Wrecked my Z, now what?
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From: california
What was the current mods of the Z?
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
$9000! At this point I would buy it back chop the top off....drive it as a vert until I can afford my own car.
Or
Get a crx
Lol I want to chop the roof off and fix her up but my mom just wants it gone. I broke even with the car and my mom is using the insurance money to buy a boat. It's basically like I never had the car.
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
$9000! At this point I would buy it back chop the top off....drive it as a vert until I can afford my own car.
Or
Get a crx
Lol I want to chop the roof off and fix her up but my mom just wants it gone. I broke even with the car and my mom is using the insurance money to buy a boat. It's basically like I never had the car.
Now I see why you were banned and why your going to be banned soon. You literally reply to every thread and contribute nothing related to what the thread is about to get a crazy reaction out of people. The pure definition of a troll. How do you find the time to reply to every thread?
Two days ago while cruising with my buddies, my left rear camber arm snapped(stock) causing me to loose control and hit the mountain side and rolled upside down. This was a low speed accident, I was going about 20 mph and my friends managed to stop before hitting me. my passenger( best friend) and myself are 100% uninjured, not even a scratch. Since chp's towing service got there before mine, they did it their way. They thought it would be easier to drag my car upside down for 30 minutes until they finally got it on the bed instead of flipping it on sight and rolling it. The car is fulling insured -$1000. I am 19 and only had the car for 6 months. My parents loaned me the money for the car, $9000. The car is currently in my garage waiting for insurance to see it. At this point I don't know what to do. I love cars and this one was my baby. I just wanted to share this story and ask for any advice. I want another Z but there is no way I can get it unless I pay in full without any help. My plan was to get a cheap motorcycle to get me around town until I can afford another car. What are your thoughts? Also The engine,tranny, and other parts of the car are still good. Should I try and buy it back from insurance or just let it go? I was very attached to this car and want to keep a part of it. Thank you for reading my story, owning a 350z is like being part of a brotherhood.
I did post this on the facebook page saying my tire blew. But I have reason to believe the camber arm snapped prior. the tire is not popped, it is just off the rim. Everyone there said the arm snapped before I crashed, even the chp told me the was the most likely cause, I thought I blew a tire at first. It doesn't matter what caused the crash. I was going about about 40-45 slowing down for the turn. It was a left hand 90 turn on an uphill slope. I was hard on the brakes until I released just before turning but my car veered right or understeered, hard to tell exactly what happened, and went strait. there are no skid marks on the road and my tires didn't lock up. I was keeping up with the leader, (I was second in chain) and notice everyone else was falling behind so I dropped my pace. My buddies s2000 was within 1 turn of my accident. I'm not trying to hide anything from you guys, but my car honestly should have been able to take that turn.
the car is a 2003 base with 118000 miles.
the car is a 2003 base with 118000 miles.
What was the current mods of the Z?
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
$9000! At this point I would buy it back chop the top off....drive it as a vert until I can afford my own car.
Or
Get a crx
Lol I want to chop the roof off and fix her up but my mom just wants it gone. I broke even with the car and my mom is using the insurance money to buy a boat. It's basically like I never had the car.
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
$9000! At this point I would buy it back chop the top off....drive it as a vert until I can afford my own car.
Or
Get a crx
Lol I want to chop the roof off and fix her up but my mom just wants it gone. I broke even with the car and my mom is using the insurance money to buy a boat. It's basically like I never had the car.
Last edited by Spork; Mar 26, 2013 at 12:59 AM.
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From: MexiCali dodging potholes
While I take a **** I drove south on this favorite spot of your people and it's comparable to the roads here or even Japan.
1st and 2nd gear action still doesn't make anything safer!
No street lights only doubles how dangerous this is! I've done a couple runs with friends myself and even if you are on fresh tires and know the roads. Under the cover of darkness all that is taken away from you! Anticipation is lost, and assumption will make an a$$ of you quickly...
Even if you drive this road twice a week, still makes you a noob....pushing it ever time is the only way you learn any road. As dangerous as it is or isn't.
I still don't understand the need for guys to make threads for there crashes?
Keep us posted Op if you really gonna stick around. Again glad you are alright, as fun as it may seem and feel its extremely dangerous. I advise you tell your friends to lay back on the night runs, and check there cars often if they still feel the need for speed.
I'm done pooping...
What was the current mods of the Z?
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
Wings west carbon fiber spoiler, jim wolf intake, motordyne plenum spacer, aluminum radiator, cheap exhuast. Some other things, I'm pretty sure the car had more work done to it before I bought it. I raced many 350z in a straight line and I always pull away.
What was the lead car and his mods?
5.0 fox body unknown mods but not stock.
How many times have you carved this canyon?
I go about twice a week for the past 4-5 months. I baby the car around town and drive like a grandma. But I open up in the canyons at night.
At what point of the canyon did this accident occur?
about 1/2 though the cruise. it was on "westlake blvd" but it is known as decker
The 5.0 pulled away so I dropped my pace allowing the other cars to catch up. I was going quick but I wasn't "racing" at that point.
I am 100% sure they did not buy your story, but its cheaper for them to pay than to fight this case.
BTW, I would love to know how a broken camber arm at 40mph threw your car towards the mountain.
My wife just snapped all 4 lugnuts off our RX7 at the rallycross on Saturday while sliding through a turn on the dirt and she managed to straighten the car and stop before we even started to roll.
It takes a couple of seconds to stop from 40mph to zero.
Good luck with your new car and glad that you are ok though
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I did post this on the facebook page saying my tire blew. But I have reason to believe the camber arm snapped prior. the tire is not popped, it is just off the rim. Everyone there said the arm snapped before I crashed, even the chp told me the was the most likely cause, I thought I blew a tire at first. It doesn't matter what caused the crash. I was going about about 40-45 slowing down for the turn. It was a left hand 90 turn on an uphill slope. I was hard on the brakes until I released just before turning but my car veered right or understeered, hard to tell exactly what happened, and went strait. there are no skid marks on the road and my tires didn't lock up. I was keeping up with the leader, (I was second in chain) and notice everyone else was falling behind so I dropped my pace. My buddies s2000 was within 1 turn of my accident. I'm not trying to hide anything from you guys, but my car honestly should have been able to take that turn.
the car is a 2003 base with 118000 miles.
the car is a 2003 base with 118000 miles.
So take your "logic," drag it across a gym shower room's floor, and shove it up your ***.
Edit: I hate you.
Last edited by Spork; Mar 26, 2013 at 02:22 PM.