looks like the stock exhaust to me.

I know the owner from here. VDC was on and it was aquaplanning/ice that did this so its not his fault.

such a shame I was supposed to ask him to let me try out the MT again :roflpuke2:.

He now ordered a audi S3

shame and it hurts to see a Z die.

It's my car.

The car aqua planned and did a 180° spin. VDC was on but couldn't save me as I was doing 110KPH (not MPH but KPH). I released the accelerator when seeing the water on the dual carriageway but the back came out and there was nothing I could do to keep it from spinning. I hit the crash barrier and then a lamp post. When I exited the car, it was on the front wheels on top of the crash barrier.

I'm not the sort to drive crazy or show off on the roads and I still can't explain why this happened to me. It was +5° when I was driving and the conditions were alright. VDC was on as I never turned it off.

I would like to point out that the car had previously fishtailed when I pressed lightly on the accelerator on a damp road surface but the VDC kicked in and managed to put the car straight.

I was alone in the car and even though I thought I was going to die the airbags saved me and I wasn't hurt at all apart from a light burn on the hand from the airbag depleting. I didn't hit anyone else, thank god!

I am fully insured and will be getting myself an Audi A3 S line instead of another Z. Once bitten, twice shy as they say.

By the way, thanks buddy, cause I didn't have pictures taken of the wreck, I'll keep them.

Glad you weren't hurt, and sorry for the loss.

Can't go wrong with a Audi

Do want pics of the Audi when you get it :tup:

Thanks guys, took me a few days and bad nights sleep to get over it but now I can actually laugh about my near death experience.

I'd just like to point out that every time i saw a crashed Z on these forums I was under the impression that the drivers had to have been driving recklessly but I learned the hard way that this isn't necessarily true.

I don't want to sound retarded but just be careful when driving this car guys.

I'll try to take pics before something happens to it :bowrofl:. Funny thing is I never had time to take pictures of the Z before the crash, the ones taken by Vegitto will have to do i guess :ugh2:

don't worry il steal the brakes of your Z and put them on mine. since my brake pads are starting to wear out :roflpuke2:

Darn you Lexus! Been driving my wife's car too much.

Sorry to hear, but I am glad you're alright. Definitely share the Audi with us as soon as you get it.

wow, good to hear you're around to talk about it. :)

Glad you're okay. Good luck with the Audi!

Still pretty cold for Summer tires. Combining the standing water with the reduced traction was the cause. Your new Audi should come with all seasons and of course AWD so you'll be better off in the Winter but you still have to watch out for ice and really large puddles, I've seen even AWD cars go for a spin at speed before.

Glad your weren't hurt, congrats on the new A3 :tup:

The odd thing is I have driven with my Z at lower temperatures than that while it was storming extremely hard it never budged. hell I drove it around when it was freezing for two days.

Just be careful. Even on clear pavement you've got a lot less grip at 40F (4C) than you do at 70F (21C). I came pretty close to taking out a street sign myself by driving to the limit of grip that I thought I had that wasn't actually there.

If you see a large amount of standing water coming at speed, brake as hard as you can before you get there and then let off the brakes before you hit the water.