RIP to the WRX, but I survived!

[AirMax95]

Guys, honestly I do not know how I am here typing this post right now. From the pics you can tell that.

No need for a long story, it lasted all of 3 seconds. Heading towards Alpharetta to sell the WRX on Abbotts Bridge Road, the backend got loose and I could not correct it. If you have traveled Abbotts Bridge you know the spot. Just after making the left onto ABR in downtown Duluth, down the hill to the odd curves. I went left and came out the curve to the right, the back end slid. I was heading towards the right bank, tapped the brake a little and turned the wheel to the left and the car then slid across the lane into a ditch. I landed nose first, went upright, then landed on upside down.

FYI: I was not speeding, no skid marks, and the witness said the car seemed to be gliding. I noticed uneven wear on inside of the passenger wheel. Before I left home I looked at it from the rear and could SWEAR it was slightly crooked, but I thought nothing of it.

The residents across the street came out after they heard the sirens. They said, along with the Duluth Officers, that I am the 2nd in 2 weeks to go off there. The couple say people always have wrecked there. Wierd as hell.

I am only hear to type by the grace of God, a seatbelt, and the construct of the Impreza. I literally walked away with a 1/8th inch scratch on my finger and a brusied shoulder from hitting the B pillar/ seatbelt pivot.

On to the carnage that I snapped.

Before:

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After:

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[©hris]

holy ****

[Dirty Octopus™]

damn boy! 3 threads later and you finally succeded in making one! :D

but yeah uhh... i saw this pics on the phone over the weekend i was kinda sad. :(

but then i said... WAIT A SEC... you CANT drift an Impreza! :eek:

but then i realized it wasnt an Sti :o

[sina518]

well glad your okay.

[Black R]

wtf?

i drive that road all the time and it's fun.

i can't figure out how you could go off there.

how fast were you going?

glad to hear you are ok though!

[Thighs]

so its totaled? lolol

jk man, glad to hear you arent hurt too bad. suck that you were on your way to sell it though.

[Slow_EF]

holy chit!!! lucky you okay! thank god..but still damn.

[Motivation]

lol @ DO, glad you are alright bro. Car can always be replaced!

[southside]

You should have towed it to them and said here it is!LOL how much ya gone give me?

[Nemesis]

OMG glad you're okay dude. I liked your car a lot :(

[K20Z1]

dudeee RALLY???

[Mr. Clean]

wow, hats off to you sir. this is a wreck thread that delivers haha.

sry to hear about the scooby, but if you were about to sell it then i guess this will all work out in your favor seeing how you survived and all.

well... i guess i should ask, do you have full coverage?

and...


You should have towed it to them and said here it is!LOL how much ya gone give me?

i LOL'd at this haha

[Dwisforme05]

holy ****.....glad your alright tho.

[Slow_EF]

You should have towed it to them and said here it is!LOL how much ya gone give me?

:lmfao: ..if you cant find that part in this garage Mr. Arizona your car doesnt belong to you. lol (f*cked up supra scene) lol

:lmfao: :lmfao: http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/sipa_fast_furious_080624_mn.jpg

[Black4DrEK]

dayum THAT Sucks... RIP SUBBY!!!

[Vteckidd]

Glad you are alright man, even if you are an Obama Supporter ;)

[5spdfrk]

Gotta love impreza b pillars!

[Random Hero]

Wow...glad you made it man.

RIP WRX. :(

[UpSideDownDesi]

holly mother.......good to hear you made it out unhurt bro. Hurts to see the WRX :(. Are you planning to buy it back?

[AirMax95]

wtf?

i drive that road all the time and it's fun.

i can't figure out how you could go off there.

how fast were you going?

glad to hear you are ok though!


I drive it 3 times a week. I was going 45 at most. That rear tire spooked me before left my apt. Oddly enough I almost kill my self 10min later.


wow, hats off to you sir. this is a wreck thread that delivers haha.

sry to hear about the scooby, but if you were about to sell it then i guess this will all work out in your favor seeing how you survived and all.

well... i guess i should ask, do you have full coverage?


Full Coverage FTW! should be settled by the end of the week.


Glad you are alright man, even if you are an Obama Supporter ;)

He called me and told me he has a plan to fix it for me :D A change is coming for that road!

[Vteckidd]

I drive it 3 times a week. I was going 45 at most. That rear tire spooked me before left my apt. Oddly enough I almost kill my self 10min later.



Full Coverage FTW! should be settled by the end of the week.



He called me and told me he has a plan to fix it for me :D A change is coming for that road!
there go my tax dollars AGAIN!

seriously glad to hear your ok man :goodjob:

[blackboi50]

im glad u made it out alright!!!!! *wipes brow*

so u crawled out by yourself????........1

[Logan]

I don't know what I'd do if that happened to my car! I'd flip!

But I think your car didn't want to leave you so it committed suicide.

[9ussy]

good to hear your not hurt...

[AirMax95]

holly mother.......good to hear you made it out unhurt bro. Hurts to see the WRX :(. Are you planning to buy it back?


I have no clue how that stuff works. I honestly want to move on from it. I will post the location of the car after the adjuster finishes his assement.

Guages/Exhaust parts/radio & speaker/shift knob/Prodrive springs = an easy $1k.

[AirMax95]

there go my tax dollars AGAIN!

seriously glad to hear your ok man :goodjob:

Thanks dude.

State farm treats me right, lol.


im glad u made it out alright!!!!! *wipes brow*

so u crawled out by yourself????........1

Yeah, my windows were down and the B-pillars didnt even buckle. I am not sure of the Impreza safety rating, but it get my noob approval. I landed nose first and the motor didnt smash through.

[Brian*]

Damn man, glad you are ok! and don't you know, NEVER HIT THE BRAKES... when it doubt hit the gas* JK man, serioulsy glad to see you walk away from that one. RIP to a bad ass car*

[AirMax95]

ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS, NO MATTER HOW COOL YOU THINK YOU ARE

[Bud]

ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS, NO MATTER HOW COOL YOU THINK YOU ARE

:stupid:

im glad you made it out safe as you did. i always put my belt on.

[Mr. Clean]

I don't know what I'd do if that happened to my car! I'd flip!

so did he!

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

to the OP: i'm glad you're in good spirits about the whole thing.

[BlkCD5]

Originally posted by airmax
ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS, NO MATTER HOW COOL YOU THINK YOU ARE


Never thought of it as being part of a cool factor. People are just lazy :dunno:.

[Sammich]

dang man that sucks...glad u are ok homie

[GSRteg®]

lol @ DO, glad you are alright bro. Car can always be replaced!

That is true anything that can be bought with money is cheap. :goodjob:

[AirMax95]

so did he!

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

to the OP: i'm glad you're in good spirits about the whole thing.

There is no other way to be. I was in shock the whole time because I could not fathom how the hell I was alive.

[Ran]

Wow man, talk about a close call. Glad to hear you came out of it alright..

[Z33_kid]

damn glad ur ok

[Brock]

Oh chit man that really sucks! good thing your alright though. was a real clean ride before the wreck

[Nex]

well good to see you ok. you can replace the car but we can not replace you.

[VickNotic]

Hoollly Snapp!!

ONLY IN AMERICA ...

[MR.EM1]

i would have been freakin' out while it rolled..cars can be replaced

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Hoollly Snapp!!

ONLY IN AMERICA .......?

anyways, to the op, good thing you made it through man.

That sh1t looks bad.

[sTeadFasT]

Damn that's pretty rough. Good thing you're alright. Yeah if I am correct, subaru's are known to have amazing crash test ratings so yeah there ya go. Lucky you.

[AirMax95]

Damn that's pretty rough. Good thing you're alright. Yeah if I am correct, subaru's are known to have amazing crash test ratings so yeah there ya go. Lucky you.


I should email them, lol.

Thanks for all the concern! Replacement ride coming soon :cheers:

[DUBSf22c]

Glad your ok. I have taken that road many times and never had a issue in my sti or my rsx. Glad your ok. What did the guy you were selling it to say?


THANK THE CAR GODS FOR SUBARU'S B PILLERS really every pillar

[AirMax95]

Glad your ok. I have taken that road many times and never had a issue in my sti or my rsx. Glad your ok. What did the guy you were selling it to say?


THANK THE CAR GODS FOR SUBARU'S B PILLERS really every pillar

The buyer did not believe me. I talked to him 10min before I left my apt.

Like I said before, I drive that road and average of 3 times a week. Honestly, I have taken it fast before with no problem. The time I am driving like gramps I lose it. I am not claimng to be a super driver, but I wish I could replay time and get that rear passenger suspension checked. it looked like this:

[GTScoob]

Damn man sorry to see that but I'm glad you're alright. Was this posted up on wrxatl? If so I somehow missed it.

Best of luck taking care of insurance and whatnot.

[EJ25RUN]

Anyone that has to go through this, should be in a Subaru. :goodjob:

[AirMax95]

Hey Bobby, long time no see (cause i never come out).

I posted it in my Journal thread on WRXatl. I may need to make a new one.

[vq35sleeper]

damn...dat sux...glad to hear you okay man

[87 Turbo II]

Sorry, I'm not buying it. a little rear toe in or not, I don't see an AWD going that out of control unless there's quite a decent ammount of speed.

I'm sorry about your loss, and if you were under the limit I am sorry for doubting you, but I just find it hard to believe is all I'm saying.

[AirMax95]

Sorry, I'm not buying it. a little rear toe in or not, I don't see an AWD going that out of control unless there's quite a decent ammount of speed.

I'm sorry about your loss, and if you were under the limit I am sorry for doubting you, but I just find it hard to believe is all I'm saying.

I can agree, but I do not make excuses, nor do i drive like an A*Hole. I lost control, end of story, but that tire had excessive wear on the inside nearly halfway cross. Serioulsy I was going 45mph at max. That is why I am still not getting what happened. I mean, a slide with no skid marks is wierd.

[87 Turbo II]

hmmmm 3 wheelin'?

[osnap]

WOW, so glad to see you're alright, man!

[VooDooXII]

holy ****

I literally said this out loud when I saw the pictures.

Wow man...glad to see you walked away from that. That's incredible. :eek:

[Homer Simpson]

thats terrible but you're alright. Thats all that matter most.

[SlowsterCivy]

Sorry, I'm not buying it. a little rear toe in or not, I don't see an AWD going that out of control unless there's quite a decent ammount of speed.

I'm sorry about your loss, and if you were under the limit I am sorry for doubting you, but I just find it hard to believe is all I'm saying.

Why would he lie about it?:thinking:

[FasTech]

Glad your alright, sucks about the subbie though! One hell of a wreck....lolol

[xdavidscenex]

glad your ok man..

[Z0_o6]

dammit boy i'm glad to see you're ok! that reminds me..... time for new tires on the STi....

[crxsiguy]

Damn I'm Glad your alright! Sucks to lose a car but not as bad as a life!

PS Let me know where the car goes :D i need some thangs! lol

[willum14pb]

i know the spot you're referring to.. you must've had no tread on your tires, or you weren't paying attention, lol. glad you're alright, sucks to hear, never fun to wreck a car :\. can't wait to see whats next?! :D

[Got Milk?]

holly **** man, your car was very very clean and if u remember, i almost bought your car. Glad you're okey, there will always be another car.

[antiv6]

damn dude, glad your ok sorry about the car

[mezzies96teg]

glad to hear tha your ok bro

[b16EG-HaTcH]

scary **** dude, but glad ur o.k.

[yogi08]

glad your okay brother. theres always another car waiting for you to own. just dont let it scare you from driving, i got a buddy whose such a precautions driver in his subaru that we are forever late and takes forever riding with him to get somewhere lol

[my97lude]

im glad you're ok man. i liked your scoobie a lot. anyways, i tried calling you today about the m3 but you didnt pick up, so i tried to fit everything i wanted to say in a pm. anyways, i think you still have my number. give me a call if you wanna talk about the car.

[AirMax95]

i know the spot you're referring to.. you must've had no tread on your tires, or you weren't paying attention, lol. glad you're alright, sucks to hear, never fun to wreck a car :\. can't wait to see whats next?! :D

I am possibly taking a trip up north for the replacement. Personal birthday gift ;)


im glad you're ok man. i liked your scoobie a lot. anyways, i tried calling you today about the m3 but you didnt pick up, so i tried to fit everything i wanted to say in a pm. anyways, i think you still have my number. give me a call if you wanna talk about the car.

Working late on a project for work. I will give you a buzz soon. Thanks


glad your okay brother. theres always another car waiting for you to own. just dont let it scare you from driving, i got a buddy whose such a precautions driver in his subaru that we are forever late and takes forever riding with him to get somewhere lol

Yeah, I drive like that anyway, lol. Not so much scared as I am thankful that I am alive.

[merfwin]

atleast u survived thats really all that matters

[cactusEG]

OMFG ! good thing ur ok

[Nitro]

:( Damn son!!! glad u are okay...call me when u get a chance.

[tony]

This is why I love Subaru's, sorry to hear about the ride but the fact that you walked away is a blessing.

[AnthonyF]

You are lucky you walked away without a scratch. I believe something was going on there is just know way you magically slide off the road.

Glad you are ok, your car was beautiful man.

-Ant.

[Oz10]

I'm glad to hear your okay man. I hate to see another wrecked subi after my legacy, but they do hold up really well in accidents. I'm sure you'll be back with another great looking car soon enough. :goodjob: