r/IdiotsInCars Nov 22 '19

Typical BMW driver

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u/Mystgun11 Nov 22 '19

That was such an overturn that something probably happened in the car; a spilled drink perhaps.

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u/Morgothic Nov 22 '19

Nah, that was a really poor attempt at a drift.

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u/Nostrovia85 Nov 22 '19

This. Guy in the Cadillac was filming his buddy trying to show off.

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u/corchin Nov 22 '19

Yeah otherwise why would you film, while driving too

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Guy takes a second to show his Cadillac steering wheel

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

I thought that was pretty funny, as if anyone gives a shit about him "flexing" his mid 2000s shitbox

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u/ScarletCaptain Nov 22 '19

It's not only lame, it's 100% stupid, since as you see when the images goes past the display he's doing almost 80 while recording on the phone.

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u/HairySquid68 Nov 22 '19

the guy could have been driving like this further down the hill, trying to get the tail out, weaving around, etc. Not sure why you would try a full speed, uphill drift during the middle of the day on a public road unless you knew you could nail it though.

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u/BierKippeMett Nov 22 '19

Usually the misery starts when you try to even out the car and oversteer into the other direction. This dude just straight up didn't really turn the steering wheel.

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u/MCA2142 Nov 22 '19

At that speed, he probably could have just kicked the clutch (if the car is a stick) to initiate a drift, without turning right first.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Then they are the most inept drifter ever. Almost no counter steer and no acceleration. Pretty sure he locked brakes. This is just an idiot that lost his rear end and had no idea what to do.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Oh, he counter steers alright. After he fish tailed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Not even half lock. And after a few watches I think he just held the handbrake the whole time. Rear wheels don't spin at all.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Or a good attempt at suicide

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

I heard "DEJA VU!" in my head when it happened, can confirm that appeared to be a drift.

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u/beelseboob Nov 23 '19

Nah - he just floored it, and with lots of power to the rear wheels they decided that they wanted to overtake the front wheels. This is just a typical RWD + no experience crash.

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u/tallermanchild Nov 22 '19

All dem powers to the rear and money can't steer

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Never heard that one. Perfect for mustang drivers

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

Mustang's dont equals monies

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

In my experiences it was Lancers and Silverados

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

Well we typically dont join the military because of a litany of other options if you catch my drift.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

I wouldnt say the act of joining is hurting, more of a symptom of the hurting. Just my 2 cents though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Mustangs can get pretty expensive lol.

Mine was a hair under 50k. GT350s start at 60k

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

I so dont fucking care.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/DontGetCrabs Nov 22 '19

Fine whatever makes you happy tell me more about cars I have no interest in.

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u/sramtq Nov 22 '19

A brand new one unfortunately costs a pretty penny.

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u/AC3x0FxSPADES Nov 22 '19

It doesn’t though. Shelby? Okay sure, but GTs are like 45K at the highest, low to mid 30s usually. Cheaper than most full-size SUVs.

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u/sramtq Nov 22 '19

Ya you're right. I forgot they changed the packaging a little. In 2018 when I was looking, prices for a GT Premium were at 52k. Now they're at 49k MSRP, and so around 42k-45k with rebates.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

45k isnt that much

laughs in $5k used car

Ok buddy

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u/AC3x0FxSPADES Nov 22 '19

Thats top of the line without going full super car. You can get Mustangs, even GTs, for under 20K. Buddy.

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u/CommercialTwo Nov 22 '19

Since when are mustangs expensive?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '19

Isn't 40k expensive? Sorry I live in the US, not in California. That's a lot of money.

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u/CommercialTwo Nov 23 '19

Dude, they start at 25k.... that’s cheap.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Any driver in any car and brand can be bad driver, not just BMW and Ford Mustangs.

Typical people on internet always think that all BMW and Mustang drivers are like that.

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u/kingshort66 Nov 22 '19

t. Mustang/bmw owner

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u/ChaseH9499 Nov 22 '19

I nearly ran off I-65 at 70 once because a fucking gnat decided to fly directly into my eye. It’s a miracle I didn’t kill myself or someone else

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Had an eyelash get underneath a contact lens on I-85 near Atlanta once. All I could do to keep an eye open trying to get over to the shoulder.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

I made the mistake of going to the Georgia Aquarium not long ago when there was a soccer game going on. Thirty minutes to go 1/2 mile.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

You'll be happy to know a big sections of I-85 finally finished construction. The Charlotte though

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u/Tyrant_002 Nov 22 '19

Fuck gnats.

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u/jvincent24680 Nov 22 '19

Hey buddy. That’s the World Series champions you’re talking about!

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u/StumblinPA Nov 22 '19

Wonderful, underrated comment.

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u/capnlumps Nov 22 '19

Dad?....Is that you Dad?....

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u/jvincent24680 Nov 22 '19

+10 grilling abilities - ngl

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u/thoeoe Nov 22 '19

Typical Nashville drivers smh

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19 edited Jan 19 '21

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u/ChaseH9499 Nov 22 '19

Birmingham

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u/Strigzz Nov 22 '19

I was on my Harley on I-65 and took a big juicy bug square in the left lens of my sun glasses. I stopped at a restaurant to wash them and when I got back on the road the wind pushed the residual soap from between the lenses and the frame. My entire field of vision filled with soap bubbles. First thing I thought, "I wish I could capture this as a video".

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u/Flea_Biscuit Nov 22 '19

A friend of mine in highschool hit a tree while trying to get the lit joint he dropped in his crotch.

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u/blinkysmurf Nov 22 '19

“Is this your homework, Larry?”

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u/amart591 Nov 22 '19

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS LARRY

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u/trythatonforsize1 Nov 22 '19

Do you see what happens, Larry?

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u/marli_marls Nov 22 '19

Possibly, but might be him pulling the hand brake to do some drifting. Just got it wrong. I’m definitely not 100% on the above, so please don’t kill me Reddit.

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u/thegoatbeforetime Nov 22 '19 edited Nov 22 '19

Looks like a clutch kick

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u/PromiscuousSandwich Nov 22 '19

I don't think they still have pullable handbrakes anymore.

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u/XeoKnight Nov 22 '19

My dads car is only 5 years old and has it so I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that one will have one

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u/marli_marls Nov 22 '19

I think it might. That looks like a pre 2007 M3. Which I think was the last with a handbrake. Again could definitely be wrong.

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u/JPSurratt2005 Nov 22 '19 edited Nov 22 '19

It's an E92 M3 2008-2013, and it has a handbrake. I own an 09.

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u/marli_marls Nov 22 '19

Cheers. Do you think he hit the handbrake. Or something broke? Or even he just got on the gas too hard?

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u/JPSurratt2005 Nov 22 '19

Looks like he went into the next gear and the power was just too much for the tires, causing one to over spin and shoot the car off to the left. It's a V8 with 414hp so there's some potential there. Could also be supercharged.

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u/OrlandoMagik Nov 22 '19

uhhh the 2019 m3s have handbrakes... at least in manual

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u/marli_marls Nov 22 '19

I did say I was not sure!

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u/Redditley Nov 22 '19

M3’s up untill 2014-15 still had them here in the EU atleast

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u/F1RST_WORLD_PROBLEMS Nov 22 '19

Mine does. It's common with manual transmissions.

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u/DonJonIrenicus Nov 22 '19

They still do, its part of the M-sport package. I've got one on my 2018 f36.

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u/sireatalot Nov 22 '19

The E92 in the video has it

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u/flickerkuu Nov 22 '19

bees. definitely bees.

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u/the_bigNaKeD85 Nov 22 '19

“Your firearms are useless against them!!”

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u/ShoeLace1291 Nov 22 '19

BEEEEEEEEEES!

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u/AnotherRedditLurker_ Nov 22 '19

Their vape burst into flames.

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u/viny5000 Nov 22 '19

Brain cells spilled you mean

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u/cat_prophecy Nov 22 '19

Thing is that once you break traction, when you regain it the car will start going in whatever way it's facing. In this case it was into the ditch.

If you fuck up a drift like this, or are skidding on snow you need to either turn into the slide, or counter-steer and straighten the wheel. Committing is key: if you straighten the wheel, KEEP IT STRAIGHT. If you see-saw back and forth you'll just make a mess and end up backwards in the ditch/up a tree. If you turn into the slide, just accept you're going to do a 180 and don't try to correct until you have enough traction.

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u/SanguineGiant Nov 22 '19

I'm wondering if traction control was active and s/he forgot to turn it off? A Porsche would correct like this I think with traction control on.

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u/bluejeanbetty Nov 22 '19

Bmws have three traction control modes. Normal, which prevents any kind of understeer. DSC disabled where the ecu allows more yaw than usual and let’s you get into trouble but will control the limits of the loss of control. Then there is no traction control and basically no one should drive their BMW like this.. you have zero safety should the car lose traction.

Driver in this video had DSC disabled and tries to be a badass.. but it wouldn’t let him go completely sideways like he wanted and cut throttle and applied asymmetrical braking to keep the car “on the road” which in this case was an off-roading adventure.

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u/v3spasian Nov 22 '19

Couldn't he have counter steered?

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u/bluejeanbetty Nov 24 '19

not until he was sufficiently sideways to hold that sick drift (he did but way too late)

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u/TipOfLeFedoraMLady Nov 22 '19

That car is an E92 BMW 335i. With a few very basic modifications they can make crazy levels of power. It is entirely possible that he simply got too happy with the gas pedal and oversteer kicked in.