[3pete3the5greekI]

so today on my way home from school i saw so many car crashes and i was like omg look at all these things!!!.....and then about 30min later i spin out and do a 180 and hit a curb and a light poll!!!!!......my babby is all messed up i should have pix soon......this sux!!!!!

[Sam Da Man]

omfg dude..how fast where u driving

[3pete3the5greekI]

maybe about 10?!?!? it was around a bend right at the end of it.......i was sliding for about 50feet.....

[Orient330iNYC]

summer performance tires?

[Sam Da Man]

wow im sry is it really bad?? i need to see pics so ill wait...did u press the dtc button once while drivin? would that have helped? believe it allows some wheel spin so you can move better

[Gooby]

damn bro how bad is the damage...this is why i HATE snow...today i was also coming home from school and i was on RT 21 up here in North Jersey.. The snow just looked like sand on the highway barley even an inch and all of a sudden I felt the car twist for a split second and luckily I caught it and dsc did its job.. If it wasn't for that I would've probably been kissing the divider. I drive home and was like I aint leaving the house today..!!

[Dragonman4]

That sucks to hear dude. I'm so happy I got an XI now. Driving around here in Philly back from work was nuts.

[Orient330iNYC]

Originally Posted by Sam Da Man

wow im sry is it really bad?? i need to see pics so ill wait...did u press the dtc button once while drivin? would that have helped? believe it allows some wheel spin so you can move better

starting off, yes, dtc allows wheel spin to get you unstuck. once you're moving you want DSC on for max stability and traction control in the snow.

from the OP's description of the crash, it sounds like he might have summer performance tires on (like stock sport package tires) and not all seasons or snow tires.

[3pete3the5greekI]

thanx guyz!!

no i had 17'' RFT all seasons stockyys.....it was a sheet of ice...thats y...

the damage is decent but the pix arent great there only on my phone but im gunna try to get some pix from the body shop tomorrow with my camera......

[Orient330iNYC]

Originally Posted by 3pete3the5greekI

thanx guyz!!

no i had 17'' RFT all seasons stockyys.....it was a sheet of ice...thats y...

the damage is decent but the pix arent great there only on my phone but im gunna try to get some pix from the body shop tomorrow with my camera......

oof, nothing is going to save you on ice other than snows (possibly not even those, without studs or chains)

[nusevad]

ouch...black ice sucks!!

[cn555ic]

Damn man feel for you...It will get fix faster than you think...Just the first couple of days is when it seems to drag..

[Fzara2000]

I drove home today from work at 5pm. Coming home from Paramus via the Parkway South and later 80W, my car started fishtailing everywhere, icebocks formed on my windshield, and when I put on my flashers while driving, everyone started giving me the finger when they passed me on the highway.

[3pete3the5greekI]

yea i know time will go by...i all rdy got a loaner so im happy about that but i still cant bolive it happen like it was my baby i love that thing more then anythign u know lol.......but yea it sux cuz the insurence isint gunan cover all my after market shit that got fuckied up like my ACS front lip witch is mad $$$ and i dnt wanna have to get another one but its is in like 4 pices lmao...but i thinking if i should go with a diff front lip this time or not i really liked the acs...and i should lowering springs scine i all rdy need at least 2 new ones haha...

[EHbavarian]

did u just installed ur hartge front lip.... i remember back in novermber i think on a meet u mentioned u had some issues intallin it??? m i rite.... sorry about that good luck.... its pretty bad ... careful everyone.....

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by 3pete3the5greekI

maybe about 10?!?!? it was around a bend right at the end of it.......i was sliding for about 50feet.....

dude... people aren't dumb as you think. 10mph will not get you spun out. i was going 40-50 with very mild acceleration and i was fine driving 40 miles back home. it has to be driving skills. btw, im on summer tires as well. will be driving another car tmr for work

there're laws of physics...10mph and skid for 50 feet?? lol though i do feel sorry for you. get some better tires and slow down next time. accelerate with 3rd gear instead of 1 or 2

just fyi, when you skid, steer and leave the gas or brake pedals alone.

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by Fzara2000

I drove home today from work at 5pm. Coming home from Paramus via the Parkway South and later 80W, my car started fishtailing everywhere, icebocks formed on my windshield, and when I put on my flashers while driving, everyone started giving me the finger when they passed me on the highway.

i did the same but no fingers. but i found the limos that flew past me, one of them skid and crashed...one wheel even fell off. lol. karma!! anyways..yea it was real dangerous...turned on all the lights i have on the car.

[MWcoupe]

sorry to hear that bro. lucky i had no class today, my baby was in the garage.
as long as you got out safe though. i just got off the phone with my grl..she did a 180 today also. omg

[3pete3the5greekI]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

dude...im know sure but people aren't dumb as you think. 10mph will not get you spun out. i was going 40-50 with very mild acceleration and i was fine driving 40 miles back home. it has to be driving skills. btw, im on summer tires as well. will be driving another car tmr for work

there're laws of physics...10mph and skid for 50 feet?? lol though i do feel sorry for you. get some better tires and slow down next time. accelerate with 3rd gear instead of 1 or 2

just fyi, when you skid, steer and leave the gas or brake pedals alone.

no but im not joiking i was doing 10 tops 15...and i went to go accelerate and i just slid....the whole street was black ice..the cops and the firefigthers came and they they told me i was on all black ice...no matter what kind of car or AWD or w/e i had i would of lost it on that turn.....idc it does sux i wouldent lie about something like this u know.......when i was driving home i was doing 2o-30 and accelerating and fiah tailing and shit...

[3pete3the5greekI]

Originally Posted by EHbavarian

did u just installed ur hartge front lip.... i remember back in novermber i think on a meet u mentioned u had some issues intallin it??? m i rite.... sorry about that good luck.... its pretty bad ... careful everyone.....

i ahd the ACS lip ..i got it on i love it but now its in 4 pices lol

[TheAcAvenger]

Seriously, 10 mph will spin you out if youre turning and you dont counter the fishtail properly on ice. Driving on snow, it wouldnt have been a problem, but i've been in the OPs position, I just managed to get her straight before things got ugly. When it comes to ice, there's nothing stopping you from spinning if you're already turning. Bad luck, OP. Hope everything works out for you. Take the bus next time.

[3pete3the5greekI]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

i did the same but no fingers. but i found the limos that flew past me, one of them skid and crashed...one wheel even fell off. lol. karma!! anyways..yea it was real dangerous...turned on all the lights i have on the car.

well also when i went to accelerate i just burned out like the tieres spun so i guess the mph was more then 10 mph so when the tieres did catch they gave it a lil bost ..i have no idea but bro no joke i was going mad slow......and .i was in drive i dnt have stick.....

but thanx man