Ya...

problem with being 18 and owning a camaro (just turned 18) but ya after having the car for about a month and a half alrdy made my first mistake.

Did a U-Turn...little too much gas...got really sideways went to correct it...was too late went right into a parked car going at least 20-25.

First let me say these cars are tanks the car i hit a '95 VW Jetta looks about 3x as bad.

My problem was being over confident i had done it so many times before i really didnt plan on losing it and this was my first crash ever...really sucks and it happened so fast...

I dont have pictures as of now but will have them up in a day or 2...

Really was heart breaking having this happen after the upgrades ive recently done, was gonna have updated pics of what ive done but not yet.

Im taking the car to a body shop where a freind of my dads is gonna be helping us out but damage now consist of:

Cracked front bumper and grille
Chiped Paint on fender,grille,bumper,front gfx, and hood
hood is bent and has crease marks in the middle and is all out of alignment
Left front fender gap between the door is larger then normal
Front Intake piece where filters sit is cracked in millions of pieces(which i need this piece if anyone has for sale)

Positive side...here i come SS hood!

Really learned my lesson....line the car up straight before punching it ... in more serious terms im gonna take it easy and not be so over confident. Anyway just thought id inform you guys about the tradegy. sorry for typing so much...

 

ouch thats gotta suck. I feel for you though, I dented the hood on my camaro like when in 10th grade which was a while back. Also been rearend twice in highschool. First time it dented the rear quarter panel on the driver side, the guy ran off to. Second time someone just rolled into me, no damage.

Good thing it wasn't totaled and is fixable.

 

No, just doing something imature when you knew better. Hello higher insurance. Not tryin to be harsh, but it was a stupid accident.

Quote:

Really learned my lesson....in more serious terms im gonna take it easy and not be so over confident.

At least you learned a lesson from all this. Don't do dumb things like this and you'll be fine.

-Derth

P.S.- Sorry bout the car though.

 

I agree being 18 has nothing to do with it. Its about driving recklessly and being immature. If you learned a lesson then great so be it. But I have no sympathy for you what so ever.



Pew

 

thx for the harsh words buddies

I know what i did was stupid...age 18 yes nothing to do with it...being a "young age" did have to do with it cause i bet when im 30 im not taking this many chances and driving like this. In saying this yes i am immature, when i wanna be, i have plenty of freinds with fast cars and they will rarely drive like me on friday/sat nights.

 

sorry to hear that man...remind me of when i did that..i just didnt take out anycars
one morning last week the roads were wet, i was makin a left turn and gave it too much gas and did a perfect 180 in the middle of a usually busy intersection almost hitting the median...i was laughing only cuz early in the morning my town is dead...it got my heart goin tho...i just need to find an empty parking lot and learn how to drive it properly

 

Your welcome...lol! At least you read and absorbed what my brother (Pew) and I said and didn't over react. Quite a few people on here can't take honest criticism as well as you can. Anyways, sorry about the car again and post up some post accident and post recovery pics when you get a chance. Good luck with it.


-Derth

 

at least this stupid mistake didnt cause you harm or anybody else i just turned 20 and 2 yrs ago you know damn rite i was doing stupid **** and guess what i still am.

 

To that first paragraph, i was coming waaay too fast around a long right hand corner and was not aware that my tires were as bald as they were. The second you realize the car is about to go out of control is one of the most surreal feelings, your heart skips a beat, and its true everything just slows down.


LoL you really learned your lesson eh? Well after my crash (my first and only) i literally was so shooken up i would get the shakes for the next 3 days when ever id get behind the wheel. But after a while that confidence starts to come back. Now all winter ive been having so much fun drifting our busted *** rwd open diff volvo around in the snow its jokes. I'm sorry but driving like an idiot (as long as its within your limits) is just waaay too much fun, especially in a car like a third gen . Best advice i can give you is get a set of really expensive tires, then you wont be able to afford sliding your car around

 

Unfortunate mistake but we all make them and if you say you dont then your a liar...i highly doubt pew or derth have never had close calls where they were at fault bc of stupidity it comes with driving and you just have to pray that you get away from it without damage to yourself or your car

my best advice to you is let the cost of the repairs be the best lesson of your life bc it will cost you more than you probably will imagine

If you really love your car then you will always want to keep it safe from any damage so drive it as safely as possible, just cruise when on the road and dont try things that you know are risks that you dont need to take

dont act like your a high school idiot and gun it in every possible situation and cut people off and all the other things stupid kids do with their mommy and daddy bought cars

 

here are few pics i snaped today...

http://community.webshots.com/user/stevo92z28

oh and fog lights both broke...which is good cause i dont like them anyway and i wanna put that screen stuff back there once it gets fixed and i also plan on getting an SS hood so it will look great!

After the fix ill have all new updated progress.

 

Aww man, that is a beautiful car.

You had better get it fixed and post some more pics.

 

we need some pics.

 

i posted them above

but here they are again
http://community.webshots.com/user/stevo92z28

oh and an update...cars prolly going to the body shop in a week or 2

freinds of my dads says about $500 to straighten everything out and to paint it...and i might not see an SS hood anymore cause of the $2200 debt i owe and what the camaro cost to fix...so ya well see

edit - also if anyone has the lower dual intake snorkel piece that sits right behind the bumper im in need of it, let me know.

 

live and learn... just remmeber, tearing it up onthe streets isn't the place - i think you'll know from now on tho...

at least its fixable, and nobody was hurt.

 

for hitting something at 20-25, there really isn't that much damage. the parts that were designed to absorb the impact did their job.... n' it seems that your radiator support isn't bent or nething. So no major work that requires drilling out the spot welds n' stuff. Your accident honestly isn't that terrible compared to what could've happened. Good 2 see that u're gettin it fixed up

 

You cant see in my photos but my right fender got pushed back and up some so theres a bigger gap between the door but hopefully this will get aligned.

i so wish i snaped a shot of the Jetta i hit...looks so much worse.

They claimed it as totaled so we payed them the value of the car which we agreed to $2200 and where gonna take the car...so if Anyones in need of a VR6 engine or a 5 speed outta a 95 jetta let me know lol.

 

man your car used to be sweet , dont get the ss hood , get a hood with the things on it the 91-92 hood

 

Yep, I'm 16 and have been driving for a few months. I've almost lost it in a few U-turns myself. Darned traffic is so heavy down here in Miami you have to punch it all the time (move or be moved). Consequently, I make a point not to drive in the rain. Too many traction issues...

 

Steve it looks like your car had an incident before this one. Overspray on parts that should be black and gray paint under the white. You may want to get it on a straightening machine. This will aid in bringing it back to life the right way. The handling of our cars depends on the strength and squareness of the body. Don't just replace and paint. Do it the right way. You will be happy you did.

 

Could not have said that better myself man, thats what my dad always said, get your stupidity out of you somewhere where your not going to kill someone or f up teh car. I remember taking my v6 bird to the old truck terminals and just sliding that thing around all night long,

I dont risk stupidity anymore with the RS, too much money into it to screw something up but i have gotten sideways at times from showing off around corners or taking off from lights but i can control it and make it look nice and smooth.

 

ive gotten a lil loose n spun around late at night, thank *** i didnt hit anyone but i was about 3 feet from a nasty ditch

 

ya that was just the ****ty repaint the guy who owned the car before me...overspray was everywere...wheel wells, weather stripping, emblems, fog lights, under the hood everywere, and they even left tape around the rubber stripping by the mirrors...

an estimate from my my dads freind said 500$ he hasnt called us back so we took the car to another shop today and they are saying $1100 maybe a little less...so im thinking by the end of the week the car will start being fixed not sure yet...but i sure am missing the car right now. Though at least im not missing spring and summer nights which i am so looking forward to.

 

hey i had the same thing happen to me about 6 months ago, except i totaled mine, did a burnout at a red light straight into a cement wall lol wont drink and drive again after that one, but i came out alright on the deal. BTW i have a dual intake snorkel if your still looking for one.
Sorry about your car tho, Itll be looking good when its done!

 

YOu might just consider doing everythign you wanted to do and just get it done, ie different hood, shaving parts or whatever you like and just spend the extra money and get it done once and not worry about it again.

1badroc, no offense to you but in my opinion you got what you deserved bro, personally i think people who drink and drive should just be shot on site, in your case you destroyed a awesome looking car by stupidity. I have to ask though, how the hell did you end up running into a concrete wall?

 

"1badroc, no offense to you but in my opinion you got what you deserved bro, personally i think people who drink and drive should just be shot on site, in your case you destroyed a awesome looking car by stupidity. I have to ask though, how the hell did you end up running into a concrete wall?"

Well i didnt have but a couple so that wasnt the reason i crashed, im just saying it scared me and i won't do that anymore. Anyways, i hit the wall from overcorrecting, backend fishtailed and i overcorrected went up and over a foot high curb and slamed into a 3 foot wall on a bridge, almost went over...very scary. But i do realize it was very stupid now that i look back. Tore the passengerside front corner off and smashed in the back and busted my rims up.