The most fail thread ever. I CRASHED THE J30

[JHof]

Is there anyone among you--at least over the age of 21-- who has not done stupid things with your cars when you were a kid???

I have a certain sympathy for NALA--after all, the volume of experience posessed by the average High Schooler when it comes to driving sensibly can fit into a thimble, especially if he has been emotionally sparked by the actions of others and tries to act out his adrelalin rush in a parking lot.

When I was in HS, showing off after class was something to be expected. Everybody had their own set of parkinglot skidmarks that he could point to with pride, and leaving a "patch" after 7th Class was a rite of passage. Often, the Student parking lot had a haze of afterschool rubber smoke hovering over it like a fog from 4 PM to dark.

Everybody had their wrecks--including me-- ( See " Wrecks" in my Skidmarks column for further clarification) and everyone had their own "near-wreck" stories. I got my restricted license at age 16 but never had my own car until just a few weeks before graduation, because I managed to destroy my parent's cars-- not once but 3 times. I had to take the fcking BUS to school for 2 years, and in my Senior year, they forced me to take Driver's Ed as a prerequsite to EVER driving one of their cars again.

Live and learn--but most importantly, try survive to age 21 and beyond without taking any of the innocent out because of your immature driving habits. And NALA-- remember, when you finally mature you will carry a personal "dumbass" feeling around with you forever due to this unfortunate and really stupid incident--and UNTIL you reach 21, paying inflated insurance premiums will easily gobble up the price of another car.

You should thank your parents for having to pay that tab for you, and thank God that you are not on crutches or facing a vehicular homicide rap ...

[Bubba1]

Is there anyone among you--at least over the age of 21-- who has not done stupid things with your cars when you were a kid???

I have a certain sympathy for NALA--after all, the volume of experience posessed by the average High Schooler when it comes to driving sensibly can fit into a thimble, especially if he has been emotionally sparked by the actions of others and tries to act out his adrelalin rush in a parking lot.

When I was in HS, showing off after class was something to be expected. Everybody had their own set of parkinglot skidmarks that he could point to with pride, and leaving a "patch" after 7th Class was a rite of passage. Often, the Student parking lot had a haze of afterschool rubber smoke hovering over it like a fog from 4 PM to dark.

Everybody had their wrecks--including me-- ( See " Wrecks" in my Skidmarks column for further clarification) and everyone had their own "near-wreck" stories. I got my restricted license at age 16 but never had my own car until just a few weeks before graduation, because I managed to destroy my parent's cars-- not once but 3 times. I had to take the fcking BUS to school for 2 years, and in my Senior year, they forced me to take Driver's Ed as a prerequsite to EVER driving one of their cars again.

Live and learn--but most importantly, try survive to age 21 and beyond without taking any of the innocent out because of your immature driving habits. And NALA-- remember, when you finally mature you will carry a personal "dumbass" feeling around with you forever due to this unfortunate and really stupid incident--and UNTIL you reach 21, paying inflated insurance premiums will easily gobble up the price of another car.

You should thank your parents for having to pay that tab for you, and thank God that you are not on crutches or facing a vehicular homicide rap ...

Jhof, I have zero sympathy for Nala. When I was Nala's age, it never occurred to me to drive stupidly and take risks like that. After buying my own car, my dad had offered to let me ride on his insurance policy but only as long as I kept my driving record perfect. I immediately recognized the savings so I drove accordingly. I knew if I screwed up, college plus owning a car would have been far more dificult.

I did have one horrific accident with my first car, but our insurance rates did not go up (I was t-boned by a Nala aged street racer wannabe who ran a red light at over 50 mph)

IMHO, if you're old enough to get a drivers license, you must accept responsibility for the privilege. That means resisting the urge to drive stupidly. And hopefully Nala's parents will not reward his stupidity by giving him another car or continuing to carry him on their soon to be inflated policy. If they get him another car, he seems destined to make the same dumb mistake.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I only did stupid stuff like that in wide open parkinglots, usually doing donuts and stuff in the snow, but sometimes on dry pavement. The only risk I took was blowing out the sidewall or something. Cops never really cared (in the snow). They were happy you were doing it in a parkinglot and not on the streets. That and they realized you were probably just trying to get used to your car in the snow so you would be that much safer out on the road.

[krash]

HOLY CRAP I cant stop laughing!!!!!!!!

I found Richie.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg7pHSA7TOQ

If they get him another car, he seems destined to make the same dumb mistake.

I'm pretty sure he learned from this mistake. He loved the car and he ruined it. If he's been thinking about it, he knows that if he was acting responsibly, then he would still have his beloved car and his pride. So I'm sure if he gets another car he will treat it good. Thats the bad thing about a kid getting the car that he wants as his first. We don't necessarily know everything about the road yet or all the physics of a car and what will throw you off and make you lose control (no matter how many times we watch tokyo drift and JDM tyte dori dori touge runs.) Now that he knows that he doesn't have the skill to do such things in a car, I'm sure the next time he thinks about doing something dumb, he'll remember the nice clean J30 that he ruined.

[Bubba1]

I found Richie.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg7pHSA7TOQ

I'm pretty sure he learned from this mistake. He loved the car and he ruined it. If he's been thinking about it, he knows that if he was acting responsibly, then he would still have his beloved car and his pride. So I'm sure if he gets another car he will treat it good. Thats the bad thing about a kid getting the car that he wants as his first. We don't necessarily know everything about the road yet or all the physics of a car and what will throw you off and make you lose control (no matter how many times we watch tokyo drift and JDM tyte dori dori touge runs.) Now that he knows that he doesn't have the skill to do such things in a car, I'm sure the next time he thinks about doing something dumb, he'll remember the nice clean J30 that he ruined.

I didn't sense much remorse from him. I saw some rather lame excuses like wrong tires, and snowy conditions. I think you're making some assumptions based on how you'd react. He;s not you.

[dasoupdude]

I found Richie.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg7pHSA7TOQ

actually thats dasoupdude, srsly.

[krash]

hahaa, thats hilarious