How was your day?

Bart@AUTOcouture · 03-04-2009, 05:39 PM

So this morning i call my fiancé and tell her a bit of good news about an offer on a house we own. I start the convo with the usual "I got good news honey". After I'm done telling her the good news, she asks "so what's the bad news?" I guess we're all used to the good 'ol "I got good news and bad news" routine "Well" I said, "there is no bad news" "Good" she says. "talk to you later"

30 minutes pass by..

I'm driving in to my office and on the way is a hand car wash that I go to on a normal basis when I don't hand wash the car myself. So I figured, what the hey, snowed the other day, got some salt on the car, might as well run through. Keep in mind this is one of those hand washes that the track doesn't pull you on (it used to be, but they converted it to hand wash without the brushes), since my car is too low to get into those anyway, and I don't like the machines scrubbing the paint. I pull in, they hose it off, and as I'm pulling forward I feel the car's rear end drop. I see the car wash attendants' faces drop as well. I open my car door, look back, and see this:

Turns out, as I was pulling forward, one of the metal panels moved with me, and my driver's side wheel fell into the drain that's under the panel. Fun. I tell them I'm not moving until the cops get here. I start snapping some pics and call the police so they can write me up a report. 45 mins later, a nice police officer shows up. Glad he was young and "into cars" so he knew exactly how serious this "could be". The car fell into the drain and was resting on the support arm. Not sure how much damage until I see under the car. Now I'm thinking, how the hell are we going to get the car out of the hole? To get a 2-ton jack under my car, I need to drive onto some wood planks since the car is dropped, and now the car is practically sitting on the ground.

Well, after a little debate with the car wash attendants, I decide to try to slowly pull forward to see if I can come out of it without hearing any grinding. About 8 guys slightly support the rear and I pull forward out of the hole. Being AWD, the front wheels had traction, I was able to pull forward without doing any damage.

Police officer gets me the owner's name and business license number and tells me it's a civil manner and he can't give me a police report. OK - I'll deal with the owner. Hopefully he's not a total prick and I have to take him to small claims court and doesn't hassle me for a few hundred bucks.

Complimentary car wash, notice them scrambling to put the cover back on the drain.

Maybe I should have gone to the "Best car wash by hand #1?"

I leave the car wash, everything seems fine, and I notice that my steering wheel is not centered when I'm going straight, odd. I guess I need an alignment. I pull over and notice I have a little less air in my rear tire (on the passenger side). I get to a gas station and try to fill it with air and I see that it's not helping. Looks like when the other side went into the drain, this side punctured the tire and air is leaking out. Cool.

Guess what, no spare. Awesome. I call my friend to come pick me up so I can get one of my stock wheels from my house and swap it. He says "No problem, I'm on my way." 10 minutes later I get a text, "I got a flat". Sweet.

Nice and Clean

I call my fiance to leave work and come get me. She's on her way. She tells me she'll be there in 15 mins. "Take your time" I say. "I'm just going to go up a block or 2 and get some coffee and lunch cause I'm hungry" I walk there, buy my tuna fish wrap and coffee, start walking back to my car, and drop 1/2 my wrap in the mud. Nice. As I lean over to see if I could salvage any of the wrap I spill my coffee on me and twist my ankle (nothing serious, but I thought it was funny to add)

Think I could just patch that up? HAH!

Wooohoooooo!! As I always say, "It could be worse."

How was your day?

jaserion · 03-04-2009, 05:45 PM

damn, sorry to hear!

methodtim · 03-04-2009, 05:47 PM

Dayam, that sucks. Glad to see that you kept and even keel through the whole thing. Some people would have lost it and started gatting everyone.

kamek · 03-04-2009, 06:07 PM

lol... I would've lost it. Hope the car is OK.

karliejai · 03-04-2009, 06:08 PM

damn that sucks!!! so how much you think ur gonna ask? a new rear + tire + alignment (thats just the basic) and u still have to check everything else with a shop or whatever

btw werent u trying to sell ur CSL? haha =X

Bart@AUTOcouture · 03-04-2009, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karliejai

damn that sucks!!! so how much you think ur gonna ask? a new rear + tire + alignment (thats just the basic) and u still have to check everything else with a shop or whatever

btw werent u trying to sell ur CSL? haha =X

shouldn't be more than a few hundred bucks..

Ya, I'm probably gonna keep them for at least a few months.. they look too sweet.

Donald-335i · 03-04-2009, 06:32 PM

jesus lol sorry to here that BTW that car wash looks really familiar which one is this..>

Bart@AUTOcouture · 03-04-2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donald-335i

jesus lol sorry to here that BTW that car wash looks really familiar which one is this..>

its on broadway in newark

shift330 · 03-04-2009, 06:42 PM

Man, if all that happened to me I'd go postal! Sorry to hear and good luck with the repairs.

Z22Z · 03-04-2009, 06:47 PM

god and his one sided humor....:

its cool man tomorrow is another day.

addy85 · 03-04-2009, 06:54 PM

wow, keep us updated. Glad to see no major damage happened

JBiddy · 03-04-2009, 06:56 PM

......WOW!!!! just when i thought i was having a bad day! good luck with everything man,

Craig@SupremePower · 03-04-2009, 07:02 PM

DAMN...

danniexi · 03-04-2009, 07:04 PM

Wow. Hopefully the only damage is the wheel and tire and none of the suspension components.

Hope it all works out for you! Must've been a crappy day.

40yroldawakening · 03-04-2009, 07:12 PM

I thought I had bad days, gezz !!

I feel for ya, I don't know how I would have taken that. I may have shot somebody.

PCR · 03-04-2009, 08:08 PM

All things considered....My day was awesome in comparison.

Good luck dude... Just 3 more hours and it's another day.

MyE92 · 03-04-2009, 08:41 PM

Damn dude, sorry to hear about all of that...Good luck with everything. Maybe you should play the lottery today....

fizzle · 03-04-2009, 09:16 PM

damn dude, that sucks, but like you said COULD BE WORSE! lol at least you are taking it with pride..

brandonhighhighhigh · 03-04-2009, 09:18 PM

it WAS worse. he forgot:

he missed one other thing that happened to him today...or didn't

... At work.. for no fucking reason whatsoever, there was a nude model shoot....for some porno mag
yep.. he was with his car and tire issue in joysey...

karliejai · 03-04-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonhighhighhigh

it WAS worse. he forgot:

he missed one other thing that happened to him today...or didn't

... At work.. for no fucking reason whatsoever, there was a nude model shoot....for some porno mag
yep.. he was with his car and tire issue in joysey...

what? where do YOU work! lol

NinetyEight740 · 03-04-2009, 10:31 PM

look on the brightside, that tire was shot anyways... but yea that sux...

Yoshii · 03-04-2009, 10:39 PM

damn thats crazy...could it have gone any better??

03-04-2009, 05:39 PM	#1
Bart@AUTOcouture 1007 Rep 4,619 Posts Drives: F95X5M \| E46M3 \| E92M3 \| E60M5 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (5)	How was your day? So this morning i call my fiancé and tell her a bit of good news about an offer on a house we own. I start the convo with the usual "I got good news honey". After I'm done telling her the good news, she asks "so what's the bad news?" I guess we're all used to the good 'ol "I got good news and bad news" routine "Well" I said, "there is no bad news" "Good" she says. "talk to you later" 30 minutes pass by.. I'm driving in to my office and on the way is a hand car wash that I go to on a normal basis when I don't hand wash the car myself. So I figured, what the hey, snowed the other day, got some salt on the car, might as well run through. Keep in mind this is one of those hand washes that the track doesn't pull you on (it used to be, but they converted it to hand wash without the brushes), since my car is too low to get into those anyway, and I don't like the machines scrubbing the paint. I pull in, they hose it off, and as I'm pulling forward I feel the car's rear end drop. I see the car wash attendants' faces drop as well. I open my car door, look back, and see this: Turns out, as I was pulling forward, one of the metal panels moved with me, and my driver's side wheel fell into the drain that's under the panel. Fun. I tell them I'm not moving until the cops get here. I start snapping some pics and call the police so they can write me up a report. 45 mins later, a nice police officer shows up. Glad he was young and "into cars" so he knew exactly how serious this "could be". The car fell into the drain and was resting on the support arm. Not sure how much damage until I see under the car. Now I'm thinking, how the hell are we going to get the car out of the hole? To get a 2-ton jack under my car, I need to drive onto some wood planks since the car is dropped, and now the car is practically sitting on the ground. Well, after a little debate with the car wash attendants, I decide to try to slowly pull forward to see if I can come out of it without hearing any grinding. About 8 guys slightly support the rear and I pull forward out of the hole. Being AWD, the front wheels had traction, I was able to pull forward without doing any damage. Police officer gets me the owner's name and business license number and tells me it's a civil manner and he can't give me a police report. OK - I'll deal with the owner. Hopefully he's not a total prick and I have to take him to small claims court and doesn't hassle me for a few hundred bucks. Complimentary car wash, notice them scrambling to put the cover back on the drain. Maybe I should have gone to the "Best car wash by hand #1?" I leave the car wash, everything seems fine, and I notice that my steering wheel is not centered when I'm going straight, odd. I guess I need an alignment. I pull over and notice I have a little less air in my rear tire (on the passenger side). I get to a gas station and try to fill it with air and I see that it's not helping. Looks like when the other side went into the drain, this side punctured the tire and air is leaking out. Cool. Guess what, no spare. Awesome. I call my friend to come pick me up so I can get one of my stock wheels from my house and swap it. He says "No problem, I'm on my way." 10 minutes later I get a text, "I got a flat". Sweet. Nice and Clean I call my fiance to leave work and come get me. She's on her way. She tells me she'll be there in 15 mins. "Take your time" I say. "I'm just going to go up a block or 2 and get some coffee and lunch cause I'm hungry" I walk there, buy my tuna fish wrap and coffee, start walking back to my car, and drop 1/2 my wrap in the mud. Nice. As I lean over to see if I could salvage any of the wrap I spill my coffee on me and twist my ankle (nothing serious, but I thought it was funny to add) Think I could just patch that up? HAH! Wooohoooooo!! As I always say, "It could be worse." How was your day?
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jaserion Captain 120 Rep 973 Posts Drives: BMW Onsh'mo... Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	damn, sorry to hear! __________________ 2015 F31 Sport Wagon 2014 Tesla Model S 2011 E93 M3 - Gone 2008 E92 M3 - Gone 2006 E90 325i - Gone
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kamek Brigadier General 358 Rep 3,447 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens, NY iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW 328xi [8.20]	lol... I would've lost it. Hope the car is OK.
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karliejai Da Kid 121 Rep 4,576 Posts Drives: JetBlack e90 335i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (4)	damn that sucks!!! so how much you think ur gonna ask? a new rear + tire + alignment (thats just the basic) and u still have to check everything else with a shop or whatever btw werent u trying to sell ur CSL? haha =X __________________ MODS: OEM Front Splitter \| ACS Roof Spoiler \| OEM Trunk Spoiler \| Matt Black Front Grill \| Black Shadowline Window Trim \| Painted Front Lower Rod \| Blacklines \| JDM Yellow Fogs \| Custom Silver CF Headlights with LUX 4.0 \| Eisenhaus Sports Exhaust
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Donald-335i Banned 191 Rep 3,588 Posts Drives: The Hoes Crazy! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (13)	jesus lol sorry to here that BTW that car wash looks really familiar which one is this..>
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shift330 Blue Force Tracker 124 Rep 1,372 Posts Drives: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ iTrader: (6) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Man, if all that happened to me I'd go postal! Sorry to hear and good luck with the repairs. __________________ Stay safe 855th MP Company! Hosmer/Espinoza you're my boys!!
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Z22Z Lieutenant 33 Rep 536 Posts Drives: WRX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Glendale, CA iTrader: (0)	god and his one sided humor....: its cool man tomorrow is another day.
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addy85 Got beef? 138 Rep 3,646 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arlington Texas iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	wow, keep us updated. Glad to see no major damage happened __________________ Special Thanks to AU335
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JBiddy Brigadier General 198 Rep 3,840 Posts Drives: F82 ///M Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern/N.J iTrader: (9)	......WOW!!!! just when i thought i was having a bad day! good luck with everything man, __________________ ///M
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1001 Rep 74,998 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	DAMN...
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40yroldawakening Lieutenant 42 Rep 480 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chambersburg,PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 07 e90 335i [0.00]	I thought I had bad days, gezz !! I feel for ya, I don't know how I would have taken that. I may have shot somebody. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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PCR Private First Class 6 Rep 121 Posts Drives: '09 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	All things considered....My day was awesome in comparison. Good luck dude... Just 3 more hours and it's another day.
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MyE92 El Presidente 278 Rep 6,962 Posts Drives: your mom wild. Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (24)	Damn dude, sorry to hear about all of that...Good luck with everything. Maybe you should play the lottery today....
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fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 234 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	damn dude, that sucks, but like you said COULD BE WORSE! lol at least you are taking it with pride..
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brandonhighhighhigh Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: Fiat Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Poland iTrader: (0)	one more thing it WAS worse. he forgot: he missed one other thing that happened to him today...or didn't ... At work.. for no fucking reason whatsoever, there was a nude model shoot....for some porno mag yep.. he was with his car and tire issue in joysey...
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NinetyEight740 Major General 231 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	look on the brightside, that tire was shot anyways... but yea that sux...
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Yoshii Major General 140 Rep 8,650 Posts Drives: 2008 Titanium Silver 335i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Corona, Ca iTrader: (2)	damn thats crazy...could it have gone any better?? __________________ SOLD-2008 E90 TiAg 335i SOLD-2011 Mitsubishi Evo X 2013 F10 535i Msport, KW V3's with more Mods to come!!!
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