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just killed my car

11K views 101 replies 42 participants last post by  aaronsspyder  
#1 · (Edited)
well im 17 ... got my license on nov. 27th and i just totaled my 03 eclipse spyder GTS :blowup: .... i had soo many plans for her and now its gone and i had just installed my black TYCs....ok story goes like this: i was driving home from school with my friend in front of me in his GTI 337 .... out of nowhere, a white civic crosses over the double yellow and comes up on my left on a single lane street and cuts me off ... i reacted and tryed to move out of the way and my back slid out ... there was a shitload of salt on the floor cause it had just snowed and it was cold too so that also caused it, not to mention i was going a little fast .... so i lost control and hit the brakes and tried to counter-steer and i hit a pole dead on ... both airbags deployed and my friend came and helped me out ... im okay, back just feels a little stiff, but im glad to be alive and I have learned my lesson. Im still in shock because this happened about 2 hours ago .... here are some of the pics i took on my cell, sorry theyre a little small:

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thats the pole i hit...

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you wouldnt even know anythings wrong except the green liquid dripping from the bottom. cars really dirty though.

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and thats the big dent in the middle. Im only assuming its totaled .. what do you guys think?


Im happy to be alive and im going to miss this forum even though i havent been that active but it has taught me alot about the eclipse and cars in general. Goodbye Club3g :mecry:
 
#4 ·
just for the record if you decide to speed slamming the brakes while driving on ice , water, snow = bad idea ... you have to decrease the speed slower then that to maintain in control. but seriously glad to see your still alive .. good luck man.
 
#8 ·
*waits for the old supremacists to come out and yell about how every driver 18 and below doesn't deserve to drive*

but anyways.. nice car, bad wreck.

if you want to sell me the little holder thing for the passenger side sunvisor then that'd be nice. i havn't been able to find a black one off of a convertible, apparently the non-spyders have a different one cause all of the "holders" i've bought were from non-spyders and they weren't the same as mine
 
#16 ·
insurance is not gonna pay you anything... its totalled and unless you own it fully.. you get NO MONEY.. whoever the LEINHOLDER is most likely gets the money..

cause whats to stop you from fuckin the dealer over now that you got THEIR money for THEIR car that YOU wrecked doing stupid shit such as this?

sorry to sound like a dick.. but 1 your 17 and shouldn't be asshatting with your friend.. 2 the insurance co will see how old you are, and jack your parents rates.. unless you have allstates accident forgiveness..
3 they wont cut you a check for anything..
4 the car is obviously going to be totalled out.. if he hit the pole going as fast as he was.. FRAME damage times 2.. i garantee its bent.. our cars have very little to them to take that kind of damage..
5 are you gonna part this out if they total it out ? lol
6 sorry im sounding like an asshole but.. hey. Driving like a responsible 17 year old > *
 
#28 ·
I'm sorry to hear about the accident. You definitely need to drive with more caution when it has snowed recently with all of the salt and potential black ice. If and when you get that 350Z, though, try to not to bust that up.
 
#30 ·
i dont see how he'll be able to part anything off the car since he doesnt own it. try asking the bank for parts maybe?
 
#32 ·
Jesus dude.... You fuck around, total your car because of a stupid act, and your parents are even thinking of buying you a Z? I'm 18 and get a fricken speeding ticket and get my ass reemed out, much less total my car. I can guarantee you, if I got in any kind of accident that was my fault:
1. I'de be paying to have the car fixed.
2. If it was totalled and no point in fixing, I would have no car.

You are one lucky man to have parents like that. Good luck man.
 
#33 ·
Fist off. He has a GTS Spyder. And totals that car. There are many people on this forum that would love just to have a GT. And after you total it, you are going to see if your parents are going to buy you a Z? Man, you couldn't control and FWD car, what makes you think you can control a RWD with much more power? Another thing, how in the world will you be able to get insurance on that? You are 17, just totaled a car, and now you want a RWD 2 seater sports car. You got some lucky parents. But from reading this thread, I don't feel sorry for your wreck at all. Why should I feel sorry for you, or anyone else on this forum when you simply just brushed it off and said, I will have my parents buy me a Z.
 
#37 ·
Good luck with the Z. It rocks!!!!!! You are a little young to be driving a 300HP RWD car, but to each his own..... The 350z is a great car (To take a look at my Z check my signature).... (oh Im 25 btw.)
 
#48 ·
Well actually i have seen worse damage done to one of the Eclipse's around where i live and the insurance company fixed it. How do i know this, i work at the body shop that fixed it. We had to str8t'n out the driver framehorn, put new radiator support on, a complete front end and back bumper on the car.
Not to mention all the paint work.
So they may try to fix it....Oh and the Eclipse was a 02 GT premium

And who is to say that people under 18 cant drive? Im 19 and the only wreck i have had was my 3g, But ihad many sports car before this one that was more powerful than the 3g and i done just fine. Not ever teen is unresponsible.