my steering went out and the speed is toast

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

anyone elses steering go out? anyone else's feel wrong at any time? mine did. on a turn. the front passenger suspension is toast, my rim is toast, blah blah, my car is toast.

somehow, the abs didn't work cuz there is a skid mark...

 

[MazdaProbeGT]

How does steering "go out?"

Edit: Did your power steering accesory belt break?

Sorry to hear about that.

 

[EVILSRT]

good lord....im scared now

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

it got kinda limp. like not completely just kinda

 

[EVILSRT]

are you going to have insurance pay for it?

Did you hit a curb?

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

curb, yeah. i'm gonna have some mechs look into it. there might have BEEN a problem b4...

 

[Dr.Sound]

dude, i hope there was

can you say.........WORRANTY

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

yeah there still is. no major mod. i'm gettin a mech to take a look today. suspension is toast. axle is bent, and rim is broke.



gee, i hope he can fix my car... rays:

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

sell for parts?

ok mech came. he said it's gonna be 3 grand. and it will look like new. i trust this guy, cuz he is my mech and body guy. i got the corolla painted candy blue at his shop.

anyways, i'm now debating wether to sell the speed for parts or have insurance pay. my family can live on 2 cars, but it was a crunch b4 and it will be again if i decide to toast the speed. gimme help, please.

 

[MazdaProbeGT]

Insurance, man. That's what it's there for.

 

[mooS mooS]

did he explain what caused the steering to go out ?

wouldn't make sense to get it " Fixed" only to have the damn thing go out again and possibly kill you or a loved one.

would also be a good thing for all protege owners to know if this fault is inherent in All Proteges or if it was particular only to yours.

btw: Glad to hear you're ok and if you plan on Parting out ... ummm ... may I have dibs on whatever's salvageable from the Suspension ? ( Springs , Struts, Sway, etc ) =)

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

yeah i tapped into that. its gonna be about 3 grand

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

na i don't think i'm gonna part out. hopefully it was just on my protege and not anyone elses. with that said, everyone please be weary and drive with some sense of knowledge and control.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

oh yeah, something REALLY gay happened after.

a little bit after i lost it, there was this dropped civic that took the turn all fast and didn't lose it :mad:

 

[RX-KEVIN]

what kind of tire pressure did the tires have?
was there any sign of 3 wheel motion (possible cause for skid mark)

 

[MoSqUiTo]

hehe

wow...talk about feeling like a total and complete utter fool! lol j\k...naa life just sucks soemtrimes and then there r people who rub it in lol

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

rx kevin, i don't know what 3-wheel motion feels like so i couldn't tell you. but it was during the turn, so there were g-forces involved.

yeah that damn civic pissed me off.

 

[boostisgood]

sounds to me like the lsd did you in, were you punching it when you started to "lose control" ? the LSD will pull you closer into the turn.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

when the tires started screeching, i got on the brake. then the steering wheel went all crazy and i got messed up. and it caused me to get too wide

 

[1338]

when the tires started screeching, i got on the brake. then the steering wheel went all crazy and i got messed up. and it caused me to get too wide

bad move! when your loseing it dont hit the braked just let off the gas or slam the gas. hitting the brake will cause your back end to come around and lose controle.