> P.S. To answer the question posed repeatedly since then: I lost the back
> end of the car in a fast slalom on wet asphalt. To this day Im not sure
> why, but I suspect I broke the tires loose by applying too much power.
> Despite immediately putting both feet in, I slid off of the paved surface
> before I could regain control; I then went over a stream, through several
> yards of brush, and then finally came to a halt against a fair-sized tree.
> Heres a picture: http://magma.ca/~shui/graphics/boxster1.jpg. The
> estimates not yet complete, but its already north of $20k.
To add to Stephen's experience, I too had a similar experience with a barrow
Boxster in about the same place. Bad news is the insurance company wouldn't
cover it for it wasn't my car, but the good new was it only set me back $4k
(not bad for a Boxster...)
Bottom line was this particular spot is very narrow, and lined with a ditch
and then trees just feet from the edge. It is a very dangerous place when
wet in any car.
---JHG
425-442-4617
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