R.I.P my sweet 240 (long)

[sx_coupe]

There goes my 240, my dream, my future plans, my fun...

I was driving from work (on my break), home, it was raining, not too badly, but the road was plenty wet. I hit a pothole, my rear end starts going right (i only had one hand on the wheel, the other on the shifter) so i did a half *** job at countersteering to even it out, i oversteer in panic, my tail end totally wigs out the other way and the front end of my 92 240 says hello to the side of a concrete bridge at about 25-30. Lots of front end damage, bumper scraping the ground, both fenders bent in (from the bumper moving back), hood bent in half upwards, one light totally demolished along with the whole assembly. To my surprise it drove, i simply turned it back on, engine worked (sweet), idled funny but prolly vacuum hose off or something. Put it in first, and we go off, my bumper scraping the ground, i'm trying to just drive home, 2 minutes away, but the damn cops came... arg... now gotta pay damages to the bridge as well... My first thought as i hit the bridge was "oh no, not my sweet sweet 240" but there it goes, i could get a silvia conversion if the frames not bent, but i dunno if its worth it... Gotta go check it out tomorrow... I feel so bad inside, i had so many plans... and now they're all ruined.

I'll post some pictures tomorrow...

[bcar240]

Sorry to hear about that. It really sucks, I know from experience about losing a 240. At first I was just really mad, but then I got like depressed for about a month until I got another one. I had an accident at about that speed in my old 240 and it wasn't too bad to fix, but I didn't need fenders. How much damage did you do to the bridge? I can't believe they are gonna make you pay for it considering it was their crappy road that caused the accident. Well, good luck with the car.

[blu240hch]

Damn that's horrible, sorry to hear about your 240. I feel for you man, I totalled my '88 Starion many years ago and was so upset about it. I had big plans for it too, so I know how it feels to see your dreams go right out the window. Good luck with it and hopefully it's salvagable.

[240Knightrider]

Hey man, I feel for you too. I finally just got my 240, but watch out this guy ripped me off. Clutch went out after 5 days and timing chain is all messed up. So be careful. I hope you can rebuild it. I wish I could have mine.

[sx_coupe]

Hmm, repairable? Probably, gotta check for frame damage, but its not worth it, see 240knightriders right pic in the sig? Same thing, xept 2-3 times worse, bumper is almost toally off, flip up light (right) totally damaged, bumper support bent to oblivion. I think i'll just part it out, so if anyone needs some parts, just ask, i got a running engine (130K but in good cond), and anything from the windshield back is in good condition, if anyone needs a brand new lookin trunk for their coupe, i got one. I got interior stuff to (lighter, all them interior goodies that some of u lack and get annoyed by, i'll post later in the classifieds).

Thinkin if i should get another 240 or something else (i've been dreamin bout an MX-6 Turbo (i know i know not a rwd but still cool).

[240Knightrider]

Hey yeah frame work will probably be needed then. tear it down and look at it before your final decision.

[sx_coupe]

Man i already miss my 240, and its been 12 hours

[240Knightrider]

lol, its rough hard and even harder as you go a long but well worth the wait when you step foot into another one. Trust me I know. Keep us updated though wow with all these parts flying around we could all get one really good one together. lol

[silkk]

that sucks dude

important thing is that you're ok!

[wangless]

^ yeah, a car is replacable... a life isnt (i know it wasnt that extreme, but youre ok )

[PhaneSoul]

ill take the ashtrey lid!! and the dash if its black, and hmmm, lets see, well thats all 4 now, but only if ur interior is black...

[sx_coupe]

Well the ashtrey lid is black (duh), but my interior is tan, so

[rico05]

Get a laywer. There is no way you should have to pay for the bridge since it was their pot hole that caused you to lose control. Sorry bout your loss.

[sx_coupe]

Yeah most of my friends said the same thing, i'ma head out and take some pics of my car, and the bridge/pothole situation as well. Be back soon

[sx_coupe]

Yeah most of my friends said the same thing, i'ma head out and take some pics of my car, and the bridge/pothole situation as well. Be back soon

[240Knightrider]

oh yeah didnt think about that. Very true it wasnt your fault. IT might get you another 240 also.

Hooray RICO for coming up with that.

[silkk]

i need a ashtray lid also

[sx_coupe]

Alright, turns out the damage was worse than i thought, alot worse, i wasnt really all there when i saw the car right after the accident. Here it is.

Lots 'n lots of front end damage

This is wht damage I did, also note the condition of the bridge in places other than the one I hit.

Damage from the side, the hood is jammed and my back hurts so I didnt feel like rippin it off today.

Taken from the side, thats how far the hood is bent up.

My right flip-up (That flips up no more).

Damage from the other side of the bridge + the drop.

Bumper support.

Notice the condition of the bridge again.

Oh and about me looking for frame damage, i wont even bother cuz there's plenty.

[blu240hch]

Holy ****, yeah I guess it's worse off than I imagined. And the fact you punched throught the concrete bridge doesn't show much promise for a salvage. Damn sorry to see it's that bad. But from the pictures it's quite obvious that your not the first person to jump the sidewalk and take a shot at the bridge. Hopefully you've got a case.

[sx_coupe]

Heres the bad news, my old insurance policy ended last week, my new one begins in a week, but i had to get to work. So any damages to the bridge is all outta my personal money, fun huh? Yes yes i know i shouldnt have been drivin with no insurance, but **** happens, and well.. i hopen they dont charge me much for bridge.

[Altiman94]

aint that the crap. I guess its time to look for another 240 eh?

[sx_coupe]

Nope, I'm actually lookin right now at a '92 Jetta GLi (thats 2.0L 16V 138hp) I think i'll take a break from RWDs for now.

[driftercs13]

you wouldn't want to sell the title. i'm thinking of a cheap way to be able to drive the 180sx.

[sx_coupe]

huh?

[Mameluke]

same thing just happened to my 240 as well. except it was my bro driving, hes got a road rage problem, crashed into a cement divider at aroudn 90kmh (55mph?). the front is totally messed just like yours. both fenders, hood, headlights and front part of the frame.

[GEO]

5 SPD SWAP?

[[Zero-S]]

Frame *is* bent unfortunately, but its not as bad as mine was and can be repaired. If you want your 240 back, I suggest you take it to someone that has a frame puller, shouldn't be too hard to get it back up. (Oh, and invest in a new core support...bent core support will eff everything up)

[MainEvent212]

werd to that!

fortuantely, after further education on the front end of a 240sx...i found the damage to the frame on MY car is extremely small..it's about 4 inches if that...the rest is core support...so me and a new friend are gonna torch it off soon and bend the frame back

[driftercs13]

i was just saying that i need a title and vin from a usdm 240sx so that i can pass it off as a rhd conversion. but never mind i should of looked at your screen name. i need the title to a hatchback not coupe.

[sx_coupe]

same thing just happened to my 240 as well. except it was my bro driving, hes got a road rage problem, crashed into a cement divider at aroudn 90kmh (55mph?). the front is totally messed just like yours. both fenders, hood, headlights and front part of the frame.

Interesting, i was doing half that speed, but the way i spun out would make it a head on crash with the bridge.