i might need a new car, snow cometh and claimeth my Z
02-03-2010, 11:39 AM
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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.
heres the pics:
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?
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.
heres the pics:
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?
02-03-2010, 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!
seriously.
plus I already posted on your FB wall, best of luck with everything ahead!
02-03-2010, 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.
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.
02-03-2010, 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.
My next goal is to hit only 15K by this time next year.
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02-03-2010, 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.
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.
02-03-2010, 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?
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?
02-03-2010, 01:14 PM
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guy around here driving it in our winters... all gravel and salt. bastard.careful with that its the fastest production car to date
02-03-2010, 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.
