FAREWELL MAXIMA.ORG!! IT WAS A PLEASURE! *Crash pics*
 

Well, I'm going to keep this as short as possible and let the pics do the talking. I was basically going 60 on the highway approaching the offramp to my house. As I was breaking I lost controll of the car (black ice/60mph when i should've been going 45) and flipped onto my roof. I tumbled between a road sign and a lightpost. I slid about 100 feet where I flipped back over on 4 wheels. Luckily my 2 friends and myself only had minor scratches.


Be very very very careful driving especially in the winter. ALWAYS wear your seatbelt. If I didn't I would've been thrown out. And also please, no matter how many performance mods you may have done to your car, it is no excuse to drive fast or recklessly especially around corners. This false sense of security could cost you your lives.

I just want to thank everyone here on the .org for being so helpful, knowledgeable, funny and compassionate to everyone. I learned so much from you guys and want to thank you for it. Farewell for now maxima.org. You will be missed.

Please everyone, be careful on the roads. All the mods in the world will not protect you from road hazards.


R.I.P 97 Maxima SE 5Spd http://www.cardomain.com/id/97maximase5spd

(Pics of accident are on page 2):bawling:

:bawling:

Glad that you and your friends are okay though

Ouch!

Glad you and your friends are ok though.

Take what mods are salvagable and get a new max. No need to leave the org.........just get a new one :D

ouch

I'm with you man. Wrecked my wifes 2K1 the day after you. Mine's not so bad though. I just found a telephone pole.

David

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=189755

Wow, that some serious stuff.. good thing you guys came out of that one alive. Careful

Re: FAREWELL MAXIMA.ORG!! IT WAS A PLEASURE! *Crash pics*
 

Sorry to hear.... I usually check the weather before going out to see if it's below or near Freezing, I wish I had a temp gauge in my max.

man...those are some crazy pics. all that matters is that everyone is ok. the car can be replaced...and if your rims are ok you can sell them to me =P

well at least noone was seriously hurt

sorry about your misfourtune :(

Re: FAREWELL MAXIMA.ORG!! IT WAS A PLEASURE! *Crash pics*
 

Man that looks like it was rough one. Im glad to hear everyone is ok.

whoa, sorry to hear this. glad to see you only had minor scrathes from the whole incident. I coundt imagine spinin every which way in my car. I've been in only a small accident and was just so depressed after, i can imagaine how u must feel.

So what are u going to be moving on to, if not a maxima?

whoa .. glad you and your friends are all right

WOW is right, glad everybody is OK.


On a side note, is that snow all inside the car?

Wow that hurts!:( Glad that you and your friends are ok!

OUCH. Glad you and your friends are ok man.


you gonna try and salvage anything off of the car?

wow
sorry to hear that man

that thing looks like it took a severe beating..
i noticed the air bags didn't even pop. guessing since there was no real impact..

i am definately getting winter tires next year. NY got some nasty snowfall this winter, my Goodyears didn't cut it..
the ice is rediculous on the streets now.. can't wait till this is all over

good luck in the future man

Hey, thanks for your words of support. I was definately something short of a miracle that everyone was completely fine. All I had was a slash on my wrist from the glass.

Aaron95SE: I will see. Even if I do move on to a new car, I will check up occasionally on what people have been doing and maybe come to answer/ask some Q's! As far as the mods, we'll see what the insurance says. Bad thing is that I don't have the stock exhaust so my y and catback will have to stay. I will salvage everything I can.

d_warner: Yea, I saw that. It was a bad 24 hrs for maximas

SoLid97SE: Yea, the rims are fine. They have new Bridgestone Blizzaks LM-22 on them. I will probably end up selling them.

Mad Dhan: Well I don't know what my next car will be. I'm going to save up for either a 2k2 max or alty with TRACTION CONTROL/LSD, or a Subie WRX.

UNCDooD: I'll have to wait till insurance sees it and see what I can salvage and sell off.

NYCe MaXiMa: Tell me about it. Trust me, snow tires don't help as much as you think. The one's I had were supposed to be up there. In a situation like this, no tire would help me. Just be careful driving cuz you never know.

I'll post up whatever I have that I will be selling including my ceramic ball bearing T3/T4 turbo and Deltagate (I paid a grand for them). I'll post a link on here when I know what else I am selling.:)

im curious as to what happened..
its ok you dont have to explain if youve already, and are sick of telling the story

glad youre "ok" !

glad everyones ok, don't despare though, try hard and you'll be with us again, anything you need?

Get SNOW TIRES
 

The first "mod" for any vehicle driven where it snows, be it a Jeep Wrangler or a Nissam Maxima, is a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks. Pass on the supercharger and get the tires first. Mount them. Go to a big high school parking lot on a Sunday. Have fun sliding and spinning. Learn to appreciate the limits of the automobile. Never fear black ice again. You will be amazed at how these tires perform.

Mel Galjour

We will miss you.

DAYUM, beautiful max too :bawling: dam your friends, that maxima is crying :eek:


j/k:kiss: take care bro, hope u jump on to the org from time to time just to see whats up

subie:) theres something to look foward too

well sorry to hear about this..

thank god you guys are ok

turbo .. man hurts to see that go

if u plan to sell y-pipe let me know can swap for my stock one and exhaust also i have aftermarket exhaust.

rims? price?

dam sorry to hear that man, my maxima flipped also - it wasnt a very pleasant experience - got any plans for your next car?? wrx ;)

yea if ur idiot friend didnt cut u off..u wouldnt have flipped

Good to read that there where no serious injuries! I'm knocking on wood as I type. The car's a goner, but she her job of protecting you and your buds. Please give her a decent goodbye. I'm sure it hurts.

In the pictures you provided, it appears that none of the air bags deployed! Is this true???:confused:

Are you coming back later with a new, better Max?

that sucks! I'm glad you're okay. Wanna buy my 98? ;) Seriously, you have to be really careful in the winter if you live anywhere with inclement ice/snow.

Is it just me?
 

but does the max look sad in the last pic?:(

sorry to hear, but glad you're ok.

the altezza seems ok. Seatbelts are our friends

Thanks be to God that you and you're friends walked away from that because insurance can't save you. RIP to the Max but things like that can be replaced. I'm just glad that the three of you were wearing seatbelts. My friend was rear ended in MD on 270 in her I30 by someone doing 60 MPH, the only thing that saved her was her seatbelt.

Life is short, play hard but play it safe.

Thanks be to God that you and you're friends walked away from that because insurance can't save you. RIP to the Max but things like that can be replaced. I'm just glad that the three of you were wearing seatbelts. My friend was rear ended in MD on 270 in her I30 by someone doing 60 MPH, the only thing that saved her was her seatbelt.

Life is short, play hard but play it safe.

Thanks for the support guys! I haven't posted in so long because I was caught up with lawyers taking care of the "crime charges" and the insurance company. I am getting 9,500 for the car (which is pretty good if you look at Nissan's depreciation). We'll see what my next car will be. Maybe I can lease the WRX STi when it comes out this year.:)(you need 4wd in binghamton, ny) I will always stay loyal to Nissan tho! I am persuading my dad to get a 350Z or the Infiniti G35 2door and after I make my "big bucks" first thing I am getting is a US Spec Skyline...(hopefully)


To answer some Q's:

gotmaxwiltravel: My friend in the back wasn't wearing her seatbelt. She was incredibly lucky she din't fly out or smash her head against the glass.

Infinissan: Yea she looks sad. That's why I put that picture last.:(

Brockster: No the airbags didn't deploy. I guess the front and rear colision sensors weren't set off.

GoldenGlory: too late for the exhaust...sorry

95emeraldgxe: I'd definately be ****ed at my friend... >:(

melgaljour: No matter what tires you have, they can never protect you from road hazards. This type of "false confidence" can get you into trouble. That's basically why I took the turn at a reasonably faster speed over the limit, so you should still be careful.

Triocet: Thanks for the offer...another 5speed 4th gen would be nice..lol

i love in car phones ...

my regards

been there, done that - time to move on...... thank god you werent hurt - thats what counts ;) any idea on what your getting next?

Glad to hear you're okay. In my 91, my seatbelt saved my life when I went head on into a jersey barrier at about 65mph. Get another max man, you did a good job with this one.

cars are replacable, people are not. glad to hear you and your friends are okay, that is all that matters.. there will be many more cars in your life, take this with a grain of salt and learn from it.

jason

Whoa, what a car reck! Gald everyone was ok. God was truly with you!

the maxima can be replaced, your lives cannot. now go out and buy a 2k3:D