Crashed my 370z Nismo yesterday.
 

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Oh dear Im sorry to hear man, are you okay, is the car totaled howd it happen

First I hope you were ok.

Second, what's your story?

Was your VDC on?

My second Nismo... the 370z is very different from the 350z so guess what... VDC could avoid this for sure... hopefully she will be ok and the axle was not affected.

My story is the same as always... slid the curb after the rear twisting around. There was no visibility on the corner and there was a dog crossing the street... 40mph I pull up the handbreak with the VDC off but the ******* dog appeared and I hit the break pedal so I lost part of the control... tried to recover but the street was kinda tight and guess what... curb on the right side... airbags popping up and 15k to fix it. The mechanics don't believe it will be totaled...

What were you doing drifting or something? You and Juan08 had like the same damage... weird.

Maybe he is Juan08's mom! Jk im glad you're alright and that you didn't hurt yourself or anyone. If its a place where someone could be walking dogs, then you shouldn't be drifting around corners

ebrake drift in a Z? :eek:

it was my fault because that was not the right place to do that, even though at 3AM you would not expect to find a dog across the pond... (and yes ebrake in a Z in this case because that was an emergency and there wasn't any other way to stop the car or tackle the dog given the street was tight). Any body else hit the nismo's rear in a curb? do you believe that a frame aligner could do the job correctly?

That car will NEVER drive the same again... sorry...

But ... whats interesting is... why did you think the ebrake would help you? especially mid turn? if you are trying to stop - you should be on your brakes... locking your rear tires mid turn is a complete no no w/ these cars... sucks man... I would hope to get it totaled personally...

Exactly. Makes no sense at all.

What's really sad is that this is a very common theme on these boards... VDC off, Z crashed. :shakes head:

Oh well, at least you're alright.

Yea that's what really matters - but anyhow - VDC off isnt the worst thing ever - unless its wet out VDC stays off in my car - but anytime I get suspension / power mods done - it comes back on until I can drive 95% of the time w/out the lights kicking... once I am aware of the limits of the car and get a good feel for when its going to kick in - I start turning it off - but its a constant exercise in learning to drive the car :)

well I'm just sharing my bad experience with the people to avoid the same with the other users here.. if you have some tips or anything positive that you would like to share that's ok.. otherwise keep it for you. =)

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in the first post above it sounds like you were pulling the ebrake for fun and games, and then saw the dog and hit the normal brakes, causing the loss of control.
but in the second post quoted above you say you pulled the ebrake to avoid hitting the dog, meaning you were traveling through the turn normally before the dog sighting
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Worst part is.... the car will not total with the damage seen in the photos. As mentioned previously, the car will NEVER be the same after its repaired!!!:shakes head: What a drag... good to hear your okay though

I would have drove over the dog.

when you guys say that the car will never be the same again means that it will have a lot of problems, will go crazy suddenly or making some weird noises? this is my third crashed car in the same way and just one of them was completely useless because of this type of crash... I had an Si and did the same on the front wheel but the car was fixed and ran like new... of course you feel differences, but I sticked around with the Civic for 2 years more after the crash with no surprises...

PETA should foot the bill

The car will never handle the same way again and will rattle from places it never rattled before.

that brings back memories

Whats really awful you just got the car on Saturday too right?

Can you elaborate on this? Surely you don't mean to tell us that this is the third time you've wiped out a car due to a dog crossing your path mid-corner forcing you to yank the e-brake! Or are you caught in some bizarre case of deja vu? Or were you practicing e-brake drifting at 3am and this is the third time you've crashed your car doing that? (In which case one would have to wonder how many more times you need to crash before you'll learn you lesson.) Or do you just mean that this is the third time you've wacked into a curb hard enough to do major damage?

My questions exactly...

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You should have your license taken away!

Quoted for truth!

Perhpas teh VTEC kicked in?

i would never swerve for an animal and risk my life or any human life. i mean, i would never be drifting my car on public streets. but if a dog ran in front of my car and i had to swerve and possibly crash into someone/something, i wouldn't.

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Semtex's post is like getting raped with a truth stick. I've never been in a panic situation and thought "yank the fuckin E-brake!!!" I mean, you have to know it reduces your braking ability, right? I'm guessing "attempted" drifting, or donuts. Either way, you're mentally challenged for letting this happen 3 times, and I can't believe you would think we would be supportive of this type of behavior. When the insurance company fixes it, trade it in for something you're less likely to kill yourself (and others) in, preferably with front-wheel-drive.

You know, I was looking at this pic. And I have to say that that's quite a crowd of people for 3AM.

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/n...esterday-5.jpg

They were all walking their dogs. :icon18:

It looks like there is blood spots under the back of the car. Maybe the dog didn't make it after all? That sucks buddy your insurance company must love you. Better luck with number 4.

fixed.


Btw, did you even get the temporary tag off yet? That doesn't look like the Florida plates I'm accustomed to.