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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Default i might need a new car, snow cometh and claimeth my Z

So I went to work, and I tried to beat the snow, but it didnt happen.
On my way home on rt 32 going east, I was driving through NSA.
Kept my eye on the digital speedometer i was doing 34 mph and when i felt the slides i slowed it down more.
Hit some slippery snow and car went sideways, and drifted into the concrete Barrier. The impact pushed me back around into the right direction. At that point I just coasted to the side of the road. Immediatly I had 4 police cars and 1 police SUV at the scene to help me out.
They were really cool, The one trooper walked across the freeway to retrieve my nismo V2 bumper for me.

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theres my v2 behind my Z



today at the tow yard:




so I really dont know how bad it is, im hoping it looks worse than it really is and i am hoping my Z can be saved. I have a lot of parts coming in that were gonna go on in the spring.

If it is in fact "totalled" I have no idea what my next car should be.
Ive always wanted a Z (one of my dream cars) and i told myself I will make it big and buy one and I will keep it forever.

What do you guys think? totalled? also what car should i look into for my next Goofmobile?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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If they total it, ask your insurance co how much it would cost to buy it back.

seriously.

plus I already posted on your FB wall, best of luck with everything ahead!
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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thats not totalled, it will be repaired easily. Your fenders show little to no sign of damage which more than likely means your frame rails are not damaged. The core-support is FRP plastic and the bumper/hood is all replacable.

You'll be back on the road. Only reason to sell it is if you really want to after its been repaired. Sorry luck wasnt on your side.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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Sad to see Goof, glad you are OK.

Quick, grab a hammer and crack your headlights so you can get those bishes replaced
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Public transportation may be an option. Ever since I started taking the bus and rails to work, it is awesome that I only fill the car up once a month and in my first year of ownership, I didn't even hit 10K miles.

My next goal is to hit only 15K by this time next year.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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dibs on side skirts.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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Been seeing a lot of Vettes on the road in all this sh*t. Maybe the next Goofmobile should be a ZR-1?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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why.....were you driving your z in snow?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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Well its being towed to my body shop, Idrive_MD thanks for the encouragement! i really hope she isnt totalled.
I already have a custom do-luck widebody that i have been waiting on and it just so happens its ready to be delivered in the next week or so along with my new custom bumper. So if it isnt totalled, damn this is good timing!
The lights are HISTORY, so Cincity will be building me new ones, again if the care is repairable.

I will be selling my side skirts, rear aprons, and possibly the wheels if anyone is interested.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Ouch! I drove my wife's mighty RSX to work to avoid an incident like that. Best of luck to you.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Glad to see you're alright. Everything happens for a reason and perhaps this was a sign for you to doLUCK it up.

What are the specs on the rims?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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Which sides and rears do you have? Cant see the pics at work. Sorry to hear about the car.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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I have nismo v2 sides and v2 rear aprons,

wheels are enkei RPF1s 19x 8.5 front 19x10 rear +22
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Find a body shop that will give you a free estimate. Find out if the frame is bent or not. If you haven't reported it to your insurance yet, get the estimate before you report it to insurance. If it's not too bad, you might want to just eat the cost, rather than go through insurance.

Was the engine still able to run afterwards? If the frame is straight, and the engine isn't f'd up, it should be fixable.

What tires were you running? Did you check how much tread is left on the rears?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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That can be fixed. It wont' total to the amount of the cost of the car so insurance probably won't trash it. On another note: you should get an EVO.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by WYZIWYG
Been seeing a lot of Vettes on the road in all this sh*t. Maybe the next Goofmobile should be a ZR-1?
Rather see a vette in snow then an r8... guy around here driving it in our winters... all gravel and salt. bastard.

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Ouch! I drove my wife's mighty RSX to work to avoid an incident like that. Best of luck to you.
careful with that its the fastest production car to date
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Yea it doesn't look totaled to me. Time to use that money to do some mods!!!
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by atomicgoofball
wheels are enkei RPF1s 19x 8.5 front 19x10 rear +22
i had no idea RPF1s came in 19's, good to know. I was hoping they were 18's. I could use a set of 18's wrapped with DWS.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Well to answer the question why i drove it, this Z is my daily driver, Now i went to work thinking the snow would come later in the evening like the forecast said so i went in the office in hopes to get out in time to beat the snow.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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dude wtf???

so our deal with the front bumper is a no go....

that sucks. its good that youre okay.

lmk if youre gonna part it.
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