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Well after work i was driving for a bit about to take my GF home / see a mate and yeh. Roads were wet and slippery, was on a hill turning from a road (going down the hill) right onto a road (still on a slope) was doing about 40k's slowed down like usual, prob entering the corner at a MAX of 15k's and then felt a bit of understeer, so i figured yeh took it a little bit fast just brake a little and fix it up like normal (obiously i have experienced understeer/oversteer before and know how to correct it) but this thing just wouldn't correct, it was like i was on ice and kept sliding, went into a gutter (front left) and it just kept going a little further and i hit a tree (front left), took a little while for me to realize what had happened (shock i guess) hardly felt anything in the car.

And yeah organized a tow truck and the usual.. I have full comp with Just Car and just sharing the shit night it just became, and wondering what you guys think will happen from here?

So disappointed in myself.

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Damn man, that really sux!!!!!!

Sometimes roads turn to ice and there's just no stopping, no matter how slow you are......

really suck cos I know JC has really high excess!>...

Depending on what needs repairs, might be better not making a claim and just paying for the repairs. It might affect No claim bonus or increase you premium for a while.

just things to consider before finalising the claim..

more than 4-5k for a good repair to that IMO. Lots of stuff will be pushed in that you cant see :)

I'd take it down to Micolour for the repairs as it'll be done right the first time :)

Dont feel too bad over it mate, sh|t happens. On a cold/wet night there could have been some chemical/ice etc on the road and thats just how it goes sometimes.

Cause might have been tyres? I know in these conditions of the season tyres that might not be upto scratch might be a cause, just something to look at.

Least your alive and ok, thats the main thing, let insurance do the rest :)

over a tonne of moving mass at 15klm and a whack right on the rad support/upper skirt would do that kind of damage no worries....youve got to remember that the force is more concentrated due to the diametre of the object he has hit....example if he hit something that was 2 metres wide there would be less damage due to the load area spread across the wider object

Oh well lucky you are not hurt.

I had a similar incident in my old car, but didn;t hit anything thank christ. As Ash said probably the tyres, mine were fine in the dry but a death trap in the wet, particularly if you has stiff suspension.

Good luck with the repairs!

over a tonne of moving mass at 15klm and a whack right on the rad support/upper skirt would do that kind of damage no worries....youve got to remember that the force is more concentrated due to the diametre of the object he has hit....example if he hit something that was 2 metres wide there would be less damage due to the load area spread across the wider object

thanks for your expert opinion. we can tell you studied hard :P

Physics yea??? or was it back yard testing lol

Yeah it sucks :P making a claim today, and yeh see what happens from there i guess.

The road was on quite a steep hill going down, then right if that makes sense.

Honestly i wasn't screwing around or anything like some of you may think.

I was so shocked at what happened I really didn't expect anything like that, be careful in the wet and frosty guys don't want to see this happening to more Skylines throughout winter especially.

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