i was on my way to school today, and recently it snowed here in jersey, and there is black ice EVERYWHERE, especially in my neighborhood b/c we dont know what SALT is!!! so i knew to go slow, and i was getting a feel for the ice and felt it was very slippery, so as im approaching a corner, there is another guy coming (mind you were still going very slow, 1st gear slow) so to get out of this way, i move over to the right, but as i straighten the wheel out slowly to keep going straight, my car continues to turn, and i slide into the curb!!

i was saying to myself, aww the rim is prob scratched or something not to bad, but i look at the damage(which ill get pics of ) and the whole rim is dented in, and i knew this wasent good

so i drive the car back to my house slowly, in because of the indentation, the car is going cock-eyed and pushing to the right and the left very hard had to take our spare vehicle (wrangler) to school until the celica is fixed....

so i know i need a new rim and tire most likely, i just hope that the rotor isnt dented in so i wouldnt have to get new rotors as well

my dad looked at it, and said the tire and rim are ok, its just the whole suspension is messed up and takes ALOT of money to fix, i have full insurance, so depending on the cost of damage to fix over the value of the car, i might take the damage money and buy a new car instead

you can see mine...




yeah i hit a curb too... though there was no Ice or anything to do with the weather... thought the turn was actually a lot more gentle then it was. stupid optical illusions. bout a 1K to fix... it you messed up the front... a lot worse than the back. need to replace all the axles and such. my mechanic told me I was lucky.

Soul

This post has been edited by Soulend: Dec 6, 2007 - 2:15 PM

Same thing happened to me, but it was rain instead of ice. You'll probably need a new control arm, cambers, spindle, bearing housing, and you'll need to go to a shop to get a realignment.

Its better to be in a higher gear on ice and keep the revs low, less torque.

the appraiser is coming in tomorrow at 1 and inspecting the damage, and he is going to tell me on tuesday everything i need to know, im assuming its going to be alot to fix, too much to be honest, and just looking at a fox body 5.0 mustang now...i might have to leave 6gc.net. and if i do, i will b very sad

go to pepboys and for about $200-$300 in parts you can fix it yourself then have it aligned by a shop.

replace the lower control arm, ball joint, tierod end, and have the shop doing the alignment check out your wheel bearing for you. the axle should be ok.