushed up
> onto the hood of the car that was parked a good five feet behind it.
> According to witnesses hit by an old model van that fled the scene.
>
> She was a good old girl, beautiful, sleek and powerful. She was sweet and
> the best car I've ever owned... quite possibly the best thing I've ever
> owned. I'm very much afraid at this point I'm going to be told her only
> future is the car crusher.
>
> I'm keeping my fingers crossed but because I can see engine and
> suspension through the gaping hole where her headlights used to be that
> she's gone, beyond any reasonable repair.
>
> So if you feel the slightest bit inclined... lift a glass to this fallen
> sweetheart.
>
> --
> I told you this was going to happen.