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Tommo24
08-10-2009, 12:23 PM
Hey all!

I'm in the market for a Civic Coupe thingy to serve as a daily, as just recently I lost my beloved Galant VR4 :(

Leaving traffic lights, I was turning right when my car ended up understeering and sliding, the tail followed round and I was pointed at another car in the middle lane who took off ahead of me, I steered to correct it and I over corrected and bodged that up, the wheels gripped and the car swung around and threw me in to a concrete barrier!

There was a police officer behind me in the traffic who witnessed the whole thing, he was pretty good and noted that I wasn't hooning around, and didn't charge me for negligent driving..

So if anyone wants a wrecked Galant VR4 with full standard Recaro interior, etc there will be one coming up on Pickles Auctions very soon! :o

Anyway, I hope to be joining you all in this community as hopefully soon enough I'll be rolling around in a Civic! I just need something cheap to run for a while, while I save up as much cash as I can! I was getting 350-400k's out of a tank, 98 octane, high insurance, high maintenance, plus modding costs.. It was costing me so much to run!

Here are some pics of before and after the accident!

These were taken a week ago:
http://www.omgtom.net/pics/cars/vr4/sydshoot/SydShoot-002.jpg
http://www.omgtom.net/pics/cars/vr4/sydshoot/SydShoot-009.jpg
http://www.omgtom.net/pics/cars/vr4/sydshoot/SydShoot-010.jpg

These on Monday night:
http://www.omgtom.net/pics/cars/vr4/smash/smash3.jpg
http://www.omgtom.net/pics/cars/vr4/smash/smash4.jpg


The carbon bonnet popped back in to shape, but the carbon was torn :(

I built it up from stock:
Auction grade 4.5, full Recaro interior with Momo steering wheel, Gizzmo MS-IBC Controller, RPW Down Pipe, 3" Exhaust from Liverpool Exhausts with high flow cat, 18" ANZ Miracle wheels, Carbon Fibre Bonnet from TopStage in Victoria and Tinted Windows..
I wanted to get some Gunmetal Work Emotion XD-9 wheels for it to match the bonnet (Bonnet came long after the wheels, didn't have plans for the bonnet until one day I randomly found I could get one for the VR4!)

Chriskoss
08-10-2009, 03:41 PM
Ouch, bad luck dude, Looked like a nice car, but youll love your honda once you get one!
Oh and Welcome!

I guess those 'WTF' number plates meant more than what you first thought as you crashed the poor VR4 ahha

Jaime
08-10-2009, 06:43 PM
Welcome, Shame how a perfectly nice car was ruined...But good Cos now your moving onto a Honda.

ajbm
09-10-2009, 03:10 AM
bad luck ey mate...
well good luck with the auction!

Now welcome to Ozhonda,
I'm sure U won't regret getting urself into a Honda!

sno
14-10-2009, 11:14 PM
theres usually undercover police parked where you crashed doing speed checks haha

theanniegizer
20-10-2009, 08:14 AM
any idea as to what kind of civic you want?

jords
20-10-2009, 08:31 AM
wow heavy contact there, welcome to Ozhonda.

mocchi
22-10-2009, 08:31 AM
how can you understeer-sliding when turning? even when it's raining.
must be 40kmph+ when turning. sigh...