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Ro in a “Fuhgzeug”
Diva blows a tire
On today’s drive home the BMW blew her right rear tire. I was going 75 (120 km/h) when I heard some “stones” flying against the wheel well during a lane change. For a moment I thought maybe I’m having a flat but after wiggling the steering wheel a bit I decided that it wasn’t so and pressed on – I wanted to get home after all. Six miles (!) later I heard a violent BANG and I immediately knew the tire blew. I pulled over into the left shoulder out of the fast lane (in the US we often have shoulders on the left, too). Then I remembered to not brake hard and I rolled out to a stop. Hazard lights on. Silence. —
Cars were still zooming by at 80mph. So I decided to stay in the car and call 911 (110) and AAA (ADAC) from my mobile. I could assess the damage later whe I was out of harms way. 5min later a very nice female Austin police officer pulled up from behind and protected me from the rush hour traffic that was zooming by. People are supposed to move out of the lane next to the police car and for most part they all did. 45min later the tow truck pulled up and loaded up the Diva while I was waiting inside the truck.
A heart felt thank you to the officer and AAA for making this episode nothing more than a lost 1.5hrs on the way back home.
Ro (right) playing “Sports Ball” at school
Ro riding a horse 1st time
He was the happiest pooper on the planet riding the horse Walley with a big smile on his face. He just couldn’t get enough of it! “More!?” Was all he said after 20min…
Big Sky, Montana
Diva broke down again – 110k miles
This was the second time within a year that the 740iL left me stranded. (First time the water-cooled alternator packed in). This time it happened only one mile from home. A water hose burst and caused a big cloud in front of my wind screen 🙂 Good it happened on the day before we were going to use the car to drive to the airport the next day. All five of us would have missed our flight to “Yellowstone National Park”. Things happen for a reason is what I say. (Life is easier if you subscribe to this concept:)) I was greatful and not very upset. Es war schon immer etwas teurer einen guten Geschmack zu haben. Oh well. 🙂 I’m still subscribing to the concept of preventative maintenance and will continue to pour money into this awesome car. Too bad, I didn’t catch this failing hose before it decided it had reached its end of life…
Nevertheless, I still love the Diva! So much power, so much style, such an aggressive-elegant ride …
Should the day come eventually, I can only imagine to replace her with something that’s charged: super- or turbo-charged. But maintenance will be even more involved at high milage. I don’t hear good things about aging Audi 2.0T and neither of the BMW 335/535 – although a test-drive of a stick shift 335 blew me away. They just don’t age well. Oh well, 740 it is for now. Quite happy with this tank.
Fall walk
Saturday at the domain
Parents hanging out in the sun and rohan playing with other kids.
Segway Austin
Thanks, Micha&Danni!!!