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Old 02-08-2008, 09:00 PM
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I definately agree on the "nervous about being rear-ended" statement- after my audi got totalled (by the car behind me's brakes failing) I have always looked twice.
I am always in my mirrors and know what's around me. I KNEW I couldn't go right and thought (hoped) no one was behind me. There was no one there my last pan but you never know. I didn't have time to look before braking, that's the only choice I had. I couldn't take my eyes off his eyes watching me barreling down on him.

Here's how close it was. Maybe it was more than a foot but damn, someone was watching over me.
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Wow...Nice photo of the rotors that saved you.
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good shot. the truck brakes are worth their weight in gold. saved me from a fair few deer in my day.
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Glad Your Safe L! I took applaud the BMW brakes, Actually German Brakes, The Treg's are stunning as well, those Germans sure know how to design safety!
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wow! glad you are ok!
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Old 02-09-2008, 07:23 PM
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Holy crap, L!! That was a bit too close for comfort! Glad both you and the other guy are OK. Thank God for BMW's MONSTER brakes!
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:40 AM
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L!! I just saw the picture. Holy cow! That is way too close for comfort. I am glad that your okay. I agree with lots of people's opinion - it's the person that is behind the wheel and knowing your vehicle that counts.
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Yup, agree on the sheer stopping power of all BMWs. I guess on the Autobahn, you gotta be able to do 100-0 stops on a repeated basis.

The biggest concern, as mentioned above, is people behind you not being able to stop in time. In my opinion, its often those American muscle cars that have the worst brakes in proportion to their acceleration abilities. The rotors on the Mustang I had were the size of milk bottle caps.
I have put my brakes to the test many times while doing 100+ and a vehicle pulls out into the left lane. Not one time have they ever faded or failed to perform.
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Glad your ok....did he happen to mention how or why he shot across traffic?
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Old 02-11-2008, 11:21 AM
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He didn't say, I didn't ask. I believe he veered onto the shoulder and over reacted when he realized and jerked the wheel way to hard.
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