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#3. Mercedes SLR 165 MPH The owner of this SLR was showing off to his passenger on a desert highway in Qatar. They reached speeds of 160 MPH before losing control and flipping countless times. The car tore into 3 pieces.

#4. Ferrari Enzo 160 MPH 41 year old driver was killed after losing control of his Enzo at 160 MPH. The impact was so great that it tore the car into several pieces. Locals reported having seen and heard an Enzo being driven very hard the day before. Most likely it was the same car. Accident happened on October 30th, 2005.

#5. Lamborghini Murcielago 150 MPH This Lamborghini was only 6 days old and was NOT insured when the owner decided to see how fast he could go on a desert highway in Egypt. A truck cut him off at 150 MPH. He lost $350,000 but was glad to be alive

#6. TVR T350C 140 MPH This TVR was racing another vehicle in Johannesburg, South Africa, when the driver lost it at 140 MPH. The car slammed into a paved embankment and flipped over underneath an overpass.

#7. Chevrolet Corvette 140 MPH The driver of this Corvette got his car up to 140 MPH before spinning out and disintegrating on a Dallas, TX highway.

#8. Mercedes SLK 135 MPH This is what a Mercedes SLK looks like after slamming into a tree at 135 MPH in Germany.

#9. BMW 528i 135 MPH This 1998 BMW 5-series was being driven at 135 MPH when a tire blew out, resulting in the vehicle flipping several times and crashing into a concrete pillar.

Wherever there are wide open roads, there will always be drivers trying to push the limits of their cars. Many have no professional driving experience. When you combine that with a high-performance vehicle, you often end up with spectacular crashes. We've compiled a list of top 10 highest speed crashes on open roads. We hope you keep these in mind next time you have the urge to speed. #10. Ferrari 360 Modena 130 MPH The driver of this 2004 Ferrari 360 Modena was trying to show off to his girlfriend when he lost control at 130 MPH on a country road in France. The car ran into power lines, bringing down live cables and snapping the car in two. Both driver and passenger were lucky to survive the crash.

Only an Aussie could be this stupid. How do I know it's an Aussie? The ute has Queensland number plates.

You will need an Engineers Cert to get changes made to the compliancing of your car. Removing seatbelts and seats (yes the seats will have to be removed) is changing the structure of your car so firstly you need the Engineers report, then you have to go to VTNZ for the certificate and finally to LTNZ to get the specs changed on the Vehicle Information Report. Easiest thing is to put the belts and seats back in before you go for each new warrant of fitness.

Graham, that is my car in the photo and I in no way did this job on the cheap. It is a 5 star Mongoose system and it was installed here at my workplace by a registered alarm installer. Of course I was busy when the alarm was installed and didn't get the chance to inspect the work in progress and everything was back in place when I got the car back. Yes I did get it done at trade price and why not, I'm in the industry, but even so it still cost over $600.00

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, "Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!" Miraculously, a parking place appeared. Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind, I found one." Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The man said, "I do, Father." The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall." Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to go to heaven?" "Certainly, Father," was the man's reply. "Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest. Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father." The priest said, "I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now." ababab Paddy was in New York . He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, "Okay, pedestrians." Then he'd allow the traffic to pass He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk. After the cop had shouted, "Pedestrians!" for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, "Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?" ababab Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney. "Did you see the paper?" asked Gallagher. "They say I died!!" "Yes, I saw it!" replied Finney. "Where are ye callin' from?" ababab An Irish priest is driving down to New Yorkand gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut. The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car. He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?" "Just water," says the priest. The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?" The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!" ababab Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman." "Oh yeah?" said Charlie, "And how did this one end?" "When it was over," Mike replied, "She came to me on her hands and knees. "Really," said Charles, "Now that's a switch! What did she say?" She said, "Come out from under the bed, you little chicken." ababab Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed. In the morning, Flynn woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Mary staring at him from across the room. She said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you?" Flynn said, "Why you say such a mean thing?" "Well," Mary said, "it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

That's a nicely polished knob you have there Glenn

Happy birthday Martyn but how could anyone have a "Happy" birthday when they live in cold and windy Wellington?

I'm not surprised, they are getting so damned expensive the only way a lot of people would be able to afford them is on the never never.

This is evidently a common problem. It happened to my car and the auto electrician fixed it in no time. He ran another power supply lead to the solenoid and connected it with the existing lead, and I've had no trouble ever since.Cost $5.00

You must remember that a warranty is nothing more than an insurance policy, and as such, the warranty company will make sure that ALL of the terms of the contract have been carried out otherwise they will not pay out. Generally they are very good, but you do need a good mechanic who will go into battle for you with the assessors.

I think that this is a wise decision by the police. The resale value of a Toyota Previa is far greater than a Mitsubishi would ever be. So really the Police are saving the country money.

Welcome MLM. Photos of your car are a necessity.

Welcome to Bimmersport and yes photos are a must with any new member.

Sorry to disappoint you, but seeing that no one showed up there was soooo much free beer that Glenn and I got blind drunk and only had eyes for the gorgeous blonde barmaid.

Lame excuses. What do you guys expect? You get free beer, do you also want free taxis or your motel paid for? You're all a weak lot.

Glenn put on a shout at Fibber McFees last night. He had won a $100.00 bar tab and had advertised the fact on the forum and invited any Bimmersporter to attend. Well you rotton 'stay at homers' you don't know what you have missed out on. Glenn had also invited his staff and several of his friends, but only two bimmersporters took up the offer. Of course the $100.00 didn't last very long, but Glenn did give his credit card rather a bashing and between the platters of food and beer, a damn good time was had by everyone there. What's wrong with the members here, we are in a recession and someone offers free beer, and only two of us show up. Shame on all you members.

This means that I can indulge my favourite hobby of drinking knowing full well that I am improving my IQ. Einstein, your days are numbered, make way for me!!!!!

Remember Cliff and Norm, the two barflys from the TV show "Cheers?" Well this is Cliff's theory and I don't think I've heard the concept explained any better than this. 'Well you see Norm, it's like this...................... A herd of Buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it's the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.