LOLTUS is not happy

[PHXDEMON]

:frown: My friend wrecked his elise. I guess they don't hold up so well running into a guard rail. Pics already made it around to a few other forums so I figured I would share them for you guys.
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[jclo3313]

OOPs!

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

How'd he crash?

[GeneW]

Don't see any blood on the steering wheel, seats or windshield. Hope he's okay.

Did notice a coat over the guard rail. At first I thought it was a crying towel, which given the circumstances is not an off thought.

Sorry about the car. They're just things and things can be replaced - at the cost of some pain of course.

Gene

[Black Yaris]

looks like the guardrail did not hold up too well to the Lotus

[PHXDEMON]

How'd he crash? Hit a patch of gravel and started doing 360's

[Tamago]

sorry , but you wont get any pity from me. this is what happens when an inexperienced driver sits behind a car that is way over his skill level. its good that your friend is still with us , but next time maybe he wont think he's the drift king.

sorry to be rough , but it gets to me each time i see a beautiful piece of machinery ruined by stupidity and inexperience.

were you there when it happened?

[Bob_VT]

Never take anything for granted. Even professionals crash but, they are just better prepared for it.

[*MAD DOG*]

The worst thing about the elise is that the panels are glued on and a pain in the arse to repair/replace. That is some damage. Hope he's ok and insured.

[Tamago]

were you?

the only way he hit gravel is if he was hugging the corner or attempting a drift. im sorry the road in the pictures doesn't seem filled with gravel. its my OPINION this was driver overconfidence and error in judgment.

i'm well aware that the accident was probably due to inexperience.. however your post is basically a moot point.. i've seen a couple Elise drivers go sour before at racing events.. drivers with plenty of experience. it's a hairy little beast, the Elise

[eTiMaGo]

well, bummer... it is a beautiful piece of machinery but yeah, due to its construction it'll be cheaper to buy a new one than fix it :laugh:

BTW get dibs on the engine and put it in your yaris :biggrin:

[Tamago]

well, bummer... it is a beautiful piece of machinery but yeah, due to its construction it'll be cheaper to buy a new one than fix it :laugh:

BTW get dibs on the engine and put it in your yaris :biggrin:

lol it's just a 2ZZ

[eTiMaGo]

hey it's maybe just fantasy talk at this point, but if he can get it at a good price, it'll still be a pretty good swap :wink:

[PETERPOOP]

PK198105 is a dick

[PETERPOOP]

and i'm stating my opinion that you're a dick. :)

[Black Yaris]

I have a dick

[Black Yaris]

maybe there are too many dicks

[*MAD DOG*]

PK198105 is a dick


This is great coming from someone with "POOP" in his name. :tongue:

[Morgan]

Not trying to start anything but not all rwd owners try to drift king their cars. It could have legitimately been an accident, I'm sure the owner is far more upset than any of us. My baby had a 6 inch bumper scrape and I almost mentally lost it...

After driving the mr2, I can definitely sympathize with the rear-engine 360's, light cars are hard to catch if you aren't 100% on top of them. Either way it looks like the cockpit is still intact and I hope your friend is alright. There's an Elise and an Exige in the autocross region where we compete and all of those owners highly recommend skill events every few months just to stay on top of their cars, losing control at an event can never completely prepare you for real life but every little bit helps.

The Elise is a beautiful machine and a joy to drive, but I still prefer my 100hp ff :)

[Nigal]

sorry , but you wont get any pity from me. this is what happens when an inexperienced driver sits behind a car that is way over his skill level. its good that your friend is still with us , but next time maybe he wont think he's the drift king.

sorry to be rough , but it gets to me each time i see a beautiful piece of machinery ruined by stupidity and inexperience.

Wow you know this dude too? I thought it was PHXDEMON's friend and here it turns out to be your friend? Shit, small world.

[PETERPOOP]

dick

[dvlnblkdrs]

ok bring it down a notch.. regardless of what happened, it still really sucks.. i have a lime green diecast elise at my desk at work.. i love my little car.. i can only imagine how sad/mad the driver must be right now..

pk, sometimes u need to put a filter on ur fingers, honestly.. and as far as what u said about insurance not covering it.. that is false.. it is just considered a solo at fault accident and is charged for it.. at least thats the case here in the us.. idk about y'all n ur government insurance up in canada....


my sympathy for the driver.. that really blows donkey balls.. a few moments of silence for the elise.....

[dvlnblkdrs]

how can they weazel out of it? car is insured.. will either total it or pay to fix it... end of story

sometimes when peoples feelbads are involved u gotta be quiet...empathy my dear friend... in my job i have learned to not always jump to conclusions... machines cannot always be controlled.. sometimes they attack for no reason at all..

end of discussion, please dont take this further.

thank you :biggrin:

[dvlnblkdrs]

machines malfuction and dont always listen.. like stubborn brats.. *ahem pk ahem* lol

[mikenacarato]

:iono: maybe he was following a gravel truck :wink:

[dvlnblkdrs]

ok well dont blame the car for a bad driver.. feel bad for the car, even if not for the driver... gosh

[id3379]

dam bye bye lil guy

[Shroomster]

here we know for a fact it was the fault of "gravel" which usually appears close to the edges of the road. (which leads to believe the driver was either cutting corners due to increased speed or was trying to pass someone)

I'm not a lawyer but I can smell someone who likes to argue about moot points as much as I do....and Pavel you reek buddy....doesn't really matter how the accident happened...what matters are the three following points:

1. occupants are ok

2. vehicle is totalled

3. when can I have the wheels that weren't damaged?

[ChinoCharles]

OK, the dead horse said stop.

[eTiMaGo]

agreed.