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Death of a 944
Well here it is guys. I was driving home from work friday night on friday night, and I could feel the car hydroplaning, so I decided to get off on a smaller highway in the back country and take it slow, cause I was going to the same place it was. anyway. I got around about three corners going between 25 and 30. Around the last corner, I under steered, then brought the wheel back, and tried pumping my brakes. I hit a dirt wall and rode that, the the car flipped and skidded across the road about 10-15 feet. I passed out from hitting my head on the roof. when I woke up, all I could hear was the throttle down all the way, so I turned my keys, and unbuckeled my seatbelt. I smelled gas, bad, so I kicked out what was left of the window and rolled my way out. I grabbed my backpack and got away from the car.
I got towed to a wrecking shop in auburn where I got the rest of my stuff and where it remains for now. Im not feeling that good about such a dumb move either.  
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10-05-2008, 08:52 PM
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better the car than you...you can get another car..glad to see u made it out
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10-05-2008, 09:02 PM
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That sucks man! I'm glad your ok. As said, cars can be replaced, but man it sucks to see 'em go.
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10-05-2008, 09:46 PM
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A car is a car, we drive them, we clean them, we love them, and we even crash them. It can always be replaced, but your life cannot. Now you get to look forward to finding a new baby!
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10-05-2008, 10:11 PM
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Wow! Glad you are alright! Did you get any injuries or see a doctor or anything?
Was the car hydroplaning because of bald tires or because of rain occuring after a long dry spell? Down here it rains almost every day so I have the hydroplaning thing down to a science 
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10-05-2008, 10:47 PM
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all of that by going 25? that's nuts...
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10-06-2008, 12:02 AM
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Any landing you can walk away from.....
As many others have said, you can replace a car, at least your still around to talk about it! -Nick
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10-06-2008, 06:28 AM
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Theres plenty of 944's left, right now there is like 75 on the bay alone, good to see your ok, a 944 is an easy thing to replace
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10-06-2008, 07:39 AM
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Pictures are dark, but looks like the roof held up OK, was that the case?
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10-06-2008, 08:23 AM
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thank god you're okay.
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10-06-2008, 08:32 AM
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Holy crap, dude. That could have been much worse. Don't feel bad, it happens.
Sounds like you did everything you could and also didn't panic afterward. I've never been upside down before, but I've been in a few wrecks. I usually hurt myself more in trying to make too hasty of an exit. I once tackled a lady that was going to run right into traffic after just a minor spinout accident. I guess it's human nature that we want to separate from the car asap, even more so in your case. Upside down and smelling gas, AAGGHH! Did you have a few flashbacks? I always get the repeated replays in my head for the first night, I guess from the adreneline and the brain kind of de-fragging, but it goes away.
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10-06-2008, 08:59 AM
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And I thought I had a bad weekend slipping on some wet tile and hurting my back! Amazing that you are OK and glad to see the roof held up. I'm sure it will get totaled by the insurance co., maybe you could buy it back and have it live on parting it to another car. At least the exhaust looks intact
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10-06-2008, 09:13 AM
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Wow! Glad you walked away from it. Thats the most important thing.
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10-06-2008, 09:30 AM
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Yikes! Kudos to you for walking away. It's not often these cars get their bottoms up. I've been off the road a couple of times and never worried about not staying right side up. Glad you're okay.
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10-06-2008, 11:40 AM
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Cool, that you're ok, that must have been exciting. they used to call me crash, i,ve been all kinds of sideways and backwards, even over a cliff, but never upside down. You're right not to post how fast you wrer really going, you never know who reads these things, I can picture a state farm agent trolling all the different forums, haha. Anyway, glad you're good, and keep the shiny side up from now on!
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10-06-2008, 03:25 PM
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Wow that really sucks. Its awesome that you walked out of it though.
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10-06-2008, 04:59 PM
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Sorry for the loss, but your OK, which is great to hear. Ive been there with many of cars, but none ass-up like you! DAMN!
Ritz- Quakertown- 30mins away from me- lets drive sometime The word "TURBO" is being whispered in the distance, you hear that?
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10-06-2008, 05:57 PM
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I think you should buy it back and kinda pop the roof out weld a cage in and make a track monster.
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10-06-2008, 07:15 PM
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Glad to see youre in one piece.
As they said its only an expensive piece of scrap metal, not your life. I will admitt though to being upside down a couple times. The last time I stopped shiny side up, put it in 4x4 and drove back up hill to the road I left, drove it to the nearest town and called the insurance co. "cancel my claim"
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