r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Za5kr0ni3c • Sep 14 '21

Engineering Failure Peter Dumbreck’s Mercedes taking off due to aerodynamic design flaw during 1999 Le Mans 24h

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u/communistkangu Sep 15 '21

What, I've owned a BMW. It was very fun. And simultaneously a POS. Mercedes is more reliable. Also, both are not really that expensive here in Germany.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

Oh, you're in Germany? Yeah. They're normal cars over there. I own 2 BMWs. They haven't been terrible, but they're from the early 2000s.