# I was on my way to get a new GT-R... **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 13, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557 "2009-11-13T14:25:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/1 "2009-11-13T14:25:47Z")
But then, while I was driving, I pulled out my phone and started browsing the internet. I came up on this thread on GTROC and then I was like… nah… I don’t want an R35 anymore. … No but really… the repair charges are facking crazy. Dudes car looks perfectly fine minus the small dent and permanently slanted hood (better cooling, whattttt) and they charged them $18k to fix it… wowzers. Just when I was thinking of getting one too. lol. 😃 > I consider myself a fairly competent driver, I can drive reasonably quickly on a circuit, and read the road ahead enough to make good progress on the public highway. But I had an accident, and it was all my own doing. > I had a low speed crash into the back of a white van, it was a badly surfaced road, we were stopped, pulled away… and the person infront of the van stopped for no reason, causing the van to tap the tow bar of the car infront and me in sympathy to do the same to the van. > Ok enough of the excuses, I am posting here to make sure noone makes the same mistake I did. I thought long and hard about posting this, but i think it is important that other GTR owners see this so they aren’t stung by a careless accident and the GTR Tax! > I bumped into tho the white vans tow bar causing this small crack in my bumper… > Unfortunately it also set off the Pedestrain Saftey system, where the bonnet pops up… > Which is a one use system… > You need to replace the bumper, rams, bonnet hinges… > and of course the ECU > When the accident happened i called my dealer and asked them to collect the car and told them i would just pay for it without putting it through my insurance. > Then i found out the total cost of the repairs. > Eleven Thousand Pounds. > I’m pleased to report the car has been repaired perfectly, even if it took 5 weeks! > But I fear GTR insurance won’t be so cheap next year for any of us. Sorry about that! But don’t do what I did. And if you hit a pedestrain, make sure you are reveresing > [Accident: Don't do what I did.... | GTR Forum](http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/127250-accident-dont-do-what-i-did.html) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/2 "2009-11-13T14:30:36Z")
de-activate the safety system… wow… ---
**Author:** ![Specialedition](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/specialedition/32/5714_2.png) [@Specialedition](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Specialedition)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/3 "2009-11-13T14:35:15Z")
holy shit. that was an expensive mistake. If i were him id just buy some hood pins and close that shit back down. ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/4 "2009-11-13T14:56:37Z")
Hahaha, > And if you hit a pedestrain, make sure you are reveresing ---
**Author:** ![NoSkillz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/noskillz/32/5606_2.png) [@NoSkillz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NoSkillz)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/5 "2009-11-13T15:05:13Z")
replace the ecu? wtf! man i can’t imagine what the car could be like if they stripped out all that stupid garbage “Pedestrain Saftey system” plus it would be an honor to be killed by a GTR ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/6 "2009-11-13T15:35:21Z")
Maybe I am an idiot. But why the _fuck_ does the hood pop up in the back??? ---
**Author:** ![weaves](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/weaves/32/5624_2.png) [@weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/weaves)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/7 "2009-11-13T15:37:41Z")
^^^ > Unfortunately it also set off the Pedestrain Saftey system, where the bonnet pops up… ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/8 "2009-11-13T15:39:16Z")
> [@FS: Arai Quantum 2](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-arai-quantum-2/24760/10): > > ^^^ Still don’t get it???:/: ---
**Author:** ![big\_diesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@big\_diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_diesel)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/9 "2009-11-13T15:42:02Z")
it looks like it is so the pedestrian doesn’t go through the windscreen ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/10 "2009-11-13T15:44:51Z")
> [@NBC Heroes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nbc-heroes/20762/82): > > Still don’t get it???:/: It flips the pedestrian in the air to avoid hitting the windshield… which would cost $20,999 to repair. ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/11 "2009-11-13T15:45:03Z")
Haha, what a dumb “secruity” feature ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/12 "2009-11-13T15:46:17Z")
> [@NBC Heroes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nbc-heroes/20762/85): > > Haha, what a dumb “secruity” feature Every “feature” on the GTR is dumb…even the LIMITED amount launch control use. ---
**Author:** ![Jspec\_Dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Jspec\_Dan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jspec_Dan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/13 "2009-11-13T19:25:36Z")
The hood pops up to cushion the blow for the pedestrian; it is in essence an exterior airbag for the lucky individual. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/14 "2009-11-13T19:40:52Z")
Could be worse; you could be a distracted Veyron owner: > **[$1.6 Million Bugatti Veyron Crashes Into Texas Lake](https://jalopnik.com/5403061/16-million-bugatti-veyron-crashes-into-texas-lake)** > > Driving weather's been perfect in southeast Texas lately, so it's anyone's guess how this genius skipped his million-dollar-plus Bugatti Veyron off the road and right into a freaking lake. Despite the cost, Veyrons certainly aren't... [y]uaQ9QKrrncY[/y] ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/15 "2009-11-13T20:37:30Z")
^^ oh shitttt, ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/16 "2009-11-13T20:45:54Z")
… I mean, it does look like something you could drive underwater. What type of fucking bird could have distracted this guy so much though. ---
**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/17 "2009-11-13T21:04:57Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![240xcsv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240xcsv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240xcsv)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/18 "2009-11-14T05:26:20Z")
> [@Un Haired](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/un-haired/24731/58): > > replace the ecu? wtf! > > man i can’t imagine what the car could be like if they stripped out all that stupid garbage > > “Pedestrain Saftey system” > **plus it would be an honor to be killed by a GTR** lol i pictured that _meanwhile in japan_ It is a great HONAAR to diiiiie by a gtr. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/19 "2009-11-14T07:17:56Z")
> [@NBC Heroes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nbc-heroes/20762/85): > > Haha, what a dumb “secruity” feature It was part of the new EU standards for front car design, also part of why we’ve been seeing taller front end designs on passenger cars. IIRC they went into effect in late '07 but I might be remembering wrong. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557/20 "2009-11-14T09:11:32Z")
i always knew crash test standards would ruin cars [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-was-on-my-way-to-get-a-new-gt-r/129557.md?page=2)