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05-01-2008, 02:22 PM | #1 |
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Every time I look at a 1-series...
my eyes go right to the fender point in the pic. I can't stop staring at it, like a pit in your windshield. It bugs me somehow.
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05-01-2008, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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Yeah, the 'Pedestrian Impaler'. That 'feature' has been on a lot BMWs over the past decade. You'll get used to it.
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05-01-2008, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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Looking at pictures before I got my 135, I was also worried about that point. When I got my car I looked at it and it looks fine. It's lined up well with the hood and it has become a non-issue.
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LOL .. unless you actually have impaled a pedestrian Crowley
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Just keep your kids clear of the impaler, you should be fine.:wink:
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05-01-2008, 03:06 PM | #8 |
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Why is it that it doesn't seem perfectly lined up on every 1 I see. I purposefully haven't looked at mine yet, but wouldn't mind impaling a few pedestrians. They should know better when they see a 1 coming, get the hell out of the way. And don't scratch my paint job either during the impaling. Much obliged.
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05-01-2008, 04:03 PM | #9 |
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I see it all the time, too. Unfortunately my eye finds flaws or potential flaws without even trying. It's a curse. Just ask the wife.
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05-01-2008, 07:49 PM | #10 |
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what's this pedestrian impaler? Please excuse my stupidity/ignorance
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05-01-2008, 08:25 PM | #12 |
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The pointy front part of the fender (circled) in the OP. :wink:
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JB has been shown to alieviate much of the psychosis associated with pedestrian-impaler fixation.:wink::biggrin:
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05-02-2008, 10:05 AM | #16 |
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That's why they fitted 6 piston brakes. Just hit them hard to clear anyone stuck to your front end.
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HAHAHAHA nice
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05-02-2008, 10:29 AM | #18 |
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lol
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so not only does the driver have a chubby from excitment but the car does as well
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OMG seriously you should have never pointed that out it is gonna bug me for the life of my car or until i sell it
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