jimlab

You've already told us it obviously wasn't her fault, so why bother?

88t2romad

look, im not trying to start an arguemaent here, obviously i wasnt there, but just take the guys word and quit being a dick. What else is there to say

vrmmmpshhh

damn thats harsh!!!

one question about your steering wheel though,, it looks like a JDM wheel (exactly like mine) and they dont come with an airbag!!!

jimlab

Apparently quite a bit, since you keep posting. I don't think most of us were talking about this accident in particular in regard to women being poor drivers, but I don't particularly believe the accident couldn't possibly have been avoided either. Maybe you should have just kept minding your own 90-some-odd-post business and looked for another thread to post your wisdom in.

MakoRacing

iTrader: (12)

If you dont believe it then just stfu and keep ur thoughts to urself, he's lucky shes ok, and your sitting behind your comp trying to talk **** about his gf? Yeah thats just jacked up...idk why a girl would be with someone like you, unless ur gf is a blowup doll???

the ancient words

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good one....now go back to first grade an learn how to write in english

spoolin93r1

quite honestly, i don't give a **** about the car.

obviously, you don't have a license or have never been on a public highway either. there are too many people out there that are inattentive when behind the wheel. most are elderly individuals. lame *** story or not, i'm not here to please what you want to hear. i have 100% trust in my g/f; everything she says and does. that's the reason i let her have full reign to my car. and there were witnesses around the accident to attest to the story. so get off your chauvinistic beliefs. i stated what happened and that's what happened. if you want me to make up a bedtime story that better pleases you, then by all means, i'll be right over to do so

7_rocket

iTrader: (6)

hey spoolin.. sorry to hear about your and im glad your gf is doin good.. Keep your head up bro

spoolin93r1

jim, i've gained a lot by reading your posts over the past few years. i can't believe that i'd actually have to disagree with you. i've spent numerous hours in my car with her to teach her how to drive more defensively and what the car was capable of. if there was any way to avoid it, it would have been done. she's not your average non-car idiotic female. she spent countless hours under the car with me, helping me build it, and to learn it. she has always avoided any harm towards my car, period. she told me just a day before the accident that if anything ever happened to my car while she was driving, she'd kill herself. does that sounds like words of someone who would intentionally put my vehicle in harm? no. she's put more blood, sweat, and tears into that car than she's ever put into anything she's been involved with, ever. i just don't see where you can get off judging someone based on your possible bad experiences with the opposite sex.

and just so you know, any accident could be avoided. just stay off the road. but at any rate, **** happens. accidents happen, hence the term. the car is done for, i don't care. my girlfriend is still alive and i still love her very much. i'm thankful that i'm able to spend another day with her. i can live without the car. i can't live without her

RotorMotor

iTrader: (5)

**** you, grow up.

RotorMotor

iTrader: (5)

hehe jim's should be pretty good at avoiding accidents for the next 5 years then... (not that i can talk ) -heath

spoolin93r1

btw jim, i'm considering replacing the 7 with either a Z06 or a C6 vette. it all really depends on how the insurance handles the matter. could you pm me with your advice on either? i know you've been on both sides of the spectrum and can probably give me more insight than most

the ancient words

**** off *******

I stated my viewpoint, if it offends you, you can kiss my ***....my statement is correct 99% of the time

the ancient words

oh bullshit, you cared alot about the car and your little soap opera is now getting damn pathetic...."chauvinistic beliefs" lol....I'm been driving for 25 years you little punk, and I've seen plenty of clueless women drivers cause serious accidents....I stated my opinion, and have every right to do so, if you don't like it, tough

I'll tell you this, no "elderly driver" would ever "force me off the road"....not a chance in hell

the ancient words

let's see, you're 22 and your goddess g/f who can do no wrong in traffic is what? 20?

kids....this forum is DOMINATED by them, and it makes me ashamed to be seen in an FD sometimes

PhoenixDownVII

Not a chance? Wow,... Say she's merging into YOU, moving over into your car, meanwhile you have a semi behind you and a small minivan in front of you...what are you going to do then? There ARE situations where you COULD be forced off the road....

Anytime ANYONE takes a car on the road they run the risk of an accident at other's expenses, even with the greatest of "Defensive" driving at hand. It's just a fact of life. It's for that reason that I really would prefer to be the one driving my FD if that day happend, knowing I did my best to avoid it. Even if the other person driving my FD on that day wasn't at fault, It'd sit easier to know I was the one driving and any avoidance that could have happend was at MY disposal.

As for the chick comments, drop it. Generalizations do hold true, but there are exceptions to every rule. I've seen some girls tear up the track at the local AutoX and such, let it go.

Spoolin: Sorry to hear about it, but you have the right attitude. And it's no wonder that same attitude was paired with a very tastefully modified car, we are one in the same. Shoulda' known better posting this information on this forum would bring out all the remarks that both this thread and the world in general could do without. Gotta love the evilforum.

jimlab

No one said anything about her intentionally putting your vehicle in harm's way. Motive isn't the issue here.

I assume the horn in your car worked? If there was space to her right or left (you only mention front and rear, and the elderly woman had to come from one side), there should have been room to move and to warn the other driver that they were moving into an occupied space before they completed the lane change. If she was traveling at highway speeds packed so closely that she didn't have room to move forward, backward, or to the one side, then that's an error in judgement, in my opinion. Inexperience behind the wheel isn't changed by how many hours you've spent under the hood of a car, or how emotionally attached you are to it.

I am sorry about your car, but I still don't believe that the accident couldn't possibly have been avoided.

It's obvious that you're too close to the situation to maintain objectivity, but that's to be expected. Of course you believe her, and she believes that there was no other option herself. Justification and acceptance of your actions is part of the process of dealing with what happened and moving on, and it's easier to believe that there wasn't anything that could have been done differently. Maybe it was totally unavoidable, maybe it wasn't, but it no longer matters because the chance to do something about it is long gone.

Hopefully in the future she'll maintain a larger margin of open road between her and other drivers, and you'll both live long and productive lives.

AdamBench

hey i live up in indidanapolis now but grew up in brown county and i konw how easily a bad driver can cause another person to wreck espcially anywhere down there i am really glad she is ok she sounds like a keeper hold on to her and good luck building a new car if you need any help with yours or with the new on e i will help you as much as i can

adam

nickpapagiorgio

Yeah, I agree; that and old ignorant ******** like yourself. Why don't you leave this guy alone and go back to the lounge where you belong.

Spoolin:

Sorry to hear about the car, I'm glad your girlfriend is ok though. Keep your head up, it's only money. And don't worry about what the ********* on this forum say, most of them are just mad because they can't get it up anymore.

speedx7

man I use to love your FD. Good thing no-one got hurt.

spoolin93r1

while ordinarily i would believe you, this isn't one of those times. had she been in her car, i could go for that. when behind the wheel of my car, she wasn't the same driver. as for the horn, no it didn't work. there was no way to give warning. it was late at night, on a 2 lane interstate. she was in the right lane, old person in the left. instinct says gtfo the way, so she tried to accellerate and get over to the right. unforunately there's only so much room on the right before the guardrail appears. there just wasn't enough time to get out of the way. believe it or not, there are instances where things just aren't avoidable

spoolin93r1

haha, and obviously your maturity level has decreased the older you've gotten. get a life noob

Herblenny

iTrader: (13)

Let me see if I could add.. 25+16 = 41.... wow, I could add!!
something like this happened to me few years back.. someone changed lane on to mine and I did the same and ran into the median to avoid contact.. My whole suspension was pushed up, upon impact and insurance wanted to total my car... its natural reaction to avoid accidents.. and not to get hit. I'm sure with your 25 years of experience will definitely help when something like this happens to you..

turbojeff

iTrader: (30)

ALWAYS let the other car leave at least a little mark on your car, otherwise it just wasn't there in the mind of police and insurance, especially true on any type of a side impact (not T-bone).

Usually the other car would bump you and not shove you off the road, the velocity of a car changing lanes (left-right) is relatively slow, 1-3 mph, that isn't much inertia.

jimlab

A working horn helps too...