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Wasn't even speeding. Advancetrac was on, I have snow tires. The car just spun out of nowhere off the road into a pole :(
It was coming up the on ramp headed onto circle off 22nd street. I drive on that on ramp everyday coming home from work, I usually drive way too fast on it. Today I didn't and crashed... WTF? :rolleyes:
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Speed Limits Kill. JJ
Can the damage be repaired? Happy to hear that no-one was hurt.
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Thats two in one day...glad everybody is alrigt. Pics? :P
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The passenger side of the car is pushed in almost 2 feet, it's a write-off
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So you hit a patch of black ice eh? That's horrible... what are your plans for a replacement? And are you planning on selling any parts?
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Honkeytonk Monkey,Mar 10 2006, 07:54 AM Wrote:Wasn't even speeding. Advancetrac was on, I have snow tires. The car just spun out of nowhere off the road into a pole :(
It was coming up the on ramp headed onto circle off 22nd street. I drive on that on ramp everyday coming home from work, I usually drive way too fast on it. Today I didn't and crashed... WTF? :rolleyes:
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you needed the extra downforce going fast gave you.
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Glad to hear that you're ok. Seems like today was a bad day to be a focus owner. 2nd accident today, wierd.
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Honkeytonk Monkey,Mar 10 2006, 01:54 AM Wrote:Wasn't even speeding. Advancetrac was on, I have snow tires. The car just spun out of nowhere off the road into a pole :(
It was coming up the on ramp headed onto circle off 22nd street. I drive on that on ramp everyday coming home from work, I usually drive way too fast on it. Today I didn't and crashed... WTF? :rolleyes:
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What time of day did it happen?
I know the area where it happen.With the weather we have been having anything can happen. Melting during the day and freezing at night.
Glad you are okay.
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sorry to hear that.. i'm glad you are ok though! any ideas what is next?
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So much for "Advancetrac"....but seriously, glad to hear that your okay.
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SVT ZX3,Mar 10 2006, 08:12 PM Wrote:So much for "Advancetrac"....but seriously, glad to hear that your okay.
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Advancetrac is a great "tool" as long as you don't throw out good sense and rely on it. Same with ABS.
Please note: I'm not saying that this is the case here; I'm speaking generally. I see tailgaters all the time that do so because they feel invulnerable because they have ABS.
Glad you're ok at least.
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SVT ZX3,Mar 11 2006, 01:12 AM Wrote:So much for "Advancetrac"....but seriously, glad to hear that your okay.
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I'll never denounce advancetrac. It is ectremely useful and it has no doubt saved my ass in the past few years. What happened last night was just plain wierd. It felt almost as if Something shoved the ass end of my car sideways, as if I had cranked the wheel and pulled the e-brake it was so unexpected. Not even advancetrac can counter that.
I agree, never rely on stability control, but when it comes time that your car starts rotating, having the ability to concentrate on steering while your car takes care of the braking is a huge help. I think more people could use the feature.
Anyways I will have my car looked at on wednesday then it's either a write off or I'll send it to Lazer to get looked over. Ive heard lots of good things about them so I'll give them a shot. Given the damage though, I sure hope it's written off. squeaks and rattles for the next few years just won't do.
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I feel the pain dude my accident that day wasnt so severe to my car just a few thumb size holes in my bumper and a nice big crack. And a crack in my ST170 headlight( that pisses me off the most). s***ty part is ill probably get blamed for mine stupid taxi drivers they are probably the worst drivers in the world.
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Honkeytonk Monkey,Mar 11 2006, 12:45 AM Wrote:SVT ZX3,Mar 11 2006, 01:12 AM Wrote:So much for "Advancetrac"....but seriously, glad to hear that your okay.
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I'll never denounce advancetrac. It is ectremely useful and it has no doubt saved my ass in the past few years. What happened last night was just plain wierd. It felt almost as if Something shoved the ass end of my car sideways, as if I had cranked the wheel and pulled the e-brake it was so unexpected. Not even advancetrac can counter that.
I agree, never rely on stability control, but when it comes time that your car starts rotating, having the ability to concentrate on steering while your car takes care of the braking is a huge help. I think more people could use the feature.
Anyways I will have my car looked at on wednesday then it's either a write off or I'll send it to Lazer to get looked over. Ive heard lots of good things about them so I'll give them a shot. Given the damage though, I sure hope it's written off. squeaks and rattles for the next few years just won't do.
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You know I know exactly what you are talking about. A couple weeks back I was turning a cornor and the back end of my car just kicked out. Now I was not going ver fast at all was a left hand turn on a turn signal. I don't have abs or trac control. But the wheel just started to spin I grabbed it and the car straightened out, otherwise I woulda nailed the curb. The guy in the passenger seat thought I did it on purpose but I didn't. Felt like the e-brake was pulled. I blamed it on black ice, as it was kinda melty and did ice back up again, but I donno.
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sucks about the car, glad your ok.
theres a black 2dr svt focus at jubilee if your looking at another focus.
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wow atleast your ok and the car did it's job and protected you in the crash, if it is a write off then so be it, better then being put back on the road and having you question the reliablity of the car from then on if they fixed it for you.
I will mention it's a good idea to keep a 20lbs bag of cat litter in your car durring the winter or cat or dog food in that same weight class as it helps keep your rear end of your car weighted down in situations like this.... plus the animal food will remaind good past spring.
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Frost__2001,Mar 11 2006, 07:55 PM Wrote:I will mention it's a good idea to keep a 20lbs bag of cat litter in your car durring the winter or cat or dog food in that same weight class as it helps keep your rear end of your car weighted down in situations like this.... plus the animal food will remaind good past spring.
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Actually I use almost 200lbs of car audio to weigh down my ass end :) It's like I'm always carrying around a couple friends ;)
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FocusGuy7476,Mar 11 2006, 07:32 PM Wrote:sucks about the car, glad your ok.
theres a black 2dr svt focus at jubilee if your looking at another focus.
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Wow... if I were you, i'd pick up Jay's Focus for sure!
Do you mind the lambo hinges? Or did he take them off already for separate sale?
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euro_zx5,Mar 12 2006, 03:48 PM Wrote:Wow... if I were you, i'd pick up Jay's Focus for sure!
Do you mind the lambo hinges? Or did he take them off already for separate sale?
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As far as I know they are included in the car. If I buy it (which means the ZX5 is a write off) then I'll see how I live with them for a bit. If I hate them I'll remove them and sell them, if I like them, then I'll keep them.
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