. . . spun the car out in the rain like a champ. Mechanically is fine, but needs psgr. door work and rear body work (big time).

I live near Westgate (Saratoga Ave. and Williams), and work in Sunnyvale. Anyone have a good reccomendation on a body shop? State Farm has got the tab (after I let $500 of blood go. . . ). Thanks!

 

dang....care to explain in detail what happened?? e.g. were you gunning it at a turn or were you just riding on the freeway at a safe speed??? any pics??

 

If you want to replace the passenger door, without bondo it I have one. No dings or dents.

 

i got a shop for you. its in Mountain View, the shops name is Active Auto body. if you want to go there hill take good care of you. He was the one that fixed my car and he dos good work, he also did jsap1's front bumper. if you want more info just pm me and ill give it to you. and if you got tell him that Moses sent you from toyota.

 

Big thanks to everybody!

No, I didn't get pictures. . . basically the formula is this:
1. A new s2k
2. A good driver, but who came from a grossly understeering VW.
3. The first thunderstorm of the season
4. An onramp notorious for loose dirt (didn't know this until all the motorcyclists at work spoke up - Crossman onto Westbound 237)
5. Trying to accelerate into the flow of traffic.

Mix, Stir, enjoy. I consider myself lucky that the sucker didn't tail out into oncoming traffic.

 

I was gonna keep my mouth shut, but, I spun out my car last week, rail slid on a curb and ended in a small ditch. Took a turn a little too fast, hit the gas at the wrong time, combined with still wet payment and cold weather. Bam!! A lessoned learned. My front bumper and Amuse style lip need replacing, and possibly the subframe of the car. eeeshh!!
The car actually slid on my X-brace and it save the oil pan from getting chewed. So if there is any reasons for getting an X-brace, here is one of them.

With all that said, anyone selling an AMUSE Lip and an X-Brace???

 

eeeek
this is why i drive like there's egg shells underneath my pedals when it's wet out

 

Yup,lil common sense help.

 

Sunnyvale Auto Body has a reputation for doing quality work. They were the preferred body shop for BMW of Mountain View (and might still be).

 

Might as well chime in... just a little too aggressive with the gas in 2nd gear making a right turn at about 15 MPH. In the rain. A normal 90 degree turn turned into a 400 degree spin. Good thing there were no cars coming.

Was pretty lucky... low speed, wide lanes, so I didn't hit anything. Just felt pretty stupid having to do a reverse three point turn in the middle of a major street.