Thanks, gracias, danke, merci

 

I was going to say I did something similar with my first car, but instead of flipping my ten year old '89 bmw 325i, I managed to kick the back end out and jump a curb. I almost hit a tree in the process but ended up with two broken wheels.

That was ten years ago too. I highly suggest an autocross or two for anyone before they push a car to any limit on the street.

 

wow, good insurance. I'm telling you, AWD aren't all that bad Stay safe!

 

LOL. To late

 

I took some parts of this s.. like the wind deflector and shift knob... I plan on keeping the shift knob in every single car.. and the keys are on my wall. I still cant believe this happened the next one will be exactly the same. White with tan


hehe, just a little late.





I am not buying the car back. As much as I would love to and the money I could make. I don't think i can bare seeing it.. I MAY however go to the auction and buy it if the bids are not going too high.. then part it. As im sure insurance would want a lot more.

CR-Z in the near future i hope.. Not sure what color though.

 

According to the guy who inspected my vehicle.

It comes out to $4031.95 in parts.
$4829.54 in labor
taxes and etc 554.15
to a total of 9415.64
and minus our $500 deductible it comes out to 8915.64

If he would let me shop around for a shop to fix it at ( i have friends ) it could of only been around 6,000$ together.

le-sigh.

 

dont get me wrong i knew my actions were immature but its 2 am in the morning and no ones on the road. Had the s for a bit and wanted to see how it would do in a race with my friends fa5. i didnt purposefully crash. i dont think anyone would purposefully crash their s. the road curved and at wot the rear slipped out and i over corrected it. so yea thats my most retarded mistake. everyone makes mistakes and i bet you have had your share of stupid decisions. so dont WTF people, we all have our moments. atlest im one to post and share my experience to let others know and hope they dont make the same mistake as me.

 

dont get me wrong i knew my actions were immature but its 2 am in the morning and no ones on the road. Had the s for a bit and wanted to see how it would do in a race with my friends fa5. i didnt purposefully crash. i dont think anyone would purposefully crash their s. the road curved and at wot the rear slipped out and i over corrected it. so yea thats my most retarded mistake. everyone makes mistakes and i bet you have had your share of stupid decisions. so dont WTF people, we all have our moments. at lest im one to post and share my experience to let others know and hope they dont make the same mistake as me.
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We all have had our moments, well said and wish you the best with finding another one, they are out there, even though I have one I still look every day for them just to be looking, maybe just let this one go away and focus on your future , your call for sure. Thanks for sharing, we all learn from others the good, bad or ugly......

 

Thank You everyone. I have a learned a great lesson from all of this. My next s2000 will be babied


And the new car!!!!!
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/897...-to-the-fam-z/

 

Of course, everyone is glad you weren't seriously harmed (that could have been ugly), but I hope the lesson you learn is not that your next S2000 needs to be babied. That, frankly, seems criminal. I think there are a number of lessons to take away from this experience. The importance of superior tires should be a huge one - comfort, noise or cost should not be considerations when tire shopping for an S2000. I don't want a sidewall flexing underneath my S (probably even more of an issue for an AP1) and I want grip, not long tread-life.

There is a caveat to driving a car 'hard'. You must know where its limits are. You must exceed the limits in a controlled environment in order to learn how it feels as it breaks loose. The only way to practice regaining control in such situations is to exceed the limits of adhesion. If you can't get to an autocross, empty (truly empty) parking lots are a great place to learn. Many years ago, I was doing exactly that when the police arrived - uh, oh. I calmly explained what I was doing (I was just 17) and he didn't ticket me or run me off. In fact, he radioed dispatch and then gave me pointers for a half hour or so - demonstrating a couple of techniques in his patrol car. He was serving and protecting - he made me a better driver. Three months later, a semi jackknifed and struck the car in front of me. I ended up backwards in the median, but I made no contact with any other vehicles and I never panicked or lost control (once I cleared the car in front of me, I had to make a radical maneuver towards the median to avoid the semi - I wasn't spinning). A dozen other drivers weren't so lucky. Thirty odd years and nearly a million miles later, all kinds of things have happened, but I've still never been 'involved' in a wreck. I'm glad I went to a parking lot when I was a kid, and I'm thankful for the advice of a cop who understood his job.

There are some serious S2K track drivers in this forum. They tend to stress getting to a track or an autocross. They have a good point. It just may save your life some day. It might be especially true for S2000 owners because the car just beckons its driver rip around corners. You don't need to baby your next S2000, but you need to learn more about its limits - and not to challenge them on public roads. Drive it hard, but safely.