TheLonelyPhoenix
Diamond Member
VWs are for people who like going in for repairs twice a month and not even having a BMW to show for it. 😛
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My Spec-V is Kaput - update! $9500+ in repairs :O
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VWs are for people who like going in for repairs twice a month and not even having a BMW to show for it. 😛
Rallispec
Lifer
I'm 24... if the rates look they're going to jump a lot, i may give progressive a call -- i've already got my bike insuranced through them.
heh.. i just bought a Mazda6 for my fiance 3 days ago (which I am going to steal for the time being so that i have a car to drive).. so i dont think you need to worry too much 😉
Rallispec
Lifer
maybe with the matching rainbow sticker on the back.. 😉
j/k.. VW's aren't bad,.... i've just seen way to many things go wrong with them and my family has had to go through some very bad experiences with the local VW dealerships and service depts.
once they get they're dealerships in line and smooth out thier quality control - i may consider giving VW a chance.
TheLonelyPhoenix
Diamond Member
You know, taking out the "Check Engine" light doesn't mean you've fixed your car. 😛
TheLonelyPhoenix
Diamond Member
Ah, the Golf is actually pretty good. Probably the only VW I'd ever consider, except I really don't like the styling.
Not enough VW owners have had your luck though.
TheLonelyPhoenix
Diamond Member
BTW Ralli, just looked it up and it seems that some companies will total your car if repairs are 51% or more of its value. You might be able to unload it after all... check with your company's policy.
Zenmervolt
Elite member
FWD car. You should have floored the throttle which would have caused understeer and caused the front end to drift wide. By letting off the gas, you caused the car to tuck in and tighten its line, thereby causing it to strike the inner guardrail. Lifting the throttle will _always_ cause the car to tighten its turn.
With the driving lesson over, I'm very glad to hear that you're OK and that no-one got injured.
ZV
With the driving lesson over, I'm very glad to hear that you're OK and that no-one got injured.
ZV
Rallispec
Lifer
interesting... sort of makes sense and i'll remember that if i'm ever in that situation again.
recent picture 🙁-- actually after looking at the picture, its not recent at all --- that was just after i bought it and i was still in my sticker's are cool phase. 😱
NFS4
No Lifer
Rallispec
Lifer
I'd have a tough time being certain (my main concern at the time was "oh sh1t i'm about to hit a wall)
I think the front tires slipped which cause the car to skid.. then the front tires grabbed the road real quick which flung the back tires to the outside and caused the nose of my car to rub the inside barrier.
I was just about to order new tires too becuase the kumho's that i had on it were really crappy and wore out really fast... so i'm sure that was a huge factor in this as well. Although they had a decent amount of tread left.
See if the front tires were skidding inward and you floor it as zenmervolt suggested (which would be my first thought to do as well) you would shift the weight from the front onto the rear tires making the situation worse..Usually when a FWD car loses it..it's the rear wheels that break free so that's why you floor it to shift the weight back there.
It's a very intense balancing act to handle a car on the edge like that..especially on public roads...
lifting off allowed your front tires to bite the road again...but you were rotating so much that now the rear tires gave which was when you needed to floor it...but..you did the best you could manage...
As far as resale value..The 02 Spec V is worth less than you priced at. My friend sold his and got 10K for it with 30-40 thousand miles on it and he had nicer wheels on it too...
It's a very intense balancing act to handle a car on the edge like that..especially on public roads...
lifting off allowed your front tires to bite the road again...but you were rotating so much that now the rear tires gave which was when you needed to floor it...but..you did the best you could manage...
As far as resale value..The 02 Spec V is worth less than you priced at. My friend sold his and got 10K for it with 30-40 thousand miles on it and he had nicer wheels on it too...
Rallispec
Lifer
yeah, thats just what i saw on carmax after a quick search-- the KBB value was closer to $10k which is what i was expecting.
As far as things went though -- it could have been a lot worse. I'm sure I could have regained control of my car if i had time to think about --- but my brain just reacted in self preservation mode rather than 'lets think rationally' mode....
I was really hoping to get out and do some solo II races this spring... this might be putting a damper on my autocross hopes for my immediate future.
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