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Modified by Leo S at 8:56 PM 1/15/2007


Modified by Leo S at 8:56 PM 1/15/2007

 

were you on the gas when it started spinning?? did the cop check the road for black ice??

 

Modified by Leo S at 8:56 PM 1/15/2007


Modified by Leo S at 9:02 PM 1/15/2007

 

There are a LOT of misc. body panels that make up that rear end, along with things like the subframe, suspension parts, possibly the gas tank. Whether or not it will be totalled depends on the value that the adjuster comes up with. Good luck on that.

I've heard stories of the rear end breaking lose, but it's usually around a corner. Cold tires, road ice, quirky diff with cold fluid.. any combination could have done it. Did it break lose upon an upshift?

 

Sucks man, beautiful color too.

 

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(mind you, I tapped the brakes once I felt the back end start to slide out) </TD></TR></TABLE>

part of your problem right there....

the rest is still up in the air... you stated it was below 32.. so your tires aren't up to optimal usage... so doing an upshift at the wrong time/place could of caused your tires to spin..... (this has happend to be)... i'd end up doing an upshift while i'm going over a bump (that i didn't realize was there) and my tires would spin and the tail end would slide out a little.....

it sucks for you.. but you damaged the worst part of the car.. and the most expensive area to fix...

 

so....a wreck going at about 30-40 miles (spinning must have scrubbed off some speed) would cause that much damage??? looks a little much

 

sucks.. is this your first RWD car?

 

Its def totalled.

 

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I agree, looks totaled to meeh now. sorry about your loss dude.

 

Sorry about the unfortunate accident!

Good luck when dealing w/ the insurance because that S2K is totalled!

This is an example of an incident where I'm glad the S2K doesn't have a larger engine with more torque. If it did their would be many more incidents such as this!

 

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This is an example of an incident where I'm glad the S2K doesn't have a larger engine with more torque. If it did their would be many more incidents such as this! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Bah! Give me a good ol' 300+hp straight 6 to stuff into my S, and I'll be happy. All them sissies can learn to drive at a school or the track/auto-x.

Back to topic, sorry about the accident. Hope it works out ok with the insurance.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ITRbroham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sorry about the unfortunate accident!

Good luck when dealing w/ the insurance because that S2K is totalled!

This is an example of an incident where I'm glad the S2K doesn't have a larger engine with more torque. If it did their would be many more incidents such as this! </TD></TR></TABLE>




Modified by Leo S at 8:57 PM 1/15/2007

 

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Bah! Give me a good ol' 300+hp straight 6 to stuff into my S, and I'll be happy. All them sissies can learn to drive at a school or the track/auto-x. </TD></TR></TABLE>

UH OH......"Ricer at 12 o' clock"!

 

shouda not tapped the brake. just steer in the direction you wanted to go. but damm good luck with the insurance. thats odd how out of no where it just spins out. there must have been ice on the road or sumthin. or like oil in a part of the road where u lost traction...

 

Damn bad luck dude, dig that s2k.

Do not use any type of "performance" tyre when it gets as cold as down to 0 degrees Celsius. The tyre compound becomes hard like a Hockey puck and the grip is prettymuch useless. Even standard compound tires suck at these temperatures.
So be extra careful when the temperatures drop below 5 degrees celsius with performance tires. For an example at 3 C i spin my Azenis in second gear just by flooring it when moving with my stock D16z6...

Winter tyres should be considered even if it doesn't snow that often but get's below 5C now and then at the winter. The compound in winter tyres differ ALOT from standard tyres, and do not get any allseason bullshit tires. As they suck both summer and wintertime.

/Per from Sweden where winter tyres are required by Law Between 1 Dec and 1 April if the temperature is below freezing.

And the wintertyres could be used as poormans drag radials, racing summertime :D

 

Are you Franks cousin?

 

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Ah, yes. Jackson, right?

 

this really sucks

 

Shitty luck

 

so i come home from work tonight to find this...

sucks so bad Leo, and to be honest Leo, it looks worse in the pitures than it did last night when i went and saw it...

I think shes gone man. Time to look again if you want another s2000.

 

it looks totalled to me mainly because of the extent of the rear damage. i have seen s2k's totalled for less. time to start talking to your insurance adjuster again. if it was on loan, i hope you bought gap insurance

 

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Modified by Leo S at 8:57 PM 1/15/2007

 

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Hey Nishant. I sure hope they total it. I only paid $23,000 for the car. It books out quite well. Depending on what sources you look at, $23k is trade in value. I'm sure the insurance company will come in real close to that number. I did buy the upgraded Honda care warranty on top of the certification. I'm sure when I cancel it, i'll get all most a full refund since I didn't even use it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

cancel that warranty asap, if its within a certain amount of days, you can get a full refund

 

that is crazy. Is it common for s2k's to lose control that easily? My back end swung out a day or two ago after easily gassing it through a turn on my way to work. Scared the **** out of me!