first person to crash a Z.
12-10-2002, 12:14 PM
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first person to crash a Z.
I believe i am now the first person in America to crash a brand new 350Z. I crashed it on September 27th. Roughly 28 hours after i had got the car on September 26th. I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car. I had just hit 3rd gear and i was not to familiar with the neighborhood but my friend assured me that the road kept going straight for atleast another half mile. Well at about 5000rpm in 3rd gear i noticed that the road turned 90 degrees left and there was a wall of trees, by this time i was at about 80mph i believe. I slammed on the brakes and i remember seeing my SLIP warning going off but i couldnt stop nearly in time. I smashed through the trees and landed in someone's drive way. I don't know how but i magically fit between 3 trees and didn't hit one. One tree his my left driver side door and scrapped the fender almost off, and the other tree hit my right side mirror and broke it off. I don't know how i was so lucky to just slide right through but when i was in the driveway everything was ok, there were no broken windows and the front lights were still on and the music was still playing. After about 5 minutes of sitting in shock, not saying a word. I tried to drive it out on to the main road. I did and got out and i had ripped almost the entire front undercarrage out and smashed the front fascia. I had got lots of scraps on the car especially from the tree. I was leaking engine coolant and washer fluid everywhere. I had the car towed to the dealership and it took a month to fix just b.c they needed to order the parts, but now i have it back. After $9,000 in damage to it. I have to say though i was very impressed by how the Z remained straight and didnt loose control when i slammed the brakes on, and i was impressed at how the z body held up from such an impact on the branches that were on the ground. So yeah as for as i know i am the first person to wreck a Z car. Looking back now i cant believe how stupid i was and how lucky i was it wasnt worse. Oh well....i guess you live and learn.
12-10-2002, 12:29 PM
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No the air bags didnt go off because the front impact wasnt that great, all i hit in the front was some brush on the ground which just messed up the bottom like i said. So no air bags came out. The wierd thing was though, after i crashed it first thing i did was actually start kind of mildly laughing in disbelief. Then i got out of the car and was ready to cry when the true reality set in.
12-10-2002, 05:07 PM
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Re: first person to crash a Z.
Originally posted by Stillen350z
I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car. I had just hit 3rd gear and i was not to familiar with the neighborhood but my friend assured me that the road kept going straight for atleast another half mile. Well at about 5000rpm in 3rd gear i noticed that the road turned 90 degrees left and there was a wall of trees,
I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car. I had just hit 3rd gear and i was not to familiar with the neighborhood but my friend assured me that the road kept going straight for atleast another half mile. Well at about 5000rpm in 3rd gear i noticed that the road turned 90 degrees left and there was a wall of trees,
12-10-2002, 08:08 PM
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Re: first person to crash a Z.
Originally posted by Stillen350z
I believe i am now the first person in America to crash a brand new 350Z. I crashed it on September 27th. Roughly 28 hours after i had got the car on September 26th. I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car. I had just hit 3rd gear and i was not to familiar with the neighborhood but my friend assured me that the road kept going straight for atleast another half mile. Well at about 5000rpm in 3rd gear i noticed that the road turned 90 degrees left and there was a wall of trees, by this time i was at about 80mph i believe. I slammed on the brakes and i remember seeing my SLIP warning going off but i couldnt stop nearly in time. I smashed through the trees and landed in someone's drive way. I don't know how but i magically fit between 3 trees and didn't hit one. One tree his my left driver side door and scrapped the fender almost off, and the other tree hit my right side mirror and broke it off. I don't know how i was so lucky to just slide right through but when i was in the driveway everything was ok, there were no broken windows and the front lights were still on and the music was still playing. After about 5 minutes of sitting in shock, not saying a word. I tried to drive it out on to the main road. I did and got out and i had ripped almost the entire front undercarrage out and smashed the front fascia. I had got lots of scraps on the car especially from the tree. I was leaking engine coolant and washer fluid everywhere. I had the car towed to the dealership and it took a month to fix just b.c they needed to order the parts, but now i have it back. After $9,000 in damage to it. I have to say though i was very impressed by how the Z remained straight and didnt loose control when i slammed the brakes on, and i was impressed at how the z body held up from such an impact on the branches that were on the ground. So yeah as for as i know i am the first person to wreck a Z car. Looking back now i cant believe how stupid i was and how lucky i was it wasnt worse. Oh well....i guess you live and learn.
I believe i am now the first person in America to crash a brand new 350Z. I crashed it on September 27th. Roughly 28 hours after i had got the car on September 26th. I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car. I had just hit 3rd gear and i was not to familiar with the neighborhood but my friend assured me that the road kept going straight for atleast another half mile. Well at about 5000rpm in 3rd gear i noticed that the road turned 90 degrees left and there was a wall of trees, by this time i was at about 80mph i believe. I slammed on the brakes and i remember seeing my SLIP warning going off but i couldnt stop nearly in time. I smashed through the trees and landed in someone's drive way. I don't know how but i magically fit between 3 trees and didn't hit one. One tree his my left driver side door and scrapped the fender almost off, and the other tree hit my right side mirror and broke it off. I don't know how i was so lucky to just slide right through but when i was in the driveway everything was ok, there were no broken windows and the front lights were still on and the music was still playing. After about 5 minutes of sitting in shock, not saying a word. I tried to drive it out on to the main road. I did and got out and i had ripped almost the entire front undercarrage out and smashed the front fascia. I had got lots of scraps on the car especially from the tree. I was leaking engine coolant and washer fluid everywhere. I had the car towed to the dealership and it took a month to fix just b.c they needed to order the parts, but now i have it back. After $9,000 in damage to it. I have to say though i was very impressed by how the Z remained straight and didnt loose control when i slammed the brakes on, and i was impressed at how the z body held up from such an impact on the branches that were on the ground. So yeah as for as i know i am the first person to wreck a Z car. Looking back now i cant believe how stupid i was and how lucky i was it wasnt worse. Oh well....i guess you live and learn.
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12-10-2002, 09:05 PM
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A truck hit me in the side doing 40mph, curtain air bags and seat air bags came out...
I had shards of glass in me (shattered window) and some bumps and bruises but I was fine.
When I got out and saw my Z I almost puked, seriously.
I got her fixed in a month and a half though.
Can't even tell I messed her up.
Had to replace driver side door, airbags, front fender, that's it.
GETTING THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS A *****!!!
On a downside, they shipped a seat with no air bags so until I get the proper seat I'm airbagless.
Paint job was superb, matches exactly.
Still drives the same too, that's what I was most afraid of.
No difference what so ever.
I had shards of glass in me (shattered window) and some bumps and bruises but I was fine.
When I got out and saw my Z I almost puked, seriously.
I got her fixed in a month and a half though.
Can't even tell I messed her up.
Had to replace driver side door, airbags, front fender, that's it.
GETTING THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS A *****!!!
On a downside, they shipped a seat with no air bags so until I get the proper seat I'm airbagless.
Paint job was superb, matches exactly.
Still drives the same too, that's what I was most afraid of.
No difference what so ever.
12-12-2002, 10:25 PM
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I'm sorry about your accident, but pushing the car on an unknown road wasn't the smartest thing to do, was it? Be careful out there, I don't want to hear about the first person to be killed in a Z.
12-13-2002, 08:38 AM
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Back in 1972 I picked up my brand new Cougar from the dealer.
About a mile or so from the dealer a light started to change just as I & the car in front of me approached the intersection.
I thought both cars would go thru the intersection & looked down to fiddle with the great stero. Car in front stopped; I didn't. Bang.
Took the car back to the dealer, just said "fix it", walked out & called family to get me.
Lord, I was POed with myself.
About a mile or so from the dealer a light started to change just as I & the car in front of me approached the intersection.
I thought both cars would go thru the intersection & looked down to fiddle with the great stero. Car in front stopped; I didn't. Bang.
Took the car back to the dealer, just said "fix it", walked out & called family to get me.
Lord, I was POed with myself.
12-13-2002, 08:21 PM
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WOW,..I'm just suprised that you we're "gettin on it" 28hrs after you bought it,...I guess no break-in time for that ride,.
or where you just takin your friend through one gear or two and it ended up taking him through some trees?hahah
Well,...glad to know the people we're ok,..I've done that same **** but Landed on a Tree and a mailbox!!hahah
or where you just takin your friend through one gear or two and it ended up taking him through some trees?hahah
Well,...glad to know the people we're ok,..I've done that same **** but Landed on a Tree and a mailbox!!hahah
12-15-2002, 06:57 PM
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Sorry to hear about your Z. You weren't the first to crash his Z though. Someone on the board totaled his Z in a bad crash that also caused the air bags to deploy. He was injured, but not too seriously; out of the hospital in 1 day. The Z held up fairly well for such a serious accident.
Here is a link to the threads with a picture:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....hlight=Durango
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....t=crash+airbag
Here is a link to the threads with a picture:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....hlight=Durango
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....t=crash+airbag
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when i went to the dealership they had a guy that bought a lemans sunset Z and his son crashed it THAT day by speeding and spinning out and being hospitalized and that was back in early september. what idiots. i would disown my son if he took my brand new $35k car and recklessly drove it...
12-16-2002, 09:08 AM
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Originally posted by Intrepid
Sorry to hear about your Z. You weren't the first to crash his Z though. Someone on the board totaled his Z in a bad crash that also caused the air bags to deploy. He was injured, but not too seriously; out of the hospital in 1 day. The Z held up fairly well for such a serious accident.
Sorry to hear about your Z. You weren't the first to crash his Z though. Someone on the board totaled his Z in a bad crash that also caused the air bags to deploy. He was injured, but not too seriously; out of the hospital in 1 day. The Z held up fairly well for such a serious accident.
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Re: first person to crash a Z.
Originally posted by Stillen350z
I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car . . . Looking back now i cant believe how stupid i was and how lucky i was it wasnt worse. Oh well....i guess you live and learn.
I was taking a friend through a neighborhood that was pretty open to show him the car . . . Looking back now i cant believe how stupid i was and how lucky i was it wasnt worse. Oh well....i guess you live and learn.