bse50

The sooner you stop thinking you're a good driver (which you're not) the sooner you will start improving your driving.
At 16 you probably think you're the **** when it comes to driving and *******. Truth is... you're a long way from being good at both.

Slidin8

lols i was had a 6 month **** fest with a 45year old married women when i was 18 lols

does that count as "being the ****' ? hehe tymen

Dan507

I had two RX8's when i was 18 :p

I can understand what you're on about with young drivers (as i am still one)

I've hit two cars now, both my own fault due to inexperience in my Glanza (86hp hatchback) only little bumps but still enough to do some damage. but i haven't hit anything in either of my RX8 231 Luckly. admittedly iv'e span out on track days but nothing serious lol.

Live and learn.

Rx8Justin

Looks like a lot of blood on the ground cause the trucks lights haha. I have a silver rx8 aswell. Wish you luck in the fut

Leonheart

I was thinking the same thing

blazenblue63

No it doesn't lol. At all! A 45 year old at 18? That's good on her, not you. Now a 25 year old at 16 that's a different story and that was me. Now I'm 31 with a 24 year old

SayNoToPistons

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Jeff77789

time to repair time to upgrade

soo get a body kit!

SamPappas

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what i want to know is how come you hit a car, and your car is repairable. i hit a deer, and my 8 was totaled...

eppsda

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http://oi46.tinypic.com/2ujmbzp.jpg

I know what you mean, deer hit mine on passenger side 1st of the year then another hit me on driver side two months ago

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2ujmbzp.jpg

Bladecutter

Well, one of two things:

If the deer hit the roof, then the damage might have made the insurance company not want to risk repairing that part of the car, or;

Your insurance company sucks, undervalued your car, you didn't protect hard enough, and they screwed you pretty good. Hope they used a little bit of lube, but they usually don't.

BC.

Pugheaven

WTF? That was a write off? jesus, that's just a new wing and front end to me assuming no damage to the engine which doesn't look likely... could you have not just picked up the parts and done it in your own money? I'm not understanding that... I'd just say that was a normal collision? Am I missing something here, surely you didn't send that to the scrappy and repaired it?

SamPappas

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insurance totaled it and gave me no option to buy back. 05 that left the lot with the good flash in 06, and only had 60k. luckily I got my exhaust off of it, but my drilled/slotted rotors and cermic pads as well as the Megan racing springs were a loss. I did fortunately have my winter wheels on though. they totaled it and gave me 2 days to get the parts off of it

NotAPreppie

My reaction to this entire thread:

Pugheaven

That's unbelievable, in this country I'd simply have just fixed that myself in a body shop... and not even notified the insurance... I mean it wasn't involving any other person and it's quite obviously not a chassis bender... chuck my own cash at it and back out on the road... job done.

Such a shame that mate... I thought you didn't' have it anymore, but didn't realise the damage was so small... It was such a lush car... infact my 19 year old son reckons it's the sweetest he's seen and nicer than mine lol... he loves the white ones that are understated and yours was certainly that.

04RX8man

Silver.....

SamPappas

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it was a shame to see it go. this was it in it's prime

ThatNewGuy

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OMG GUYS THREAD REVIVAL.

No, but seriously, I'd agree on having the 8 as a first car being... a poor decision.

My 8 is my 5th.

98 Concorde LXi, paid 1300 for it from my "life savings." It croaked 3k miles later due to a rod knock, it had the 3.2L too

Then came the 01 Stratus Coupe. Loved that car, all I ever did was struts, eibach pro kit springs and a clutch. Traded it for my 99 Durango at 197k Miles.

Then about 45 days later sold the Durango for 5500 cash, then put that down on the 8.

As far as that goes, I do consider myself an excellent driver at 20 thanks to AutoX and carting as a child. I've already replaced the engine and transmission in a friends pole barn over the winter. By myself I might add. I of course had some help from you guys here on the forum :P

All in all, it was a mistake getting this car, don't get me wrong, I love it but I wouldn't buy another. I was two months shy of turning 18 when I bought it. It's been hell, engines, transmissions, wiring harness spontaneously combusting and various other things.
Some parents think they are doing their children a favor by purchasing them nice, newer model sports cars at a young age, but it's truly a recipe for disaster.

At 20 I'm accident and ticket free, and still paying 167/mo for insurance through State Farm. It's not cheap, nothing is for this car.

/TLDR

blazenblue63

You mean for this age

Karack

a honda CRV outbraking you? with the e-brake? right. no offense, take it easy and drive a little more carefully until you become a better driver.