I had a car accident on my way home from work and it looks to me like the car (my 2001 Firebird Formula) is a total loss. I reacted suddenly to maneuver around a vehicle that cut into my lane as we were going around a bend to the right (on Park Presidio in San Francisco) and lost control of my vehicle, which fish-tailed and lost traction. I bumped the vehicle that was in front of me and while trying to regain control of my car, hit the wall that divides the traffic heading north and south. There was light rain and the roads were wet, and I had absolutely no traction -- it was like I was sliding on grease. The front end on the driver's side was smashed in, both airbags deployed and the windshield is shattered. It just doesn't seem likely that the car can be repaired, but I have to wait and see what the adjuster says when they finally look at it some time today. This is the first time I was ever involved in an accident on wet roads. What really bums me out (though I came out of it apparently unscathed), is that I purchased the car new and would obviously not be able to do that again for another Firebird. If it is totalled, I hope the ins. co. will allow me to recover all the parts I invested into it (like my stereo, Corsa exhaust, and an assortment of SLP parts under the hood).
This is difficult to cope with, especially since I loved that car.
~w~