burtonsnowman Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Okay, here's the story: I'm cruisin' along the most icy-slippery road in within 20 miles of my house, on my way to the ol' community college (yawn) when I decide to bust out some of my sweet Petter Solberg ninja-Subaru-rally moves. I'm passing people (like a complete idiot) at 50 MPH and cooking right along...so then I think I will lock 'em up a little (and regain control) just for fun. That was my mistake. Not cool, Tyler. Car starts to boogie sideways (still holding a solid 45 MPH). I regain a little control. Car slides a little the other way. I regain a little more control. Tires roll through a nasty pothole, then a big crack in the road. It's all over. Car then goes into a 45-degree-to-the-road uncontrolled slide into oblivion across traffic, through the ditch, striking a tree at a pretty decent speed. Right in the bumper. The tree stopped me instantly. Uh oh... So, I call up my friend (who drives a '93 Loyale) and have him pull me out - it was easy in an easy chair...no problem for the ol' Loyale rollin' on studs. From that point, I assessed the damages. They are as follows: - Fender munched - Side marker light GONE - Bumper thrashed - Grille = bye bye - One tire flat So, with the help of my old buddy Fix-A-Flat, I was off on my way to finish my 35-mile commute! I'll try to take some pictures to share with y'all my car's new "character". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Tis the season to be wrecking soobs it sounds like. Good thing you didn't get hurt at that speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Tis the season to be wrecking soobs it sounds like. Good thing you didn't get hurt at that speed!No joke! I am a wee bit sore, but I suppose it's mild whiplash. No big deal. Last time something like this happened, I rolled the car (see my avatar?). But that was deer-related, not driver-is-a-retard-related... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 From that point, I assessed the damages. They are as follows:- Fender munched - Side marker light GONE - Bumper thrashed - Grille = bye bye - One tire flat sounds like you got away pretty clean... $100 worth of parts and you're back where you started... sounds like it's time for a tube bumper... (: --Spiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 These stories always impress me. These cars are almost stupid-proof! I have proved this myself once or twice. Maybe we don't hear about the ones that kill their drivers? Or should I say, where the drivers kill themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobGoob Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i have a front bumper in half decent shape, also passenger side fender in OK shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixracing Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 lol........at least you have a sense of humor about it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospeeder Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 yea i almost hit a group of mail boxes last night doing stupid stuff, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 i can sympathize with ya man - having just been thru something similar myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 i have summer dry pavement only tires on the death wedge(xt6) i can't count all the stuff i almost hit on the way home, scared me out of driving it till the roads dry. good attitude and good luck getting it fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 i have summer dry pavement only tires on the death wedge(xt6) Oh crap. I just laughed so hard at "death wedge"...I don't know why that's funny, but it is. Oh, heartless...I heard about your perils...sorry, man. I see my little "incident" as adding more character to my car, not ugly-ing it up more! Thank goodness for parts cars! The new side marker light is installed and working wonderfully (too bad I can't say the same for my fender/bumper, which now have a *sweet* tree mark in them...)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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