first time driving in the snow...*update* /w cost now

[DaWhim]

as I exited the pretty much emptied parking lot, I lost control a bit. so I decided that I need some driving in snow pratice in the parking lot.

it was fun for drifting in snow and stuffs. anyways, I lost control and hit a curb.

knocked out my alignment and my car no longer go straight anymore. the left wheel is fine, but the right wheel is slightly sided right. anyone know how much the damage is?

lesson learned: drive as slow as you can when you turn.

my car is a 96 subura impreza L. I never spin tho. AWD Power

edit:
alloy wheel: $100 with mounting
alignment $65

steering knockle(spelling?)
ball joint
wheel bearing
total for about $520 with labors.

so about $700 to fix it up.
no more money for snow tyres and brake.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

pingpongpingpongpingpongpingmofuggah!

 

[ironcrotch]

looks like you pwnt yourself.

 

[amdforever2]

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get an alignment?

 

[Mo0o]

owned

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
looks like you pwnt yourself.

/me looks at picture

/me looks at username

...BWUAHAHAHAHAHAAH!

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
as I exited the pretty much emptied parking lot, I lost control a bit. so I decided that I need some driving in snow pratice in the parking lot.

it was fun for drifting in snow and stuffs. anyways, I lost control and hit a curb.

knocked out my alignment and my car no longer go straight anymore. the left wheel is fine, but the right wheel is slightly sided right. anyone know how much the damage is?

lesson learned: drive as slow as you can when you turn.

my car is a 96 subura impreza L. I never spin tho. AWD Power

Congratulations, you learned the hard way. Most skilled drivers lose control once, regain it before hitting anything, and never do it again. Did you squeal like a little girl and let go of the wheel and slam on the brakes?

Just playin' with ya'.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Congratulations, you learned the hard way. Most skilled drivers lose control once, regain it before hitting anything, and never do it again. Did you squeal like a little girl and let go of the wheel and slam on the brakes?

Just playin' with ya'.

I was going to fast before I realized I couldn't make the turn. by the time I realized that, I didn't have time to brake.

 

[biostud]

Atleast nobody got hurt, better on parking lot than on road :beer:

 

[pyonir]

DUDE! learn how to drive in the snow n00b. I live in Arizona and drive in the snow better than you.

 

[jtusa]

Can I have your car since you obviously don't know how to handle it?

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: pyonir
DUDE! learn how to drive in the snow n00b. I live in Arizona and drive in the snow better than you.

it was in a emptied parking lot and I was practicing how it feels to be driving in the snow. did you read the title? it was my friiking first time.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: biostud
Atleast nobody got hurt, better on parking lot than on road :beer:

Agreed. Practicing in an empty parking lot is the best way to go.

 

[SportSC4]

this is just off the top of my head... and is my weak area in knowledge of cars.
bent control arm and maybe trailing arm

I'm not too sure on price, but if i had to guess anywhere from 60-300$ for the control arm. no idea on trailing arm.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: pyonir
DUDE! learn how to drive in the snow n00b. I live in Arizona and drive in the snow better than you.

it was in a emptied parking lot and I was practicing how it feels to be driving in the snow. did you read the title? it was my friiking first time.

it's his first time, he's still a virgin at it

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
as I exited the pretty much emptied parking lot, I lost control a bit. so I decided that I need some driving in snow pratice in the parking lot.

it was fun for drifting in snow and stuffs. anyways, I lost control and hit a curb.

knocked out my alignment and my car no longer go straight anymore. the left wheel is fine, but the right wheel is slightly sided right. anyone know how much the damage is?

lesson learned: drive as slow as you can when you turn.

my car is a 96 subura impreza L. I never spin tho. AWD Power

Yes you can spin. AWD only helps get traction when your foot is on the gas, otherwise it behaves just like any other car.

(former OBS owner who spun into a guardrail in the snow)

 

[nageov3t]

yeah, I spun on my first time driving in the snow. it just takes some getting used to (ie: learning *not* to accelerate while turning).

because of my job, though, I need to drive through unplowed roads on a regular basis during the winter. there have been a couple times where I'd have smashed my car up pretty bad if it weren't for the fact that I was the only car on the road. just go slow and take it easy

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Originally posted by: loki8481
yeah, I spun on my first time driving in the snow. it just takes some getting used to (ie: learning *not* to accelerate while turning).

because of my job, though, I need to drive through unplowed roads on a regular basis during the winter. there have been a couple times where I'd have smashed my car up pretty bad if it weren't for the fact that I was the only car on the road. just go slow and take it easy

4wd truck with chains is your friend.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282

Originally posted by: loki8481
yeah, I spun on my first time driving in the snow. it just takes some getting used to (ie: learning *not* to accelerate while turning).

because of my job, though, I need to drive through unplowed roads on a regular basis during the winter. there have been a couple times where I'd have smashed my car up pretty bad if it weren't for the fact that I was the only car on the road. just go slow and take it easy

4wd truck with chains is your friend.

yes. but until some money magically appears in my bank account, I'm stuck in my sh!tty sedan

hopefully this upcoming winter will be my last, though. once my roommate is making enough money to support himself, I'm moving to Cali

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282

Originally posted by: loki8481
yeah, I spun on my first time driving in the snow. it just takes some getting used to (ie: learning *not* to accelerate while turning).

because of my job, though, I need to drive through unplowed roads on a regular basis during the winter. there have been a couple times where I'd have smashed my car up pretty bad if it weren't for the fact that I was the only car on the road. just go slow and take it easy

4wd truck with chains is your friend.

yes. but until some money magically appears in my bank account, I'm stuck in my sh!tty sedan

hopefully this upcoming winter will be my last, though. once my roommate is making enough money to support himself, I'm moving to Cali

That is the nice thing about having a sh!tty sedan though... you don't care if it gets beat up! (and therefore you can have more fun in the snow).

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: pyonir
DUDE! learn how to drive in the snow n00b. I live in Arizona and drive in the snow better than you.

it was in a emptied parking lot and I was practicing how it feels to be driving in the snow. did you read the title? it was my friiking first time.

my first time i had no problems

n00b

ive always had a small car of some kind but driving on the ice/snow is easy. you go slow...really really really really slow. AT least, you do in this area; we only get a few inches a year usually just once, maybe twice; so only the major roads get cleaned off; and even then its still very ice for a day or two. Since its so rare; not many people go out so going slow isn't a problem and generally isn't holding anyone up.

i *once* somehow spun out onto the shoulder of the road in a 96 grand am, i think i corrected too fast when i felt like i was going out of control. The rear of the car slid and I was going broadside down the road for a number of feet (atsomething like 10 or 15mph) and I realized I wasnt going to stop, so I pulled right and landed as perfectly as I could have wanted on the shoulder. After about 15 minutes of rocking it back and forth slowly(while a number of SUV drivers who NEVER bothered to stop and see if I needed help drove by), I drove myself out of it. that was the only trouble ive ever had in the ice/snow.

 

[rmrf]

i swear all the noobs here have curbed their subaru at least once a season here. it gets annoying on the subaru forums with all the babies crying that their rim is fucked, or they need an alignment now.

not to rip on the op, at least you were doing it in an empty parking lot.

 

[Aleksandar]

man its soo fun to drive on the snow on a empty parking lot just as loong as you dont hit anything hehe leason learned

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: pyonir
DUDE! learn how to drive in the snow n00b. I live in Arizona and drive in the snow better than you.

it was in a emptied parking lot and I was practicing how it feels to be driving in the snow. did you read the title? it was my friiking first time.

One time I was playing around in the empty parking lot of a local mall. Or at least I thought it was empty, until I hit one of those divider curbs that was completely hidden under the snow. Just a bent rim, it was a steelie I use for winter so it didn't matter much.

 

[Rookie]

the longer you drive like that the worse it is on the car and the tires... FYI