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A BMW made its own parking spot Thursday morning when it landed on top of two other cars.
The SUV was on the third floor of a parking garage around 11:15 a.m. at 20 E. Randolph St. when the driver suddenly hit the gas, said Vicky Baftiri, who witnessed the incident.
The car flew through some wires and launched into the air, landing on top of a Jaguar and Mercedes.
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"I was pulling out from my parking spot," Baftiri said. "If those cars weren't there he would've hit me."
The driver looked thoroughly shaken and Baftiri yelled to call 911. Chicago Police and fire officials arrived, and no one appeared injured.
The crash happened on the same floor as an Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A clerk at the kiosk told Baftiri the man was returning the rented vehicle.
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Glad everybody's OK.
If this happened to me the story would read. Old pickup truck lands on top of a rusty we don't know what.
I guess this is how you crush the competition.
Somebody should remind her that her precious BMW still can't fly no matter how much she wishes for it to happen.
I guess he didn't care for the vehicle and was making a statement about it! Here's your %*#$!@ car back!
Someone should remind Blake to read the whole article before he comments... Pssst, it was a man driving the BMW.
We'll probably see the video on the next installment of Jackass
D'oh!!!!!!!!!
Mary Jones
LMAO Thanks, good way to start the day.
I think he was trying to park BETWEEN the Jag and the Merc and forgot he was not driving a Smart. Bimmers are so nimble that they feel smaller than they actually are. That confuses people who are not too... smart.
TA-DA!
That is a great way to return a grossly overpriced rental vehicle (but first make sure you bought the extra insurance)
Some "fails" are so epic, they're actually a WIN!
birds of a feather...
The driver's name was probably Lins-he, or Britn-he! :+)!
BMW the ultimate flying machine ! after all they do get their heritage from building aircrafts
Blake:: Are you a male chauvanist pig? Women can drive, some better than some men. I have been driving since 1955 and have had TWO accidents in that time.
No, I take that back. My car has had four-- two of them while I was parked and one of those I wasn't even near my car. The guy backed out of the parking space and scraped the side of my car. The other, I was parked in the post office parking lot checking my mail and the guy backed out of his parking spot and broke my tail light.
So don't go assuming so much. You know what "assume" means don't you.
Who writes this crap? From the headline you would have thought the car was driving itself (parking assist). It was being driven by an idiot and an idiotic thing happened nothing new.
I would hate to see his car rental bill.
Hopefully the renter sprung for the extra insurance...
The clerk meant "purchasing" the rented vehicle lol.
Scubasteve58001,
He better hope the insurance covers dumb ass.
Hope the driver opted for the insurance coverage!
I'm sure he put it on his Diners Club card. That takes care of the insurance.
Oh, by the way, when Diners was bought out by the Canadians, you couldn't get gas, using your Diners card at the pump, where you usually input your 5 digit zip code. The dumb a**es told me I had to use my 9 digit zip code. Duh... that's only for the USPS use. I told them FedEx,etc. don't use the 9 code. And, the pump says use the 5 digit. She (Diners) had no idea what I was talking about. Took months for them to fix that problem.
Hmm, did the renter forget which pedal was the brake and which was the clutch?
Hint: The other pedal!
This is the reason some people shouldn't be allowed to drive!
You cant make a rental company rent you a manual trans. Unless its the ones that heave "specialty" high performance cars. And their only located in uppity-yuppie cities. I allready tried! No manuals anymore.
No doubt, the Ultimate Parking Machine too?!
Enterprise should confirm that the people that rent their cars actually know how to drive.
They would go out of business.
In his case, BMW means Bring My Wrecker
LOL
omg that was too funny
After years of working with BMWs we always thought it was somewhere between Buy More Warranty and Break My Wallet.
Good reason to require driving tests every so many years especially if the person is aging. Brake is on the left gas on the right? what
Is this what they mean by "parallel parking"?
no, vertical parking!
Double parked...
Maybe he took the offered insurance and wanted to make sure he got his moneys worth!!
The Jag actually looks like it held up well for having an SUV on top of it. I know its still probably totaled but that right there looks like a safe car. I would have thought the roof would have been completely caved in.
There may have been something about this rental that tripped up the driver. I know when I get in a car Im not used to I am always trying to get used to my position in the seat, or trying to get used to the feel of the car. So it may have been that the driver made an innocent ( but dangerous ) mistake with this car that they may not have normally made in a car they where used to driving.
QE137 - "something about this rental that tripped up the driver"
seriously???
Unless NYC Driver Ed. is different, most of us were taught:
LEFT pedal = brake or slow
RIGHT pedal = gas or go
oops ... sorry NYC Drivers Ed., I meant Chicago Driver's Ed.;
What? You never made a mistake in a new car, or a car that you rented ? Cars have different distances between those peddles. Add to that the fact that it takes time in some cases to find the most comfortable position for the seat, and the possibility that you may be distracted by something as small as having to look more carefully at the dash of a car your not used to. Now you start to understand how a rental might be a trip up for some, especially older drivers.
Im sure this would not be a problem for most drivers, but situations like this could really be caused by an innocent mistake.
how does the car fly through the air?
It's a BMW, if is held aloft by inflated ego !
The driver was probably drinking Red Bull...
Red Bull gives you wiiiinnnngsss!!
Opps, no it doesn't!
Rental cars are dumb. The last time I had a rental car, it objected, (by having all sorts of warning sounds go off) when I removed my seat belt while going down the highway at 65 MPH. It should have known that it was a legal maneuver, as I was in New Hampshire.
And what's worse, the last check he wrote bounced!!!! Gravity is a cruel mistress.
Must have been a woman driver, they can't park worth a damm.
Of course you do realize you've made yourself completely open to women now ribbing you about your ability to successfully read an entire article?
Hint:
Mom, Chris, is acting like a boob again!
Thanks Voter-in-LA for pointing out the obvious.
From a woman driver who parks better than Chris can read!
@kiwi75 - it appears the dude who rented the BMW parks better than Chris can read.
something something Chris something something read something women something
Wrong, Chris. A recent study actually confirmed that women are better at parking their cars than men are.
That's because men probably shop online way more than women. It takes me about 90 seconds to buy shoes. Men will buy stuff. Women like to go to the store and try on clothes, shoes, accessories..........it's in their DNA. Women just have more practice parking. That's why men excell at operating a TV remote compared to a women attempts at such high end technology. It's in our DNA. Now, be a dear and get me some iced tea, OK pumpkin?
The trials and tribulations of the 1%....
Jealousy is very unattractive Mickey .....
There has got to be a car commercial in there somewhere.
Haha! Introducing the new 2013 BMW "Crossover" SUV. It has come out again on top of Mercedes and Jaguarr according to Car & Driver & Kiosk Workers
LOL Joey so funny lmao
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What kind of rental car outfit has Jags, Beamers, and Mercedes inventory? I feel lucky to get a Honda SUV when I pick up a rental.
Enterprise and National both have an "elite" (not sure what they call it, though...) class of vehicle which can be rented, and one of the agencies even rents antique cars in certain locations, but when I checked into it, the prices were about where I expected - not in a range I would ever pay for a rental, or even a purchase, for that matter...
I think it was about 10 years ago or so the Hollywood eliet would show up at functions in "Rent a Wreck"s. POS cars they got rented as a joke. Movie star humor.....eh?
this is one hell of a way to return a rental car
Jake and (or) Elwood?
The driver just hates European imports.
A European crisis.
My last rental was a Nissan Versa.
From what I see out on the road, there is an inverse relationship with the price of a car and the IQ of the driver... dumb 1 %-ers.
Yeah ....Glad to see it was a BMW, Jag and Mercedes....Instead of a Prius, Volt and Smart Car......Never mind that there was a person inside .....Hell with all you pompous "rich" people and your status symbols ....
I have an e30 325is, worth maybe $3,000. Not all of us are "rich."
Yes but, isn't a 3/4 ton dually with a gun rack also a status symbol, just a different sort? And so, if someone works hard, goes to college obtaining an advanced degree, makes a decent living and can eventually afford a BMW, they should relegate themselves to a Smart Car? Just so you don't feel bad? Yep, we should all sell our homes, move into trailers, buy a truck and a hound-dog to ride in the back, because God forbid anything else is pompous..
While I agree with your rebuttle, being from Texas, you should know Duallys are not 3/4 ton trucks. DOH
Texas .....Don't you know extreme sarcasm when you hear it .....I was kidding man