the worst night of my life

oldskoolin69 · 24-10-2006, 12:32 AM

i dont know if anyone will be interested in this thread but im devestated and gota talk it out lol,
on friday night i lost it in my presious falcon, 2001 au 111 forte, shes low shes got nice wheelz exhaust and many more mods to come but thats all come to a halt.
ill cut it short... pritty much i lost it the wet 180'd up the gutter and hit a no standing sign... the force of my rear right wheel hitting the gutter was enuf to crack the rim beyond repair, warp the axle and crack a hole in the diff housing... also the sign made good work of my door, side skirt and door sill...
being a near second year apprentice mechanic and cus i did t out the front of work i got all the guru's in the shop to give me there opinion and pritty mych the axle is definatly skrewed along with the diff and rim, i can get all those parts and fix it myself pritty cheep but its the body work im worries about, the whole bottom sill is crushed in and the skirt ect... im trying to get a quote 2mora, moneys stressin me out lol every cent i earn is spent on keepin my tank full my insurance payed and my loan payed, i duno if i can even get money to pay the excess for an insurance claim what do i do?check out the photo of my poor baby and the diff, i did a good job huh, the black on the diff is oil n u cant really see but in the centre of the blackness is a massive hole i guess from where that swaybar or whateva it is has smashed it, im so devistated how stupid am i...

mattp · 24-10-2006, 12:45 AM

That really sucks mate, I hope it works out for you. Just shows how things can go bad in such a split second like that. At least (I hope) you didn't get hurt. Good luck.

JC · 24-10-2006, 12:45 AM

Ouch. Just fix what you need to so that you can drive it, and when money becomes less tight, fix the panels etc properly. Keeping it looking a bit banged up will also serve as a long term reminder of what stupidity on the roads can do - lucky you weren't in a commodore with 4 mates.

DENKO · 24-10-2006, 12:51 AM

thats bad to hear mate but like the advice i got when i hit my car is "if you dont hit something going sideways, your not going sideways enough" so now you will learn the hard way, do what i do, go to some wide streets( campellfield truck city is a good one) and start taking it side ways, if you loose it you wont go up no gutter!

Joes_meat · 24-10-2006, 12:53 AM

i cant undastand wot ur talkin bout

AMT · 24-10-2006, 01:01 AM

Sorry to see that mate looks like a nice neat AU, on the bright side lucky you hit a sign and not some kids walking along the footpath....hope it all goes well for ya and good luck...

XR8GRL · 24-10-2006, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by S-MAN

thats bad to hear mate but like the advice i got when i hit my car is "if you dont hit something going sideways, your not going sideways enough" so now you will learn the hard way, do what i do, go to some wide streets( campellfield truck city is a good one) and start taking it side ways, if you loose it you wont go up no gutter!

that's a no no

DENKO · 24-10-2006, 01:12 AM

well if you want to try go sideways or "drift" its a good way to learn to control your car

XR8GRL · 24-10-2006, 01:19 AM

well then you join a car club, attend their track days and do a defensive and advanced driver course. you don't do it on the streets, as it is illegal and **** happens.

OZFORDAU · 24-10-2006, 01:23 AM

Sorry to hear that mate! Hope your ok!

And everything is smooth sailing from here on!

I've cracked my old rims b4 and wow was it a bang!

Cheers

Simon :eclipsee_

DENKO · 24-10-2006, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by XR8GRL

well then you join a car club, attend their track days and do a defensive and advanced driver course. you don't do it on the streets, as it is illegal and **** happens.

well like i said before go in a some side streets like truck city and practice going sideways, theres no pedestrians, no cops, and some wide streets!

Firefox7 · 24-10-2006, 01:33 AM

Don't worry about the panel damage..it will buff out...

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Always wanted to say it......

Cheers.

philstoj · 24-10-2006, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by S-MAN

well like i said before go in a some side streets like truck city and practice going sideways, theres no pedestrians, no cops, and some wide streets!

Theres plenty of cops around there, dont say i never warned you, be careful.

DENKO · 24-10-2006, 01:38 AM

well thats true but it just depends on what nights you go, eg illegal drag nights plenty of cops down jessica road, but on a monday night nothing

Firefox7 · 24-10-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by S-MAN

well like i said before go in a some side streets like truck city and practice going sideways, theres no pedestrians, no cops, and some wide streets!

Instead of doing drifting on the street...why don't you try an keep up with the real drifters at oran park or a track near your location...amatuers use the street...pro's use the track.

Which one are you I wonder....

Cheers

philstoj · 24-10-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by S-MAN

well thats true but it just depends on what nights you go, eg illegal drag nights plenty of cops down jessica road, but on a monday night nothing

But if you keep doing it there, it wont be long before they are there all the time.
Remember, this is a public forum, and there are a few coppers on here already.... you never know who is reading this.

DENKO · 24-10-2006, 01:50 AM

i really couldnt care, ive learned my lesson in drifting and also bit over it too

blackers10 · 24-10-2006, 02:54 AM

that damage is definatly repairable
a mate did a similar thing in his VX .. in the wet.. in experienced.. got sideways up over an island and smashed a street sign
did it on a rear door rather than a front door tho
and yeah it did a good job of the side of his car but it is fixed and now sports a HSV kit

i sideswiped a post in a carpark in my fairlane ages ago(forgot it was there then went to pull out and BANG).. still have to get it fixed..

good luck buddy!!

Mr Hardware · 24-10-2006, 11:02 AM

My 2c

If you want to get a car sideways, don't do it in a falcon.

I had a toyota corolla RWD. I could drift that in the wet very well. After almost 30,000ks in that car over almost 3 years, i got to know it's potential very well. I have had my falcon for about 4 months/4000ks. I don't know how to drift it. I'm not even going to try cos it is just too large and powerful.

All I can say is... at least you didn't hit another car. That would be really expensive.

b2tf · 24-10-2006, 11:19 AM

S-Man are you an idiot or do you just try hard? Thats like saying "if you crash crash harder next time".

S3SR · 24-10-2006, 11:21 AM

and u didnt even have LSD...lol

body repairs looks fixable, so long as the axle and diff were only things destroyed just pull out and replace. i dunno you prob no more than me

Smoked · 24-10-2006, 11:22 AM

Sorry to hear mate, I hope this has taught you a valuable lesson.

S-Man, that stuff is not needed in a public forum.

2kool4u · 24-10-2006, 11:44 AM

done almost the same thing the other day, it was wet, coming of traffic lights around a corner, got it sideways and put too much opposite lock on, sideways the other way, same thing, ended up doing like 4 80-90 degree fishies then a 180 to finish off. I thought I was gonna jump the island and hit a parked xr6.

People can right me off all they like for my actions, I deserve it.

It taught me a very valuable lesson about not only my driving but my car, drifting a falcon in the wet on a public road is not cool, I'm just lucky I didn't kill someone

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Falcons are just too heavy, an dtend to snap back in very violently, which in the wet send you sideways the other way, they're OK in the dry, but I'm still not game to do it, I don't wanna kill myself or anyone else.

Worse part about it was my mates were behind me and saw the whole thing.

Hope you get it all fixed up soon man, looks like a nice car.

jonbays · 24-10-2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 2kool4u

done almost the same thing the other day, it was wet, coming of traffic lights around a corner, got it sideways and put too much opposite lock on, sideways the other way, same thing, ended up doing like 4 80-90 degree fishies then a 180 to finish off. I thought I was gonna jump the island and hit a parked xr6.

People can right me off all they like for my actions, I deserve it.

It taught me a very valuable lesson about not only my driving but my car, drifting a falcon in the wet on a public road is not cool, I'm just lucky I didn't kill someone

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Falcons are just too heavy, an dtend to snap back in very violently, which in the wet send you sideways the other way, they're OK in the dry, but I'm still not game to do it, I don't wanna kill myself or anyone else.

Nothing wrong with the Falcon driven within its limits.

Problem is learning to drive within your own limits.

Too tempting not to slow down in the wet and explore the extra hoon capability of the falcon in the wet I'll bet.

As long as no one got hurt its a good lesson for all.

EvilChief · 24-10-2006, 02:17 PM

i got a spare diff u can have .. problem is i am 2000km further north from ya

The Monty · 24-10-2006, 03:18 PM

I suggest going to a skid pan for all those saying doing it on the street is cool. Massive amount of area, nothing to hit, and no cops, plus you get photos taken, vids, and people can tell you what you are doing wrong, The street is not a racetrack, even when noone is around. I hope you get your car fixed soon, and make sure you post up more pics for us.

**DJM83** · 24-10-2006, 03:33 PM

Sorry to hear mate, might be hard too look at it like this for some people (me included, if it was my car) long as your ok and learnt your lesson and hope you get her back on the road soon

bodes-sh · 24-10-2006, 05:23 PM

no offence, but if you think yours was bad, have a look at this, sorry about low quality, camera phone

eXi7w0unD · 24-10-2006, 05:28 PM

ur a bad driver, sif speed or try to get sideways in the wet, the oil comes up from the road and makes it very dangerous to speed. u should be off the road for good, ull end up killing ppl soon.

poolkeeper · 24-10-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 2kool4u

done almost the same thing the other day, it was wet, coming of traffic lights around a corner, got it sideways and put too much opposite lock on, sideways the other way, same thing, ended up doing like 4 80-90 degree fishies then a 180 to finish off. I thought I was gonna jump the island and hit a parked xr6.

People can right me off all they like for my actions, I deserve it.

It taught me a very valuable lesson about not only my driving but my car, drifting a falcon in the wet on a public road is not cool, I'm just lucky I didn't kill someone

:
Falcons are just too heavy, an dtend to snap back in very violently, which in the wet send you sideways the other way, they're OK in the dry, but I'm still not game to do it, I don't wanna kill myself or anyone else.

Worse part about it was my mates were behind me and saw the whole thing.

Hope you get it all fixed up soon man, looks like a nice car.

Well I recently had a drifting experience at 100ks on the motorway. Back stepped out like a metre and I had a full load of **** in the back.