there are too many people that think the evo can do it all.

 

Quick rule that everyone needs to be aware of: NEVER allow for less tire tread on the rears. If you have to choose between front or back, ALWAYS put better tires on the rear. Several tire manufacturers published test results a while ago with proven facts about this. There was even a big article on this in one of the (Car & Driver, Road & Track, Automobile) mags.

Glad you are ok. I know you have to see it happen to your car. Its a great car but dont forget that its just that - a car. Worse things could have happened.

 

I have a question that everyone is wondering... Why on earth were you taking a turn at 40mph on a street that has palm trees close enough that you hit THREE of them?

(Glad you weren't seriously injured, but why so fast?)

And also I agree, if an AWD car begins to whip around, depending on the circumstances it's often best to stay on the gas so the car keeps pulling forward. letting off unweights the rear tires, allowing them to slip more. Hitting the brakes is even worse, the front tires see all the weight, even further unweighting the rear end, causing even more traction loss. Try it in any car.. Accelerate through a turn and then let off the gas, you'll feel a little bit of rotation even if you don't move the steering wheel. It's called throttle lift oversteer, caused simply by a shift of weight to the front of the car.

 

i feel your pain, i just got my car 2 months ago and i just crashed pretty much doin the same thing only doing about 35 mph going around a corner, i tried to miss a deer and ended up hitting the gardrail wiping out the whole driver side of my car.

 

Valid point. I was traveling on the Saw Mill River Parkway a few years ago in a rental and hit a patch of water. At 65mph the car instantly started rotating to the point where i was looking through the pass side window instead of the windshield. Saw Mill is very tight so i had the rail inches away on the left and a huge SUV on the right in the next lane. I knew that any lift would kill me. Without moving my foot a hair, i gently (as gentle as you can in such a situation lol) corrected. The car snapped back the other way but not that much. Another correction brought it back onto the correct path. Now, the reason i did not accelerate is that i was a front wheel drive car, accelerating could have resulted in the front tires loosing that critical traction so i had to have the car's balance stay even. It was a very bad moment and afterwards i remember thinking "Boy am i glad i am into technical stuff and driving physics otherwise my natural reaction would have been to lift or even slam on the brakes and that would have been the end of me".

 

Poor EVO At least no one got hurt.

 

Just wondering but.....How old are you?

 

Sorry dude.. sucks. Shouldn't do such things if you know your tires are like that

 

Does it matter?

 

Yikes. Very glad to hear that you still have your health. This should be a wake up call for a lot of us.. I know I am glad to have opened this thread. Once again, glad you are okay.

 

Yes, for statistical purposes only though, nothing personal... ;-) Glad you are ok man, ...

 

is it totalled? my friend just got into a accident check it out we dont know if its totalled

 

sorry to hear that! goodluck w/ the insurance!

 

thanks for all the comments guys...btw im 21

 

Thanks for the insurance hike! Sorry for your loss AND MINE.