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I was almost there, just one more than go game and a road before I arrived home. When the road was reinforced the turn cut a deep V in the hillside, divergence behind prominent walls of dirt on either side of the road. It was a right- cant over left turn leading up a steep incline. be on a road less traveled, as well as being at the bottom of a hill, this particular turn had a clump of accumulated sand left over from the winter. I had disregarded about the sand, since all the main roads had long been washed clean, and went into the turn too fast. As soon as I hit the nasty portion of the road, my front wheels lost grip and caused the car to under-steer straight forward. I was able to catch it a little but knew impact was inevitable. I watched the hillside jump up in front of me and the right corner of my jeep Cherokee plow into it, as a mountain of new obstacles rose up in my mind. I thought it would be too hard for me to sustain it myself and too expensive to have done at a shop. I was worried about what my parents would say if they saw it. But by the era it was fixed, I had intentional a lot about car prepare and my own capabilities. Before I crashed I didnt think I could perform whatsoever major car repairs myself, but I learned that its not only feasible but quite honour as well.I drove the rest of the way home in a calm panic, trying to think straight and form a plan. I pulled my car into the garage nose first, at such an angle that the damage couldnt be seen from the house if anyone happened to look out and enjoy what I was doing. I had an excuse of TLC ready in baptistry someone decided to investigate further than the front window. This was when I did an in-depth followup of the damage, and it looked bad, really bad. The steel bumper wa... ...f. I fixed up my car on a budget, kept my parents from blowing a head gasket, and picked up multitudes of knowledge along the way. During the course of the project I absorbed cop ious amounts of information that I will be able to use the rest of my life. I learned many skills and techniques regarding vehicle repair that I can apply to any situation that may arise in the future. Since then, I dont even know how much money Ive saved myself, family, and friends by diagnosing and repairing problems in house instead of getting ripped off by mechanics. Before I crashed my car I was limited to doing very base maintenance only, but after, I felt like I could fritter on any project. It really sparked my interest in working on my own car. The whole experience was very rewarding and taught me a lot about not only cars but what I was capable of when I put my mind to it.