Today i was going to change the oil in my R and our shop has 4 lifts three are 2 post one one is a drive up ramp style. 2 of the two post lifts have auto locks one is rather old and you have to lock the arms your self. So today in a rush i put my car and just as i was pulling on the drain plug i head a low growl sound i turned just in time to see one of the arms slidding out from under the lift point of the car. i jumped out of the way just in time to watch the R fall off the lift at full hight "6'" and crash on its side on the floor then roll over on its roof... All because i was in a hurry and did not go and lock the arms to prevent them from moving.. the chassis is badly damaged not one body panel survived.. The rear suspension is badly bent along with the trailing arms on both sides, 3 of the 4 jdm 16" wheels are bent etc.. I wantd to just die i have used every spare part to assemble the track R that now i have no spare's.. I am just sick and would like to go lay one the free way now.

With no dout in my mind the car is a total loss and will be totaled out for sure.
When the car slipped off the lift one of the legs of the lift opend up the C pillar like a can opener , i am just sick..

 

damn dude that sucks , sorry to hear that... got n e pics of the carnage?

 

So sorry to hear but look at it this way.... You could've still been under there.

Take it for what it is (close call/second chance) and carry on.

Louie~ who has witnessed falling cars also.

 

oh **** i'm so sorry

i thought i was havin a bad week when my window got smashed...but...oh mang...i'm sorry

 

sorry to hear that. one of the guys i know did the same thing with his 3 series a couple months ago.

 

damn, i can't believe that happened to you. so sorry to hear that. i was so pissed and angry at myself once when i put a little dent on my R by mistake. i can't even imagine what you are feeling right now. i know you are thankful that you got out of the way in time, but it sucks to have that happened to you.

 

sorry to hear this. First the cone, and now this

 

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Try cutting your heart out with a frozen spoon..

 

I've got a lift at the shop that does this as well. The right rear leg likes to walk out on you sometimes. Really have to pay attention to that one. That's why I do all my work on my R on the drive on lift unless I need to pull the wheels.

Sorry to hear about the incident. That must really have sucked watching it fall. I know your heart must have just sank watching it. But like someone said it could have been worse, you could have still be under the car.

 

I know you feel just sick about it, very sorry to hear

 

holy $hit....

Sorry to hear.

 

damn I was just discussing a similar issue with someone else recently. my car was on the lift, and one of the legs walked out, but the car didnt budge thankfully, just teetered on 3 arms.

so sorry to hear it man, that truely does suck.

 

sorry for your lose. that sucks real bad.. but at leat you are ok now man.
you could been totaly lost along with the R if you weren't careful enough

 

Oh wow man this totally sucks, I'd feel horrible if I watched my R fall off a lift. Sounds like a lot of damage to the R. I hate to ask but at the same time I'm curious if you have pics of this.

 

Holy **** thats rough!!!! I can well imagine how your feeling right now.

But i cant visualize how it landed on its side and rolled onto the roof....would the vertical posts not have prevented it from rolling on to its roof?

 

it's a ******* dark day dude!

i'm sorry for yor loss

 

The mental image of an R falling off the a car rack is quite disturbing...I'm sure it's even worse in person. But hey, don't beat yourself up too much since there's nothing you can do about it now. Consider this a life lession and move on, maybe it's time to rebuild another ITR? I'm glad you didn't get hurt in the whole ordeal.

 

Wow Rene, really sorry to hear about that.

 

Dude.... I am sooo sorry. I know everyones already said it, but at least your ok man. Thank god for that. everything will work out bro. Just take it one day at a time.

 

Sorry to hear that this bad luck had to hit you again, especially after the cone getting stolen. The bright side is that you're ok and nobody else was around to get hurt. I guess you could look at taking parts off this R and save another. I wish you the best of luck and hook me up with that paint code so I can talk to my body shop to get this project rollin...

 

Holy ****! Sorry man

 

Unreal, I can't even imagine the feeling of watching an R fall from 6 feet up, let alone your own. Glad you made it out of the way untouched.

 

omg!

 

Thank god you got out from underneath the car in time.

Speechless.

 

Horrible . Glad you're OK though.