I stand corrected:).

Driving around with the dash removed is kinda fun. I put an old oil pressure gauge on the hose so i wouldn't get an oil shower and went down town, was fun too catch some "double takes"

Wow that was this past fall when I took my 240d to the state inspection station. When they jammed the brakes on..the rear break line burst. I had to decide wether to have towed or not...drove it in the parking lot and the front brakes held well and the emergency brake work just fine so I drove 10 miles home with no rear brakes leaving lots of stopping distance between me and the cars in front of me. Then again it is a 240d so how fast could i really be going.

-- Liz

I'm not going to recommend anything, but I once drove my 300D from KS to denver with a burst rear brake line. The front brakes do most of the stopping, but do leave plenty of extra room.

The worst thing that happened to me was having an alternator puke and having to drive around on the battery. Since I didn't find an alternator fast, it stayed that way for a couple of days, even when going to work! I just tossed a battery charger in the trunk so I could plug my battery in at work and make it home.:D