hippy Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 just wondering .. has any of u guys been in an accident involving ur skyline?? what happened and how did u pay to get it fixed?? :confused: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitRaTe Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 Oh yeah, I have. It wasn't anything too serious fortunately. I was driving with a broken lower control arm, which put pressure on the tie-rod, hence it snapped, and one of the wheels went stiff. So the car oversteered sideways, and it hit the curb. Could have been worse, really, fortunately I just had to replace the front bumper, and some spare parts. Why this topic anyway? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munro Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 I have not had an accident in my Skyline(at this stage,hope never) Know of Silver GTR that did a while back(real mess,written off) Mark Tilbrook has built a number of Skylines up from almost shells, is currently building a R33 GTSt drift car from a shell, has lots of spare parts for them,& is very skilled in repairing/modifying skylines.The only thing he wont do in house is paint, but he has a really good guy to do that(Darren-Impressive Paint & Panel). Mark also has contacts with lots of std parts that have been pulled of cars when modified(like mine) I hope no-one ever has a prang. But if you do - Tilbrook Auto & Dyno is the place to go.It will be a lot faster when it leaves!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted August 31, 2002 Author Share Posted August 31, 2002 well i pranged mine .. it was raining and wet .. i'm not experienced with turbo cars so i hit the accelerator a bit to hard while overtaking and totally understeered it ... hit a pole ... probably about 8k worth of damage the crash repair guy said ... luckily i had signed up with insurance the same day ... but still my premium is going to go through the roof now thinkin of selling it when i get it back Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint32 Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 8k, barley worth fixing, just sell it in parts, i certainly know I wouldnt want to be driving a car that has had that much damage. What parts were damaged? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted September 1, 2002 Author Share Posted September 1, 2002 just hit the pole on the front left corner of the car .. and just broke the headlight, and intercooler pipe as well as surrounding area, and also back wheel on left, not sure it i damaged the axel(dont' know if its called that) or not ... cause i hit the curb pretty hard on the back left wheel ... i only just got insured for 2300 a year ... what do u think will happen to my premium now?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint32 Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 You must have hit really hard for 8k of damage, did it bend the chassis, cant do too much damage in the rear end, all the bits just bolt on to the subframe. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted September 1, 2002 Author Share Posted September 1, 2002 all i know that the wheel was bent .. i mean about 45 degrees ... so i dont' know if it just broke off or bent ... yeah .. pretty embaressing LOL ... to prang it first time i drive it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-54732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Spec Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Bro didn't you just get that thing like a few days ago? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-55291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitRaTe Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 that's what I was wondering too. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-55305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 yep ... luckily i had comprehensive insurance Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-55498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Spec Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Damn that aint good...well get her fixed and drive slower next time until you get used to it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-55680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 yeah i'm still scared tro drive it still .. dont' even know if i wanna keep it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-55691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 lol... Drift Spec... You'd Better be careful... I've seen how you drive.. When I first set the boost to 1 bar with the ebc I came on to boost in third gear with around half throttle and it snapped sideways quite badly. This was in front of Hungry Jacks On South road Darlington so the road is nice and wide. I ended up using 2 1/2 lanes to get it back. Just a rule ppls Never pull your foot off the throttle try and keep it neutral. The rear wheels will act a little like a handbrake otherwise and send 180degree's. Most of you probably already know that.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-65336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy Posted September 25, 2002 Author Share Posted September 25, 2002 what do u mean by "Just a rule ppls Never pull your foot off the throttle try and keep it neutral. " mine is an automatic ... so what happened was that it was raining and was really wet .. i pressed the accelerator to hard and it shifted back a gear and turbo kicked in ... understeer .. damn pole was in the way ... someone call 911 ... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-66217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint32 Posted September 25, 2002 Share Posted September 25, 2002 What joel meant i think and what I always do is never completely take your foot off the throttle when you are in a slide, just keep it planted and pull through ( thats what I do the skyline just streightens evetually) or slowly back off. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-66727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes Posted September 25, 2002 Share Posted September 25, 2002 hrmm An Auto = Bad for wet weather. I have never liked the feel of kick back in the wet with the Auto's. I was refering to a manual. It is hard(er) to control an Auto in the wet.. Well for myself it is.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3181-has-anyone-pranged-their-line/#findComment-66830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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