Well, I went and did something stupid, and wrecked my Yaris - Toyota Yaris Forums

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 01:18 AM

I was on my way to work and started goofing off, and took an S curve really fast... It's usually an empty road but right as I was leaving the second bend, there was a cop coming the other way. When I saw the cop (not when he turned on his lights like I wrote before), it spooked me, and I lost control of the car. I fish-tailed a couple of times, then veered off the road, over a curb and into(through) a no parking sign. I got 3 tickets and almost went to jail. He wrote me up for "reckless driving", "left of center", and doing 73mph in a 30mph zone. I was very worried I was going to jail. He had the cuffs on me and in the back of the car. I was praying to God that if he keeps me out of jail, I'll never do that on public streets again. People from my work kept stopping to find out if I was ok. Miraculously, the cop let me go, but I have a court date the beginning of August. The insurance company said it was about $6,200 worth of damage and I will owe them the $500 deductible when the car is fixed(around the 21st). Basically, I can't believe how stupid I was. You can flame me all you want, it can't be worse then the ass kicking I'm already giving myself... I took these pictures at the tow lot with my crappy cell phone camera before the insurance company towed it to a body shop. Just a warning to everyone out there, to keep it on the track,or you might end up like me, or worse...

eTiMaGo · 07-07-2009, 01:26 AM

bummer, man... I think we've all had our share of stupid driving mistakes like this... But lesson learned, and most importantly, lucky nobody got hurt!

Revsson · 07-07-2009, 01:27 AM

Glad you are okay. That was rather dumb, but hopefully you learned your lesson.
I did some dumb things when I was younger, but nothing like that. Just wondering how
old you are. Maybe that had something to do with why the cop let you go.
Can I assume you had a clean record before this?
Keep us aprised of the final outcome.

1NZYaris1 · 07-07-2009, 01:29 AM

No point in flaming you, we all do stupid thing's now and again.
The good thing from this is you might have learn't something, worth
thinking about ,before you try it next time , and there will be a next time.
It's human nature .
sorry too see your car all missed up though.
The main thing is you did not hurt anyone else.

edit shit i must type slow.

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Revsson

Glad you are okay. That was rather dumb, but hopefully you learned your lesson.
I did some dumb things when I was younger, but nothing like that. Just wondering how
old you are. Maybe that had something to do with why the cop let you go.
Can I assume you had a clean record before this?
Keep us aprised of the final outcome.

sadly I'm 33... also sadly the only thing on my record is an "excessive speed" ticket from the wreck of my previous car (which was totaled, and necessitated the purchase of this Yaris...)

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 1NZYaris1

No point in flaming you, we all do stupid thing's now and again.
The good thing from this is you might have learn't something, worth
thinking about ,before you try it next time , and there will be a next time.
It's human nature .
sorry too see your car all missed up though.
The main thing is you did not hurt anyone else.

edit shit i must type slow.

Yea, I am very thankful no one was hurt... I went right between 2 trees after the sign. If I had hit one of them, I bet the air bags would have deployed. As it was I just slowed to a stop after the sign, so I got lucky there...

hachi-roku_fan · 07-07-2009, 02:08 AM

With that much damage I'm surprised it didn't get totalled.

Just be glad you didn't hurt yourself or an innocent person.

Malaya1221 · 07-07-2009, 02:24 AM

make sure to get an oem toyota parts not the cheap "taiwanese" parts..b careful next time...

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Malaya1221

make sure to get an oem toyota parts not the cheap "taiwanese" parts..b careful next time...

Yea, they asked me if I preferred OEM parts and I said yes... I really hope it feels the same to drive it after I get it back...

TinyGiant · 07-07-2009, 02:36 AM

get an estimate from the most expensive body shop in the area and give that to the ins company and tell them you want to get it fixed at the shop you want. then get a big check from them and go where it is a little cheaper.. then take the extra cash and go buy some goodies from the YW vendors and pimp out your car :)

lol 6200 you could spend another 1000 and just get a 2007 yaris used.

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TinyGiant

get an estimate from the most expensive body shop in the area and give that to the ins company and tell them you want to get it fixed at the shop you want. then get a big check from them and go where it is a little cheaper.. then take the extra cash and go buy some goodies from the YW vendors and pimp out your car :)

lol 6200 you could spend another 1000 and just get a 2007 yaris used.

too late for that, I believe it's at the shop getting fixed already...

TinyGiant · 07-07-2009, 02:46 AM

doh. well def nice you arent hurt. bad timing with the cop though

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 02:49 AM

yea, really... I think I would have been ok, otherwise...

CtrlAltDefeat · 07-07-2009, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by echo_hrs

Wow, two wrecks both caused by excessive speed, with violation tickets to boot...

I hope that you will be able to slow down a bit before you can't be insured at all, or do physical harm to yourself or others...

Know that I am writing this out of sincere concern, and that I'm not trying to flame you...

Cheers

Yes, I know, thank you...

2006fronty · 07-07-2009, 04:25 AM

At least when you ran out of talent you didn't hurt anyone.

cleong · 07-07-2009, 04:50 AM

Was it raining when the incident happened, because what I'm seeing is rather shallow-treaded tires on your car, even then, the tread pattern suggests its a more comfort/noise oriented than sports driving sort of tire.

Decent tires, guys. Get some. I respect a stock looking car with serious rubber more than a riced out car with commuter tires.

elmo · 07-07-2009, 06:44 AM

we all do stupid things every now and then....

that's what makes us human,
glad your OK just hate your going to be paying some hefty fines and you Ins. will go up.

Oh well live and learn

nerp · 07-07-2009, 07:44 AM

Lesson learned. Glad you're OK. And your fines will help fund our bankrupt government. :)

07-07-2009, 01:18 AM	#1
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	Well, I went and did something stupid, and wrecked my Yaris I was on my way to work and started goofing off, and took an S curve really fast... It's usually an empty road but right as I was leaving the second bend, there was a cop coming the other way. When I saw the cop (not when he turned on his lights like I wrote before), it spooked me, and I lost control of the car. I fish-tailed a couple of times, then veered off the road, over a curb and into(through) a no parking sign. I got 3 tickets and almost went to jail. He wrote me up for "reckless driving", "left of center", and doing 73mph in a 30mph zone. I was very worried I was going to jail. He had the cuffs on me and in the back of the car. I was praying to God that if he keeps me out of jail, I'll never do that on public streets again. People from my work kept stopping to find out if I was ok. Miraculously, the cop let me go, but I have a court date the beginning of August. The insurance company said it was about $6,200 worth of damage and I will owe them the $500 deductible when the car is fixed(around the 21st). Basically, I can't believe how stupid I was. You can flame me all you want, it can't be worse then the ass kicking I'm already giving myself... I took these pictures at the tow lot with my crappy cell phone camera before the insurance company towed it to a body shop. Just a warning to everyone out there, to keep it on the track,or you might end up like me, or worse... Attached Images __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell Last edited by CtrlAltDefeat; 07-09-2009 at 02:44 AM. Reason: clarification of why the accident happened

07-07-2009, 01:26 AM	#2
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	bummer, man... I think we've all had our share of stupid driving mistakes like this... But lesson learned, and most importantly, lucky nobody got hurt! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-07-2009, 01:29 AM	#4
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	No point in flaming you, we all do stupid thing's now and again. The good thing from this is you might have learn't something, worth thinking about ,before you try it next time , and there will be a next time. It's human nature . sorry too see your car all missed up though. The main thing is you did not hurt anyone else. edit shit i must type slow. __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

07-07-2009, 02:36 AM	#10
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	get an estimate from the most expensive body shop in the area and give that to the ins company and tell them you want to get it fixed at the shop you want. then get a big check from them and go where it is a little cheaper.. then take the extra cash and go buy some goodies from the YW vendors and pimp out your car :) lol 6200 you could spend another 1000 and just get a 2007 yaris used. __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

07-07-2009, 02:46 AM	#12
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	doh. well def nice you arent hurt. bad timing with the cop though __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

07-07-2009, 01:27 AM	#3
Revsson View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 810	Glad you are okay. That was rather dumb, but hopefully you learned your lesson. I did some dumb things when I was younger, but nothing like that. Just wondering how old you are. Maybe that had something to do with why the cop let you go. Can I assume you had a clean record before this? Keep us aprised of the final outcome.

07-07-2009, 02:08 AM	#7
hachi-roku_fan Drives: 1986 Toyota Corolla Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Gate Posts: 166	With that much damage I'm surprised it didn't get totalled. Just be glad you didn't hurt yourself or an innocent person.

07-07-2009, 02:24 AM	#8
Malaya1221 super duper M*******TOR Drives: 2007 jahPANIS egg(Sarao Phil) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Torrance, Ca Posts: 1,011	make sure to get an oem toyota parts not the cheap "taiwanese" parts..b careful next time...

07-07-2009, 02:49 AM	#13
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	yea, really... I think I would have been ok, otherwise... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

07-07-2009, 04:25 AM	#15
2006fronty Drives: 2010 Mazda3 iTouring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Bernardino Posts: 234	At least when you ran out of talent you didn't hurt anyone. __________________

07-07-2009, 04:50 AM	#16
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Was it raining when the incident happened, because what I'm seeing is rather shallow-treaded tires on your car, even then, the tread pattern suggests its a more comfort/noise oriented than sports driving sort of tire. Decent tires, guys. Get some. I respect a stock looking car with serious rubber more than a riced out car with commuter tires. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

07-07-2009, 06:44 AM	#17
elmo WFO Drives: 2008 hb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: E. Tennessee Posts: 190	we all do stupid things every now and then.... that's what makes us human, glad your OK just hate your going to be paying some hefty fines and you Ins. will go up. Oh well live and learn

07-07-2009, 07:44 AM	#18
nerp Drives: 2009 3dr LB Meteorite Metallic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rockville, RI Posts: 69	Lesson learned. Glad you're OK. And your fines will help fund our bankrupt government. :)