G's and trees don't mix
 

After selling my 2001 Eclipse and driving my mom's 2010 Corolla for a good month or so while searching for a "good" G with no success, I came across the perfect one. A 2003 IP coupe with 80k miles on it for $12,400 which I scooped up as fast as I could. This is what she looked like.

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What a shock it was going from a 145hp turd to a 280hp G35! It was still snowy and all in KC, so I had been driving it very carefully. One night after a long shift at work I was a mile from my house and I hit a patch of black ice in an otherwise totally dry road going around 55 mph, and hopped a curb and collided with two different trees.

I don't remember anything leading up to the accident. I had not been wearing a seatbelt, and I regained consciousness and fell out of the car into the snow. I went to the hospital and besides a few cuts and bruises, and a nasty concussion, I was alright. These are pictures from the crash site:

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This is what it looked like at the towing companies lot a few days later:

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After it was all said and done, insurance gave me $1,900 more than what I paid for the coupe, and me and my family decided that with the winters we have here, something AWD would be a wise decision. Up until that point the G sedan didn't even cross my mind, but lo and behold a month later, I purchased a stock Obsidian Black 2004 G35x with 78k on it.

This car is perfect inside and out, and was obviously meticulously cared for by the people I bought it from. After some new wheels I took the picture below. Mods not in the picture are some 05 skirts, and a blacked out grill.

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/x.../WP_000254.jpg


and /rant

Glad you are ok man.

glad you made it out ok, but not wearing a seatbelt is a bad idea no matter who safe you drive or how safe the car is.

good call on the G35x

Good to hear you're still with us. I'm convinced that these cars are really safe. That X will do you good!

OMG members have died with less impact than that! Change your middle name to LUCKY! Glad you're still with us, enjoy your new ride....be careful!
Gary

moral of the story,wear your seat belt! Glad your ok.

Thanks guys, and I always wear my seatbelt. I had just stopped by my girlfriends house for a minute or so and here house is less than 2 miles down the road, so it must have slipped my mind.

Wearing a seatbelt has never slipped my mind. I put my seatbelt on just moving cars in he driveway... It's just habit

glad you made it out alright! but i also wear my seatbelt no matter where i go even though its for a 1 minute drive lol.


damn just imagine if you had a rear passenger riding with you..............ouch

Seatbelt Seatbelt Seat Belt! No matter what man, you should know better lol. Seriously tho, could of lost your life man. Becareful out there and enjoy the G. Becareful out there.

:eek: you're right about the thread title.. Glad you made it out alright.. cheers and congrats on the sedan =)

I don't think I'd EVER want to drive my coupe in the snow.. that thing is a PITA in the rain already..

- Eric

Me too haha. It just doesn't feel right without it..

wow glad you made it out alright

damn that was a hard hit, a trees always win. Wear your-seat belt and stay safe. Btw did you have summer tires on that coupe in the winter? if so bad idea.

Wow! 55 really?? from the damage it looks like u were doing 100! Good thing ur safe and have joined the sedan brotherhood LOL...be careful with this one!