Horrible accident happened. Horrible Rain, my traction control was off ( didnt even realize it, so use to just turning it off all the time)
Anyhow as I was passing a guy to get into the left lane. My car slipped. Did 180 and 360 the other way and went on the sideback (broke suspension/cracked rear diff/bend 2 wheels) and hit a tree and a pole.
here are some pictures. I findout tommorow if the car is total or fixble and how much its gona cost....
but saying that turning off the TC is habit is a pretty poor excuse considering it there was "horrible rain". I now know why my collision insurance went up 20% this year although I have no accidents or anything else that should effect the rate. Idiots own the same car I do. Great!
Uhh...I am located in Toronto, and there was no "Horrible Rain" around the GTA today. Seems to me someone likes to turn off TC and have alittle "fun". Looks like you came up short in the talent department and physics won out. Shame to see a V go down like that. I guess just because you can afford the car payment on a V, doesn't mean you have the skill or respect to drive it.
BUT....didnt anyone else notice how incredibly tight the car is between the pole and tree, what are the odds of that? I mean without going nose first into the pole or tree or something.
That thought popped inot my head when I first looked at that picture. that accidnet could happen 100 times and I doubt that would happen again.
After the initial toguht, I then started thinking how luck this guy was. That could have been a LOT worse. Even going fairly slow, hitting either of those head on would be bad news.
I love all the cynical rain conspiracy theories also.
Damn! We've all been there. I had a "moment" when I first got my 2004. I didn't realize that holding the trac/cont button could turn off "everything". I was showing off and ended up doing a tail slapper trying to regain control of the car. Scared the crap out of me. 6 months later I was doing that for fun though.
I had a similar scarry incident on the highway at 65, TC was all on, but I accelerated to pass someone in the rain, and the rear came out a good 45 degrees, I flapped back and forth from 45 right to 45 left a couple times and regained control. Bald tires were the culprit.
Just beware, if you drive with low traction, whether its tires or lack of TC, you could get a "pop-quiz" on your driving ability.
I had a similar scarry incident on the highway at 65, TC was all on, but I accelerated to pass someone in the rain, and the rear came out a good 45 degrees, I flapped back and forth from 45 right to 45 left a couple times and regained control. Bald tires were the culprit.
Just beware, if you drive with low traction, whether its tires or lack of TC, you could get a "pop-quiz" on your driving ability.
well, lemme start by saying that sucks...and then Ill say if they total it, do you have any mods you wanna sell??? and Ill agree that everything looks pretty dry.
Sh!tty to hear buddy:ill: if that is the case pm me and i will also buy your front bumper...fog assemblies...and lower grill and maybe even your rear bumper..if it would help save u some cash
Man, I still can't figure out that 4th picture unless you slid past the hedge, changed direction and landed between the tree and pole. (not pictured)
Or it could just be that I am blind in one eye and can't see out of the other. again....
Looks like to me he went in between the pole and tree backwards.Some of you people are being harsh.If you don't lose it every now and then your not driving it hard enough.My stability crap is always off,funner to throw around!
Glad to see your ok, cars are replaceable, peoples lives arent. If they total it can you say STS-V....lol. Well everything happens for reasons we cant explain, just be glad your ok. Keep on the damn traction control on.
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