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chas3wba0 · 02-28-2014, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pizzman

I am glad you are OK, and no one was hurt. I am just being honest and you may take this as you please. Spinning out in third means you may have been going a little to fast.

I have tried to but never spun out with trac control on even in rain. I would say your ECU will be looked at to see if they were or were not on. The impact protection is pretty good in these cars, and it will be obvious to your appraiser and the insurance company if you were speeding.

Yes equipment fails, and if this is a case of failure then everyone here wants and needs to hear about it.

Of course, in hindsight, I should have been going slower given the conditions. Speeding? Probably not, I was at--if not below--3k RPM in 3rd before I stepped on it so that's roughly ~30mph... pretty reasonable for our cars, no?

I may or may not make a case to bring up equipment failure, depending on the verdict. Will let you guys know

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Originally Posted by subiestyle

op, did you happen to downshift to 3 on that ramp or just a throttle punch while already in 3rd?

Downshifted to 3rd well before entering the ramp for engine braking, it's a habit of mine

skidmark86 · 03-01-2014, 12:47 AM

You guys can't even drive in the rain out there in Cali...try a foot of snow!!

Happy to see nobody got hurt, though.

From the looks of it, there will be substantial damage done that we probably can't see. Good luck, though. Run it through insurance!

Ganthrithor · 03-01-2014, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by skidmark86

You guys can't even drive in the rain out there in Cali...try a foot of snow!!

Happy to see nobody got hurt, though.

From the looks of it, there will be substantial damage done that we probably can't see. Good luck, though. Run it through insurance!

Dude I want snow to play in-- stop taunting me! Haha.

DrawingWaves · 03-03-2014, 01:30 AM

Oh god, I totally feel you. It just happened to me couple days ago, even though it was at lower speeds and I wasn't really trying to slide my end or anything. My air bag deployed as well. You can find the thread and the pictures on frs side of the forum. Sucks it happened, I know how it feels, but at least both of us came out of it easy.

chrisl · 03-03-2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by chas3wba0

Disconcerting, since I always hear that the systems kick in well before any wheel-spin is allowed to happen... is this something we can complain to Subaru about?

Don't blame the systems - if you were already near the limit of grip due to the cornering, it really, really wouldn't take much to upset the back end. The traction control can't prevent everything, and once the tires have begun to slide, it doesn't matter what it does.

chas3wba0 · 03-06-2014, 04:36 PM

Majority wins, car was declared a total loss with ~$17k in repairs. RIP </3

AznBRZer · 03-06-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chas3wba0

Majority wins, car was declared a total loss with ~$17k in repairs. RIP </3

Welp. That's good and bad news. Sorry for your loss, but at least you can be comforted with the fact that you're not getting a car back that was severely damaged.

chas3wba0 · 03-06-2014, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AznBRZer

Welp. That's good and bad news. Sorry for your loss, but at least you can be comforted with the fact that you're not getting a car back that was severely damaged.

Yup, looking forward to doing the new car thing all over again :p

DrawingWaves · 03-06-2014, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chas3wba0

Yup, looking forward to doing the new car thing all over again :p

Did you have gap insurance?

chas3wba0 · 03-06-2014, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DrawingWaves

Did you have gap insurance?

No, because I put a pretty decent amount down and was a couple months ahead on the loan payment. Still haven't gotten an offer from insurance yet so we'll see if I owe anything, but I'm preeeettty sure I won't

DrawingWaves · 03-06-2014, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chas3wba0

No, because I put a pretty decent amount down and was a couple months ahead on the loan payment. Still haven't gotten an offer from insurance yet so we'll see if I owe anything, but I'm preeeettty sure I won't

Hopefully you won't and you can just get a new car right away. Let us know how it goes. Kind of glad that it was totaled. Treat the new car like a princess

Turbo95eg6 · 03-06-2014, 10:29 PM

17K for that? Damn

headlikeahole · 03-06-2014, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

17K for that? Damn

When you consider that a headlight alone is worth nearly a grand.. it's not that surprising.

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03-03-2014, 01:30 AM	#46
DrawingWaves Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: RS 1.0 #633 Location: SoCal Posts: 159 Thanks: 48 Thanked 84 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	Oh god, I totally feel you. It just happened to me couple days ago, even though it was at lower speeds and I wasn't really trying to slide my end or anything. My air bag deployed as well. You can find the thread and the pictures on frs side of the forum. Sucks it happened, I know how it feels, but at least both of us came out of it easy. __________________ "Drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested." - Hunter S. Thompson

03-06-2014, 04:36 PM	#48
chas3wba0 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Yes Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 813 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Majority wins, car was declared a total loss with ~$17k in repairs. RIP </3 __________________ "If thy pleaſure be in Underſteere, thou art Weird." - Distraxi

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