So I finished up, got my dorm room cleared out today, and drove back home, following my roommate and his dad (in their family's truck in front of me) all the way back home. Well maybe 100 miles outside of campus, I started dozing off, being the moron I was and driving without sleeping. So I woke up to my car going down the highway sideways, I had apparently drifted off into the little ditch on the side of VA highways and then woke up by cutting the wheel hard right, which put me sideways. After about 3 360's across the highway (I was lucky as CRAP I didn't put anyone else at risk, the highway was empty around me for the moment,) I managed to get the car slowed down enough to just move forward into the ditch and see what I did.
No visible damage to the car at all, I managed to shake loose the negative terminal connector on my battery, so I had to adjust that to get the car started correctly, but now I'm having troubles starting the car. When I try to turn over the engine I start off with a nice clicking noise, which moves into the engine gently trying to turn over, and then finally into the starter catching and turning the engine. SO my first thought was that I might have knocked a wire or connection or something on the starter/alternator/battery loose. Any ideas on what my problem could be? Oh and believe me, I learned my lesson, I felt terrible afterwards and I wish I had just stayed at school an extra day so I was rested enough to make it home safely. Needless to say I loaded up on caffeine for the rest of the trip and made it back still tripped up on adrenaline. No idea how I came out this easily, but I guess I just want to get the car fixed now =P
