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Gorio · 2003-11-03, 07:37 AM

Damn! Sorry Art. Hope everything turns out okay.

You should have been using Petter Solberg's wet weather Pirelli's. j/k

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-11-03, 08:10 AM

Really sorry to hear about that Art..

it looks like at least the rotor & caliper are still intact. I hate to think about what a dealer is going to charge for repairs... :shock:

ArthurS · 2003-11-03, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Really sorry to hear about that Art..

it looks like at least the rotor & caliper are still intact. I hate to think about what a dealer is going to charge for repairs... :shock:

I will find out today or tomorrow. I'll let everyone know.

MikeSTI · 2003-11-04, 09:06 AM

Man I go to Sactown for 2 days and all hell breaks loose

. BTW it snowed over the pass and I didnt have any prob's on the stock tires. Guys at chain control didn't even look :shock: . I still need to get new tires thou now that Art is giving us all a reallity check

Hey Matt see if they give any deals if you get 2 sets of tires I'll go with you

Those pics are horrific and dont want to post any of my car.... Sorry Art hope they dont screw you at the dealler.

dknv · 2003-11-05, 12:37 PM

Ow, so sorry to hear about this ARt.

I hope the weird abs problems didn't contribute. I've noticed them kicking in on my car in places I didn't want them to, over the past week -- annoying.

STIwish · 2003-11-05, 01:20 PM

weird abs problem!? i knew i wasnt imagining things, that happened to me multiple times when i was up there auto-xing... including my 11 cone killer run... in the video you dont see any brake lights or anything in the turn, but the wheels just locked and i slid through a bunch of cones.

sperry · 2003-11-05, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

weird abs problem!? i knew i wasnt imagining things, that happened to me multiple times when i was up there auto-xing... including my 11 cone killer run... in the video you dont see any brake lights or anything in the turn, but the wheels just locked and i slid through a bunch of cones.

That's not a "wierd ABS" thing... the ABS won't *ever* come on unless you're pushing the brake. What you experienced is called "pushing"... you turn the wheel and just slide on the front tires. Basically you're going too fast for the turn and there isn't enough traction available up front for the tires to turn the car, so you just slide straight.

When you do it real bad, it can sound just like the ABS is on. I've got in-car video of one of my runs during the last event when I did it (the video's on my PC at home, I can upload it later tonight)... you hear the tire squeal, then suddenly it just shakes to hell... the camera bounces all over the place as I hop on the front tires. All this w/o touching the brake, I was simply going too fast for the turn. As the push scrubs off speed, my traction picks back up and the car finishes the turn.

Ask Art about pushing real bad, that's how he ran over a tree.

ArthurS · 2003-11-05, 03:25 PM

Yep. Same way I hit the tree.

Oh and the estimate ended up being 5,300.00$ for all the work, new parts, paint, and new fender.

ArthurS · 2003-11-10, 04:36 PM

Well, my car is getting fixed. It should be done in a 1-2 weeks hopefully. I am getting this all done through the Lithia Body shop. I just hope they are better then the service department. So far no troubles with them.

And I have decided my car will be traded in soon after the fix. I get to skecthy about a cars integrity after the few small accidents I have been in. Me hitting the tree, me getting hit but a dumbass that fled the scene, and me hitting the curb.

Oh, and Scott at Lithia said that there are multiple subaru's in his shop due to the same type of accident on the same night! More then 4 subaru's have hit the curbs! Not to mention or friend in the 'Aerio' wrecked his car to so I was told.

Careful out there everyone.

sperry · 2003-11-10, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ArthurS

Well, my car is getting fixed. It should be done in a 1-2 weeks hopefully. I am getting this all done through the Lithia Body shop. I just hope they are better then the service department. So far no troubles with them.

And I have decided my car will be traded in soon after the fix. I get to skecthy about a cars integrity after the few small accidents I have been in. Me hitting the tree, me getting hit but a dumbass that fled the scene, and me hitting the curb.

Oh, and Scott at Lithia said that there are multiple subaru's in his shop due to the same type of accident on the same night! More then 4 subaru's have hit the curbs! Not to mention or friend in the 'Aerio' wrecked his car to so I was told.

Careful out there everyone.

Glad to hear it's gettin fixed...

I'm not surprised there were a bunch of wrecks... that icy weather hit us only a week after 80 degree weather, lots of people got caught out on summer tires.

STIwish · 2003-11-10, 05:18 PM

Ack.. what a bad month for Subies!! What happened with the Aerio?

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-11-11, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ArthurS

And I have decided my car will be traded in soon after the fix. I get to skecthy about a cars integrity after the few small accidents I have been in. Me hitting the tree, me getting hit but a dumbass that fled the scene, and me hitting the curb.

It all depends on the shop doing the work... after you get it back you could string & measure the suspension points to see for yourself if everything is straight. When I was an 18-yr old dumbass I wrecked my Mustang (when it was still my dad's car and I borrowed it) and bent up the front end... turns out the dealer repair shop did a pretty damn good job of fixing it all those years ago cause all the front-end measurements I've been taking lately verify that the car is straight.

sperry · 2003-11-11, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

It all depends on the shop doing the work... after you get it back you could string & measure the suspension points to see for yourself if everything is straight. When I was an 18-yr old dumbass I wrecked my Mustang (when it was still my dad's car and I borrowed it) and bent up the front end... turns out the dealer repair shop did a pretty damn good job of fixing it all those years ago cause all the front-end measurements I've been taking lately verify that the car is straight.

Wow... you've started publicly admitting that?

How many years did it take, nearly 10?

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-11-11, 09:56 AM

Well that was in 1995... you do the math. Don't hurt yourself now...

2003-11-03, 08:10 AM	#27
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Really sorry to hear about that Art.. it looks like at least the rotor & caliper are still intact. I hate to think about what a dealer is going to charge for repairs... :shock: __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2003-11-04, 09:06 AM	#29
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	Man I go to Sactown for 2 days and all hell breaks loose . BTW it snowed over the pass and I didnt have any prob's on the stock tires. Guys at chain control didn't even look :shock: . I still need to get new tires thou now that Art is giving us all a reallity check Hey Matt see if they give any deals if you get 2 sets of tires I'll go with you Those pics are horrific and dont want to post any of my car.... Sorry Art hope they dont screw you at the dealler. __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2003-11-05, 01:20 PM	#31
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	weird abs problem!? i knew i wasnt imagining things, that happened to me multiple times when i was up there auto-xing... including my 11 cone killer run... in the video you dont see any brake lights or anything in the turn, but the wheels just locked and i slid through a bunch of cones. __________________ STIwish

2003-11-05, 03:25 PM	#33
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Yep. Same way I hit the tree. Oh and the estimate ended up being 5,300.00$ for all the work, new parts, paint, and new fender. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-11-10, 04:36 PM	#34
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Well, my car is getting fixed. It should be done in a 1-2 weeks hopefully. I am getting this all done through the Lithia Body shop. I just hope they are better then the service department. So far no troubles with them. And I have decided my car will be traded in soon after the fix. I get to skecthy about a cars integrity after the few small accidents I have been in. Me hitting the tree, me getting hit but a dumbass that fled the scene, and me hitting the curb. Oh, and Scott at Lithia said that there are multiple subaru's in his shop due to the same type of accident on the same night! More then 4 subaru's have hit the curbs! Not to mention or friend in the 'Aerio' wrecked his car to so I was told. Careful out there everyone. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-11-03, 07:37 AM	#26
Gorio EJ22 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 123	Damn! Sorry Art. Hope everything turns out okay. You should have been using Petter Solberg's wet weather Pirelli's. j/k

2003-11-05, 12:37 PM	#30
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	Ow, so sorry to hear about this ARt. I hope the weird abs problems didn't contribute. I've noticed them kicking in on my car in places I didn't want them to, over the past week -- annoying.

2003-11-10, 05:18 PM	#36
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Ack.. what a bad month for Subies!! What happened with the Aerio? __________________ STIwish

2003-11-11, 09:56 AM	#39
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Well that was in 1995... you do the math. Don't hurt yourself now... __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

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