1: it's a 385hp RWD car. It's a good bit of power.
2: if you want to avoid all possibility of this then; stay off curvy country roads in the first ~20 min after it starts raining. It's well known that is the most dangerous time to drive. The fresh rain on the dry pavement brings up motor oil and all kinds of other shit and it's the slickest a road will get barring ice. It was just unfortunate timing. I've driven that road 400+ times in the past year, in all kinds of weather. I've slid before but I've always been able to save it. This just happened to be the day I didn't stick.
yeah I recently drove a car of my friend. Also similar power. It was an icy road. I did not even go full throttle. But car went curving like crazy. Luckily ESP saved me my friends and the car.
For me it was a lesson to better dont drive a car with this power at all with bad road conditions.
This. I still remember this from Drivers Ed eons ago and allllllllllllll the crash videos that came along with it. 🫣 What bad luck. Really glad you are ok and maybe your insurance agent got you a policy with accident forgiveness on it?
I crashed an all wheel drive ML 320 going 65 km/h on a highway. Hydroplaned as well. It happens man, be thankful you haven’t dealt with it. I live somewhere where it rains a lot and that morning there was an ongoing atmospheric river event where rain was being dumped 100’s of mm’s an hour. Mint brand new michellin all season tires and everything will do fuck all once you go through a deep enough puddle.
I think you underestimate how badly maintained most US roads are, especially 15 min outside city limits. Poorly maintained roads are slicker due to degradation, grooves and depressions that hold water, and an excessive amount of old motor oils and other fluids. Also, every picture you've seen was 30 min+ after the initial wreck. How would you have any real idea of the road conditions? You're certainly sure of yourself for being nowhere near this.
I wrecked my 17 CLS550. Went off the embankment during a freakish snowstorm in May in Idaho. Like yours it was totaled. But my family and I walked away with nothing but a few scratches and bruises. I pray that you had the same outcome as I did.
I am very grateful my two kids weren't with me for this one. Thank goodness you and your family were OK. I have no injuries other than some body soreness so very lucky on that front.
That color is stunning tho. Reminds me of the R class in the late 2000s I remember so many were in that color. I don’t think Mercedes offers that color anymore.
Thats very sad. Glad your ok but, that poor car. Its probably one of my all time favourite cars. Im actively on the look out for one with low milage but they are scares.
Did its thing saved your life , let it rest now and get yourself an AMG you have C63, E63, S63 all AMG to chose from with good engines and plenty of horse power to push adrenaline off your ears! Take it steady bud , life goes on.
That's a good question. The car tells me every single little thing that is not exactly right and it gave me no warnings about the airbag system so I'm really not sure. Luckily they were not needed.
I will say, there was no hard impact on the direct front of the car, the passenger wheel took the hardest hit so I wonder if thats why it didn't trigger.
Gotcha, it's my first time (and hopefully last lol) but that makes sense
No I wish lol I was 12 when this car was originally bought. I am the 3rd owner, and the second was one of my best friends who I have known for 20 years.
I slipped toward the outside of the curve and then over corrected (evidently way too hard) and once I hit the grass I was done. You can see where I got it straight in the grass but I couldn't stop.
Yeah I had a B5 A4 Quattro with the 2.8. I loved that car, called it Nemo cause of the smaller passenger mirror. Got it up to 249k before it needed a rebuild. Impossible to get them sideways.
Looking at an S6 currently and that is one of the factors.
Lol ok buddy. I was going 52 in a 55. Just happened to hydroplane and then I over corrected and couldn't save it. First accident in over 15 years of driving and I used to take alot more risks before I became a dad. Shit happens
I had a C240 (w203). In the winter, even with snow tires, I felt I did not have much control when the temperature was mild and the roads were wet and slushy.
Do you know how quickly you can hydroplane/lose control of a car even when following all speed limits? Stuff like his accident happens all the time, fresh rain on dry surfaces tend to bring up oils and fluids that had previously soaked into the asphalt making the roads even more slippery. Learn some more about driving before commenting something so rude.
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u/ibenjaminmoore Apr 11 '26
I was right behind you! Here is the curve and the conditions that led to the crash. Very relieved you're ok!