Totalled.
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Totalled.
I was driving my girlfriend back from class today around 8:40. On the onramp to get on 18 South, the car kicked out (normal under my driving). It was damp out, but nothing that would really affect my handling too much. I mean, I was barely doing 35. So I countersteered, then all the sudden i'm real freaking wide (I think I nudged the right curb) and I'm full lock and still going and then it kicks back HARD (nailed the opposite curb prolly) sending me into a spin, bashed the nose and the tail into the same wall in the middle of a 360. The car is pretty much a loss I think. The pictures are on a disposeable, so I don't have any right now. I'm fine, unfortunately my girlfriend was on the side that most of the impact was on, so she's a bit bruised up. The side curtain airbag deployed though, so she was saved from most of it. We're both a little shaken up, and very thankful that we could walk away from it.
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Was your VDC on or off? What tires do you have? What was the temp outside? (Just curious)
Don't mean to ask all those questions, just trying to figure out what happened. I know my car was real tempermental when it was on the stock pilot sports this time last year in the cool wet weather.
Sucks what happened tho...
Don't mean to ask all those questions, just trying to figure out what happened. I know my car was real tempermental when it was on the stock pilot sports this time last year in the cool wet weather.
Sucks what happened tho...
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Originally Posted by avs007
Was your VDC on or off? What tires do you have? What was the temp outside? (Just curious)
Don't mean to ask all those questions, just trying to figure out what happened. I know my car was real tempermental when it was on the stock pilot sports this time last year in the cool wet weather.
Sucks what happened tho...
Don't mean to ask all those questions, just trying to figure out what happened. I know my car was real tempermental when it was on the stock pilot sports this time last year in the cool wet weather.
Sucks what happened tho...
Thanks everyone. I'm a moron though, it could've been prevented. VDC was off (force of habit now, thing is damned intrusive. Mine bogs on left turns almost every time) and it was what Clarkson would call "mildly moist" probably about 55/60 degrees out and I was on fairly hard driven Pilot Sports. Car had 15k on her.
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Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72
I was driving my girlfriend back from class today around 8:40. On the onramp to get on 18 South, the car kicked out (normal under my driving). It was damp out, but nothing that would really affect my handling too much. I mean, I was barely doing 35. So I countersteered, then all the sudden i'm real freaking wide (I think I nudged the right curb) and I'm full lock and still going and then it kicks back HARD (nailed the opposite curb prolly) sending me into a spin, bashed the nose and the tail into the same wall in the middle of a 360. The car is pretty much a loss I think. The pictures are on a disposeable, so I don't have any right now. I'm fine, unfortunately my girlfriend was on the side that most of the impact was on, so she's a bit bruised up. The side curtain airbag deployed though, so she was saved from most of it. We're both a little shaken up, and very thankful that we could walk away from it.
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Originally Posted by jimcambell
Sounds like VDC was OFF... Care to explain why?
If it was off, it's actions like yours that will cause insurance rates on the G35 to rise...
turn it on... leave it on.
If it was off, it's actions like yours that will cause insurance rates on the G35 to rise...
turn it on... leave it on.
#12
Originally Posted by giddyup69
...i drive my car fairly hard sometimes and never find the vdc kicking in for me at all, ever...
I only have about 1200 miles on my '05 6MT so far, but I have noticed a decrease in grip from the rear tires. What was once a slightly tail-out corner is now be an easy tail-out corner. ONLY NOW do I consider using the VDC at times. I've been pretty hardcore about turning it off too.
I still contend that's it teaches poor driving skills. If you have to tip-toe the G in a given situation with the VDC off, yet you can lay into it with the VDC on in the same situation, all you've done is learned to drive beyond the limit and relied on the VDC to keep you in line.
#13
VDC off on damp roads? Are you nuts? I'm a Rutgers NB alumni, so I know exactly where you did this. What were you thinking man?? RT 18 was slick as hell last night....
Glad you and your girlfriend are OK.
Glad you and your girlfriend are OK.
Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72
Thanks everyone. I'm a moron though, it could've been prevented. VDC was off (force of habit now, thing is damned intrusive. Mine bogs on left turns almost every time) and it was what Clarkson would
call "mildly moist" probably about 55/60 degrees out and I was on fairly hard driven Pilot Sports. Car had 15k on her.
call "mildly moist" probably about 55/60 degrees out and I was on fairly hard driven Pilot Sports. Car had 15k on her.
Last edited by njg356mt; 11-16-2005 at 11:32 AM.
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glad to hear that you and your gf are ok. it's sad that we have to use your case as an example of why VDC should always be left on in adverse weather conditions (although i personally think it should ALWAYS be left on PERIOD and that the option to turn it off should only be used on the track).
best of luck to you.
best of luck to you.