My car self skidded

[Maseratigood]

Well some of the people here is well know for passing negative and hurting remarks , just ignore lo. Appreciate those who sincerely wanna to help .

 

They are probably the righteous ones lah, always there to pass remarks. But since sometimes the original posters write something which the righteous ones see as easy targets, can't be helped also, they just too keen to whack.

 

Yes, can be ignored.

[BlueOldMan]

if he is jus concern abt the ins part

jus ask for advice on the ins part

 

simi self skid

simi fren do 150 corner, self skid

come on lar

he is the one creating c--k for himself ya

 

smart tio ho liao

act smart is no no

[Maseratigood]

Good driver = driver control car

 

Lousy driver = car control driver

 

i personally SELF skidded many times cos i always like to play corners

but do it if u r confident n know ur car!!!!

the car must be able to take that corner that u are doing

 

For those idiots saying that gng 90 over puddle will be hard n skid?

that means ur car is factory setting

 

those that lowered their ride will get what im saying

but cfm there will be some ignorant fools will come say those who chng their cars r bengs la li la

hahahahaha

 

Know urself know ur car

dun act smart

now face the consequences

Actually some roads have very poor drainage and rain water ponds easily, stock or mod cars going thru the ponded patch can lose control unless the drivers pay attention and know how to recover safely.

Edited March 2, 2013 by Maseratigood

[Blue850r]

Hi fellow Bro and Sis,

My car was involved in self skidded accident when my car lost control swaying from left and right intensely ,finally heads onto the railing along AYE. Front potion of my car looks CUI but engine is intact.

I put up insurance claim and currently waiting for surveyor from CHARTIS to come down workshop to gauge the repair cost . Boss of workshop asked me to consider as insurance side may call it a total loss .

 

My decision to them was to try their best to convince the insurance side to repair which I think scrapping my car is simply ridiculous . I am driving a Lancer Ex 2.0 2008 .

 

Previously another friend of mine who self skidded having the front , back portion totaled , 4 wheels busted and engine flunked out of the car still manage to have the insurance company covered n fully repaired with only excess paid . Which is why I can't take total loss an option for my case .

 

Based on the worse scenario , can anyone share with me their experience and options I can seek ????

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

Seems nobody is giving you a proper answer to your basic question right?

 

Firstly, calm down and dont worry. Total loss doesn't mean they pay you scrap price and scrap the car.

 

Total Loss means the repair will take some time and the insurance company will arrange a workshop to buy over your car from them and the insurance company will pay you market price less excess.

 

Give you an example : If your car is worth 50K in current market, the insurance company will pay you according to an agreed price for the car say $48K - 2K excess = $46K is what you will get.

 

If you have loan outstanding, this $46K will go to bank/finance company to full settle the loan. Then the balance will go back to you. Easy to understanding.

 

Tip : Do call your insurance company to speak to claims manager and they will advise you what to do. He will be on your side to help you. Try to avoid talking to workshop as they are on the other side to slaughter the insurance company.

 

 

[BlueOldMan]

bro

thats the reason y i say

do u know urself n ur car anot?

if u know that route well

u should be able to forsee whats gng on

 

eg if u take sle daily to work

u know whats to expect from it

 

if u never been to eg tanah merah before

should u do a 100 there on raining days???

my car had coilover on it before

got lowering spring on it before

got original setup on it before

 

taking that same riute daily for 5 yrs

u know what i mean

there is diference with the diff set up

else no one will pay for these itens

[Maseratigood]

bro

thats the reason y i say

do u know urself n ur car anot?

if u know that route well

u should be able to forsee whats gng on

 

eg if u take sle daily to work

u know whats to expect from it

 

if u never been to eg tanah merah before

should u do a 100 there on raining days???

my car had coilover on it before

got lowering spring on it before

got original setup on it before

 

taking that same riute daily for 5 yrs

u know what i mean

there is diference with the diff set up

else no one will pay for these itens

An unsafe road, eg pondings etc is a threat to the driver even if he drives well within speed limits. No doubt mods can improve a car's handling and stability, safety etc, and familiarity with the road plus careful driving can help dealing with such a threat.

[Raymondism]

This is called self skid?

 

 

I thot the car move by itself n skidded lol

[Myxilplix]

It's funny, "self-skid" is a term more used by bikers. For bikers if they "self-skid" and TP gets involved, it's usually 6 demerit points for "Failing to maintain proper control or something-or-the-other".

 

But i guess the mentality is the same, blame car/bike, blame road, blame weather, blame tire, blame brakes. When nothing else to blame, say the road "dirty". But never look at themselves.

 

End result, nothing learnt.

[Pisces69]

Is the driver control the car not car control driver.

 

 

I see sometimes car is controlling driver. Hahaha

 

i ever go advanced driving course i see so many drivers cannot control their car properly. Buang here buang there. Hahaha.

[Pisces69]

Funny to say bro , I actual said the same words . After having such incidents happened , I started to see things in another perspective . Sad to say , I learnt it the hard way .

 

I hv skidded many many times already. Learn fm it. Sometimes road conditions or car not right n sometimes driver error.

 

Unfortunately most accident cost me money.

[Pisces69]

That is why I always buy a car that has anti skid control or ESP.

The system reacts within split second to keep the car on track and no human reaction can be so fast to do the same.

 

My principle is, its better to drive a small car eqipped with ESP than driving a big car without it.

 

Cheers

 

 

Ya fully agree. ESP is e best option since seatbelts n airbags.

 

If u can...always go fr it.

[Pisces69]

Btw, is semi slick legal on public roads? Dangerous in the wet to use them.

 

 

Very good question. Anybody know if ins co. wil take semislick or slick tires into account when deciding on compensation?

[I-love-singapore]

Very good question. Anybody know if ins co. wil take semislick or slick tires into account when deciding on compensation?

 

 

semi r illegal.

 

re11

ad08

ku36

z1 star

rs3

all these r legal highest performance street tyres but not consider semi.

 

[Pisces69]

semi r illegal.

 

re11

ad08

ku36

z1 star

rs3

all these r legal highest performance street tyres but not consider semi.

 

 

Oh tks.

 

So if use semis on road n accident....ins co can dun pay even.

[KaKiLang]

Ya fully agree. ESP is e best option since seatbelts n airbags.

 

If u can...always go fr it.

 

My grandfather, my lau peh and myself drove cars without any electronics assist. Sometimes all these gismos kills the driver's handling skills moreover road conditions/technology is not as good then compare with now. One word, TS road awareness damm chui.

Edited March 2, 2013 by KaKiLang

[Darkscale]

Bro, sorry for the mishap happened..

My advise is. Talk to the insurance IO which handling your case. Don't leave it to the workshop.

Try your best to convince them to repair your ride.. thereafter, I think it will be auction by workshop to repair..

The IO is the key person.

my deepest regards.

[BlueOldMan]

Since so many accidents every day

Think Zheng hu should bring back all the MT cars

Drivers can have better control n knowledge

As well as can control them

 

I feel that those who took the AT test

Half the while Duno what they r driving

Jus press n go

Press to stop

Duno wats car all about

 

Should void the AT test man

Only this way, those ignorant fools will be out of road

AT cars can buy but after passing MT test

Imo

[Solar]

That is why I always buy a car that has anti skid control or ESP.

The system reacts within split second to keep the car on track and no human reaction can be so fast to do the same.

 

My principle is, its better to drive a small car eqipped with ESP than driving a big car without it.

 

Cheers

 

I kenna before. Took a turn too fast and oversteered. Tail felt like throwing out.

Esp light blinked non-stop and felt some tok tok sound which should be the brakes.

Recovered quickly. .sweat man..

 

Not fun. .