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Old 10-10-2009, 07:50 AM
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I was headed to a friends house last night to hangout. Well about a mile from his house I hit a huge puddle and hydroplaned into a parked car. I was only doing like 40 to 50 at the time but it messed up the Z preety bad. The body shop thinks i snapped the front axle. The front tires wouldn't even turn on the Z when they were loading it on the flat bed. Im really sore and scraped up but other then that no injuries, I was really suprised the air bags didnt deploy. I missed hitting a fire hydrant by about 4 inches (you can see it in the second picture in the back). I broke the other guys axle also, you can see his back tire is like bent up. His car was parked straight before i hit it by the way. But anyways heres some pics.







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Old 10-10-2009, 07:57 AM
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damm thats crazy, glad your alright. is the car totaled?
Old 10-10-2009, 08:06 AM
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"I was only doing like 40"

O RLY?
Old 10-10-2009, 08:30 AM
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Yeah i doubt you were doing only 40. Either that or your mentally disabled and have a very slow reaction time. Glad your ok tho
Old 10-10-2009, 08:38 AM
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Some crazy pics! Look how far the car traveled from the main road before coming to a stop against the SUV and shrubs. Not sure the story adds up. That drive way is a Tee intersection with the main road.

Lucky your ok. Scary ride I'm sure.
Old 10-10-2009, 08:56 AM
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Were you doing 40-50 mph in a residential area?
Old 10-10-2009, 09:05 AM
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for some reason the pics to me, dont match the story... at all...lol
Old 10-10-2009, 09:25 AM
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[a buck] 40 explains it all...


well, better a parked car than (larger) tree / a bedroom etc...
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How can a rear wheel drive car have front axles?
Old 10-10-2009, 09:33 AM
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You hit a parked car all right. 200 feet off the roadway!
Old 10-10-2009, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by NISMO_558
How can a rear wheel drive car have front axles?
Always a stickler for details aren't you.
Old 10-10-2009, 10:03 AM
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it seems as "someone" tried to do a fail attempt at burnout imo...
you can't turn from a T section and immediately hit 40 in that area.
Old 10-10-2009, 10:10 AM
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if he didnt start to brake until after he hydroplaned and hopped the curb on to grass, its very possible he could slide with great speed that far. I think 40-50 is understating it a little, but I don't think he was going 100+ : P
Old 10-10-2009, 10:13 AM
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yeah your pics dont add up to your story! dangerous driving imo u should of got charged.. glad you dont live around me but glad your alright too
Old 10-10-2009, 10:20 AM
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lol seriously going 40-50 and sliding that far in mud...
Old 10-10-2009, 10:28 AM
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Man I feel for you. I was going down the highway two weeks ago and hydroplaned and totaled my car...I know the feeling. 40 is believable. You can hydroplane at 35MPH and depending on the road, it is very likely.
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was reading and figured .. yea I can see sliding into a parked car on the side of the road .. not hard

then the pics came .. .. that other car was nowhere near the road


as for your body shop .. you might want to find another one before you get charged to replace the snapped front axle you dont have

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Old 10-10-2009, 11:12 AM
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your getting eaten alive in here OP, you better fess up and tell the truth Guess ya gotta practice your story for the Insurance company lol.

I suppose its good to see you and no one else was hurt in the accident.
Old 10-10-2009, 11:19 AM
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Most of us use trucks for off-roading, but I guess things are different in 'bama. Especially for idiots who drive 40+ in a residential area when it's raining.
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That sucks man.


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