Flying Deer
10-27-2005, 09:57 AM
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Took out the trash early this morning and there were 3 deer standing right in front of m y garage just looking at me. They were young ones.
10-27-2005, 11:32 AM
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I almost hit a huge buck on the way from Kato to Rock Falls. It was just getting light out, on the Wisconson side of the border. I slammed the brakes and he crossed in front me close enough to wipe the bugs off of my front bumper.
10-27-2005, 06:27 PM
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Alright guys & Tracy, thanks for all the replies. I went to the GM collision center today to show my buddy the damage. He came back with an $1153 estimate. As far as pics go, I'll try to get some tomorrow, but the damage is not really photogenic. Most of the damage is to the sub-frame for the right headlight bucket (behind grill area), support brackets, condenser/radiator support braces etc etc. Cosmetic damage is not noticeable (only to a trained eye for detail) bad as viewed from front of car, almost not apparent. So if you're looking for a totally smashed to smitherines, crooked bumpers, crumpled fenders, headlights hangin out, coolant spewing on the ground, A/C refrigerant depressurization and all those types of things, then I can't provide you with pics because looking at the car you'd barely bea able to tell it played hockey with a deer.
10-27-2005, 07:28 PM
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Hope they get your bonne back in shape soon, at least you weren't hurt.
Deer encounters are one of my biggest fears for my morning commutes. There'* a mile strecth where many times a deeror moose have jumped out at me last minute, I always drive through there a little under the speed limit.
One time at 3:30 in the morning last winter in a snow storm I was going to work and had to hit the E brake to 180 the car just to keep from plowing into 4 deer standing in the middle of the road.
Deer encounters are one of my biggest fears for my morning commutes. There'* a mile strecth where many times a deeror moose have jumped out at me last minute, I always drive through there a little under the speed limit.
One time at 3:30 in the morning last winter in a snow storm I was going to work and had to hit the E brake to 180 the car just to keep from plowing into 4 deer standing in the middle of the road.
10-27-2005, 08:10 PM
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Yep...tis the season for them now....just missed two coming home tonight....I immediately thought - I DON"T want to be Mark'* twin now!!! It would have been my left side....
10-27-2005, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Masterbm
Wow that one tuff car. IT is good you won't hurt. Hate to see your ins preimum
10-27-2005, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by singscountry1967
just missed two coming home tonight....I immediately thought - I DON"T want to be Mark'* twin now!!! It would have been my left side....
I'll have the car restored to normal hopefully soon.
10-28-2005, 08:27 AM
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