I am sorry to hear, but at least you and your son have a sense of humor. :icon18:

Goodluck with the repairs. We all do dumb things from time to time.

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...seriously.html

Been there, done that.

was this the chocolate cube story? :ugh:


op- sorry to hear and see. hope you learned a lesson from your son. ;) at least you are still alive and here posting about it. GL with the repairs or new car.

Yes, the poopcube.

Perhaps I need to cut down on my vdc off power slides.
But then again, perhaps not.

You may have induced lift off oversteer. Next time (if you ever risk doing so again - or the others out there) don't lift off! Be smooth. And don't Scandinavian flick on the streets. I have bad (although still pretty fun) experiences with that. On closed roads / tracks of course.

Sorry to hear, OP.

I can tell you this... VDC on or off, a faster than usual right turn with gravel on the road is scary.

Someone watches too much Top Gear. Lift off oversteer is USUALLY a FWD issue
RWD cars oversteer by mashing the pedal down

Speaking from experience, side airbag out does not mean totaled.

It's going to cost you, though, depending how much needs to be replaced behind the wheels. Wheels, TPMS, joints, etc. With the airbags deployed, you need them replaced, which hurts. And they do some real damage when they come out. Side airbags out? Probably need the whole seat replaced and side work, which will hurt even more. With a car that new, hopefully your insurance adjustor pushes for OEM parts. But be prepared for a big bill past $6k and up.



To anyone wanting to pile onto someone who may have had his first *real* at-fault accident, I'll just say it takes weeks or longer for that anger to go away, depending on your personality and those closest to you whom you choose to tell about it. It's not best to egg it to the surface. Just sayin. Fist bump. No one got hurt or worse, and no one else involved, so always remind yourself of that and be glad.

And it takes balls, imo, to post about it. We all learn this lesson about cars and hooning at some point, especially anyone that enjoys pushing the performance even just a little bit. Some of us learn that lesson really early in life, others later, some with catastrophic results. But if we can walk away from it with no long-lasting impact (health, financial, mental), then momma sed we should keep our dignity and move on. :)

just crush your car and be glad you didnt get hurt

Still no pics? Did you soil yourself when you lifted off?

:icon17:

Maturity test before buying a sports car, anyone?


Though i would probably fail it :(

:iagree: :tup:

Not sure on the top gear reference, but I'm not afraid to say I used 'lift off oversteer' in a wrong way. Heck the only time I'm 100% sure I've experienced it was in a video game. But I do know that for me, using the throttle when I don't have traction has been safer for me than letting off and using the brake. I've normally spun out when slamming the brake in my noob days coming out of a drift / power slide, but have since then been able to better control it with throttle.

I was in a friend's car that had wheels bent in roughly 15 degrees in a crash, and that's what totaled it (shattered axles and whatnot..) my money is on it being totaled. Claim it under insurance then switch providers. You'll still get an increase in payments, but it'll usually be less that way

ROFLMBO...such a funny thread. Glad no one was hurt, but dang freakin embarrassing. I have turned the traction off, stomped it, rear got completely loose and did almost a 360 in 3 lanes with oncoming traffic leaving the stealership. Thank goodness the oncoming traffic was far enough away for me to straighten up and take off. I have learned that I need to leave it on unless in an empty parking lot, scared the complete crap out of me. Thank goodness for tinted windows.