I need some serious help/advice

Oz · 03-16-2002, 12:05 AM

Hi Guys,
I was driving Mums Mazda last night and had a pretty serious acco. I had a mate with me and we're both all right. THe car's probably a write off. I owe Mum and Dad several K $. I am screwed. ANy advice? Suggestions? Comments? Just feeling severely screwed over and empty right now. Help. Oz.

Buzzr · 03-16-2002, 02:08 AM

Glad to hear you are alright
Since you got so many cars (from the bit under your name) sell one of them and pay them back?

Spunkymonkey · 03-16-2002, 03:25 AM

They are his parents cars though. What happened? Are you at fault? I suggest you may have to organise with your parents to pay them off bit by bit or something. you need to suck up real bad!

Glad to hear you and friend are ok.

tannee · 03-16-2002, 05:24 AM

Damn yeah glad you're alright.
When i had my car accident in yr 12...its a shake up you'll never forget. They're your parents...they're pissed now...but they forget about it...yeah i agree...major suck up...but all will be good.

jOYRiDe · 03-16-2002, 05:34 AM

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Originally posted by tannee
...major suck up...

as long as they get their insurance money (and u being OK of course) they should be happy. do u mind telling us what happened?

Spunkymonkey · 03-16-2002, 11:25 AM

You weren't doing anything silly were you?

Setanta · 03-17-2002, 03:41 AM

#1 You're alive

Ummm... that's it - you think that your folks care about the car as long as you're ok?

Well ok, they'll be pissed off about the car, but cars can be replaced.

Anything that you walk away from intact should leave you happy, not empty mate.

I wrote off a friend's car in year 12 - flipped it onto its roof after fishtailing on a dirt road. The two of us got out, flipped the car back onto its wheels and drove back to school (damn 180Bs were tough). It was a shit, but I walked away. My folks (and the owner) were pissed off but it was only metal and plastic and being alive counted more.

So don't feel down over it at all.

Other than that - let your folks know how you feel about it all. Offer to pay their excess out etc.

But seriously mate - you're alive, that's what matters

stubborn_boi · 03-17-2002, 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by tannee
Damn yeah glad you're alright.
When i had my car accident in yr 12...its a shake up you'll never forget. They're your parents...they're pissed now...but they forget about it...yeah i agree...major suck up...but all will be good.

So TRUE!

Oz · 03-18-2002, 05:02 AM

Thanks for all the words, guys. Well...what happened? Hadn't driven i a while and going for a drive. Around a right hand sweeper doing about 65 when tapped the brakes at the wrong time and hit some gravel. Slid the bitch into trees down an embankment. Thant's it. Feeling a little better now. C'yall.

Setanta · 03-18-2002, 07:27 AM

Sigh - never tap or use brakes when cornering - you immediately unsettle the car... says the guy who nailed the brakes when a fishtail got a little wild - hence the flip onto the roof after clipping a piece of grass

Good to hear all is well mate

Spunkymonkey · 03-19-2002, 06:41 AM

Good to hear all is well, better to brake before the corner next time, but you learn from your mistakes anyway.

tannee · 03-19-2002, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Setanta
Sigh - never tap or use brakes when cornering - you immediately unsettle the car... says the guy who nailed the brakes when a fishtail got a little wild - hence the flip onto the roof after clipping a piece of grass

Good to hear all is well mate

DAMN! Need some manual lessons setanta? You can always count on me! :hehehe:

Setanta · 03-20-2002, 12:58 AM

LOL... ummm... that was 17 years ago...

hangs head in shame: and yes, it was in an auto Datsun 180B

Spunkymonkey · 03-20-2002, 08:36 AM

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Originally posted by tannee

DAMN! Need some manual lessons setanta? You can always count on me! :hehehe:

He doesn't want to stuff his gear box

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