I was driving to work with the cruise on at 55pmh. Didn,t think it was cold enough for ice on the road but I was wrong. Rear end kicked out and I tapped the clutch to kill the cruise. car whipped back a couple of times and I touched the guard rail at 90 degrees, sliding parallel with the rail. Only contact was the front bumper and hood lip to the guard rail. I got off Lucky. Bent the lip of the hood, broke the turn signal, broke the grill trim, broke the headlight adjuster anchor, and made the bumper worse than it was.

 

that must have been scary as hell. glad you're ok and the damage doesnt look bad at all.

 

Damn, Ive almost lost it like that on snow/ice before too. Cruising in a snow storm behind another car that was plowing through the snow and we both hit ice and almost skid into the guard rail. Luckily I taped the brakes quickly, and then hit the gas and it grabbed traction and pulled me away.

Fun stuff driving in the winter!

Looks like most of your stuff will buff out. 50 bucks could get you a new light and grill from a junk yard. Sand and paint the bumper if it isnt cracked?

 

Wow, that could have ended much worse! Glad to hear that you're o.k. and it's only minimal damage done to your car.

 

when I am sliding that bad I keep my thumb on the ebrake and pull up and let the car fishtail a little to get a little bit better total car control. It sounds crazy but if your sliding I have found that locking up your rear tires and skill on the steering wheel can really make a difference..

 

When you hit a patch of ice and have only a fraction of a second to react, there isn't any time for fancy tricks like this. Besides, once you hit ice and slide, you're going for a ride.

 

There a 96 in the wrecking yard in town here, if the bumper is any good. Its the wrong color, but I'm thinking about painting it black anyways. I washed the mud off and its scarred deep with LARGE black streaks across it.

 

BS. locking up your tires gives you zero traction and makes it worse. On ice, the best you can do is let up on the brakes and do your best with the steering.

I should have nailed 3rd and gunned it to power out, but I just wanted to slow down and limit the damage.

 

that'll buff right out.




on a serious note though, I spun out on icy roads on a highway once. Didn't damage anything but do not want to do that again.

 

That was probably the best thing you could have done. Btw, what type of tires do you have on the car?

 

Two different brands from the wrecking yard. Toyo 800 Ultra front, and Goodyear Viva 2 rear 205/65 15. They're like 75 percent still.

 

Glad you're okay.

 

Did you have them studded?

 

Gotcha. Hope you find a cheap replacement cover at the yard

 

Ice does really suck. Snow is easy to recover from if you start to slide. If its a slow enough slide, whoever mentioned tapping the ebrake was sorta right, itll let you control the slide while powering out.

Ice though, it just sucks. Youre in for the ride hah.

 

Thanks for the concern guys. I get pics tomorrow to show the damage after cleaning.

 

glad ur ok bro, my lil sis had the same thing happen to her last yr when she was driving my lil brothers lexus. Its totaled. U got off with minor scrapes in comparison.

 

Doesn't snow or freeze here often enough to justify the cost of studs or the damage they do to the roads.

 

thank god your ok could of been worse.

 

Here is the cleaned up pic. The turn signal is glued back together and reinstalled. The license plate screws dug in at the top, and there is a deep gouge below the turn signal. The crease at the right (your left) is old, but substantial. Thee hood is creased above the right side of the grill, I'll hit it with the heat gun and bend it back up a bit.

 

I've seen worse. You got lucky.

 

yeah looks to be mostly cosmetic aside from the adjustment bracket on the light and side marker. That is scary stuff. All those northern Max's in the snow and ice... man I just have to make sure I have my AC ready for summer down here. Its required. Great to hear no injury to yourself though or anyone else.

 

Went to the wrecking yard and got a headlight and j hooks for the battery. $25.00.
The bumper there was trashed tho. Sitting next to it was a 93 Q45 with two piston calipers. Are the Q45 discs any bigger?

 

That sucks! Glad you're okay and the damage to the car was minimal. Best of luck with the fix.

 

Man.. that's scary as hell. Accident's suck. Glad you're okay, bro!

 

Sh*t i did that to my old car when it was raining, i t-bone the guard rail on an of ramp and bent the chasis all the way back to the driver seat. Its a good thing it was only cosmetic. good to hear you didnt get hurt though.

 

WOW

I expected the damage to be worse based off what you said happened...damn.

 

I had a spinout in my 93 sedan civic on my way to mn a cpl of yrs back and ended up pulling a 720 on i35 just north of des Moines I slid out and went to correct it and I guess I overcorrected and just bc I knew a little known trick I was able to pull out of it and ended up on the shoulder. Just remember that while spinning if you turn into your spin turns faster and if you turn outward then it slows the spin, ultimate goal being going forward

 

yo! did u see da pics from when i got into my accident??? My car was fawked. But now its all fixed so its all g.

Asand1 man, ur car not bad at all.

glad u ok

 

Amazing man! Glad you are ok and get her looked after. She deserves it!

 

Picked up a gold trimmed grill $10.oo. Prepping grill for gloss black right now.

 

you can get a painted brand new bumper cover for like $250 from dnhautoparts, I replaced the rear bumper on my old 95 ruby pearl and the paint match was very very good.