another speed down

[pHeeL tHiZ ViBe]

so i wrecked today..to get to the point.

long story short: belt route 43mph...rear end becomes unstable...start spinning sideways..truck..brakes to miss truck..tires lock up..out of control off ledge(atleast i missed the truck?ha).

..oncoming traffic.freeway.almost landed on a highway patrolmans car...backward on 215.. at a stop..rear wheel is literally shattered..my new axle i just paid mazda $850 or something dollars is busted...front one as well..wheels are folded under my car...kinked car..

.i was like (eek2) "OH MY GOD!!!! NO!"..as i watched cars dodge me..sitting duck..cop is like wow..lucky..what happened?..i don't know..he saw it happen..as i almost landed on him...he doesn't know..i think that something happened to my rear en...no clue what..to much damage/shock..to really know...no ticket..no car...maybe no more speed?(boom04)

now just waiting on insurance. i'm glad i'm alive

i'm no stranger to getting my car sideways, so i kinda thought i'd be better off in a real driving emergency. but really it just didn't seem to matter in this emergency. it went out of control, and it was all i could do to not hit any of the people around me. it happened so fast, and i was NOT planning on oncoming traffic!

sad day(flash)

 

[neox.286]

s***!
sorry to hear about your speed man, glad to hear your safe though =(

most people will try and bash you afterwards for hitting the brakes when your going sideways...but what they dont realize is that in that split second between panicing at the truck coming at your, trying to correct the car, and figuring out the proper way to do so, the later is often overlooked through all the adrenaline

hope insurance treats you right

 

[chriscecc914]

how could something like the rear end just break loose? Was it raining?

 

[FlyinMSP]

In a spin, both feet in! I don't think you could have done more in that situation. Glad no one got hurt!

 

[neox.286]

he mightve had an axel failure, Ive heard of a few cases of that happening while driving...=(

 

[mazpro]

wow that really sucks man. i wonder what the insurance will do since suspension damage cost a lot to fix.

so you were going straight and the back end just lost it? or where you in the middle of a turn?

 

[Killer]

Wow...sorry dude. Glad you are OK!

 

[pHeeL tHiZ ViBe]

ya it was on a turn lol. a belt route, from I15-S to I215-E. its like a little loop. i would have been okay since i wasn't going that fast, if there either wouldn't have been a truck right there or if the belt route were wider. but that wasn't the case

i've been wondering what could have gone wrong with my car, or if it was just a perfectly wrong turn?? i did just have rear end work done, but i didn't hear any major noises or anything. just all of a sudden tires squealing lol..oh well. it is aaaaaall good!

and thanks all, i'm glad i'm okay too!

 

[Igve2shtz]

Tough break man. I spun out once (not in as bad a situation as yours) and I nearly s*** myself. If I had a tractor-trailer heading towards me like you did, all bowel control would have been lost. Glad to see you are OK. Good luck with the insurance.

I hope you keep it Mazda after it is all said-and-done, but I dont think anyone would blame you if you didnt. Luckily though, the insurance check will prob be bigger than the cost of a slightly used MS6, and you can use the difference for a PG Forged block! Just an idea .......

 

[neox.286]

wow, you are the most calm and chill guy Ive ever met who just had his car totalled haha

props for that!

 

[freekwonder]

Glad to hear you are ok, cars are replaceable. People are not.

 

[MS6mike]

wow speed are disapiring!

 

[VRMS6]

glad your ok...Car can be fixed/replaced...

 

[pHeeL tHiZ ViBe]

check the new coilovers..they only rub slightly (wink)

 

[freekwonder]

That makes me sad. glad you are ok though.

 

[Derek88]

I think I know what happened. Your left rear wheel was missing a few spokes...(confused)

Glad you were not hurt!

 

[Chicoloco]

wow. Glad you are okay. Sounds like something went loose back there.

 

[mrlilguy157]

sorry to hear all of that. sounds crazy. glad you're in 1 piece.

 

[Killer]

check the new coilovers..they only rub slightly (wink)

wont your insurance cover this???

 

[3+5]

Tell the adjuster that you just had work done on the rear axle. Explain it just the way you did to us, how you wonder what the hell happened, that you're a skilled driver. Investigators can see the condition of a part that fails, how it would look after, etc. If say, nuts or bolts are missing from the u-joints, etc.

So glad you aren't hurt, that you were able to avoid others too. Sometimes you're just along for the ride...