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well let me tell you, I had a pretty crappy night last night. I was coming home from work at about 6:30 and it had been raining all day and was just now drying up. I was driving on a two lane road and I went around a turn at about 35-40 mph (you can normally take this turn at 60mph no problem) and then I must have hit a patch of sand or gravel or something and my back end started to slip out. I tried to compensate and the next thing I knew I was fish tailing. I then went up on the dirt barrier and then when I came back down it to try to get back on the road my front left tire caught a ditch and the flipped my car completely over leaving my car back on it's wheels in the right lane parallel to traffic. Luckily there were not any cars coming becasue that could have been really bad. And I wasnt hurt at all, because I was wearing my seat belt. The only scratches I got were from a binder than I had laying on the passenger side floor that flew and hit my arm and face, nothing major at all. Well I just have to say VWs are amazingly safe cars!!! considering I flipped my car completely over, I had no injuries and the front driver side of the roof and the rear passenger side of the roof were dented in about 1.5 inches. That says a lot about VA safety!! All I have to say is that I hate sand!!! and wear your seatbelt becasue you never know what could happen and hopefully my car isnt totalled. I'll try to post pocs in a few days.
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (Spoolin' GTi)

Read my bio...I flipped my 01 GLX, bad. I was going like 40 around a sharp corner, lost it, hit a 2' stone wall, went over it, flipped, landed on my roof 15' below in a ravine. Roof was crushed, the car was on its side and I had to kick the windshield out to get out. Got scratched up but no major injuries. I got pics if you want. THey totaled the car.
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (Spoolin' GTi)

Glad to hear you're safe!
What road were you on? (I moved to Reston recently)
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (dts)

I was on hunter mill road near the interestction with baron cameron. Thanks everyone. I'm glad I am ok, even though my car in is pretty bad shape I am really glad I'm ok, so I guess you could say I was lucky
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (Spoolin' GTi)

Zoinks! About a mile from where I live! I'll be careful with the sand in that area.
Glad you're ok.
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (landrumdh)

i didn't fil my gti but i was hit by a dud in a pick up that ran a red. drove me into a fire hydrant too! my car is totalled, but i was fine. so was my passenger. good car!
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (Spoolin' GTi)

Yowee! That hurts. Importantly you are okay! Reminds me of when my old, beat, 250,000 mile 84 GTI got hit head on by a van. I was doing 40mph, got bumped across the yellow line by a drunk and hit the van full force. The rabbit went airborne, spun 180 degrees with all four off the ground and landed facing the opposite direction to which I was going. Wow. All I got was a screwed up back and a headache...and my glasses flew away! I went out and bought another VW
The damn doors even opened and closed fine!! Great little cars... they take good care of us.
Glad you are okay man... we all know how it feels.
 

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Re: How did I FLIP my GTI?! (Spoolin' GTi)

Mike, let's go down to the dealer tonight and see the car. I'll bring my digi-cam.
Mike and I went yesterday night to the tow place, but the car was gated and too far away to see anything, and it was also dark.
I'm just glad you managed to get out of the car and walk away. You can't go dying on me or anything.
 
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