So My car is totaled

drftking · Post by **drftking** » March 12th, 2005, 5:03 am

so i just totaled my car. very scary being in my first accident. was going like 65 and allofa suddent the road make a 90 degree turn and it was over with. slammed on my brakes and car went sliding over 2 embankments and onto the freeway. luckely it was at like 11:30 at night and i didnt hit anyone. car ended up 2 lanes into the freeway and stopped. The whole front axle was compleatly broke and the front frame was bent. So from inital estimates it would cost around 5k to fix includin all 4 rims and tires that were dented/poped. Well that is all for me for the mx for a while untill i find a new baby. I want to thank everyone for all the help and advice through the good times and the bad.

Dave-UK-MX3-V6-SE · Post by **Dave-UK-MX3-V6-SE** » March 12th, 2005, 5:37 am

oh my god man, i can't imagine.....

if you're in need of any parts to get her fixed up, i'm sure the guys on here would be glad to help out!!! am i right?? hell yeah!
i'm over in the UK unfortunately....

glad you're ok! but sorry dude

93SOHC · Post by **93SOHC** » March 12th, 2005, 1:53 pm

another one bites the dust! Sorry to here it, but glad you are still intact

RodbeyBur · Post by **RodbeyBur** » March 12th, 2005, 2:15 pm

Sorry to here it. Don't go buy the quotes. Depending on how bad the frame damage is you could easily fix it if you need a car to drive.

My friend wrecked his mx3 and got a quote for 6k. He rearended another car and smashed his bumper, hood, core support, radiator. Tweaked the frame only slightly (I have yet to take measurements).

Anyway I bought the car off him for $100 bucks. Bought new radiator (50), headlights (50), beat out the hood and core support, used brackets for bumper (3) and am driving it now. I am still searching for new hood and bumper in same color (blue) but can't find em.

Well my point is, you maybe able to fix the car if you go junkyard parts. Quotes give you all new parts and labor isn't cheap.

Next car I would suggest to find an empty mall parking lot in rain and practice high speed stops / manuevers. Stay away from parking lamps though.

Do you have any pics?

Good luck

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » March 13th, 2005, 1:53 am

Please note the above post all members, sound advice coming from a
guy who wants to install abs.....Cough cough... sorry nasty cold.......

drftking

Anyone you can walk away from is a good one......

RaverChankoMX3 · Post by **RaverChankoMX3** » March 13th, 2005, 11:14 am

I am curious how you failed to see a "90 degree turn". I'm lead to assume the turn must have been blind with there being an elevation change and no signs?

Definitely good you're well. Makes me feel more safe in my car. Yea, don't pay 5k for your fixed MX3. You could buy a blown engine mx3 and swap in a badass ZE with that money. Or, you could use your car as parts car and buy another blown engine mx3.

quicksliver · Post by **quicksliver** » March 13th, 2005, 12:20 pm

...it's obvious that he was speeding. That's why he didn't have time to react when he saw the 90 degree turn last second.

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » March 13th, 2005, 7:11 pm

you hit the brakes so hard that the frame bent??? or did you hit something?

bmwm3guy · Post by **bmwm3guy** » March 13th, 2005, 7:51 pm

quicksliver wrote:...it's obvious that he was speeding. That's why he didn't have time to react when he saw the 90 degree turn last second.

though you may be right.. you could also easily be very wrong. Lets not jump to such certain conclusions until he spills his story.

I remember once I almost lost control going 60KMH on the highway in a thick fog... it all depends on road conditions.

Sorry to hear about your car man.. BUt again Im glad to hear you walked away ok. It coulda been a lot worse.

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » March 13th, 2005, 9:15 pm

ive got hood

Kokiriwave · Post by **Kokiriwave** » March 13th, 2005, 9:37 pm

bad deal man..at the very least your ok...no broken bones or bruises/cuts...

you'll probably want another mx-3...don't, not for a while at least...

get a beater to carry you around the city (a slow one), and save your cash...

if the frame damage was from the back you probably could manage to fix her without breaking the bank. this is frontal damage so it changes things... save your money,

PS. Don't speed in areas you've never been in. you know where the road leads in places you've been before...a 90 degree turn doesn't just show up...

good luck

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » March 13th, 2005, 9:47 pm

your screenname says driftking? were you trying to drift it? tell us the real story...

drftking · Post by **drftking** » March 13th, 2005, 10:40 pm

Ok so its been a couple of days and im sore as hell. I wrote the post the night of my accident like 2 hours after it happend so I wasent able to give full details of what happened. I was going down a road I didnt know going like 65mph (first mistake) then I apparently missed the sign for the freeway onramp because ther was another car next to me. (no I wasnt racing) When in the distance I saw the corner and I slammed on my brakes (2nd mistake) should have downshifted and got on brakes slowly. So the brakes locked up and I started to slide. Hit first curb and apparently got some air because the guy behind me said he was able to see my hood when I hit. Then I hit the second curb and went across a one lane off ramp. hit third curb and slid down embankment and ended up two lanes into the freeway. Luckley when I shot out it was like a five second gap inbetween when I stopped and the first car appeared. All 4 tires were dented/flat. When i went to the junk yard to look at in the day time I saw that i broke the whole front axle bent the frame in the front pretty bad. Broke the two front struts and ripped open my whole exaust system. So I hope that clears anyting up. I took a couple pics but on camera phone so not very good. Thanks for all the support.

rasheedn · Post by **rasheedn** » March 14th, 2005, 6:58 am

DAMN!
man ur just lucky ur still alive!!

sorry about the car

but its good ur still alive and didn't break anything!!

Too much Time · Post by **Too much Time** » March 14th, 2005, 4:50 pm

cheers to life dude,

That's a bada$$ story though