Golfboy666GTI 68 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 http://www.manheim.co.nz/damaged-vehicles/4837786/2015-bmw-i-i3-rex-z-hatch?referringPage=AuctionListing&franchiseID=SALVAGENZ "/ The vehicle has damage to the carbon core body module that has been assessed and documented as unrepairable by BMW AG . There are no repair parts or procedure to repair the carbon life module of this vehicle. 2/ The vehicle is equipped with High- Voltage components and Carbon body structure that can only be repaired or replaced by persons with specialist qualifications. 3/ Treat all HV components as live." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huff3r 347 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 Time for a hybrid E30? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliongater 718 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 1 hour ago, huff3r said: Time for a hybrid E30? You read my mind (or e28 ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 Hope this gets used for an experiment! I saw a Toyota Prius at zebra recently, a lot of interesting hardware hidden away. Although very dangerous too, someone had unbolted the inverter / control unit to expose the high voltage capacitors, 450v x3 about the size of coke cans, certainly dangerous if an idiot fiddles with such. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1870 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 Yay it's dead. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Michael. said: 450v x3 about the size of coke cans, certainly dangerous if an idiot fiddles with such. Is that all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1903 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 7 hours ago, Michael. said: Hope this gets used for an experiment! I saw a Toyota Prius at zebra recently, a lot of interesting hardware hidden away. Although very dangerous too, someone had unbolted the inverter / control unit to expose the high voltage capacitors, 450v x3 about the size of coke cans, certainly dangerous if an idiot fiddles with such. Its ok, there are no Idiots at zebra! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1051 Report post Posted July 29, 2016 18 hours ago, Golfboy666GTI said: The vehicle is equipped with High- Voltage components and Carbon body structure that can only be repaired or replaced by persons with specialist qualifications 1 hour ago, aja540i said: Its ok, there are no Idiots at zebra! Same "persons"... This is NZ - we don't wonrry about stuff like that - if they hadn't de-registered it, some dude with some polyester resin, chop strand, and a screwdriver would have fixed it already! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 11 hours ago, polley said: Is that all. Didn't look deeper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Allanw said: This is NZ - we don't wonrry about stuff like that - if they hadn't de-registered it, some dude with some polyester resin, chop strand, and a screwdriver would have fixed it already! And that is exactly the problem, I have seen too many dangerous repairs that some clown has thought "she'll be right", luckily only some resulted in accidents. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4015 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 Wouldn't "BMDBLU" have been a better plate than "BMDBLW"? WTF does that mean? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 kinda surprised BMW AG didn't buy it back for research purposes etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1903 Report post Posted July 30, 2016 I wonder how much a replacement carbon body structure costs? I assume the insurance premiums on these will be quite steep if they are basically unrepairable. I am also assuming there is no facility to recycle a carbon fibre car body in NZ at the moment? Progress huh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 12 hours ago, _ethrty-Andy_ said: kinda surprised BMW AG didn't buy it back for research purposes etc. Can't see them doing it with their dishwasher model. More likely an I8 would be given its exclusivity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1870 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 Doesn't make sense to buy and export to Germany for BMW AG... Why not source a locally crashed example in Europe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4015 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 They'll have lots of crashed ones already as an outcome of Euro NCAP testing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 3 hours ago, M3AN said: They'll have lots of crashed ones already as an outcome of Euro NCAP testing... none of which have real world use. BMW and everyone else test a car all they like in the so called real world but its all still a Lab. you can't simulate real world use correctly, and is why there are common issues on every car made that aren't picked up and addressed during testing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4015 Report post Posted July 31, 2016 If they need a wreck they have plenty already and can make as many more as they want. I'm still more concerned about the license plate anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
