R.i.p. Z34 12 0187

Yetamedi · 01-04-2014, 06:35 AM

Well I just got the call last night from the body shop. It is now off to that big highway in the sky. Maybe her demise could help rescue another Z from life support out there somewhere (I actually imagine she will be fixed back up and sold in another state in reality, but I'm a romantic

).

Was on my way to work at 4 am in the morning on the 21st during an ice storm that had begun the day before and hadn't totally abated yet. Was driving cautiously but not overly so. The roads were fairly clear and empty at that infernal hour of the morning. The overpasses were still sloppy but I would stay off the brakes and gas and coast across them without issue . . until . .

Came up behind a sand/salt truck on the highway. He was in the right most lane and I didn't want to get too close to him and his spray of payload on the road. So I moved over to the left most lane on the 3 lane road. Unfortunately that particular overpass had not been cleared yet and the left most lane had the least amount of traffic to clear ice build up. I hit the overpass at about 45 and slushy icy buildup of what appeared to be 2-3 inches of ice. The car started drifting sideways. I thought that once I cleared the overpass and got to the road on the other side it would straighten out again, so I didn't panic and gently counter steered. Apparently the ice buildup actually caused the front end to hydroplane (iceplane?) and there was no getting back control. Went off the highway on the right side, hit a light pole and then the end of the overpass on the way down the enbankment.

Cover your eyes, its not pretty . .

exsanity · 01-04-2014, 06:40 AM

Wow.. sorry to hear it man.

exsanity · 01-04-2014, 06:41 AM

I'd imagine you can't sell those NISMO wheels, huh?

itBurns · 01-04-2014, 07:02 AM

Sorry to hear brother!

Poor Nismo.

XiP · 01-04-2014, 07:06 AM

Sorry man

DEpointfive0 · 01-04-2014, 07:29 AM

Hey, at least you walked away!
And please buy a FWD or AWD beater if you know it's gonna freeze over

onzedge · 01-04-2014, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Hey, at least you walked away!
And please buy a FWD or AWD beater if you know it's gonna freeze over

blackcherry20 · 01-04-2014, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Hey, at least you walked away!
And please buy a FWD or AWD beater if you know it's gonna freeze over

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Wow.

Yetamedi · 01-04-2014, 08:03 AM

Well it is Oklahoma, home of worlds most unpredictable weather (and if its not, it should most certainly be in the running). We had 60 degree weather just before the ice storm, go figure. Anyway it is (was) my only transportation and various sports cars prior to getting the Z were also my sole means of getting around, so I was fairly accustomed to driving it in all types of conditions. In most circumstances if the weather was truely bad I would just stay home and in a day or 2 it would be fine again (back to that unpredicatable weather). Hell I had a 1990 Thunderbird SC that I drove for a year and half in Anchorage.

Oh well, still sad days. Her life was cut far too short (I should have just stayed home that morning, hate working overtime anyway).

falconfixer · 01-04-2014, 08:16 AM

That honestly doesn't look too bad. Glad the hear that you are ok from the wreck tho. Maybe some high school kid will pull it out of the junkyard and fix it up into an Autozone Queen.

2011 Nismo#91 · 01-07-2014, 09:23 AM

Glad your alright, there's nothing you can do sometimes and ice patches are just pray it's not a big patch. RWD, FWD, AWD, or as many wheels as you want, zero traction is zero traction.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Hey, at least you walked away!
And please buy a FWD or AWD beater if you know it's gonna freeze over

IMO get any cheap beater, FWD or AWD would not have changed the out come of what happened there.

synolimit · 01-07-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

Glad your alright, there's nothing you can do sometimes and ice patches are just pray it's not a big patch. RWD, FWD, AWD, or as many wheels as you want, zero traction is zero traction.

IMO get any cheap beater, FWD or AWD would not have changed the out come of what happened there.

Car doesn't matter, its all the tires.

2011 Nismo#91 · 01-08-2014, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

Car doesn't matter, its all the tires.

No tire will give you good stopping distance on wet ice.

synolimit · 01-08-2014, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

No tire will give you good stopping distance on wet ice.

Tire racks ice rink tests for winter ice/snow tires would highly disagree with you. They're over half the stopping difference of a summer and half that distance is an all season. Say he slid 100 feet, he could have stopped and regained control in 50. Plus in 4 years of winter driving on ice/snow tires I've never once come close to slipping on ice.

Maddog · 01-04-2014, 08:50 AM

Really sad for you mate

01-04-2014, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
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01-04-2014, 08:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
Yetamedi Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 5 Drives: 2012 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Well it is Oklahoma, home of worlds most unpredictable weather (and if its not, it should most certainly be in the running). We had 60 degree weather just before the ice storm, go figure. Anyway it is (was) my only transportation and various sports cars prior to getting the Z were also my sole means of getting around, so I was fairly accustomed to driving it in all types of conditions. In most circumstances if the weather was truely bad I would just stay home and in a day or 2 it would be fine again (back to that unpredicatable weather). Hell I had a 1990 Thunderbird SC that I drove for a year and half in Anchorage. Oh well, still sad days. Her life was cut far too short (I should have just stayed home that morning, hate working overtime anyway). DEpointfive0 and SmileyZ like this.

01-04-2014, 07:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
itBurns Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New York Posts: 28 Drives: 2013 Honda Coupe Rep Power: 12	Sorry to hear brother! Poor Nismo.

01-04-2014, 08:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
falconfixer Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: 10aC Posts: 978 Drives: Taco Rep Power: 77	That honestly doesn't look too bad. Glad the hear that you are ok from the wreck tho. Maybe some high school kid will pull it out of the junkyard and fix it up into an Autozone Queen. Footloose301 likes this.

01-04-2014, 08:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
Maddog Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Uk Posts: 94 Drives: 2012 370z GT a/t Rep Power: 12	Really sad for you mate