Another One of These: Totaled or Not? Heartbroken - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TM · 01-02-2014, 09:01 PM

I was driving on the highway on the way to work, and all of the sudden, my car started to slide into the left shoulder. I compensated and slid into the right lane and back into the left lane. Regained control for a few seconds and it started to slide again and then spun out into the guard rail. Winter Storm Hercules vs summer tires and the storm won.

My car is at the tow yard now and won't get appraised until tomorrow at the earliest. But I figured while I wait, I'll get a poll going to see what you guys think. Totaled or not? What do you think?

microbionic · 01-02-2014, 09:05 PM

totaled, twas a mistake to have the stocks on.

willypongtb · 01-02-2014, 09:05 PM

wow that sad to see but most important you ok.

BRZNutt · 01-02-2014, 09:06 PM

Ouch, that sucks! I'm glad I had my winter tires on the way home tonight...hope everything works out for you.

BadMoon · 01-02-2014, 09:06 PM

Drove it for the second time today in those conditions and summer tires. Never again. I slid all over the road. Anything over 20 and I would go into a drift. And the fucktards behind me actually kept riding my bumper. I'm a bit ashamed of myself having tried to drive it again in these conditions. I was a danger to myself and everyone else on the road. So never again. Winter tires or no driving.

I'm glad you are okay.

Redlinedfrs86 · 01-02-2014, 09:31 PM

Damn that sucks......glad you are ok

Wattage · 01-02-2014, 09:39 PM

Why did you not purchase winter tires?

MikeNYC · 01-02-2014, 09:42 PM

totaled but all that but at least your ok

Fett4Real · 01-02-2014, 09:47 PM

How fast were you going?

pche · 01-02-2014, 09:48 PM

Dude, it's a Subaru, it's made for the snow!!

J/k, that sucks man, glad you're ok. I'm the one who voted not totaled, I've seen worse gotten fixed. Doesn't look like the roof is buckle so it might not be. However, it's better off totaled because it'll never be the same.

xwd · 01-02-2014, 09:53 PM

Hard to say if it's totaled or not, would be right on the cusp. I'll say it's totaled based on the airbag going off.

But yeah, $500-600 for a decent set of tires is a small investment.

TylerLieberman · 01-02-2014, 09:56 PM

Im no expert but if I were to guess, id say totaled

TM · 01-02-2014, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fett4Real

How fast were you going?

I was going about 40mph straight on the highway, following the tire trail in front of me. I think i must've drove over a patch of snow or something and threw my car off balance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wattage

Why did you not purchase winter tires?

I kept telling myself next week, one week after another, which is completely my fault. Driving in western NY: it's not a matter of it, it's a matter of when.

glorydays · 01-02-2014, 10:02 PM

damn im in nny on summers... kinda scary. send me your nav unit??

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01-02-2014, 09:56 PM	#12
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01-02-2014, 09:05 PM	#2
microbionic Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: NE Ohio Posts: 248 Thanks: 452 Thanked 146 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	totaled, twas a mistake to have the stocks on.

01-02-2014, 09:05 PM	#3
willypongtb P MAI86 Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: subaru brz limited Location: los alamitos Posts: 59 Thanks: 43 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow that sad to see but most important you ok.

01-02-2014, 09:06 PM	#5
BadMoon Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2014 GLI Autobahn/Nav Location: Central PA Posts: 551 Thanks: 118 Thanked 356 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drove it for the second time today in those conditions and summer tires. Never again. I slid all over the road. Anything over 20 and I would go into a drift. And the fucktards behind me actually kept riding my bumper. I'm a bit ashamed of myself having tried to drive it again in these conditions. I was a danger to myself and everyone else on the road. So never again. Winter tires or no driving. I'm glad you are okay.

01-02-2014, 09:31 PM	#6
Redlinedfrs86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 327 Thanks: 264 Thanked 133 Times in 106 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Damn that sucks......glad you are ok

01-02-2014, 09:39 PM	#7
Wattage Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: scion fr-s MT Location: Toronto Posts: 96 Thanks: 61 Thanked 56 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why did you not purchase winter tires?

01-02-2014, 09:42 PM	#8
MikeNYC Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Ultramarine Scion FRS Location: NYC Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	totaled but all that but at least your ok

01-02-2014, 09:47 PM	#9
Fett4Real AKA Mugen Dom Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, 2007 FJ Voodoo Blue Location: Hill AFB UT Posts: 957 Thanks: 125 Thanked 337 Times in 239 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How fast were you going?

01-02-2014, 09:48 PM	#10
pche Guy on internet Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Slowly Location: PA Posts: 582 Thanks: 1,407 Thanked 492 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dude, it's a Subaru, it's made for the snow!! J/k, that sucks man, glad you're ok. I'm the one who voted not totaled, I've seen worse gotten fixed. Doesn't look like the roof is buckle so it might not be. However, it's better off totaled because it'll never be the same.

01-02-2014, 09:53 PM	#11
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 861 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hard to say if it's totaled or not, would be right on the cusp. I'll say it's totaled based on the airbag going off. But yeah, $500-600 for a decent set of tires is a small investment.

01-02-2014, 10:02 PM	#14
glorydays Remember me? Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: BRZ Series.Blue Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 483 Thanks: 259 Thanked 105 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	damn im in nny on summers... kinda scary. send me your nav unit??

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