Help Austin...he wrecked today
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Thats sucks dude.
Wheres the pics?
Wheres the pics?
94 DropTop
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still no pics
JeremyAlan
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need pics for the eval
MustangChris
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dang. it needs some lovin'!
MustangChris
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yea? how old are ya?
MustangChris
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i got mine when i was 17, graduation gift.
its nice to see a teenager with the sence and responsibility to know when enough is enough. I sure didnt have it.
You'll feel better about the car in a few months. drive it gently around town. Smashing it like its stolen will get old fast when you start pay for the things that break.
I understand this accident was caused by speed, but as you get more acquainted with driving, you'll want to drive it more and more.
its nice to see a teenager with the sence and responsibility to know when enough is enough. I sure didnt have it.
You'll feel better about the car in a few months. drive it gently around town. Smashing it like its stolen will get old fast when you start pay for the things that break.
I understand this accident was caused by speed, but as you get more acquainted with driving, you'll want to drive it more and more.
Yeah, I still dont like even sitting in it right now. It was definitely scary, but I havent even started it since monday. It's just something that opens your eyes to real life and that your really just driving a gun with wheels. It can take a life away just as easy as any other weapon.
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I have owned my Mustang since I was 15 with my learners(Im 17 and have had my license for a year and a half now) and have never once felt "not in control" of my car. Dunno if it's all the driving I did before I had my license, but I know my car VERY well. I must be doing something right, I am the mosted trusted driver in my grade actually lol. I honestly think my car isnt fast enough, I have just gotten use to the power, but I dont street race, strictly strip.
MustangChris
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thats how it was after my first accident. it was my co workers buik. messed my eye up...
it will get better. honestly (dont take this the wrong way) driving school taught me ALOT. Its called Master Drive and it was designed by a racecar driver :-D really teaches you how your car can perform.
If i was you. i would slowly fix your car. Then you will (subconsciencely) understand the financial cost to poor driving.
Then I would take a driving course once your car is fixed. it will teach you how it performs and where your wheels are.
Then I would take a DEFENSIVE driving course. It will teach you to think before you act (while driving.)
These three things revolutionized my driving style and helped my driving skills to become what they are today. The only difference is i was injured in my accident, so it hit home pretty hard.
I had to take out a $3,500.00 loan against my car to pay off my co-workers smashed car. so i understand the financial pain, physical pain, and psycological pain that comes with an accident. This helpped me understand how delicate life truely is and how dangerous driving really is.....
it will get better. honestly (dont take this the wrong way) driving school taught me ALOT. Its called Master Drive and it was designed by a racecar driver :-D really teaches you how your car can perform.
If i was you. i would slowly fix your car. Then you will (subconsciencely) understand the financial cost to poor driving.
Then I would take a driving course once your car is fixed. it will teach you how it performs and where your wheels are.
Then I would take a DEFENSIVE driving course. It will teach you to think before you act (while driving.)
These three things revolutionized my driving style and helped my driving skills to become what they are today. The only difference is i was injured in my accident, so it hit home pretty hard.
I had to take out a $3,500.00 loan against my car to pay off my co-workers smashed car. so i understand the financial pain, physical pain, and psycological pain that comes with an accident. This helpped me understand how delicate life truely is and how dangerous driving really is.....
MustangChris
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Rice_slayer said:
honestly, I feel that is a bad thing.
Tell me, what will your car do if you are making a left turn and you hit a patch of ice?
you can guess, based off things you've seen... but YOU have never personally experienced it... This means that when it happens it will be a new experience to you, which means you will be too busy experiencing the experience to perform the proper actions to stop the hazard.
Im not telling you to go get into trouble on purpose, or go do spin outs, or go find ice.... go to a driving class and take your car onto the skid-pad. It opened my eyes to what happens to a car in a spin and how to properly handle the experience. Now, its something ive experienced and i can do something other than wonder "Whats going to happen next? What am I supposed to do?"
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Lol I was shown by my dad how to control skids and yes, I have hit black ice and yes, I did hit a car, but at like 5 kph into their bumper, scuffing the truck and breaking my hood/headlight/front bumperMustangChris said:
. FYI, I have a winter truck for a reason, I NEVER EVER EVER drive my car in icy/snowy conditions. I thought all the ice was gone(one of those weird snows were it melts when it hits the ground) and thats when I crashed it, but I learnt my lesson and only drive my SUV, even if its a little snowy. So yes, I have MANY times experianced it. I was actually ENCOURAGED by my dad to turn hard when I had my learners in winter driving the stang to learn how to control it, and it helped a lot.
MustangChris
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my dad did too. and i did alot of parking lot practise. but seriously nothing taught me better than a trained teacher yelling at me on the skid pad at 40MPH
MustangChris
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ooo sounds fun! :-D
