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m4a1mustang · 08-17-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Thanks Steve. I REALLY do appreciate all the help. I am new to this forum and thought I could get some help with what happened. It's embarrasing and I had no idea about the darn thing.

No prob. We all have our "moments." Stick around and I'm sure you'll learn to like this place in all our glorious dysfunction.

08-17-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

It's a like a golden rule not to install a remote starter on a MT. search YouTube and there are countless vids of what happened with you. The E-Brake is good for nothing IMO.

Anyways, chalk it up as a lesson learned. How bad is the damage btw? Driving over a curb makes me cringe... That can mess up suspension components.

Depends lol. One night in my Z....it was raining really hard and any Z owner knows its IMPOSSIBLE to see in that car when its dark and raining hard. I hook a corner too close and jumped a curb LOL. **** got like 2 feet of air

Needless to say it was ok.

nogoodname · 08-17-2010, 09:36 PM

Also, the safety thing is that you have to press in the clutch to start the car but remote starters bypass that and that's why your car took off.

Hootie · 08-17-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Was any damage done to the car?

Yes, the entire underside is messed up. It tore off the cover plate messed up the bumper and a mud flap or whatever you all call them. I saw some metal that had been bent, I don't know what that goes to. I had the clear bra, or paint protection applied, that will have to be replaced too. I have not taken it to the dealer to have them put it on a lift to see what else is damaged. Ugghhh, I hate this. Look Guys, I am a woman. This is my dream car and I joined this forum to learn. I am so embarrased. As I said before, I didn't know they disengaged the clutch.

nogoodname · 08-17-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Depends lol. One night in my Z....it was raining really hard and any Z owner knows its IMPOSSIBLE to see in that car when its dark and raining hard. I hook a corner too close and jumped a curb LOL. **** got like 2 feet of air

Needless to say it was ok.

You're damn lucky man!!!

Hootie · 08-17-2010, 09:37 PM

I know that now.

08-17-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Yes, the entire underside is messed up. It tore off the cover plate messed up the bumper and a mud flap or whatever you all call them. I saw some metal that had been bent, I don't know what that goes to. I had the clear bra, or paint protection applied, that will have to be replaced too. I have not taken it to the dealer to have them put it on a lift to see what else is damaged. Ugghhh, I hate this. Look Guys, I am a woman. This is my dream car and I joined this forum to learn. I am so embarrased. As I said before, I didn't know they disengaged the clutch.

Nothing to be embarrassed about. If you're a manual driver unfamiliar with remote starting it happens. Best bet is to bring it back to the dealer and explain it to them if someone said that its not alright for them to install it in MT. It happens and it could have been much worse.

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

You're damn lucky man!!!

I know lol. It hurt like hell lol.

m4a1mustang · 08-17-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Nothing to be embarrassed about. If you're a manual driver unfamiliar with remote starting it happens. Best bet is to bring it back to the dealer and explain it to them if someone said that its not alright for them to install it in MT. It happens and it could have been much worse.

And hopefully insurance will cover the damage.

nogoodname · 08-17-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Yes, the entire underside is messed up. It tore off the cover plate messed up the bumper and a mud flap or whatever you all call them. I saw some metal that had been bent, I don't know what that goes to. I had the clear bra, or paint protection applied, that will have to be replaced too. I have not taken it to the dealer to have them put it on a lift to see what else is damaged. Ugghhh, I hate this. Look Guys, I am a woman. This is my dream car and I joined this forum to learn. I am so embarrased. As I said before, I didn't know they disengaged the clutch.

Being a woman or a man is no excuse...lol... Mistakes happen and we learn from it. Just be happy no one got any major injuries. Repair the Z and enjoy it!

Hootie · 08-17-2010, 09:43 PM

Thanks for being supportive. I'll keep you updated on what happens next and I am praying that the suspension isn't damaged.

08-17-2010, 09:44 PM

Hootie being you're new feel free to introduce yourself here.

Post a pic of yourself

Keep us updated on the situation also.

nogoodname · 08-17-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Thanks for being supportive. I'll keep you updated on what happens next and I am praying that the suspension isn't damaged.

How was the drive back home? Anything feel abnormal?

Sibze · 08-17-2010, 09:50 PM

Very sorry to hear what happened to your Z!!! Hopefuly the fix is quick and your back out on the road!

Welcome by the way!

08-17-2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

How was the drive back home? Anything feel abnormal?

Or SOUND abnormal

Hootie · 08-17-2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

How was the drive back home? Anything feel abnormal?

Once we got the bushes and the cover plate out from under it, it didn't seem to drive abnormal. It's about 10 miles from where it happened and I had to drive on an interstate. I'm hoping it's all cosmetic. It just makes me sick.

08-17-2010, 09:36 PM	#33 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1764	Also, the safety thing is that you have to press in the clutch to start the car but remote starters bypass that and that's why your car took off.

08-17-2010, 09:37 PM	#36 (permalink)
Hootie Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Belcamp, Md Posts: 60 Drives: 370Z 40th Anniv. Rep Power: 14	I know that now.

08-17-2010, 09:43 PM	#40 (permalink)
Hootie Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Belcamp, Md Posts: 60 Drives: 370Z 40th Anniv. Rep Power: 14	Thanks for being supportive. I'll keep you updated on what happens next and I am praying that the suspension isn't damaged.

08-17-2010, 09:44 PM	#41 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	Hootie being you're new feel free to introduce yourself here. Post a pic of yourself Keep us updated on the situation also.

08-17-2010, 09:50 PM	#43 (permalink)
Sibze A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 16,202 Drives: In your way Rep Power: 62	Very sorry to hear what happened to your Z!!! Hopefuly the fix is quick and your back out on the road! Welcome by the way!