eyeguy

Coming home this morning and cruising at about 70 with sparse traffic. 2 vehicles in the middle lane & I'm approaching in the right lane. All of a sudden, minivan in lead decides to switch lanes -- I slam my brakes on and my car goes SIDEWAYS with skid marks on the highway. I ended up hitting the concrete embankment (it was an elevated freeway) and airbags deployed, etc. I was kinda surprise by the lack of control I had on the car -- I figured that:
1. Brakes wouldn't lock
2. My Legend never went sideways with heavy braking
3. Was does VSX do again?
4. Dammit, looks like I lost my car
5. And that Jackass didn't even stop!
(I don't think he even knows what happen.)

Anyway, car looks pretty bad so I guess we'll see what happens. Plus it was on lease. --Satya

SILVER-GREAT-WHITE-TYPE-S

sorry to hear that...good luck

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"EVERY SECOND A DUMBASS IS BORN"

SilverKnight

Sorry to hear the bad news. You should have hit that damn van so he can pay for your lost.



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'01 Silver CL-S
Painted Mud Guard
Silver Aluminum Pedals
Customed self-installed sound system with 5-channel Kenwood Amp and 10in. Pioneer sub. in Customized box.
(modified) CAI.
Meshed grill.
My Pride

Beltfed

Well, the car can be replaced....cruising at 70mph and hitting a concrete embankment- your lucky to be able to post your experience on the same day the accident happened.

Enjoy today.


Beltfed
01 CL-S
00 Viper GTS

RedS

Sorry to hear about you CLS. Hope everything works out for you. I don't know how bad your car is wrecked, but you leasing it may actually be a good thing in this situation.....can anybody say GAP protection.

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San Marino Red/Parachment Type-S w/navi and spoiler
No mods yet...

VeiLsTyleZ

sorry to hear about that...man.. at least your okay
by the way
wats GAP protection?

[This message has been edited by VeiLsTyleZ (edited 06-11-2001).]

!!VTEC!!

If u slam pn ur brakes in such as high speed u may end up going side way and BTT u braking did u steering the car if u do it may make u easier to lost control.And u ask when u going side way what is ur VSA doing,If u braking VSA can't doing anythink cause ur brake system has been working.
sorry to hear that

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2000 3.2TL Firepepper red w/o nav
stock spoiler
Comptech springs
Custom front Grill
Bosch 4+ platinum spark plug
25% Tint/Mud guards/
acura-tl.com sticker at front windshield

Scorpius

Whyn u brake u lose u control u. U must be u carefull u to not control loose. When u lost control u, u hit the u barrier.

Would u mind typing in semi-human language?

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Red 3.2 CL-S.
"Life is too short not to be Italian." -Paul Sorvino
"How do you expect your date to turn over if your engine doesn't?" -Original
Proud member of "I didn't hit the curb like a dope and scratch my rims" club.

tel1sps

There might be something wrong with ya car... I've had to slam the brakes at that speed twice now. The brakes did not lock and the car stayed straight.

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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Polarg M-6 lamps, K&N filter #33-2178,
Comptech Headers, Sways, mufflers
Planning: SSR 17X7.5 GT1 Wheels, Brembo Brakes.

NOVAwhiteTypeS

One time on a police chase video on tv, i saw this SL500 running from a cop at 100+ and when it hit the brakes and turned it was going sideways forever atleast 1/8 of a mile or more and then he hit a wall or something, but he just walked out of the car like nothing.

Sorry to hear about your loss but, kinds sound strange that the car skid sideways.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter.Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers,Springs,Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.Polarg m6


gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load. preheader.

1StGenCL

Im glad to hear your ok but it really pisses me off when people fly down the right lane and pass everyone especially when the left lane is open (you said sparse traffic and 2 cars in middle lane). Right lane isnt for passing and if you had to hit the brakes hard enough to make you slide then you were going way too fast, so the van wasnt expecting you im sure. Use the correct lane and you wont have these problems. Sorry but i just really hate when people do this. Hope everything works out for you though.

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No more scratches thanks to the dumbass who walked on my car and had to pay to have it repainted.

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

LMAO... I was thinking the same thing



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1998 Iced Blue CL 3.0 ** Some mods, but who cares, I want a Type-S!!

Moderator - 1st Gen Forum
Email: juniorbean@acura-cl.com

BarryH

VSA, ESP (M-B), and TCS (BMW) all work the same way. They use yaw rate sensors (to determine front wheel understeer or rear wheel oversteer), wheel speed sensors, lateral acceleration sensors (how hard the car is cornering), and steering angle sensors (determines the degree of the turn) to compare the driver’s intentions versus the cars actions. If there's a discrepancy between the two, the system applies the brakes and throttles back the engine to prevent losing control of the car. The systems have limitations though. If the car is sliding sideways at 50MPH, or the driver is sawing the steering wheel back and forth in an attempt to regain control, the system can no longer determine what the driver is trying to do and basically shuts down until normal inputs it can decipher are received again.

These systems and all wheel drive give drivers a false sense of confidence. In reality, nothing has changed and the laws of physics still prevail. If you hit a freeway off ramp too hot, VSA is a great aid for preventing loss of control. It also works well if you hit gravel, rain, or snow unexpectedly in the middle of a turn. Once the car is out of control though, it doesn’t help a heck of a lot. Similarly, all wheel drive is great in low traction situations up to about 15MPH. It does nothing at 45MPH if you lose control of your car on black ice. The problem is people begin to drive less carefully thinking these systems will perform miracles. As eyeguy can attest, they can only do so much.

soopa

Thats almost the SAME shit that happened to me.

Got cut off... slam on brakes... spin into guard rail

Luckily I didnt get much damage... and no airbags. *whew*

Well, I hope your car is totalled... at least then u get a new one. I wish they had totalled my TL when I crashed it.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fogs • Valentine 1 • SilverKnight Grill
Xephyr CAI • Comptech Springs

saabman4ever

This person saved a total of 2 1/2 minutes cutting all the "y's" and "o's" from the word "you" in this sentence! Too bad it makes them sound like a complete turd.



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2001 SAAB 9-3SE HOT

Saabman: Unreasonably biased against voices of reason.

Type S Smokes All

its quite a feeling lossing control of a car

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Nick
01' Cl-S Silver/ Black W/ Navi and Spoiler
V-1 Radar Hard Wired, Limo Tint all around
Comptech Headers, Sways, Springs, and AEM CAI
I've got one of the CLS's from the fast batch.
Lead Foot!

BNut

How's the engine and transmission? I might be able to find a nice new home for them and I'm not too far away, only 2 hours!

This ones mine, you hear! ALL MINE!!!

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2000 Acccord LX V6 Sedan
- Eibach Pro-Kit Springs& Koni Yellow Shocks
- AEM Short Ram Intake
- AEM Tru-Power Pulleys
- Jet Hot Coated CompTech Headers
- Denso Iridium IK20 Plugs
- Forged Racing Hart 17x7.5" CP-035's with 225/45 RE730's
- 15.44 @ 87.87mph (Track)

eyeguy

Thanks for the responses. For the guy asking why I was in the right lane -- I could see my exit in 1/4 mile -- which pisses me off even more. I think that I impacted the barrier at around 30 mpg. Got the initial estimate of about 10-11k which includes 4k for the airbags. The body shop doesn't think there is any engine or transmission damage. Will post pics to website soon. (They may look scary.)

moomaster_99

No frame damage....and the insurance company will fix it...perfect time to get a different color...maybe green...in tribute to Iridium...or racer yellow...

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2001 Cl-S Black on Black with Navigation
Black Tint all around (15%~45%)
Weapon-R Dragon Filter
Weapon-R Coil-Overs
Koni Adjustable Struts
Comptech Sway Bars
Comptech Headers (hehehe...I got something for you drchang!!)
14.698 @95.977mph....Sears Point Raceway.I think I need a Level 10 Torque Converter!!
Yes, I know I'm going to hell for wasting gas on Civics....
My Peoples

eyeguy

Another question -- since it looks like they will be doing some extensive surgery -- this may also be an opportunity for new stuff like wheels and tires -- any suggestions?

eyeguy

Here is the pics of the tragedy:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...3732&uid=45257

dancl01

sorry to hearabout that.
2002'-S 6speed here I come?

eyeguy

Well, since the car is leased, I'll keep it through the lease period (March 2003). Then, we'll see about what comes next. Initially, I planned on purchasing my car after the lease but not now. So perhaps a used 2001 M3 convert then, maybe?

Iridium130

:blushes:

I'm flattered Go green!!

Hey eyeguy, how are the rims? I might be interested in picking up a couple of them off you if they're in good condition...

Iridium130@earthlink.net

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