Tragic death of my previous 5 Series

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S1NGH 001

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I can safely say that 21 September 2011 was one of the worst days of my life, my 525i E39 was hijacked late that evening on Marine Drive, Bluff. The hooligans blocked the road in front with a tow truck and before we knew it there was car at the back from which an armed guy approached.

Thank god no-one was hurt, they didn't even ask for wallets or cell phones all they were interested in was my car.

On 10th October 2011 I received a call from the Police car pound to say they recovered the car, but it was burnt, to what extent they could tell me. An hour later I arrived at the pound, they could not locate the vehicle in their own depot, after walking around the entire pound, (those of you that have been to the Isipingo Pound will know how big that plot is), we were proceeding back to the Officer in charge when I turned to the right and saw something that looked shaped like an E39, and there it layed, it was burnt so badly that they had to turn the car over to confirm the VIN on the chassis itself.

Some pics before the recovery

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and After :cry::argh:

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OppositeLockMT

Active member
Wow, how the hell did they manage to do that!

I see you found yourself a similar E39, that must have softened the blow a bit.
 
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S1NGH 001

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Police report stated that the car burned for a hour :thumbdo:

I searched the entire country to find another pristine E39:thumbs:
 

Kish2604

Administrator
Staff member
That's sad boet... Really sad...

I hope the replacement makes up for the loss... Car looked pristine..
 
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S1NGH 001

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Kish2604 said:
That's sad boet... Really sad...

I hope the replacement makes up for the loss... Car looked pristine..

Thanks boet :thumbs:

Your 330i looks slick :rollsmile:
 

Ralf*

///Member
wow...that was a truly nice example of an E39.

sorry for your loss back then, even sadder now that you know how she ended up...what a waste
 
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S1NGH 001

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OppositeLockMT said:
May be I little off topic but how do you find the performance of the 525i compared to your tractor?

Performance wise, it's better than my 06 320d, but my LCI thrashes it :thumbs:

Bear in mind that my 525 has had a software upgrade, once my 06 320d is mapped, I will run the two against each other.

I have ran them before from the line, but my bro messed the launch up on the 320d, the 525 did pull 2-3 lengths, rolling it would be different I think :thumbs:

I still enjoy my E39 better than the E90's :rollsmile:
 

Flash-Gordon

Honorary ///Member
Wow!! Sorry bud!!:sorry:

I would cry my eyes out if i had to find my car like that:cry:

Luckily you now have another:rollsmile:
 

Prev

Administrator
Staff member
Sad to see a beauty burnt like that :cry:

Bro, your current e39 is a minter :thumbs:
 

prado

Active member
:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::argh: When the F:argh:K is someone going to come up with a real plan to stop the F:argh: ing crime in SA!

Because the government never will do it and never will care - hell, they are the biggest crooks of them all!

What a beauty you had - my brother just sold an immaculate silver 525i for R50K because the auto 'box got stuck in third and the ABS ASC control unit packed up. He is hoping to find a manual now.

What beautiful cars! :thumbs:
 

notionza

New member
One of my friends friend lost her car yesterday with her wallet, house keys etc. Want to know the best part? It was her birthday. :nonono:

Sorry to see such a great car ruined
 
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S1NGH 001

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notionza said:
One of my friends friend lost her car yesterday with her wallet, house keys etc. Want to know the best part? It was her birthday. :nonono:

Sorry to see such a great car ruined

Sorry to hear that buddy :thumbs:
 
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