well it happend:( - Focaljet

**crzyprazer316** · 07-04-2008, 11:21 AM

the story is...me and my wife where headin to dinner last night around 6 or so and i decided to take the highway

it was pouring down rain and i was going hot on the entrance ramp to keep up with the flow of traffic about 65-70 or so my car fished a lil bit i thought nuttihng about since the water puddle sometime near the end of the entrance ramp. about 5 mile down the highway i was going about 70 and i was passing 2 cars and i had 2 cars up my butt behind me soo i switched lanes and as they passed me i felt my rear start to give i went oh crap and ang(my wife grabbed the oh sh** handle)went uhoh. we first swung out to teh right and hit the lil rumble strip and then we started dooing the spin cycle across the highway somehow missing 6 cars that where going striaght for us. and as we where going in the spin cycle we went into the mediian of mud where i di like 4 complete 360's and as we where gettin close to the guard rail we where going straight into it my car snapped and it slowed and crash! i was wow that was fun and after making sure the miss's was safe we both gots outta the car to see what the damage was done. i thought that my whole bumper and trunk and tail lights where toast. but much to our suprise teh foci took a good hit and i'm proud of it. and i want to thnk God for his protection cus we shoulda ate 3 or 4 of the cars that came straight at us...so without further ado heres the pics of the fun!!!!

**Phacade** · 07-04-2008, 11:28 AM

Looks rather light considering. Yeah these little cars take a beating rather well. The important thing is you and the wife are alright. Everything else is negotiable.

**Nickgt40** · 07-04-2008, 11:52 AM

Wow after all of that I'll take a cracked tail light any day. Glad to hear everyone is safe.

**SVTADAM** · 07-04-2008, 12:05 PM

Wow...glad to hear you are ok.

Now slow the **** down in the pouring rain!

**Jlongoria9** · 07-04-2008, 12:07 PM

built Ford tough eh?

**o2_designs** · 07-04-2008, 12:29 PM

So why did it just spin like that? I had problems like that over last winter with it just wanting to fish tail everytime it got above speeds like 45. After I got the new springs and alignment, it has'nt done it since. So the alignment was pretty much the problem. Maybe have that checked out...

Good to hear your and the misses is safe...that sounds like a 'Oh SH#t" ride...LOL

**Spatakula** · 07-04-2008, 12:39 PM

Wow it sounds like to really lucked out and judging from the pics, you did! Glad you are safe.

-spatakula

**RyanDunn** · 07-04-2008, 02:43 PM

i did the same thing in a median in SoFla and luckily missed a car and a few road signs and came to a stop...

Glad to see you two came out ok!

**01focuszx3** · 07-04-2008, 03:00 PM

Glad you and the wife are ok, car dont look that bad. Could have been way worse

**Johnny_P** · 07-04-2008, 06:22 PM

slow down in the rain! and don't worry if there's someone on your ass, get over to the other lane once its safe..... flicking the wheel really fast will make just about any car go nuts in the rain....

**lil_silver_rocket** · 07-04-2008, 06:30 PM

Glad you and your Mrs. made it without injury!

**1svt4u2c** · 07-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Needs more rear spoiler!

All joking aside, glad to hear that you guys are ok! Looks like she took a pretty decent hit. And wow, not much damage. First few pics I'm thinking "Hmm, he went muddin.....no where's the damage?" Then I see the cracked light, and bumper. That my friend is what you call "Built Ford Tough!"

-Matt

**CheckMyVitals** · 07-05-2008, 02:46 AM

"Well that sure got out of hand quickly"

Dude... lucky man.

Glad you guys are alright.

**MrBirdman330** · 07-06-2008, 12:44 AM

Foci are notorious about alignment issues from what dealers have told me. As many times as I have been rearended, its the one who hits me that gets totaled and I just get a new back bumper for free mainly because a hole gets punched into it. The body of the Focus is incredibly strong for a small car its what I like about it most of all. I know I am going to be safe in a major wreck with one.

**Bparks717** · 07-06-2008, 01:04 AM

yeah my sisters focus was rear ended by 2 f-150's going dont the highway doing about 70 and guess who got towed..... both f-150's

the focus is full of suprises
glad everyone is ok

**4drfocus** · 07-07-2008, 03:51 PM

speed kills,drive a ford,live forever.

**joshfink** · 07-09-2008, 02:53 PM

oh damn that sucks

My ZTS was rear ended once just had a few scratches on the bumper... the 07 was REALLY rear ended last may... $8000 in damages but jsut looking at it it looked fine... apparently the frame needed straightening and replacing of metal and the floor int he trunk the entire rear end stuff for the bumper etc... I wish they totalled it cause now it chews tires like its going out of style

**crzyprazer316** · 07-09-2008, 03:11 PM

dang that sucks. well they deemed it 1300 worth of damage. soo i'm gonna get a black 03 trunk, night shade my factory tails, and get an rs bumper. that total of parts comes to $635 and i plan on doing about 95% of the work myself and theres a lil metal bending a freind is gonna help me out with soo yeah. tryin to save my deductiable if i can.

**Forcus 9** · 07-09-2008, 03:19 PM

Check your brakes too... had a sticky caliper once and it made one of my cars nearly undrivable in snow.

**Xenos** · 07-09-2008, 03:30 PM

Tires are everything. I finally found a set of tires that are really good in the rain. Falken ZE512 and Nitto NeoGen are both pretty good in the wet and in standing water. I know the hatches are really light in the ass end especcially on snow or standing water.

**hEaT** · 07-09-2008, 09:28 PM

Glad you're ok.

I'd shy away from the ZE-512's:
http://forums.focaljet.com/tire-rack...-opinions.html

**crzyprazer316** · 07-10-2008, 12:21 AM

i got a set of the 912's they where only like a 2 dollars more. and had waaaaaay better feedback. sooo my winter setup is going on my car sooner than i would like it too but oh well lol.

**Johnny_P** · 07-10-2008, 11:04 AM

the Falken 512's are awful in the rain... they hydroplane like crazy.

07-04-2008, 11:21 AM	#1
crzyprazer316 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: elmira ny Posts: 911	well it happend:( the story is...me and my wife where headin to dinner last night around 6 or so and i decided to take the highwayit was pouring down rain and i was going hot on the entrance ramp to keep up with the flow of traffic about 65-70 or so my car fished a lil bit i thought nuttihng about since the water puddle sometime near the end of the entrance ramp. about 5 mile down the highway i was going about 70 and i was passing 2 cars and i had 2 cars up my butt behind me soo i switched lanes and as they passed me i felt my rear start to give i went oh crap and ang(my wife grabbed the oh sh** handle)went uhoh. we first swung out to teh right and hit the lil rumble strip and then we started dooing the spin cycle across the highway somehow missing 6 cars that where going striaght for us. and as we where going in the spin cycle we went into the mediian of mud where i di like 4 complete 360's and as we where gettin close to the guard rail we where going straight into it my car snapped and it slowed and crash! i was wow that was fun and after making sure the miss's was safe we both gots outta the car to see what the damage was done. i thought that my whole bumper and trunk and tail lights where toast. but much to our suprise teh foci took a good hit and i'm proud of it. and i want to thnk God for his protection cus we shoulda ate 3 or 4 of the cars that came straight at us...so without further ado heres the pics of the fun!!!! __________________ Jesus is the truth, he'll set you free for all eternity.

07-04-2008, 11:28 AM	#2
Phacade Double Entendre Master! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,619	Re: well it happend:( Looks rather light considering. Yeah these little cars take a beating rather well. The important thing is you and the wife are alright. Everything else is negotiable. __________________ 2003 EAP SVT "Attila" - ST170 Headlights, Hofele grill, SAP defuser, Clear corners, Taylor 8mm wires, Saleen/Eibach suspension kit, (really) short shift, Ford Racing 5-spokes, Massive front strut bar, Euro-ish rear wiper, shorty antenna, powdercoated valve cover, billet aluminum fuel door, K&N drop-in filter, debadged, Euro HVAC; and then of course me (being a narcissist, I consider this to be the most important mod). ------------------------------------------------------------ I mock your cheese danish and all it stands for! ------------------------------------------------------------

07-04-2008, 12:05 PM	#4
SVTADAM Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 3,083	Re: well it happend:( Wow...glad to hear you are ok. Now slow the ** down in the pouring rain! __________________ Black Aria...#1211 built in 2002 Rain...**1990 Ford Escort Wagon "Dear Diary...Jackpot!" Giggity Giggity Goo!

07-04-2008, 12:07 PM	#5
Jlongoria9 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: laredo, TX Posts: 852	Re: well it happend:( built Ford tough eh?

07-04-2008, 12:29 PM	#6
o2_designs Resident Wheel-Whore Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 9,603	Re: well it happend:( So why did it just spin like that? I had problems like that over last winter with it just wanting to fish tail everytime it got above speeds like 45. After I got the new springs and alignment, it has'nt done it since. So the alignment was pretty much the problem. Maybe have that checked out... Good to hear your and the misses is safe...that sounds like a 'Oh SH#t" ride...LOL __________________ *~~Boost Crew supports single mothers~~* *_/ ResidentWheel-Whore\_* 'Bone Stock'2002 TwilightBlue ZX3-Neglect has led to a nasty whine from under tha rusty hood. (CHROMED) STS Prep'd 2001 Pitch Black 5spd Wagon-(666-STFU) "...That way I don't have to clean my sheets..."-Pappy, 2008 *o2 has already won so he is no longer eligible.-Ataru*

07-04-2008, 12:39 PM	#7
Spatakula cUsToM tItLe - You're Welcome. - Drew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 8,000	Re: well it happend:( Wow it sounds like to really lucked out and judging from the pics, you did! Glad you are safe. -spatakula __________________ 2002 SVTF #602

07-04-2008, 02:43 PM	#8
RyanDunn TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Deerfield Beach, Fl @ Western Carolina Unv Posts: 551	Re: well it happend:( i did the same thing in a median in SoFla and luckily missed a car and a few road signs and came to a stop... Glad to see you two came out ok! __________________ .....2003 Pitch Black SVT.... www.myspace.com/rdunnwcu

07-04-2008, 03:00 PM	#9
01focuszx3 TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh/Knightdale NC, Posts: 816	Re: well it happend:( Glad you and the wife are ok, car dont look that bad. Could have been way worse __________________ Marshall low priced euro foci parts!!

07-04-2008, 06:30 PM	#11
lil_silver_rocket TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Posts: 524	Re: well it happend:( Glad you and your Mrs. made it without injury! __________________ You are a sheep, a traitor and a stupid twit. Congratulations on winning the trifecta.

07-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#12
1svt4u2c Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 1,596	Re: well it happend:( Needs more rear spoiler! All joking aside, glad to hear that you guys are ok! Looks like she took a pretty decent hit. And wow, not much damage. First few pics I'm thinking "Hmm, he went muddin.....no where's the damage?" Then I see the cracked light, and bumper. That my friend is what you call "Built Ford Tough!" -Matt __________________ 2003 Infra Red SVT #2940 of 3985 AEM SRI, CFM 67mm TB, FC Pulley's, ORP - MIL, Magnaflow Exhaust, VF Rear Engine Mount, FC STS, SCT II [Ray@McNews Tune], Weighted Shift Knob, Slotted and Drilled R1 Rotors, Removed Rear Seats, Competition Stage II Clutch, Spec Flywheel, Torsen LSD and Black TYC Tails

07-05-2008, 02:46 AM	#13
CheckMyVitals Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 2,179	Re: well it happend:( "Well that sure got out of hand quickly" Dude... lucky man. Glad you guys are alright.

07-06-2008, 12:44 AM	#14
MrBirdman330 TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Which ever truckstop I'm at for the night. Posts: 291	Re: well it happend:( Foci are notorious about alignment issues from what dealers have told me. As many times as I have been rearended, its the one who hits me that gets totaled and I just get a new back bumper for free mainly because a hole gets punched into it. The body of the Focus is incredibly strong for a small car its what I like about it most of all. I know I am going to be safe in a major wreck with one. __________________ Angel: 2005 Ford Focus ST Serenity: 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z Carol Shelby Edition Victoria: 1977 Ford F-350 Ex-U-Haul 14ft support truck

07-06-2008, 01:04 AM	#15
Bparks717 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida, Palm Coast Posts: 391	Re: well it happend:( yeah my sisters focus was rear ended by 2 f-150's going dont the highway doing about 70 and guess who got towed..... both f-150's the focus is full of suprises glad everyone is ok __________________ 80 Firebird=sold (sadly) 89 240sx= project 02 focus zts= automatic (TRADED IN THANK GOODNESS) 00 Focus ZX3= euro sex beast in production I live to praise my lord father Christ

07-07-2008, 03:51 PM	#16
4drfocus TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your trunk Posts: 305	Re: well it happend:( speed kills,drive a ford,live forever.

07-09-2008, 02:53 PM	#17
joshfink Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Watervliet, NY Posts: 72	Re: well it happend:( oh damn that sucks My ZTS was rear ended once just had a few scratches on the bumper... the 07 was REALLY rear ended last may... $8000 in damages but jsut looking at it it looked fine... apparently the frame needed straightening and replacing of metal and the floor int he trunk the entire rear end stuff for the bumper etc... I wish they totalled it cause now it chews tires like its going out of style

07-09-2008, 03:11 PM	#18
crzyprazer316 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: elmira ny Posts: 911	Re: well it happend:( dang that sucks. well they deemed it 1300 worth of damage. soo i'm gonna get a black 03 trunk, night shade my factory tails, and get an rs bumper. that total of parts comes to $635 and i plan on doing about 95% of the work myself and theres a lil metal bending a freind is gonna help me out with soo yeah. tryin to save my deductiable if i can. __________________ Jesus is the truth, he'll set you free for all eternity.

07-09-2008, 03:19 PM	#19
Forcus 9 TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 299	Re: well it happend:( Check your brakes too... had a sticky caliper once and it made one of my cars nearly undrivable in snow. __________________ 2005 Volvo S40 T5 (Hers) 2003 Focus SVT (Mine) 2005 Focus ZX3 S CD Silver (Sold) 2002 Focus ZX3 Premium Liquid Grey (R.I.P.)

07-09-2008, 03:30 PM	#20
Xenos Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Langley British Columbia Canada Posts: 42	Re: well it happend:( Tires are everything. I finally found a set of tires that are really good in the rain. Falken ZE512 and Nitto NeoGen are both pretty good in the wet and in standing water. I know the hatches are really light in the ass end especcially on snow or standing water. __________________ What's the point? I'm like the dog who chases after a car, I wouldn't know what to do if I ever caught one! - the Joker You have never rolled over in bed on a set of DD's in the middle of the night have you? They make grrrrreeeeeeaaaaattttt pillows.

07-09-2008, 09:28 PM	#21
hEaT [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,646	Re: well it happend:( Glad you're ok. I'd shy away from the ZE-512's: http://forums.focaljet.com/tire-rack...-opinions.html __________________ 2001 Twilight Blue ZX3 - Volant Intake, FC 65mm TB, SVT Header, RT High Flow Cat, SVTF Borla Exhaust, Koni's 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur XR4Ti - Work In Progress Tuned By: Bristol Dyno

07-10-2008, 12:21 AM	#22
crzyprazer316 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: elmira ny Posts: 911	Re: well it happend:( i got a set of the 912's they where only like a 2 dollars more. and had waaaaaay better feedback. sooo my winter setup is going on my car sooner than i would like it too but oh well lol. __________________ Jesus is the truth, he'll set you free for all eternity.

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