Totaled my z yesterday
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going down the highway....it was raining and i lost control.......last thing i remember was skidding from the left side of the road to the right side where the car stopped.....i ended up hitting a metal post and crushing the whole back end......i woke up on the ground ....somehow i had opened the door and fell out.....my side curtain airbag was the only one to deploy......i had a passenger that was completely fine.....i ended up getting 18 staples on the left side of my head.....which i dont understand what i hit with since the airbag worked.......ill post pictures as soon as i can go to the lot where the tow truck took it.......
OMG...that's friggin' horrible! Luckily you're ok enough to tell us about it. Were you doing anything out of the ordinary that might have caused you to lose control?
Hopefully you'll get a new Z soon!
Good luck, and get well.
Hopefully you'll get a new Z soon!
Good luck, and get well.
all i can say is that i m glad that you are ok. and im sure that everyone will echo it until you are sick, but its the truth. trust me i know what its like to walk away from a hard crash. sadness will turn to thankfulness very soon. everyone be safe out there.........
Doc
PS........i noticed today (in austin) that these summer tires suck in the wet. it seemed like i was spinning from every light. tread lightly.
Doc
PS........i noticed today (in austin) that these summer tires suck in the wet. it seemed like i was spinning from every light. tread lightly.
Ouch! I'm glad that you're still alive and breathing.
If you can recall any of the following, I would like to know a bit more about your accident. Feel free to leave out anything you find too personal... I don't mean to be a nosy or rude, I just wish to learn as much as I can about you, the Z and its stablity in adverse conditions.
Did you lose complete conciousness on impact?
What part of the car do you think that your head might have made contact with?
Were you wearing your seat belt?
Was there any alcohol involved?
Was there excessive speeding?
What did your passenger recall from the accident that perhaps you did not?
TCS/VDC on/off?
Did you hit standing water that might have sent you into a spin at highway speeds?
Get well soon buddy.
My regards,
iboost
If you can recall any of the following, I would like to know a bit more about your accident. Feel free to leave out anything you find too personal... I don't mean to be a nosy or rude, I just wish to learn as much as I can about you, the Z and its stablity in adverse conditions.
Did you lose complete conciousness on impact?
What part of the car do you think that your head might have made contact with?
Were you wearing your seat belt?
Was there any alcohol involved?
Was there excessive speeding?
What did your passenger recall from the accident that perhaps you did not?
TCS/VDC on/off?
Did you hit standing water that might have sent you into a spin at highway speeds?
Get well soon buddy.
My regards,
iboost
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well i hope i can answer everybodys questions .......i live in san antonio texas but the accident happened in laredo texas...where my parents live.....the tcs was on but i guess since it was raining it didnt work to the best of its ability......the reason i lost control was because there was a truck coming on the worng side of the road.....i was on loop 20.....which at some points gets pretty narrow....as first my passenger told me that the truck was coming on the wrong lane but i thought iwas just how it seemed to appear since it was dark and raining.....but it did end up to be coming towards us.....at that point i turned to the left to avoid him and ended up spinning completely out of control..i was going about 50 or 60 mph.....im not sure how it happened but i ended up on the right shoulder of the road....stopped by some big rocks which hit the rear end....i didnt really have a chance to look at the damage since i was bleeding uncontrolably and was more worried to get to the hospital than anything else.....im not sure what i hit .....and i dont remeber if i was wearing my seat belt or not...i probablly wasnt......
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you say TCS, does that mean you had the Auto touring then? that would explain somewhat why it didnt hold the skid.
good to hear your ok tho. bet youll wear your seatbelt from now on.
as long as you learn something and you walk away from it, it wasnt a total loss.
good to hear your ok tho. bet youll wear your seatbelt from now on.
as long as you learn something and you walk away from it, it wasnt a total loss.
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well the police got to the hospital about ten minutes after i did......the hospital was located about two minutes from the crash site......and eventhough i was feeling completely out of it....i thought it was weird that they got there so fast after seeing the accident site......i asked the police officer and he told me that a witness had called in......so i came to the conclusion that maybe the driver of the truck saw what happened and called the police because my passenger said he saw no other car pass by and there was no visibility from anywhere else other than highway.......when the car came to a stop i opened the door and fell out ......i was real dizzy ....kind of like i had just spun on a merry go round for about an hour.....my friend took off his shirt and put it on my head and started calling another friend that lived close to there to come and pick us up to take me to the hospital......
do you guys think it would be better for the insurance company to consider it a total loss.......will the car's performance be affected if it is fixed? i have never been in a car accident like this one and especially not one in a car like this.......
i would also appreciate any suggestions you guys have for me.....thanks
do you guys think it would be better for the insurance company to consider it a total loss.......will the car's performance be affected if it is fixed? i have never been in a car accident like this one and especially not one in a car like this.......
i would also appreciate any suggestions you guys have for me.....thanks
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Originally posted by raceboy
NO SEATBELT? Maybe I am just a dick but I have a hard time feeling sorry for people with a lack of common sense. When you get your insurance money buy a nice safe FWD car with about 80hp.
NO SEATBELT? Maybe I am just a dick but I have a hard time feeling sorry for people with a lack of common sense. When you get your insurance money buy a nice safe FWD car with about 80hp.
well im not sure if i was wearing it or not.....everything is kind of a blur......but im not asking for you to feel sorry for me....i just wanted to tell what happened to me in order to vent......ive had been waiting for the z for a very very long time.......i only had it for two months........feels real shitty
well resale value has been pretty well destroyed, how itll affect the car is hard to tell. if your insurance includes gap, then youd better push for a total loss if your near it. to be a total loss I think you have to surpass the cars value in repair costs. gonna be a bit tricky on a 30000$ car, but you could also sue for diminished value, but thats tough if your at fault.
Please!! The belt didn't fall off!! His head would be fine just like his passenger had he been wearing it. I'm not trying to be a ****, you can't force people to wear their belts, but if they happen to win a Darwin award I sure don't feal any sympathy for them.
Last edited by raceboy; Jan 12, 2003 at 09:50 PM.
Hmm 18 staples on the left side of your head??
Makes me wonder if the side curtain airbag could have caused it while deploying..
I know my sister had her nose broke by an airbag going off..
Just a thought
Kyle
Makes me wonder if the side curtain airbag could have caused it while deploying..
I know my sister had her nose broke by an airbag going off..
Just a thought
Kyle
Last edited by GodZilla; Jan 12, 2003 at 10:45 PM.
Sorry to hear about the accident but I've had several friends who escaped serious injury wearing seatbelts and all had major brusing on there chest and shoulder from the impact. If you have no brusing, it's a good bet you didn't have the seatbelt on and I'm sure the absense of this injury will be noted on your medical report..
With the damage you report, I'm 99% sure the car will be totaled.. There has to be major chassis/suspension /drivetrain damage which will make the cost of replacement the only way to go.
I'm curious, how many miles are on your car?? I've driven my "Z" quite hard in the rain and it performed great.. This was with about 1200 miles on it.. I now have 4500 miles.
Good Luck and I hope your feeling better..
Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY
With the damage you report, I'm 99% sure the car will be totaled.. There has to be major chassis/suspension /drivetrain damage which will make the cost of replacement the only way to go.
I'm curious, how many miles are on your car?? I've driven my "Z" quite hard in the rain and it performed great.. This was with about 1200 miles on it.. I now have 4500 miles.
Good Luck and I hope your feeling better..
Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY
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I find that story hard to believe. Regardless, sorry for your loss. Just doesn't sound right, the whole story. So many lose ends. You must have had a defficient machine for a car like that would not handle poorly in heavy rain at 60mph. I have a winter car 1990 euro (sadan old shity handler) and I've dodged deer in darken rain lost control and gained it back. C'mon now...what's the deal?
you could tell if he was wearing a seat belt if there are slight brusing near the upper collar bone where the belt comes across the chest.
my friend had a seat belt mark on his chest.. but maybe he's just weak skinned.
that sucks but hey. it was raining, you should have slowed down! just cuz the car has VDC/TCS doesnt mean its invincible...
my friend had a seat belt mark on his chest.. but maybe he's just weak skinned.
that sucks but hey. it was raining, you should have slowed down! just cuz the car has VDC/TCS doesnt mean its invincible...



