i was in the left lane, coming up to a pack of slower cars in the left lane. middle lane was clear so i went to jump over into the middle lane. when i was halfway over into the middle lane i saw a car from the right lane jumping over as well, and he was also going slow. i was gonna hit him, so i jerked back into the left lane, and by now, the slow cars that i was trying to pass were like right there in front of me, i got on the brakes hard, locked the wheels up, and went sliding. i have no clue how, but i ended up sliding all the way across 4 lanes of highway, spun 180* around and massively pwned myself on the right side guardrail. air bag popped, busted my lip, and nothing else. the car got f**k pretty bad. i knocked a guarrail back at least a foot with the impact, i probably hit it going 50-60. it was a very blunt hit, i kinda skimed it, otherwise id be more messed up than i am now, just a headache, sore neck and a busted lip.
miraculously i didnt hit anybody when i was spinning across. some1 stopped and called the cops, i called my stepdad and him and my mom came out, cops got there about 5 minutes later, they were cool about everything, told me to fight the ticket and what to say in court to get it down from a failure to control (2 points) to something like equipment failure (no points). because we only had liability, were not making a claim, we got AAA to tow it to my house and in a little while im gonna go start stripping everything useful out of it, and in a few days, the bare shell is heading off to the wreckers. im keeping all the go fast stuff, and will part out everything tahts not damaged. i should get at least 100 for the parted out stuff.
anyway, onto the pics. this is where i hit the guardrail.
after we got home and i got a real camera, heres the damage. both bent stuts, ripped tie rod, and the body damage.
some more
o damn my black outline tails.
and a close up, the whole left side of the engine bay is busted in, but the heart of the beast is intact and is staying with me.
dumbass airbag, i didnt even need it
thats how hard i hit, i bent both strut bars.
itll buff out
so this was all friday afternoon. almost immediately after we got home, i got on craigslist and went looking for a new probe. i had to have another one. i also looked at stangs, but there wasnt anything good. i had 1100 dollars that i could spend on a car.
at about 2 in the morning last night i found this. called the dude this morning, drove up to detroit, and picked her up for 900 dollars. less than 24 hours after my stupidity ripped my probe out of my life, this was in my garage. its a 95
also a GT, 2.5L mazda KL-DE
this is a problem spot, the hatch is gone. but theres plenty of probes in junkyards up around here
but, theres a huge problem with it. its a slush. not to worry, that is the 1st thing to leave.
for 900 dollars, shes a great car. everything about it is so similar to mine, its white, and my 93 was also white (painted teal mist). my 93 had RF bumper held on with some screws, this one does as well. my 93 had a blown timing belt tensioner when i bought it, so does this one. this car is so similar to my 93, its almost weird.
ill miss my 93, she has been a hell of a fantastic car for me, 8 months of ear to ear smile every drive. december 21, 1992 - march 21, 2008 RIP
wear your f**k seatbelts guys, im glad i was wearing mine.
Oh well; I suppose it's time to reflect upon recent events and move on to your next Probe. Have fun with the tranny swap.
(that's what the smiley is for)
