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Old 11-26-02, 11:27 PM
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I have never been so mad in my life...

I just got into my first accident and it was all because of rotary motors. I was driving my 87 GXL which is in mint condition exterior wise home from a friends where i was attempting to adjust the tps but i couldnt figure out how to get a reading from it because im a ******* idiot. anyways so my car is still bucking like wild and out of control it bucks so hard that the car swerves. so im making a right onto my block and its raining a little so im going probably like 10mph when i let out the clutch im in 2nd and revving only to like 3000rpm i let it out slowly normally and the car bucks so hard that the wheels spin and i loose control and hit a tree. my car was stuck there for a while and wouldnt start. i had to break the steering lock to push the car home and my steering was making a real loud click and **** im just so ******* pissed. im going to get fired from work because this was my transportation there. **** i need a new bumper and fender im so ******* pissed im going to kill my self.
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oh yea i would have been able to stop in time if i had brakes that worked even halfway decently.
Old 11-27-02, 12:01 AM
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LOL.... I doubt the TPS would do that... if it spun when you let the clutch out, it was probably more of a driver error...
Old 11-27-02, 12:04 AM
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There sounds to be a lot more wrong than just the TPS, and if your brakes are that bad, it's your fault, not the cars.
Old 11-27-02, 12:13 AM
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hey sry to here what happened...
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wow, really sucks to hear.
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Simmer down its not worth taking your life over it its only a body shop away from being back on the road
Old 11-27-02, 12:33 AM
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and the rain....all driver error/ignorance
i am sorry to hear you wrecked your car
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calm down man, hopefully you can look back at this and laugh sometimes. afterall, its the best medicine
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sorry to hear, but i think most of tehse guys are right
Old 11-27-02, 12:44 AM
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whether your car is a rotary or not, you should not be driving it if it's "bucking like wild"

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bollocks it's because of the rotary, it's because of ill maintenance and bad choices.

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Old 11-27-02, 01:09 AM
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The guy is ticked off, and you all are talking about how it's his fault.

It shouldn't matter. He's still in a position where he's screwed and pissed off. What he should be hearing is... "Hey, I've got a bumper I'll sell for cheap" or "As long as you didn't get hurt, then don't worry about it." Hell even "Now you can buy a TII or an FD" might be appropriate.

But I'm not an expert at mechanical problems so I can't even pretend to know what would cause his problem. If I did, I would have selected one of the above phrases and coupled it with "Oh, that sound like a (insert diagnosis)"
Old 11-27-02, 01:52 AM
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Originally posted by Arpus
The guy is ticked off, and you all are talking about how it's his fault.

It shouldn't matter. He's still in a position where he's screwed and pissed off. What he should be hearing is... "Hey, I've got a bumper I'll sell for cheap" or "As long as you didn't get hurt, then don't worry about it." Hell even "Now you can buy a TII or an FD" might be appropriate.

But I'm not an expert at mechanical problems so I can't even pretend to know what would cause his problem. If I did, I would have selected one of the above phrases and coupled it with "Oh, that sound like a (insert diagnosis)"
You're the type of guy who would tell someone in jail for murder that "now you have all the free time you would ever need".

Sympathy isn't what's needed here, the guy needs a reality check. Yes, it sucks he smashed his car, but maybe now he'll realise he shouldn' be driving a car that doesn't have brakes. If he wants to be ignorant and claim it to be b/c of the type of motor, so be it, glad to have him off the road for a while, but in the end he can't deny the facts: He drove an unsafe car, and he drove himself into a tree because he spun out from dropping the clutch.

This guy doesn't needed a pat on the back; he needs a smack on the back of the head. It's his fault and only his fault he crashed... he should take responsibilty for his own actions.

But I think he would be pretty quick to own up he was responsible for winning a race...
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i'd say go hit a scrapyard and pick up the fender and other junk for dirt cheap, then just gettem painted.
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Im not trying to be a dick but...

Why were you shifting in the middle of a turn on a wet surface?
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Originally posted by wan


Why were you shifting in the middle of a turn on a wet surface?
First thing I thought...
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i was in third and i slowed down alot before the turn to about 10mph then i shifted still holding the clutch down and i didnt drop the clutch i eased it out i know how to drive manual you dick the car would have bucked itself into the tree even if it was automatic.
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I say sell the RX and get your self something safe and reliable. Like a STATIONWAGON !
Old 11-27-02, 11:07 AM
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His only fault was being honest, he should have lied like alot of others on this board and said some lady ran a stop sign and hit him. He admitted he did wrong and look what he got for it.
Old 11-27-02, 12:49 PM
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why would you blame the car?? thats rediculous
Old 11-27-02, 02:40 PM
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Some of us get our auto maintenance and driving lessons the hard way.
Mine came from trying to make a quick lane change on a wet road with bald tires.
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Yeah, I feel that... I took a 90 degree turn tgoin too fast today, jumped a curb, and hit a damned metal fence.... Just shows what bein stupid can do to ya... Gotta take responsibility for your actions. AT least the cop was rull nice...
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Originally posted by [G o a T S L o n G]
i was in third and i slowed down alot before the turn to about 10mph then i shifted still holding the clutch down and i didnt drop the clutch i eased it out i know how to drive manual you dick the car would have bucked itself into the tree even if it was automatic.
downshifting in a wet corner is a big no no... it's so easy to lock up the rear even if you "know how to drive manual.... you either gota shift before. or double clutch.
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Don't blame it on the rotary engine. We already get enough **** from the confused and simple.


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