So I was driving home from my friends house. I was on a sorta busy road in my area, but it was at like 1:30 am. So im coming up to this curve in the road, and alittle after the bend there is a road off on the right. I slow down for the right turn, as I am shifting from 3rd to 2nd, my car does it's little downshift jerk. And as that happens I hit black ice. I try to slow down and all that, and nothing happens. My car just rockets into a stop sign, and a like 5ft bank of mud. My front fender flares ( of whatever there called ) broke off, my front bumper snapped in two. It is still attached and pretty secure, but it def. is trash. Luckily my bumper was the only thing damaged, my hood and sides and all that are still ok. Although my right headlight has a slight crack inside, but not to big..Just wanted to share my awful experience with you all.
I will post up picks of my front bumper and the scene of the accident shortly so you can get an idea.

 

that sucks man! glad you're ok tho! (are you ok?)

 

sorry to hear about your bumper, my hood got messed up this past week so i feel your pain. Atleast it was only a stop sign and not a tree or anything.

 

Oh yeah im fine. Thanks for asking. It was unfortunate, but it could have been alot worse.

 

RalliartJP - Just a question and a small piece of advice. Do you rev match when you downshift. If you do great...if not then that is probably the reason for what happend...

 

Yeah.. You definitely should blip that throttle before you let the clutch go. It's better for your tranny and motor mounts. It's also helps out defenseless stop signs.

 

that sucks kinda the same thing happened to me but with just regular ice and no stop sign

 

bummer dude, glad you are ok!

 

yeah man glad your ok to i saw somthin like tht the other day accept the ralliart was wrapped around a poll i saw it happen this stupid jid is trying ot be cool with an evo8 and be all big and tuff over this girl with an RA he lost control hit her in the side and she flew off the road he kept driving i hope they find him and kit the hsi tout of him the girl is ok thoe i hated the site of the wrecked RA thoe

 

I usually always rev match when I downshift. Just for some reason I didnt that night, it was late and I was just so tired. Carelessness got the best of me that night...

 

Hope you ok. Now you can get the Accolade Bumper.

 

Sorry to hear that it is good you are well though.

 

Good to hear you are ok...having said that, got any pics of the car???

 

I lost my WRX that way.................. The rear kicked out on a down shift and sent me into a dirt bank..... The car flipped and we(My self, my wife and 16 year old daughter) landed on a split rail fence. One of the fence posts got behind the left rear wheel, but didnt break, so the car was *** up in the air when we stopped.

 

due i had my windoes tinted full mirrors cost me 350.tonight i went to lax airport to pick up my grandma a cop stopped me and told me to remove my ****in tint job i got a week ago on my birthday im mad as ****.