CRASH!!!.... BYE BYE 8.... :tear: :sad: :tear:
 

Well....almost 3 years of amazing times and incredible fun are now at an end...


Insrance called today to say she's totalled. So what happened?!?!

Simply this... Going about 90 around a curve on the Freeway, Rear slipped out, corrected to avoid center divider, and flung right to the offramp. Car impacted the guard rail and slid along the rail with the nose burried in it....
Front wheel flew off and ended up a quarter mile down the road resting up against the center divider. I was alone, at night, and no other parties involved....

Walked out without a scratch, not even a bruise or stiffness the next few days. Thanks Mazda R&D!!!

Lesson Learned: When ZR rated tires say the reccommended life of the tire is 25,000 miles... dont wait until 50,000mi to CONSIDER changing them...

To all my friends from the Malibu Cruz group and Those in the OC and LAX clubs.... It has been fun, I will catch u on the Flip Side!

Ouch... Sucks that happened, but really glad you're doing ok. Do you plan to get another one, or are you not sure yet?

Well my lease is up in March anyway... so I think it may be time to move on ... *sniff
Ah well... at least no one was hurt...

wow that really sux man T_T indeed a tear will be shed for that car, it looked soooo clean man. are you safe? it seems like you're not on life support or anything in a hospital. best of luck man, happy rotaring

omg Dan... so sorry to hear about ur accident, but am glad u r safe and ok. so, what's ur next ride going to be then? r u going to get another 8?

(and, believe it or not we are actually doing a malibu run THIS sunday too, if u can believe it?!! the meet that u started lives on!)

anyways. i've been having bad luck w/ my 8 too lately and might be selling her as well. but, we'll see. i'll post this on the sb & malibu threads so everyone knows.

stay in touch!

gerry :sadwavey:

omg, those pictures are horrific! Dan, I'm glad to hear that you were able to walk away from it without any injuries, that's definitely the most important part.
Bummer you won't be able to make it out to Malibu anymore.

are you saying the tyres were bald ?

Dude...50,000 miles on your tires? What were you thinking?

Glad you're not hurt.

tire in picture 4 doesn't look like it has 50,000 miles on it

Tires were bald yah...Stupid me...
more so in the rear see....

ouch..

omg Dan, what the heck were ya doing driving with those tires??????? hate to say it but those were definitely an accident waiting to happen. Still really glad you got out of that one safely!

Tell me about it....
But yes... lucky me lucky me.
You have no idea how lucky i was that i was ok, but more importantly, no one else was involved.
Thank you guys for the concern and care! It does not go unapreciated :) :) :)

How much for the wheels? (Assuming they're okay)

Wow Dan....glad to hear you're okay. Thank goodness that didn't happen on a Malibu run! I did one a couple years ago and loved it, and I never even thought of my tires! You still have the '54 Chevy? (I remember you got a 50-something Chevy when you took off for school)

For everyone's information: In the case of oversteer ("Rear slipped out") keep your foot on the gas or even add more power. This will shift the weight towards the back of the car an increase normal force on your rear tires contact patches. I've seen a lot of spin outs because people either let off the gas too fast or stabbed at their brakes. Doing so just exaserbates lift off oversteer.

Nice pictures though, surprised you were in sound enough state to take them. Are you sure those tires aren't racing slicks?

57 Chevy....looks like thats my ride for a little while :)

Are you still living and going to school in OC? or are you back in Agoura/Encino? Btw whats your next car going to be?

I have been through many track days including the BMW- M performance driving school. I think thats the only reason i ended up on the shoulder and unscathed. I didnt touch the brakes at all... Just guided the car as best i could with no traction and the stupid guard rail got in my way... lol

But good advice non the less ^^^

Gees Rootski - give the man a minute to grieve ;)
Glad to hear you are ok Dan. Was it raining? or did the windshield wipers come on in the process of correcting the spin?

sorry to hear man...makes you kinda reflect back on some of the driving we did on those first couple Malibu cruises....

I'm glad we were always safe and that nothing bad ever happened. Glad you made it out alright. Thank Mazda R/D, for sure.

Did any of the air bags deploy? Can't really see them from the shots you've shared. Have you checked with your insurance company to find the purchase price for the car...maybe part it out...or is that just one hassle you don't have access to since it was a lease?

HAHA...no
No rain, but you know, i dont know how they came on... prob the impact knocked the lever. Not the first time i have seen f-ed-up cars with the wipers up :)

Ah yes.... the airbags...
Well, my Airbag warning light was on for the 4th time... I had gone to the dealer to fix it 3 times and it still came on and as a result, the front airbags DID NOT deploy. The left side curtain and side-impact bags did deploy however and the only minor discomfort i have is from the curtain bag hitting my shoulder
I can't really discuss it too much (if u catch my drift) ...

whoa at least you are alright dan, sorry to see you go, you did a great job of starting the malibu thread. always lovoed your rims :( take care what do you think will be yoru next ride?

Fixed

Glad to hear you're ok and no one else was involved though.