Wrecked my car...
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Looking at the snapped rear tie-rod, Luke, it makes me wonder if you were even at fault. Have you ever clipped a curb before, with the right-rear wheel? Any previous incidents that could have weakened the pieces?
It almost sounds like a suspension failure, which then resulted in the accident.
It looks like that rear rotor snapped due to impact, possibly by the rear linkage.
As far as repairs go, the bodywork looks minor; it's the suspension that will cost you a pretty penny. For the same cost, I think it's possible to swap them out with lightweight pieces from Spoon, etc. Factory replacements are always pricey.
Again, glad you and Brian are OK, and hope everything goes smoothly.
It almost sounds like a suspension failure, which then resulted in the accident.
It looks like that rear rotor snapped due to impact, possibly by the rear linkage.
As far as repairs go, the bodywork looks minor; it's the suspension that will cost you a pretty penny. For the same cost, I think it's possible to swap them out with lightweight pieces from Spoon, etc. Factory replacements are always pricey.
Again, glad you and Brian are OK, and hope everything goes smoothly.
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Originally posted by alexf20c
Looking at the snapped rear tie-rod, Luke, it makes me wonder if you were even at fault. Have you ever clipped a curb before, with the right-rear wheel? Any previous incidents that could have weakened the pieces?
It almost sounds like a suspension failure, which then resulted in the accident.
It looks like that rear rotor snapped due to impact, possibly by the rear linkage.
As far as repairs go, the bodywork looks minor; it's the suspension that will cost you a pretty penny. For the same cost, I think it's possible to swap them out with lightweight pieces from Spoon, etc. Factory replacements are always pricey.
Again, glad you and Brian are OK, and hope everything goes smoothly.
Looking at the snapped rear tie-rod, Luke, it makes me wonder if you were even at fault. Have you ever clipped a curb before, with the right-rear wheel? Any previous incidents that could have weakened the pieces?
It almost sounds like a suspension failure, which then resulted in the accident.
It looks like that rear rotor snapped due to impact, possibly by the rear linkage.
As far as repairs go, the bodywork looks minor; it's the suspension that will cost you a pretty penny. For the same cost, I think it's possible to swap them out with lightweight pieces from Spoon, etc. Factory replacements are always pricey.
Again, glad you and Brian are OK, and hope everything goes smoothly.
I won't be replacing the parts with aftermarket stuff. That's a topic for later discussion. I'll have to see what the cost comes back as and decide what I'm going to do.
Thanks again for all your support guys...I've been pretty bummed.
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Luckily for me, everytime I crash my S2000, I don't hit any walls. The most recent incident was at TWS... Coming off the banking at ~120mph my severely blistered S-02s finally let go. I spun about 5 times, gliding over the wet grass at 100+ mph, crashing through the foam blocks, before coming to a hault back on the banked oval. I missed the concrete barrier by about 5ft, according to my tire tracks. 
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Colin, after 15 hot laps at 10/10ths, trying to keep up with a C5 (a very well-driven C5 at that!), your tires go away rather quickly. I hadn't any Hoosiers or my normal Yokohamas at the time; I had already driven those to oblivion. 