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alexey21 · 09-30-2013, 07:30 PM

Tonight, coming around a corner around 55 to 65mph, I see 2 deer run out right in front of me. Man did those big blue shiny brakes save me!!!

I hope I dont gotta change them now. I was braking like a mother...

avlnch · 09-30-2013, 07:50 PM

After heaving braking, always good to let the brakes cool down before parking the car. That means driving easy for a 1-2 miles at decent speed (air cools).

If you don't do that, and you park your car.. the extremely hot pads and rotors will engage each other (in park), and leave a deposit on the rotors. Then tomorrow you will be braking at a light wondering what POS car around you needs a brake job.

JOHNBMWM5 · 09-30-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by alexey21

Tonight, coming around a corner around 55 to 65mph, I see 2 deer run out right in front of me. Man did those big blue shiny brakes save me!!!

I hope I dont gotta change them now. I was braking like a mother...

Good news, I had a Scare yesterday evening coming throuhg London, an Indian woman was approaching a junction looked straight at me and then just ran out in front of me

, just made it to a stop, the silly bitch just ran round the back of the car and carried on

, scared the S**t out of us.

dhirm5 · 09-30-2013, 08:28 PM

You think she was trying to get hit to screw you out of some unfair compensatory damages?

bimmer-boy · 09-30-2013, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dhirm5

You think she was trying to get hit to screw you out of some unfair compensatory damages?

That happens only in the states my friend

Neil McRae · 10-01-2013, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmer-boy

That happens only in the states my friend

nah it happens a huge amount in the UK i'm afraid.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/p...motorists.html

Neil.

JOHNBMWM5 · 10-01-2013, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dhirm5

You think she was trying to get hit to screw you out of some unfair compensatory damages?

No she was just F**king stupid, but I run a Blackvue Camera all the time in this M5 just for such occasions, so got some evidence.

///SAL · 10-01-2013, 01:09 AM

Nothing beats russia lol soon will have to drive with dash cam!!

bimmer-boy · 10-01-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dhirm5

You think she was trying to get hit to screw you out of some unfair compensatory damages?

No she was just F**king stupid, but I run a Blackvue Camera all the time in this M5 just for such occasions, so got some evidence.

Can the camera footage actually be used in a insurance claim John?

Neil McRae · 10-01-2013, 01:31 PM

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Can the camera footage actually be used in a insurance claim John?

depends on the insurance company - My wife's insurance company used video footage of a moron sideswiping her car, and, after I made a real nuisance of myself with local plod they also did they woman for not stopping after an accident. 6 penalty points and a 200quid fine!!! (she was indian also!)
Have video on all my cars and wouldn't leave home without it.

Cheers,
Neil.

JOHNBMWM5 · 10-03-2013, 03:51 AM

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Can the camera footage actually be used in a insurance claim John?

YEP it sure can, I use a MAC but the "File transfer/save" does not work on them yet, so I use a Windows machine to "Convert/Export" and it changes files to MP4 which can be watched on any media and transferred any which way, so you have your evidence or at least time and place ,conditions, map co ordinance , and events.

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