Ive read other posts on people wrecking their cars and most have contributed to driver error, which i know is why this happened. I was going 55 on the highway in rushour, rain/sleeting, the first 30 degree weather of the year. Im 19, almost have the car paid off, first rearwheel and 5 speed car( the 71 doesnt count as i only ran it on nice days) And i obviously have a lack of skill driving in the rain. Ive only driven it in the rain 15-20 times as ive only put 5000 miles on it). Anyways, going 55 mid lane on the highway, downshift to fouth( first error) then accelerated to go into the slow lane, andwhen i hit the gas, it broke loose, i over corrected and spun into the emergency lane, and then the guardrail and hit about about 15-20 in reverse. It broke loose so easily, i liked the idea of 275's rear tires, except they are SUMMER ONLY and not for rain/winter and with conditons bad, to much gas, i just screwed it up when it spun, i let off and jabbed the brakes( probaby another problem) but i was afraid of going into other traffic. the car took the beating and i am fine, just a little ticked that i did this. My parents wernt mad because, after all, i paid for the car. Just a learning experience and i will always drive this car like a granny in the rain from now on. Ive messed around with rwd and rain at lower speeds but never trying to recover from this fast. The esitmate was 4k$ with replacing front and rear bumper covers, front fender, lights, pulling the rear qtr( said it cant be replaced as it is one full section) and the a full spray of the drivers side. Im lucky i didnt SC and still ahev that 4000$ put away for a rainy day and belive me it was raining. Insurance will cover all but the 500$ deductible and now my mod idea's have changed, just a few HP parts and some handling/ new rims/tires and fucntional stuff, like hood struts and LCA's Anyways, my story of my first wrecked car and i cant wait to have it back in 10 days( after they fix it) so i can drive the crap of it on the few nice days we have left and mod it over the winter! All in all im not really ticked, i still actually laugh about it, thank god i have insurance and that it was only going 55 and not 145( i dont do that in the rain)-Jon
btw, the dmg is mosty cosmetic on the panels from rubbing/denting, but the back bend it a bit and not much frame dmg from what i see