Tad

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Well if any of you live around the SF area,
then you might have noticed the 100 MILLION ******* GALLONS OF RAIN that just dropped on our heads.

well I was driving down the 280 to 380 junction in my 93 hatch(it has neuspeed koni sports ,and 450lb coilovers.. so its a pretty stiff suspension.. and i'm borrowing my friends steelies with **** tires... not a good combo for this wheather)

Rain was coming down harder than I have ever witnessed while driving!
I have really NEVER driven through anything so gnarly.
my wipers were going full blast, and imbetween every wipe I would be blinded.

So anyways, I come out of a turn.. and start going straight, then I see in the distance a car crashed on the side of the road.. I think "damn that sucks" ...
then my car starts to slide, wasnt sure what was goin on at first, felt like something was just pushing me to the right.
Try to correct.. nothing.. try to slow down.. nothing..

and where am I headed?? right into that crashed car.
so basically I sit there and try and do what I can(which is nothing) to stop this slide.. and I just watch myelf slide for like 150feet into this other crashed car that probly did the exact same thing.

didnt hit it going that fast( i was only doing 45 to start off with, due to the rain)
was probly going 7-10 once I finally hit it.. not that fast.. but fast enough to totaly bash in my front end.

So no more hatch, turbo kit was probly just a few weeks away from going on... had some 205-50-15 azenis waiting to go on...
now my insurance is probably going to be totally and utterly fuct(have a minor at fault fenderbender on my record too).

ahh anyways, I guess I just wanted to vent.
I'll post some pics tomorrow when I go to the tow yard.


Modified by Tad at 1:00 AM 2/26/2004


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Modified by Tad at 2:33 PM 2/27/2004

t0ekn3e

damn you hyrdoplaned hella raingin in sj too good luck with your insureance

Tad

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thanks,
i made a post in general asking for advice
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=780449

kKdARIAN

good luck man...

i hate driving in rain... good tires or not.

ej0513

i crashed my accord in the same area over a year ago after a rain. i flipped my car. that sucks bro. hope everything goes good for you.

JDMEJ94EX

east cost here....so we have to watch out for black ice which is worst then the ****** rain. but sorry to hear about ur lost man

GARBhatch.

Sorry to hear. Get some sad pics up so we can better feel your pain. Motor damage? Suspension boo-boos? Or just cosmetic? Get an alignment and still get it boosted!!! who cares how it looks?! Feel for ya tad

BauleyCivic

Dude that sucks bro I always worry about crashing in the rain/snow when I am driving...I drive like a fricken grandma. Hope everything works out for you

Street Ghost

I live in San Fran too and I agree about the 100 MILLION ******* GALLONS of rain lately. It's horrible. Hope everything works out for you.

mrnicolas

damn that sucks! I live a couple hours north of you and we have been hit with some crazy weather.

range

That's horrible, I was out in my hatchie over in SF near Bayshore and i'm telling you I saw floating objects and cars stuck in the middle of the road from the rain flooding some areas. I was worried I was going to suck up water thru my intake it was that bad. Did you mess up your radiator support? If not then just replace it yourself dude, don't claim it if you did.

kabaroo

dude that sucks. i did a similar thing in my winter beater.

i remember you from SHO, you helped me figure out what i should do for suspension.

good luck

skip.two

dam that hella sucks. thats why i stayed inside the house. as long as you're alright tho. got any pics of the damage?

B_CRUZ!

sorry to hear that. that sucks.

on a side note, did you guys see that blue EG that was floating in the water in Daly City on the news? hope it wasn't a HT member.


Good Luck Bro!


Modified by FR_b cruz at 12:40 PM 2/26/2004

jdmsiR20

damn tomi, u alright?? i live right at that junction too... yeah, we've had too much rain!!! hope the car isn't too bad... just remember, make the hatch ten times better! let me know if you need anything....

Tad

thnx 4 the support everyone.

naw I didnt see the blue eg floating,
wasnt mine though, mines teal

jdmsiR20: yeah i'm alright, was friggin gnarly though,
thought 4sure someone else would do the same thing and smash into me.

I'm going to the salvage yard right now,
I have acrappy digicam I can use.. but it is pretty crappy, haha.

PaganCivic

I crashed my 95 Civic EX coupe last summer in a very similar accident. It was the worst day of my life. The promising thing was, they totalled my car. Since it was a 95 the title stays clean. I was only doing 5 mph when I bumped the car in front of me. Totally messed up all the bodywork on the front end and it bent the crossmember. Everything else was pretty much fine. The airbags didn't even deploy. I took it to my buddies house and we are in the process of putting it all back together better than before. The insurance company gave me $5000 for it and I bought it back for $350!!!So far I've spent like $2500 and it is looking really good. If you have someone that knows how to do bodywork it is a real help. My best friend is a mechanic and his brother is a bodyman so I am getting a really sweet deal. The worst part about my accident was I just got my B16A in it the week before! I could have cried! Good luck with the insurance company. Hope you make it out as good as I did.
If I can help in any way please just email or send me a message.

Christian

bretx0r

i live in sacramento and 100 MILLION ******* GALLONS have landed on our heads too
sorry about the hatch man

GoT HaTcH

weather yesterday was nuts in the BAY.. sorrie to hear u got caught up in it

DC2IntegraTypeR

Yeah, that sucks man. Sorry about your hatch.

Speaking of Azenis tires, those are horrible in the rain too. A friend of mine had them on his 99 Si. He was on the freeway going only 50mph and he hydroplaned and spun out. Luckily there was no damage to his car, just a spin-out.

B20VTECEG2

That sucks, the rain has been so F$%&king horrible these past few days! It's a good time to make sure your brakes and tires are in good shape, it might not be as fun as spending money on go fast parts- but its a lot better than smashing your baby! Sorry to hear about the hatch.

JamesQ

ouch, that hurts man. Hope everything works out with your insurance and stuff. One sad day in the bay.

EvoLusionX

i think i saw the aftermath actually driving by... that sucks man...

-auSTIn-

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Tru that, ice blows.....rain can still be just as deadly for honda's

Tad

thanks for all the support guys.
I need it.

I'm starting to get really really bummed out.
I dont have any money, and I dont have collision insurance, I might get an at fault on my record.
And I owe people like 500bucks...

plus I picked up the car today and got a ******* parking ticket for my sisters ******* car. frickin crap.

But anyways.
I went and got the car today,
its too dark for my cruddy digicam to work so I'll have to wait till tomorow to post pics.
but the damage is pretty bad.
the whole front end is smashed in.
Engine looks ok, radiator/intake is ruined(along my with new kn dropin which I could have sold for like 30bux)
hood/fender/bumper are trashed, along with rad support and alot of the frame on the front end.

Looks like my koni's are ok though!!! yess!!
got an exhaust leak too, so the car sounds really cool, haha.

sigh..