i lost my 8

CDsDontBurn · May 11, 2006, 04:16 AM

yea....basically i was taking a turn too fast, tires couldn't handle the turn so they gave in.....what you see is the result.

Customgamer1 · May 11, 2006, 04:21 AM

O shit

Man that really sucks.... I hope you had some insurance.

Well I hope you get something worked out. Maybe they can fix the damage? It really does not look that bad. But then again I have not seen the engine.

Dark Lord · May 11, 2006, 04:23 AM

hard to tell, but the damage only looks to be on the body panels. from what i can see, looks like it could be a pretty easy fix.

pr0digal jenius · May 11, 2006, 04:23 AM

if it's anything like mine, unless they total it, you'll only pay $1000.

If they do total it, and you haven't payed the car off yet, they should give you what you payed for it

TJ- · May 11, 2006, 04:24 AM

well since your ok the only thing to do is laugh

Customgamer1 · May 11, 2006, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Di]:Z!ON

well since your ok the only thing to do is laugh

At this time I would think it would be hard to laugh it off.... I think he really enjoyed this car and well he learned something today: Don't buy cheap wheels and or breaks! Or if they were top notch maybe slow it down next time

mainman · May 11, 2006, 04:32 AM

Holly sh3t bro! I hope you didn't hurt yourself, really sorry about the car man everyone here knows how much you love it. Things will work out im sure...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 11, 2006, 04:36 AM

that's pretty bad, your lucky you dont live in ontario. you wouldn't care if you lived because your insurance would be so raped.

thats pretty bad to see a sick car like that get screwed, hopefully your back on the road with it

Drakon · May 11, 2006, 05:12 AM

Holy crap, bro. Are you ok? How fast were you going on that turn?

Razgriz · May 11, 2006, 05:21 AM

That really sucks brosef, hope you are ok and the damages arent too bad

Sandok · May 11, 2006, 06:06 AM

Man I hope your RX8 will soon be back on the roads!

CDsDontBurn · May 11, 2006, 06:33 AM

yea...i'm fine. i'm just sore now. i wasn't hurt at all except for a small bruise on my right arm.

most of the damage to my car can be seen on the pix i put up. there is some more damage on the driver's door and front left quarter panel that isn't shown by any of the pix above. makes the door hard to open and close. though, because i did go up on the rail before i went down into the ditch, my car may have recieved some frame damage. if that's the case, i'll just have it totaled, take out what i want sold, such as the aftermarket leather seats

. If it is totaled though, i'll buy me a daily driver type car, and then once i graduate from college and have me a good paying job, i'll buy me another RX8

.

as for the speed on the turn, i was doing about 40Mph. basically i overjudged the turn, the tires couldn't handle it, and my car understeered.

the wheels and brakes are factory, but when you're traveling at that speed, and try and brake hard on dirt, all you'll do is slide until you stop where you stop. I happened to stop in a ditch.

oh yea....if you guys want more pix, i have them.

Razgriz · May 11, 2006, 06:37 AM

Well hey, all damage aside, it's good you are ok. Could have been a lot worse, a whole lot worse. Glad you escaped injury!

riles9262 · May 11, 2006, 06:49 AM

Too bad cds...I feel for you. At least you're ok though.

pr0digal jenius · May 11, 2006, 06:51 AM

note: if you total it, they may not let you take anything out...so I'd ask first

Razgriz · May 11, 2006, 06:53 AM

if not, id say just part it out

CDsDontBurn · May 11, 2006, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

note: if you total it, they may not let you take anything out...so I'd ask first

bitches! you serious? I was about to take my system out of my car when the guy told me i couldn't take anything else out when he went to put my car in the repair bay.

mainman · May 11, 2006, 07:50 AM

wtf?

CDsDontBurn · May 11, 2006, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainman

wtf?

there. post fixed

mainman · May 11, 2006, 08:09 AM

Thanks, now that makes more sense..

CDsDontBurn · May 11, 2006, 08:11 AM

yea.....np

Callandor · May 11, 2006, 11:15 AM

Dude, I'm glad to hear you're fine, a car like that exactly the same colour was on the sidewalk the other day and i feel your pain. G/L with everything.

BWX · May 11, 2006, 11:02 PM

Holy crap that sucks man! Don't total it out- get it fixed and keep the car. It must be worth at least 20 grand, so I doubt it is totaled.. Most times you don't have a choice anyway- the insurance adjuster will be the one who makes the call.

The problem is that if you do get it repaired, it will never be worth the same as if it was never in an accident.. so that sucks.

pr0digal jenius · May 11, 2006, 11:18 PM

Insurance will probably value it at around $18-19,000.

Subtract what you owe left on the car, and that's your cash in hand....sucks, I know...but that's what you get if they total it out.

Falstaff · May 12, 2006, 12:55 AM

I bet you learned a very valuable lesson didnt you..LOL
if you didnt, then God help you next time.....

BWX · May 12, 2006, 01:28 AM

The lesson I would have learned is this: Don't push it on public roads- keep the racing to the strip or track.. *

* I rarely follow my own good advice.

CDsDontBurn · May 12, 2006, 05:19 AM

this is more or less how i fell....but the drop i fell into wasn't as far deep, it was a left right turn, not left, and i was in my 8, not a viper

BWX · May 12, 2006, 05:34 AM

Yeah I showed those pics to my wife and she said it looks more like you fell off the side of a cliff than fell into a ditch.. That was my first thought when I saw it in the randomness thread too.

CDsDontBurn · May 12, 2006, 05:47 AM

just about.....i'm lucky i didn't fall down a cliff. there are some pretty bad cliffs there where there's nothing but jagged rocks all the way down to the bottom

Geminiwave · May 12, 2006, 05:57 AM

yea dude I know where you live and I almsot lost a van down one of those cliffs you described.

anyway dude STOP DAMAGING MY CAR! IF YOU GET ONE MORE SMUDGE ON IT IM GUNNA KICK YOUR SORRY ASS!

May 11, 2006, 04:16 AM	#1
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,127 Rep Power: 173	i lost my 8 yea....basically i was taking a turn too fast, tires couldn't handle the turn so they gave in.....what you see is the result. __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

May 11, 2006, 04:21 AM	#2
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,270 Rep Power: 63	O shit Man that really sucks.... I hope you had some insurance. Well I hope you get something worked out. Maybe they can fix the damage? It really does not look that bad. But then again I have not seen the engine. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

May 11, 2006, 04:23 AM	#3
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,842 Rep Power: 97	hard to tell, but the damage only looks to be on the body panels. from what i can see, looks like it could be a pretty easy fix. __________________

May 11, 2006, 04:24 AM	#5
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	well since your ok the only thing to do is laugh __________________ new sig comming soon

May 11, 2006, 04:32 AM	#7
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,955 Rep Power: 58	Holly sh3t bro! I hope you didn't hurt yourself, really sorry about the car man everyone here knows how much you love it. Things will work out im sure... __________________

May 11, 2006, 04:23 AM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	if it's anything like mine, unless they total it, you'll only pay $1000. If they do total it, and you haven't payed the car off yet, they should give you what you payed for it

May 11, 2006, 04:36 AM	#8
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,402 Rep Power: 84	that's pretty bad, your lucky you dont live in ontario. you wouldn't care if you lived because your insurance would be so raped. thats pretty bad to see a sick car like that get screwed, hopefully your back on the road with it __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| ATI TV Wonder Elite \| Logitech G7 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

May 11, 2006, 05:12 AM	#9
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 47	Holy crap, bro. Are you ok? How fast were you going on that turn?

May 11, 2006, 05:21 AM	#10
Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,183 Rep Power: 44	That really sucks brosef, hope you are ok and the damages arent too bad

May 11, 2006, 06:06 AM	#11
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 56	Man I hope your RX8 will soon be back on the roads!

May 11, 2006, 06:33 AM	#12
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,127 Rep Power: 173	yea...i'm fine. i'm just sore now. i wasn't hurt at all except for a small bruise on my right arm. most of the damage to my car can be seen on the pix i put up. there is some more damage on the driver's door and front left quarter panel that isn't shown by any of the pix above. makes the door hard to open and close. though, because i did go up on the rail before i went down into the ditch, my car may have recieved some frame damage. if that's the case, i'll just have it totaled, take out what i want sold, such as the aftermarket leather seats . If it is totaled though, i'll buy me a daily driver type car, and then once i graduate from college and have me a good paying job, i'll buy me another RX8 . as for the speed on the turn, i was doing about 40Mph. basically i overjudged the turn, the tires couldn't handle it, and my car understeered. the wheels and brakes are factory, but when you're traveling at that speed, and try and brake hard on dirt, all you'll do is slide until you stop where you stop. I happened to stop in a ditch. oh yea....if you guys want more pix, i have them. __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

May 11, 2006, 06:37 AM	#13
Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,183 Rep Power: 44	Well hey, all damage aside, it's good you are ok. Could have been a lot worse, a whole lot worse. Glad you escaped injury!

May 11, 2006, 06:49 AM	#14
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,839 Rep Power: 61	Too bad cds...I feel for you. At least you're ok though. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

May 11, 2006, 06:51 AM	#15
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	note: if you total it, they may not let you take anything out...so I'd ask first

May 11, 2006, 06:53 AM	#16
Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,183 Rep Power: 44	if not, id say just part it out

May 11, 2006, 07:50 AM	#18
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,955 Rep Power: 58	wtf? __________________

May 11, 2006, 08:09 AM	#20
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,955 Rep Power: 58	Thanks, now that makes more sense.. __________________

May 11, 2006, 08:11 AM	#21
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,127 Rep Power: 173	yea.....np __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

May 11, 2006, 11:15 AM	#22
Callandor HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dissimulated Posts: 4,944 Rep Power: 134	Dude, I'm glad to hear you're fine, a car like that exactly the same colour was on the sidewalk the other day and i feel your pain. G/L with everything. __________________ Seek happiness, the rest will come to you

May 11, 2006, 11:02 PM	#23
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,610 Rep Power: 99	Holy crap that sucks man! Don't total it out- get it fixed and keep the car. It must be worth at least 20 grand, so I doubt it is totaled.. Most times you don't have a choice anyway- the insurance adjuster will be the one who makes the call. The problem is that if you do get it repaired, it will never be worth the same as if it was never in an accident.. so that sucks. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

May 11, 2006, 11:18 PM	#24
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Insurance will probably value it at around $18-19,000. Subtract what you owe left on the car, and that's your cash in hand....sucks, I know...but that's what you get if they total it out.

May 12, 2006, 12:55 AM	#25
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,837 Rep Power: 176	I bet you learned a very valuable lesson didnt you..LOL if you didnt, then God help you next time..... __________________ REMEMBER THE DREAM DRIVERHEAVEN

May 12, 2006, 01:28 AM	#26
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,610 Rep Power: 99	The lesson I would have learned is this: Don't push it on public roads- keep the racing to the strip or track.. * * I rarely follow my own good advice. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

May 12, 2006, 05:19 AM	#27
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,127 Rep Power: 173	this is more or less how i fell....but the drop i fell into wasn't as far deep, it was a left right turn, not left, and i was in my 8, not a viper __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

May 12, 2006, 05:34 AM	#28
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,610 Rep Power: 99	Yeah I showed those pics to my wife and she said it looks more like you fell off the side of a cliff than fell into a ditch.. That was my first thought when I saw it in the randomness thread too. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

May 12, 2006, 05:47 AM	#29
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,127 Rep Power: 173	just about.....i'm lucky i didn't fall down a cliff. there are some pretty bad cliffs there where there's nothing but jagged rocks all the way down to the bottom __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

May 12, 2006, 05:57 AM	#30
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 48	yea dude I know where you live and I almsot lost a van down one of those cliffs you described. anyway dude STOP DAMAGING MY CAR! IF YOU GET ONE MORE SMUDGE ON IT IM GUNNA KICK YOUR SORRY ASS! __________________