Crashed my car this morning

[RockstarMentality]

Twice within an hour and a half. Actually, not even my car. The car my parents were kind enough to let me drive while The Ghost is in the garage.
1. Slippery roads, no ABS. guy in front of me just stops suddenly, i slam the brakes, go sliding sideways into him. put a pretty good sized dent in the door, broke the side mirror, dinged up the fender a bit.
2. Slippery roads, no ABS. Going around a bend, i start to slip a little, theres a car comming the other way, Sh!t. just BARELY miss a t-bone-esque type crash, my quarterpanel bumps his, his car is scuffed at best. Mine, on the other hand, the taillight is broken, the bumper is torn up, and the quarterpanel is inside out.
Bluebook value is $1875; pretty sure its totaled. I've had better days. :sad:

 

[greenscobie86]

WOW, that really sucks man.

I hear you guys have been having some truly TERRIBLE weather up there in IA...

Good thing is, you're ok.

 

[Petek]

no abs and your slamming on the brakes in snow? threshold braking is your friend. sorry to hear about your crappy morning.

 

[duff daddy]

abs = slam on the brakes
no abs = pump hte brakes and do NOT panic

 

[got5.0]

^^Agreed, but sometimes its just instinct. Sorry to hear that man

 

[RockstarMentality]

I hear you guys have been having some truly TERRIBLE weather up there in IA..

17 inches of snow the other day. we had a double snow day

the interesting thing is that when i drive like im a getaway driver i do just fine. but when i take it slow and safe (both times) i crash. I think im not getting a very good message here.

 

[JonBeast]

What were you driving?

Sounds like you shouldn't have been driving at all if the weather was so bad...sorry to hear about it man.

 

[Jetsetter]

Counter-steer and accelerate...

What, only me?

 

[atlanticblue98]

Counter-steer and accelerate...

What, only me?

 

[OnyxCobra]

yeah it really sounds like you need more experience driving a car without ABS, sucks either way tho.

 

[MustangChris]

sorry to hear that... pix?

 

[Steven]

Damn. I'd say something if you were being stupid, but obviously what do you expect when theres that much snow and ice. It's like trying to work in ice skates.

 

[RockstarMentality]

yeah, i crashed my last non-ABS car too but it was much nastier
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3195278
i do need practice with non-ABS, and automatics. That big gd brake pedal always gets in the way when i try to clutch.
it WAS a 97 corolla, now its a pile-a...

 

[justinschmidt1]

my stang doesnt have abs :dontknow:

 

[RockstarMentality]

my stang doesnt have abs :dontknow:

Neither does mine. Do you drive yours in 17 inches of snow?

 

[duff daddy]

my stang doesnt have abs :dontknow:

but the gregs jsut cut though the snow like what!

 

[jabird]

Sorry to hear about your crash. As a rule, I don't drive my spoiled baby unless it's bone dry.

 

[Cruizin GT]

First...glad your ok.
Second....atlantic that was hilarious, where do find all that stuff?

 

[CC'S95GT]

oh no it's been noobed

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

You should have stayed in bed.