w00t! Almost died!

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: LordJezo

At the end of it all when I was sliding into the people pulled over on the side of the road and the telephone poll I was in a complete state of pure shock. It wasn't really panic or being scared.. it was just my mind going over and over.. "I am going to hit that thing and bend my car in half"

I had the same feeling going when I hit a spot of black ice in a parking lot. Didn't royally screw up my car, but what made it really bad was I had three other people in my car. Not a good thing when you clock another car. No one was hurt though.

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Sorta...
i almost died, killed my passenger, hit a telephone pole, and rammed into a car!

I presume this means you messed up the passenger side of your car, as opposed to KILLING the person sitting next to you?
You seem pretty calm for someone who witnessed a death one foot away. 😕

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: bluemax

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Sorta...
i almost died, killed my passenger, hit a telephone pole, and rammed into a car!

I presume this means you messed up the passenger side of your car, as opposed to KILLING the person sitting next to you?
You seem pretty calm for someone who witnessed a death one foot away. 😕

@_@

seriuosly....ahha

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: bluemax

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Sorta...
i almost died, killed my passenger, hit a telephone pole, and rammed into a car!

I presume this means you messed up the passenger side of your car, as opposed to KILLING the person sitting next to you?
You seem pretty calm for someone who witnessed a death one foot away. 😕

BWhahahahaha! Own3d!

LMFAO!

 

[element]

Originally posted by: bluemax

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Sorta...
i almost died, killed my passenger, hit a telephone pole, and rammed into a car!

I presume this means you messed up the passenger side of your car, as opposed to KILLING the person sitting next to you?
You seem pretty calm for someone who witnessed a death one foot away. 😕

He meant almost killed the passenger. The wording of it all is a bit off but I got it after surmising he couldn't be this calm after killing his passenger.

On the other hand, he might be thinking, what a relief, I left no witnesses alive. In which case......yikes!

 

[Windogg]

Originally posted by: PreDatoR
windogg how much crack do you smoke... while 4wd or awd offers no additional braking abilities it does however offer a hell of a lot more traction for acceleration and overall control of the vehicle... i've owned FWD AWD RWD and 4WD vehicles and RWD flat ass sucks in the snow... 99% of driving on a slick road is common sense. the other 1% is balls which most have neither of...

Last time I checked, a AWD, 4WD, FWD, or RWD (given the same type of tire) will all go skidding off a icy road equally well. Too many tards out there go, "I have 4WD/AWD so I can take that curve at 60MPH over a snow covered highway." Perhaps you are thinking of starting from stop then yes AWD/4WD will provide a benefit. Dry pavement is another matter.

I have owned two full time 4WD vehicles (1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 40th Anniversary Edition) as well as two AWD vehicles (2001 BMW X5 4.4 and a 2002 BMW X5 4.6is). As for RWD, I've owne/own a 2001 BMW M5 and a 2003 BMW M5. Yes I did take the two full time 4WD trucks off road and do know how to properly handle them in slick conditions. To generically say 4WD/AWD is always better is a silly blanket statement. When I was waiting for my winter rims/tires on the X5 4.6, I chose to drive the M5 with dedicated winter tires. why? Because the stock 4.6 tires have zero snow ability and the rubber compund was not meant for snow and ice.

One of the Suburus I saw in a ditch was a nice WRX. Fat lot of good the AWD him. I could only assume he was running his stock performance tires. AWD did not bring him through that curve.

 

[PreDatoR]

Originally posted by: Windogg

Originally posted by: PreDatoR
windogg how much crack do you smoke... while 4wd or awd offers no additional braking abilities it does however offer a hell of a lot more traction for acceleration and overall control of the vehicle... i've owned FWD AWD RWD and 4WD vehicles and RWD flat ass sucks in the snow... 99% of driving on a slick road is common sense. the other 1% is balls which most have neither of...

Last time I checked, a AWD, 4WD, FWD, or RWD (given the same type of tire) will all go skidding off a icy road equally well. Too many tards out there go, "I have 4WD/AWD so I can take that curve at 60MPH over a snow covered highway." Perhaps you are thinking of starting from stop then yes AWD/4WD will provide a benefit. Dry pavement is another matter.

I have owned two full time 4WD vehicles (1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 40th Anniversary Edition) as well as two AWD vehicles (2001 BMW X5 4.4 and a 2002 BMW X5 4.6is). As for RWD, I've owne/own a 2001 BMW M5 and a 2003 BMW M5. Yes I did take the two full time 4WD trucks off road and do know how to properly handle them in slick conditions. To generically say 4WD/AWD is always better is a silly blanket statement. When I was waiting for my winter rims/tires on the X5 4.6, I chose to drive the M5 with dedicated winter tires. why? Because the stock 4.6 tires have zero snow ability and the rubber compund was not meant for snow and ice.

One of the Suburus I saw in a ditch was a nice WRX. Fat lot of good the AWD him. I could only assume he was running his stock performance tires. AWD did not bring him through that curve.

I know AWD/4WD don't offer any better cornering ability and to anyone who thinks so is a moron. But if properly driving within the means of safety they will get your ass out of a jam... been there done that... If it had been a RWD vehicle it would have been a messy accident. Hitting brakes on a slick road so that you don't hit someone now that is a moronic thing to do... best way to be out of control on a slick road is with your foot on the brake...