Have you ever had an accident like this b4?
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Have you ever had an accident like this b4?
This was may of last year 2010. Thought I should share to the fellow max owners. YES IM ONE LUCKY MUTHR FKR!
Anyways I was on my way fishing, when I ran into some thick loose gravel that was brought from the feilds by the tractors. Unaware that there was a train track ahead of me I Kept my constant speed of 60mph. right as i hit the tracks the car lost its gripped and slid head onto the trees, well first it was the Driver side corner then bounced to the right side of the road and then the left side again. Both side of the road had trees. I was unconcious at the time becuase the air bag hit me so fukin hard. so i was bobblelin like a rag doll -_- . The max split in half as picture shows. Got out with a fracture colour bone and cuts and scratches. spitting out blood from my lips. the weather aws gloomy and cloudy and the tracks was hiddin in a incline, let alone cover in mudd and dirt fromthe tractors from the cow feilds. Front clip was rolled into the swamp about 25+ feet, lol i was unconcious dont know if it flew or rolled. the dark spot on the last pic is where i ended up. Ofcurse, insurence covered everything and car was reowned by the insurence.
Sry for the big pics, didnt want to adobe and resize it at least its HD. cant do eaither while in the text box idk why. Nothing was salvagable on the max bsides 3 rims. the single one on the diver side was completly obliterated. Turbo housing was cracked and turbine shaft was bent along with the blades were chipped. fmic was, lol u figure it out. I was in no condition to be diggining for my parts eaither with a sling to my left arm.
The car? 2000 Maxima 5sp Turbo "Garrett GT28771 .60AR" and yeah yeah egay FMIC, 3" cat,HKS BOV etc turbo parts and several custom parts..... 7psi at 319 hp if i rememeber correctly from the first time i dynoed it when i finished the set up.
MARCH 2011: AFTER THE INCIDENT I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A 02 MAXIMA 6SP, I AM AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAXIMA FANATIC LOL. THIS WILL BE A MORE CHALLENGING BUILD BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AND HOPFULLY I WONT SCREW IT UP THIS TIME AROUND. ALSO, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT GUYS.
From this
To this
3week old D2 Coilovers
Anyways I was on my way fishing, when I ran into some thick loose gravel that was brought from the feilds by the tractors. Unaware that there was a train track ahead of me I Kept my constant speed of 60mph. right as i hit the tracks the car lost its gripped and slid head onto the trees, well first it was the Driver side corner then bounced to the right side of the road and then the left side again. Both side of the road had trees. I was unconcious at the time becuase the air bag hit me so fukin hard. so i was bobblelin like a rag doll -_- . The max split in half as picture shows. Got out with a fracture colour bone and cuts and scratches. spitting out blood from my lips. the weather aws gloomy and cloudy and the tracks was hiddin in a incline, let alone cover in mudd and dirt fromthe tractors from the cow feilds. Front clip was rolled into the swamp about 25+ feet, lol i was unconcious dont know if it flew or rolled. the dark spot on the last pic is where i ended up. Ofcurse, insurence covered everything and car was reowned by the insurence.
Sry for the big pics, didnt want to adobe and resize it at least its HD. cant do eaither while in the text box idk why. Nothing was salvagable on the max bsides 3 rims. the single one on the diver side was completly obliterated. Turbo housing was cracked and turbine shaft was bent along with the blades were chipped. fmic was, lol u figure it out. I was in no condition to be diggining for my parts eaither with a sling to my left arm.
The car? 2000 Maxima 5sp Turbo "Garrett GT28771 .60AR" and yeah yeah egay FMIC, 3" cat,HKS BOV etc turbo parts and several custom parts..... 7psi at 319 hp if i rememeber correctly from the first time i dynoed it when i finished the set up.
MARCH 2011: AFTER THE INCIDENT I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A 02 MAXIMA 6SP, I AM AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAXIMA FANATIC LOL. THIS WILL BE A MORE CHALLENGING BUILD BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AND HOPFULLY I WONT SCREW IT UP THIS TIME AROUND. ALSO, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT GUYS.
From this
To this
3week old D2 Coilovers
Last edited by vq_ryder; May 26, 2011 at 12:48 PM.
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
DUDE, ARE YOU OK...ARE U STILL IN ONE PIECE??!! sucks about the maxima
so sorry for the loss of the Maxima...she was was so beautiful!!
DUDE, ARE YOU OK...ARE U STILL IN ONE PIECE??!! sucks about the maxima
so sorry for the loss of the Maxima...she was was so beautiful!!
you're lucky to be alive...
why on earth would you go over train tracks at 60mph with a car dumped on coilovers? that would destroy the suspension. sounds like you were speeding too. cant blame you there too much with a turbo car and a straight raod
why on earth would you go over train tracks at 60mph with a car dumped on coilovers? that would destroy the suspension. sounds like you were speeding too. cant blame you there too much with a turbo car and a straight raod
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The tracks was somewhat covered in mud and dirt. was hard to see in the gloomy weather. i wasnt speeding the high way speed limit 55. lol ok i guess u can say i was speeding 60 in a 55 -_- big hairy deal. ofucrse any one in the right mind would yeild to train tracks with coilovers or any aftermarket suspension equiped BUT the fuking tracks was hidden. its on like a small incline up and when u think its only going to be a a incline? but right under it was tracks. its one if those HAVE TO BE moments u know? IRONICLY those skid marks are right after the patches of gravel. yes they're my skid marks when i lost handling. HECk im not driving no 2400lb honda del sol -_- . so im rolling and sliding in the 3300lb or so max lol :O
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Terrible accident and you are lucky getting out of it just with one broken bone...
Of course all of us will be missing that beauty too
Wanted to ask - headlights on the first pic look weird and cool ) is that some kind of mod?
Of course all of us will be missing that beauty too
Wanted to ask - headlights on the first pic look weird and cool ) is that some kind of mod?
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yeah, idk if its a good thing or a bad thing that the max was tworn in half. that its bad craftmenship that the max split or great craftmenship to not of been worse than that and im still alive.
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I've seen some wrecked cars before where people walked away, but that one really took a beating...
At best guess, I'd say the car never flipped...amazing..
Those trees are tougher then concrete, had you bounding around like a pin ball!!! Would have looked amazing on video...
At best guess, I'd say the car never flipped...amazing..
Those trees are tougher then concrete, had you bounding around like a pin ball!!! Would have looked amazing on video...
I'm glad you made it out safely and yes, you are very lucky.
This is why there is a "Basic Speed Law" which is "No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property."
I'm going to hazard a guess and say you were violating this law.
This is why there is a "Basic Speed Law" which is "No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property."
I'm going to hazard a guess and say you were violating this law.
Good lord, glad you're okay b/c those pics are raw.
Looking at the impact point (tree, or 'trees'), my mind can't help but visualize a Transformer coming out of the woods and laying waste to the Max before slipping back into the woods.
I reiterate, glad you're okay.
PS: holy <expletive>
Looking at the impact point (tree, or 'trees'), my mind can't help but visualize a Transformer coming out of the woods and laying waste to the Max before slipping back into the woods.
I reiterate, glad you're okay.
PS: holy <expletive>
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i tell you what.. i think it was more of a quality deal seeing as how the cabin of the car seemed to be untouched. i trust nissan with my daughters lives everyday. glad to see that your still kickin it, look at the bright side, now that the old max is gone, its time to move up and do bigger and better mods
Wow man your are so lucky to have walked away from that, Someone said its not your time yet, You will appriciate life a hell of alot more after going through that, Good to still have you around.
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That's a terrible accident, but glad you live through it to tell about it. Did they cut off the front end when pulling the wreck back out? or was the hit so hard that everything door forward disappeared? What happened to the crumble zone?
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at the crumble zone? well basically the front clipe(windshield forward) rolled into the swap while the cabin and the rest of the car say on the side of the road. i hit BOTH sides of the road of trees like a pin ball and i was unconcious bounding around like a rag doll. so everything door forward disapper.
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LOL its more trouble than its worth digging that out from the rubble. yet at the time i had a sling on my left arm so i was in no condition to be messin with it. unfortunatly the car was sold to the insurence within a couple days so i really had no time to take whats still good. witch was nothing. since it being sold it went strait to the junk yard 5 days later
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tracks were out of service. havnt heard a train run through that part of town EVER. was my fult too for not expecting a train tracks approching. i dont go fishing everyday but was somewhat familier with the road, yet i take different roads to the fishin spot too so its quite confusin sometimes.
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to answer your question in the threads name, no i have definitely not been in an accident like that before. i don't think i have ever even seen such a serious accident and the driver walk away with his life holy ****. Glad to hear your okay though..i just wonder what the hell your first thoughts were waking up from that wreck and finding your car in half....i would be confused as all hell...
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to answer your question in the threads name, no i have definitely not been in an accident like that before. i don't think i have ever even seen such a serious accident and the driver walk away with his life holy ****. Glad to hear your okay though..i just wonder what the hell your first thoughts were waking up from that wreck and finding your car in half....i would be confused as all hell...