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My Monte Carlo crashed on the Nurburgring, all on video!

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Old 07-25-2016, 03:44 AM
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Unhappy My Monte Carlo crashed on the Nurburgring, all on video!

Yeah, I decided to try my luck on the nordschleife while it was raining, and not in peak shape because I was leaving Germany soon. Not the best idea.

 
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:31 AM
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Ouch! how was the damage? didn't look like it hit too hard
 
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Old 07-25-2016, 08:07 AM
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Well, it's cool that you got the video at least! It didn't look like a hard hit and you seemed to drive away, so that's good. I'm glad you're okay. Other's disagree, but I don't like FWD in the rain (or snow) - especially on a race course.

Thanks for sharing!
 
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Old 07-25-2016, 03:49 PM
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ouch hope the damage is minimal and glad your okay.
 
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Old 07-25-2016, 05:31 PM
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Didn't look like to hard of a hit and you drove away, so that's good.
glad you're okay.
FWD is virtually uncontrollable in slick conditions like rain (or snow) - beside that being on a race course. Most all my race experience has been with a rear wheel drive.
I lost mine on I-80 near Lincoln, NE when a guy hit me in the side the old lady didn't help much when she screamed. It was November and wet and a little mud on the hwy.
The guy who hit me never stopped, I got the passenger side quarter pretty bad.
I wished I had an E-Brake handle I could have locked the rear a bit and maybe recovered it. You can't do it with a petal ebrake.
Any way you should be able to get it back with some work, you get it back to the USA blame it on the shipper guys......
 
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Old 07-25-2016, 06:54 PM
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Atleast it didn't seem too bad, but on the upside i bet you're probably one of, if not the only Chevy monte carlo to have been on the Nurburgring
 
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At least you had the guts to try it out. I don't think I would take that risk. Not that it is great comfort but at least it was a single car incident and you didn't mess up someone else's car and as well you did it to yourself not a result of someone else.

Still sorry for you though.
 
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Old 07-27-2016, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Leprechaun93
Atleast it didn't seem too bad, but on the upside i bet you're probably one of, if not the only Chevy monte carlo to have been on the Nurburgring
I did comment on another video by the guy who made that, and yeah, I was the first Monte he's ever seen on the track, if ever. Not a common sight whatsoever in Europe.

But yeah, probably because of being in Europe, the repair cost was around $6800, and I was told it would be totaled, but its all for the best, I still get to keep the car either way since I own it. I'll just repair the little damage on there myself in the states.
 
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Old 07-27-2016, 03:32 PM
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Oh, damage pictures. Right.
Name:  montecarlobumper.jpg
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Old 07-27-2016, 07:38 PM
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Y'know, you may not believe me, but if that were my car I wouldn't touch a thing (with the front bumper anyways). That's battle damage! And it's awesome and tells a great story. It looks "raced in". I'm jealous
 




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