B5-Simply Best Car Platform

lordoftherings · 04-27-2008, 10:15 PM

I love the B5 platform. The cars to me look great and perform greatly and also have great tuneability. For my first car i bought a 2.8 A4 5spd. I loved the car, it handled greatly and drove solid. One night it was completely pouring rain, i was going about 95 (really stupid) when i hit a patch of runing water in the road and hydroplaned off the road into the woods sideways and flipped the car and wrapped it around a tree. I was wearing no seatbelt and no airbags went off. I walked out of the car unharmed. (exept for a swollen eye from hitting the steering wheel and a banged up head) The car was so badly damaged i can't even explain to you. The car was turned to a u shape with the axis at the rear passenger wheel, the rear passenger roof was caved in also, every body panel had damage in one way or another. I always knew Audi's B5 platform was pretty safe, but this truely had me starstruck. About two weeks after the accident i picked up a 2001.5 S4 and i have been in love ever since. The B5 platform is amazing in every way, I owe my life to it. Any other car, i would have been done.

**docurley** · 04-28-2008, 07:19 AM

Nice story and I hope the heads alright. :0)

lordoftherings · 04-28-2008, 09:29 PM

thanks... ill try and fetch some pics of the car ull be shocked

lordoftherings · 04-28-2008, 09:43 PM

**docurley** · 04-29-2008, 11:38 AM

Boy was you lucky that day, looks like the rear took the brunt of the impact hence why no air bags went off.

lordoftherings · 04-29-2008, 03:09 PM

yea it slammed into a tree midair. you can see the indents from the tree on the rear pillars

lordoftherings · 07-22-2008, 01:54 AM

bump^^^^^^

**docurley** · 07-22-2008, 07:34 AM

Bump!!!!!

**mandoh** · 07-22-2008, 11:16 AM

wow your very lucky!!!try not to go so fast in the rain next time

jaimesonlee · 07-23-2008, 04:45 PM

All i can say is it must not have been your time and the lord was with you. I had a friend who had just got his own squad car (state trooper Daniel R. Barrett P.I.P.) and had a similiar accident. Killed him on impact while wearing a seatbelt. Sad about the car but I'm glad you walked away. I just purchased the same car(the one you totaled)....got big plans for it!

04-27-2008, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
lordoftherings Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 161 Gallery: (8)	B5-Simply Best Car Platform I love the B5 platform. The cars to me look great and perform greatly and also have great tuneability. For my first car i bought a 2.8 A4 5spd. I loved the car, it handled greatly and drove solid. One night it was completely pouring rain, i was going about 95 (really stupid) when i hit a patch of runing water in the road and hydroplaned off the road into the woods sideways and flipped the car and wrapped it around a tree. I was wearing no seatbelt and no airbags went off. I walked out of the car unharmed. (exept for a swollen eye from hitting the steering wheel and a banged up head) The car was so badly damaged i can't even explain to you. The car was turned to a u shape with the axis at the rear passenger wheel, the rear passenger roof was caved in also, every body panel had damage in one way or another. I always knew Audi's B5 platform was pretty safe, but this truely had me starstruck. About two weeks after the accident i picked up a 2001.5 S4 and i have been in love ever since. The B5 platform is amazing in every way, I owe my life to it. Any other car, i would have been done. __________________ "If you feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti Last edited by lordoftherings : 04-27-2008 at 10:18 PM.

04-28-2008, 07:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
docurley Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Posts: 765 Gallery: (6)	Nice story and I hope the heads alright. :0) __________________

04-28-2008, 09:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
lordoftherings Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 161 Gallery: (8)	thanks... ill try and fetch some pics of the car ull be shocked __________________ "If you feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti Last edited by lordoftherings : 04-28-2008 at 11:09 PM.

04-28-2008, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
lordoftherings Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 161 Gallery: (8)	__________________ "If you feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

04-29-2008, 11:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
docurley Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Posts: 765 Gallery: (6)	Boy was you lucky that day, looks like the rear took the brunt of the impact hence why no air bags went off. __________________

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04-29-2008, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
lordoftherings Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 161 Gallery: (8)	yea it slammed into a tree midair. you can see the indents from the tree on the rear pillars __________________ "If you feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

07-22-2008, 01:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
lordoftherings Senior Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 161 Gallery: (8)	bump^^^^^^ __________________ "If you feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

07-22-2008, 07:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
docurley Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Posts: 765 Gallery: (6)	Bump!!!!! __________________

07-22-2008, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
mandoh Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 485 Gallery: (0)	wow your very lucky!!!try not to go so fast in the rain next time __________________ Its Better To Lead Than To Follow!!!! 1998 Audi A4 2.8l 30valve=SOLD mods-2.75in. milltek cat/bac exhaust,power adder short-ram intake,Giac ecu flash(awetunning),5%tint rear half,blacked out halo headlights 2007 WR Blue Subaru Wrx Sti mods- 3in.catless T/B exhaust,(invidia g200 cat-bac,v2catless D/P),COBB AP tune on 93oct,18x8.5 gunmetal work emotion cr's,blacked out headlights

07-23-2008, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
jaimesonlee Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MS Posts: 22 Gallery: (0)	All i can say is it must not have been your time and the lord was with you. I had a friend who had just got his own squad car (state trooper Daniel R. Barrett P.I.P.) and had a similiar accident. Killed him on impact while wearing a seatbelt. Sad about the car but I'm glad you walked away. I just purchased the same car(the one you totaled)....got big plans for it!

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