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Yesterday I got approved a 2003 BMW 325i w/68K on the ODO. I went to take the car for another test drive today. So I went down to the store at lunch and make sure this is really what I wanted. I checked out the car, opened the hood, checked the connections and saw everything was nominal. I hopped in the drivers seat and turned the motor over and fell in love. The exhaust sounded perfect, a nice I6 rumble that sounded like sex.
I pulled out of the lot and feathered the the throttle down Ann Arbor Rd. I could feel this car moving with me instead of against me. Lane changes were smooth and braking was too easy. I thought the brakes felt wierd, but I never felt the crunch again after that in the brakes
I turned onto SB I-275 and blipped the throttle. Gear changes from 2nd to 3rd happened quickly. beforwe I knew it I was at 80 mph in 3rd gear. A cop on my left, hiding in the median and I dropped the gears down to 2 and let the engine brake the car. It was perfect, like butter.
Once past the local authorities, I opened up the throttle body and jumped to 100mph from somewhere near 71mph
103.... 104... 105... everything was great. I dropped from 6th to 5th gear and really laid into the throttle. The BMW came to life and threw me back in my seat. I knew what love felt like and it was being violated by a pissed off german car.
109... 110... 111... BANG! My stomach dropped and I started to panic. I lost brake pedal feel. No brakes... I thought to myself that i had no way of slowing down from 111 mph. I pulled up on the e-brake and the right rear wheel caught and grabbed at the caliper. The car went right and then the stability control kicked in. I could hear it trying to apply the brake to each wheel to keep it straight, but it was all for nothing as I was pretty sure the brake booster was gone. I tried turning off the Stability Control with 0 results.
I dropped gears and kept slamming them lower and lower. The engine brought the car down to about 30mph, then I had no throttle. I couldn't accelerate to the right side of the road. I turned on the hazards and pulled to the left and let the grass in the median do its thing to slow the car down with good ol fashioned friction.
I pulled off and called the store, they sent a tow truck out from BMW USA. I waited, called a friend and talked while the truck showed up. Underneath the car was a puddle. Coolant and Brake fluid.
Anyone know why this might have happened?
I pulled out of the lot and feathered the the throttle down Ann Arbor Rd. I could feel this car moving with me instead of against me. Lane changes were smooth and braking was too easy. I thought the brakes felt wierd, but I never felt the crunch again after that in the brakes
I turned onto SB I-275 and blipped the throttle. Gear changes from 2nd to 3rd happened quickly. beforwe I knew it I was at 80 mph in 3rd gear. A cop on my left, hiding in the median and I dropped the gears down to 2 and let the engine brake the car. It was perfect, like butter.
Once past the local authorities, I opened up the throttle body and jumped to 100mph from somewhere near 71mph
103.... 104... 105... everything was great. I dropped from 6th to 5th gear and really laid into the throttle. The BMW came to life and threw me back in my seat. I knew what love felt like and it was being violated by a pissed off german car.
109... 110... 111... BANG! My stomach dropped and I started to panic. I lost brake pedal feel. No brakes... I thought to myself that i had no way of slowing down from 111 mph. I pulled up on the e-brake and the right rear wheel caught and grabbed at the caliper. The car went right and then the stability control kicked in. I could hear it trying to apply the brake to each wheel to keep it straight, but it was all for nothing as I was pretty sure the brake booster was gone. I tried turning off the Stability Control with 0 results.
I dropped gears and kept slamming them lower and lower. The engine brought the car down to about 30mph, then I had no throttle. I couldn't accelerate to the right side of the road. I turned on the hazards and pulled to the left and let the grass in the median do its thing to slow the car down with good ol fashioned friction.
I pulled off and called the store, they sent a tow truck out from BMW USA. I waited, called a friend and talked while the truck showed up. Underneath the car was a puddle. Coolant and Brake fluid.
Anyone know why this might have happened?