VIDEO: How not to park your BMW X5
When we think about off-road prowess, brands like Land Rover, Jeep and Hummer come to mind. We've never once considered putting BMW on that list, though the Ultimate Driving Machine gets its kudos for its on-pavement athletic talent. That predisposition could change after watching a rough-and-ready BMW X5 go all "monster truck" on a pair of unsuspecting sedans.
Hit the jump to watch a dimwitted X5 owner as he or she earns a big fat Fail in the art of parking lot etiquette. The video starts off normally enough, but it gets very interesting about 20 seconds in when the driver inexplicably slams on the gas instead of the brake, catapulting the Bimmer on top of one of the cars while using the other vehicle as a ramp. The unidentified driver then takes off after spending about ten "holy crap" seconds staring at the stupidity he or she created. Time to change the couture jeans.
On the bright side, the X5 would appear to have more rock-hoppin' skills than we ever imagined. And is it just us, or does the Honda CR-V in the foreground look a little jealous?
[Source: YouTube via BoingBoing]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
fmwso 4:00PM (10/28/2009)
I saw that a while ago. I wonder if the drive ever got caught. Does anyone know the rest of the story?
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James 4:39PM (10/28/2009)
"...catapulting the Bimmer on top of one of the cars while using the other vehicle as a ramp."
Chris, the ramp apprently for this "wheelie" parking fiasco was the front parking block/car stop...not one of the two vehicles, both of which were victims of this idiotic X5 driver.
kailash 4:54PM (10/28/2009)
and the x5 stalks its prey the the elantra is oblivious to the predators presence......
AngryDog 4:03PM (10/28/2009)
I don't comment too much but WTF!? He/she just drove off...Too many idiots have license's now-a-days..
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416Hammy 4:48PM (10/28/2009)
C'mon now... you _know_ it wasn't a "he".
Redline 5:13PM (10/28/2009)
It might have been a he, it's a bloody X5 innit?
Monica Dickey 5:17PM (10/28/2009)
They should have at least driven over the cars to get out. They already did it once, go all the way!
audi_arena 5:18PM (10/28/2009)
Considering that a very large portion of X5 drivers are women, and ALL of the "oops I hit the gas instead of the break" moments are women, I think it's safe to say that this isn't a dude.
James 6:00PM (10/28/2009)
The idiotic X5 driver would probably blame the the "unintended acceleration" to the...floor mat.
James 6:05PM (10/28/2009)
Yeah, and the idiotic X5 driver would probably blame the "unintended acceleration" to the...floor mat.
okiedokie 9:06PM (10/28/2009)
seems like the driver was trying to park into the space behind him but forgot to select the reverse gear
etc 10:17PM (10/28/2009)
looks like he/she was trying to brake hard slipped and instead stepped on the accelerator hard
xxhonkeyxx 1:36AM (10/29/2009)
the youtube video description confirms it was a woman:
"Thursday Oct. 22, 2009 - Extreme Fitness Thornhill, Ontario, Canada Parking lot. The female driver of the X5 was charged today and is due in court Dec. 1st. Thanks everyone for your help."
Farmboy 4:03PM (10/28/2009)
Oooohhhhhh.....that has been a mistake I have been making this WHOLE time. Wow, I guess I'm not supposed to drive over cars......oh wait, I drive a monster truck, nevermind. :)
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rombick 4:03PM (10/28/2009)
he got on the curb first, that hwy it was so easy to get on the top of the cars..if the was no curb he wouldn't be able to do that
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Keith 4:04PM (10/28/2009)
A hit and run? Really? Do these people not realize there could be a camera watching them? I hope they got caught.
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Steve 4:05PM (10/28/2009)
ha!! another reason why women shouldn't drive SUV's
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bbourgeois87 4:25PM (10/28/2009)
"ha!! another reason why women shouldn't drive SUV's"
There. Fixed :)
bbourgeois87 4:27PM (10/28/2009)
Ug. HTML code didn't work. Oh well........
RamblinReck89 4:36PM (10/28/2009)
"Ha! Another reason women shouldn't drive."
There. Fixed that for you.