Pictures of my RX-8 I totalled on 9-14-08
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Holy crap, after reading those posts I'm too afraid to even look at the pics. So glad you both made it through! I've only had my 8 for two weeks, never had rear wheel drive before, and I already felt it get slippy on a wet road. I'm definitely giving myself time to learn the feel of this new ride. Anyone and everyone please feel free to give me tips/advice!! And I'm a real newbie... someone please fill me in on what DSC is? Thanks. And smooth recovery, Joliet!
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I believe most will agree that little safety net is best left on unless you are on a closed track. The fella's accident is a prime example.
OP, I'm glad you and your passenger survived this, and I hope you complete a full recovery. It could have been very different for both of you..I didn't look at the pictures, there is no need in my mind. I know the capacity of the air bags, and I have resigned myself to believe that my car will keep me safe as long as I do what I know I'm supposed to do while driving, to include keeping the farking DSC ON!!!!
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I hope that in your drug induced state that you can see my rant is only out of concern.
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yet ANOTHER story of some knuckle head turning off the DSC and totalling his car.
when will it stop...
when will it stop...
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Well, I don't think it's going to be another rx-8......as much as I'd like it to be. After I bought my car my credit went completely in the crapper from being unemployed. I won't be financing another one. I've sold alot of my home theater, audio/video components,blu-ray and radio controlled cars to pay for the Esmeril turbo and all the accessories. I'm going to need to sell all my parts and pay cash for a beater. There's really no point getting another car even after I recover because I got 3 tickets from this accident: driving too fast for conditions, improper lane usage (because I spun into the oncoming lane) and use of unsafe tires (all 4 with little or no tread). I was planning on getting winter tires after I installed the turbo. I already got 6 moving violations this year before this incident and facing a 12 month drivers suspension and fines over $1000 so..........I don't know what I'm gonna do. For now I'm just focusing on learning to walk and stuff.
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That's funny cuz until my mom got my camera out of my glove box, took some pics and brought them to the trauma center where I am, I wasn't sure if the car was totalled or not because I couldn't remember how bad it was. I just remembered seeing the front end right after I got out of the car. Somebody told me I didn't look good and that I should sit down. I was in a daze. I plopped down on the side of the road and before I knew it the paramedics where putting me on a stretcher.
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Glad you're alive and able to tell us about it.
That had to be a scary event.
I'm not going to give you "a good talking to", but I will say to you that you were totally irresponsible for driving a sports car in traffic under dangerous weather conditions with DSC or traction control disabled. You were asking for trouble.
I consider myself to be an expert RWD driver with great examples of power.
As I was instructed at HP driving school, I never disable DSC or TCS on public roads.
That had to be a scary event.
I'm not going to give you "a good talking to", but I will say to you that you were totally irresponsible for driving a sports car in traffic under dangerous weather conditions with DSC or traction control disabled. You were asking for trouble.
I consider myself to be an expert RWD driver with great examples of power.
As I was instructed at HP driving school, I never disable DSC or TCS on public roads.
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Well, I don't think it's going to be another rx-8......as much as I'd like it to be. After I bought my car my credit went completely in the crapper from being unemployed. I won't be financing another one. I've sold alot of my home theater, audio/video components,blu-ray and radio controlled cars to pay for the Esmeril turbo and all the accessories. I'm going to need to sell all my parts and pay cash for a beater. There's really no point getting another car even after I recover because I got 3 tickets from this accident: driving too fast for conditions, improper lane usage (because I spun into the oncoming lane) and use of unsafe tires (all 4 with little or no tread). I was planning on getting winter tires after I installed the turbo. I already got 6 moving violations this year before this incident and facing a 12 month drivers suspension and fines over $1000 so..........I don't know what I'm gonna do. For now I'm just focusing on learning to walk and stuff.
Yeah, count your blessings and take it as a wake up call.
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. . .That is pretty intense. It sounds like you know you made a mistake by too much gas and not enough DSC...
I couldn't see in the pics: Did all the airbags deploy? I'm saw both fronts, but did the side curtains deploy also?
From the damage, do you this it was the steel beam in the door that broke your pelvis? Or just force of impact? I know you probably have no clue. But I'm just curious.
That is really amazing that you're even alive: that car is destroyed.
My Suggestion for your next car: Subaru Outback Wagon - (no turbo)
Or Jetta TDI... that diesel is an absolute slug. 90hp I think.
Get you out of a sports car for awhile.
I couldn't see in the pics: Did all the airbags deploy? I'm saw both fronts, but did the side curtains deploy also?
From the damage, do you this it was the steel beam in the door that broke your pelvis? Or just force of impact? I know you probably have no clue. But I'm just curious.
That is really amazing that you're even alive: that car is destroyed.
My Suggestion for your next car: Subaru Outback Wagon - (no turbo)
Or Jetta TDI... that diesel is an absolute slug. 90hp I think.
Get you out of a sports car for awhile.