Well, I was with my friend this weekend over at UGA. As we were driving along, another friend cut us off. I was in the passenger seat with my friend daniel in his 350Z and he decided to pass them and get back in front of them for cutting him off.

Well, the road curved to the right, and a raccoon was in the road. We hit the raccoon and started to fish tail. My friend over-corrected to the right, so he tried to go left... when he did, we did a 180 and went across 4 lanes of traffic facing the wrong way. Barely missed hitting 2 other cars, then hit the curb sideways.

Then we went through this guys yard and took out a fence. At that point the back end hit a tree and popped the car verticle. It spun around and landed upside down in some kudzu.

Needless to say, the car is totaled. The amazing part is, my friend and I both walked away un-hurt for the most part. I cut my hand a bit and I'm a little sore, as is my friend, but we're alive. We took some pictures of the car the next day with my other friends camera. I'll try and post them to my profile if I can get the pics off him.

I will say this, the car definitely held up pretty well considering. 5-Star crash rating seems to be pretty accurate.

So he totalled his 350Z?

Where do kids get the money for cars like that?

Well, his parents own a gas station, cleaners, and a dentist office. The 350 was his graduation present...

Personally, I'd rather have my celica that I bought, maintain, and insure with my own hard earned money anyday.

Well its good that your ok...dito on the paying for own car, makes it so much more fulfilling

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Feb 22, 2004 - 9:33 PM

Amen, I bought, own and maintane my car to the penny.

Glad to hear you're ok, its really a trip to think that had a few things been different you would not be here right now....I can say that because I totalled my car and should of died as well...still, what a trip.

the car is totaled... big deal, his parents will buy him a new one. you guys walked away fine, great.... but what about the raccoon family that isnt going to have a mom or a dad?!?!?!

I wish my parents were loaded...

screw paying for your own stuff. If I could get everything in life for free, I would.

Amen.

thats pretty amazing that you guys are alright, glad to hear it.

And it sounds like his parents work very very hard for thier money and the life that they can provide to thier children. Its not like money is falling from the sky for him. As long as he appreciates the work and effort that allowed him to have that car, it think its just as good as getting it himself.

Good to hear that you're alive after a crash like that. Although it does bring up a point that I've often believed in. Inexperienced drivers shouldn't have sports cars. I've seen too many kids get seriously injured(and a few die) because their parents bought them a brand new Mustang GT or Z28..., and they didn't know how to handle the power in bad situations.
Enough ranting though, at least you're both ok.

-Ghost+Feb 22, 2004 - 7:23 PM

-orvillescelica+Feb 22, 2004 - 10:46 PM

-Uppitycracker+Feb 23, 2004 - 2:06 AM

-aaronc222+Feb 23, 2004 - 1:01 AM

-Cody+Feb 22, 2004 - 10:35 PM

-Supersprynt+Feb 23, 2004 - 6:29 AM

Glad your ok. Hopefully your friend learns from this experience though.

good to hear you guys are alright... but who really cares what he's driving and how much it costs and how he got it people- like anybody on here would complain if they were in that situation- there is always going to be people more weathy then you in life, so dont waste your energy over it, ya know?

there's people around here with GSX's and 2000Eclipses as their car, and then drive Z4's on weekends or something...might even be their... i don't know them personally

just angry about it

-Chrobis+Feb 23, 2004 - 10:25 AM

-Jeremy1210+Feb 22, 2004 - 9:01 PM

Agree with the view that inexperienced kids should not drive such cars.

Consider this though;

Would it be better if the "kids" are driving modified Hondas/Integras? Have you ever seen what remains from such a car after an accident. Last year there was an accident in an Integra in my country, which was hit in the side by a Merc at high speed. The car was split in half and the guys in it were killed instantly. Just about a same accident happened to a friend with a 6gc and the people in the car walked away. The car was totalled offcourse but at least it was not split in half and the people in it were not hurt. And by the way, the celi was a 94 import with no airbags. If it had airbags, even the small cut on the head of the passenger would have been avoided.

I'm glad you're ok dude. But if you look at the design of the 350Z...it kinda does look like a car that would be good in a crash...I dunno maybe it's a vibe it gives off but it looks like it's in a shape that it was meant to roll around. Anyways...

I'm 17 and have bought all of my cars that I've had, starting with the Celica which I paid for $3k of it right away and only owed 2k...which I finished paying off a couple months ago...I also had a 93 RX7 but it got stolen...with the money I got from that I paid off the existing RX7 loan and bought an 87 RX7 and then an 87 Supra...sold both of them and bought the Rex when my loan on the Celica was paid. It's not too hard buy your own stuff, you just need to have a full time job.


But very important lesson learned...if someone's going to be an idiot and do something stupid (like passing you or whatever at higher speeds) then don't follow in his/her footsteps and be an idiot too. It's always the second person/group that will get caught/dead.

-snadman+Mar 2, 2004 - 5:01 PM

I agree with the view that parents who buy cars for their children should make sure they know how to drive it. My father is mechanic but I know very few things about cars myself because he did not want to mees around with cars and not study. So I became a CPA. BUT, he made sure I knew some basic stuff about driving before handing me the keys to my first car.
Just for the record, my birthday present when I turned 12 years old was my first driving lesson. And the lesson kept coming until i was 18 (legal driving age in my country) with various vehicle, at various surfaces and at various speeds. Keep in mind that he insisted teaching me how to drive at 18 when i had 6 months experience of driving army trucks and tanks. I am now 28 and sometimes he still comments on my driving. You see, its o.k. for a parent to care.

My dad was teaching me how to speed. Very odd on his behalf. Now he complains that i drive too fast. I know it's weird but, i feel safer driving faster than or same speed as traffic. He hates my car. He thinks if i get in a wreck i'll get killed. He wants me to get a Lincoln Grnd Marquise like his, lol.

This post has been edited by LatinKraze: Mar 3, 2004 - 11:24 AM