Glad you're okay. Sorry about the car.

 

damn, I another nismo bites the dust

glad you're alright

 

Glad you walked away. Nismo cars are getting even more rare from these accidents. Is the registry getting updated?

 

I guess doing donuts and figure 8's in a parking lot is performing. Apparently the OP learned NOTHING while making the video.

 

First of all, I made the video BEFORE the accident, in order to revive our old youtube channel (I guess I didn't make that clear enough in my story since some of you guys think this video was made AFTER). It's kinda funny though because some people actually think I wrecked my car just so I could actually fullfill the full meaning of the video. Anyways,

 

UPDATE: I'd like to thank all of you guys here for the support, and I really appreciate your feedback. However after talking to my insurance company, I've decided to keep her, and revive her. It's alot of damage to fix but after checking out my car this morning, I realize it's fixable and definitely worth going the extra mile for. Here's a pic of it.

 

I'm pretty sure everyone knows you made the video BEFORE the accident - not seeing how there could be confusion on that.

Sad sight to see it in that condition. Glad you are going to make the effort to revive it.
Guess no parts for me

 

Revive that b*tch!

 

good to hear you're keeping it!

 

Glad you are ok, good luck with the repairs.

 

We all know you made the video before YOU crashed your car. Point is you should have learned SOMETHING about how the car handles in the rain while you F'in around in the parking lot. Trouble is there are too many people like you driving on the roads crossing lanes and killing people!! I hope your insurance cost skyrockets.

 

Enough with the flaming people. Consider this your warning.

 

^^^

Somewhat...I can see you not expecting to hydroplane but if you weren't speeding/changing lanes. Some of us don't see you just losing it like that. I lived in Washington for the first year of owning my Nismo and it was very scary driving it there...the unexpected floating feeling from time to time was unnerving.

I've hydroplaned several times never resulted in a crash. Not saying I'm some super driver, just that when it rains I realized my car then and even more so now is out of it's element. I do the speed limit or below and I'm not maniplulating the steering to much.

I did however drift into a curb once, while trying to use the no grip to my advantage. Didn't work one bit, well almost lol still ended up looking like a retard. So I know kinda know the feeling of wrecking!

On this reviving do you have a garage? Are you doing the work yourself, or do you plan on finding a shop and opening up Mr. Wallet? From the looks of it, it looks bad, but doable. I would really double check the chasis at the passenger side for crumple zones.

Other than that man good luck!

 

OP you need to be more careful in the rain, after watching your video I'm not surprised you hydroplaned but I'm glad you're ok

 

Sorry about your accident. I hope everything works out okay for you.

What brand, model, and size tires were on you car ? Miles ?

 

calm down brotha. you need thicker skin on the forums. there's bound to be skepticism.

glad you're okay though, but I wanted the wing! car looks fixable for sure. hardest part you're in need of is a new front bumper. hopefully insurance pays you well.

were your tires bald by chance? it rains up here pretty much 300+ days. i can sort of see if it was dry out and you unexpectedly ran into a random puddle that it'd be easier to lose control. usually though when driving in the rain and hydroplaning it's easier control as you expect it.

 

Just an FYI.. was not flaming .. just saying. People need to drive smart & safe.
The kid is very, very lucky!!

Rich

 

King..

Hydroplaning in a real life traffic situation is very scary, much like black ice is here in NY. I experienced this early with my '87 200SX(hatch) it was just momentary though and no other cars around. It was more of a 4wheel drift then the back end kicked out for a split second. I let off the gas and rode it out, did not try to correct or overcorrect what was doing. I probably only slid about a cars length before the car regained traction. I was still in HS at the time and that really made me understand how important it is to pay attention the road and how your car communicates to you while driving. 90% of my cars have been rear wheel drive so I'm used to it.

Just be glad you only hit the curb and I bet you learned a few things as well, tis the point really. The OP car looks like it could have some rear damage as well a shame really. I have watched and read this forum for quite some time and have seen accident pictures and am duly impressed at how the 350 has taken care of the passengers. A very solid car!

OP did you use a GoPro cam?

Rich

 

glad your ok... good luck with the rebuild.

 

Yeah I guess you're right, there's bound to be skepticism. As for Toasterflyer, say what you want, say what ever makes you feel good about yourself. It was kinda of a low blow when you were comparing the condition of your car with mine but people can be as*holes at times. But I respect your opinion and I'm sorry for what I said earlier, I guess I was just caught up in the momment. I don't mean any harm for anybody.