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06-30-2019, 01:27 PM | #240 |
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I won't get into much detail, but we were on a mountain run in NC when he understeered into the side of the mountain and flipped the car. It has been awhile, so I guess sharing pictures of the incident wouldn't be too disrespectful. Car only had ~600 miles on it? |
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Well... that's embarrassing. Could've been worse I guess; glad he was ok.
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Wow, seeing pics like these makes me understand why my insurance rate is so high. Glad everyone is OK, but I honestly don’t know how you can flip a car with such a low center of gravity. Did he slide up an embankment? The TRDs have stickier tires than regular stock too. Was the traction control on?
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The wall was slightly sloped; I think his car rode up on the incline and flipped. If i recall correctly, he said he steered too sharply causing understeer. These cars barely have any negative camber from the factory up front. It was sad, but he was ok in the end.
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You can see the torn up turf as he came down of the embankment. Presume it was even higher further back. It can take a surprisingly small ramp incline to flip even a low COG car if the speed is high enough.
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Hitting the embankment makes sense. That’s a crying shame to not even get past the break in period. If he was new to rear wheel drive, the change in dynamics might have thrown him enough to do it. Having mostly driven front wheeled myself I still get surprised when the rear slides out unexpectedly. I am thankful when traction control kicks in. It works surprisingly well. Of course, there are times you want it to slide out, but driving on a narrow mountain road with no shoulder is not one of those times.
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I mean... those brakes would fetch a mighty price $$$, and I can guarantee they would sell almost instantly.
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