When it rains it pours......
11-21-2001, 11:50 PM
#1
When it rains it pours......
Anyways after getting hit in a parking lot last week this happens.
Tonight im driving down a normally busy road...when i catch something to my left side.. i realize it is a huge deer. I hit the brakes and i see it start running toward the car.....now i lock up the brakes. Next thing i see are his hooves then i feel glass showering down on my face. I slide to a stop, smoke everywhere. I have no windshield left, I have no passenger window left. I get out of the car after calling 911 and my hood is dented and pushed in badly....the headlight is pushed into the engine bay, my corner lights and front lip are hanging, and my door piller is bent badly.... but the good news is im ok.
Ill post the pics as soon as i can take some.
my car wont be the same for a while
Tonight im driving down a normally busy road...when i catch something to my left side.. i realize it is a huge deer. I hit the brakes and i see it start running toward the car.....now i lock up the brakes. Next thing i see are his hooves then i feel glass showering down on my face. I slide to a stop, smoke everywhere. I have no windshield left, I have no passenger window left. I get out of the car after calling 911 and my hood is dented and pushed in badly....the headlight is pushed into the engine bay, my corner lights and front lip are hanging, and my door piller is bent badly.... but the good news is im ok.
Ill post the pics as soon as i can take some.
my car wont be the same for a while
11-22-2001, 12:08 AM
#3
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Originally posted by LaXor
Why is everyone hitting a deer or getting in an accident lately. It's no fun; STOP it.
Why is everyone hitting a deer or getting in an accident lately. It's no fun; STOP it.
I hope you are ok Ryan.
Cars can be fixed.
Good luck with everything
11-22-2001, 09:15 AM
#9
Originally posted by medicsonic
yeah the policeman said that it was mating season and the males have no common sense .... they say this actually happens ALOT right now...anyways im going to inspect the damage in the light..see what all needs to be fixed
11-22-2001, 09:49 AM
#10
When I took calls at the insurance company I always used to think people were bs'ing and being stupid when they said that the deer "ran into the car" i was like...yeah right - how does that happen - just tell me you ran him down. hehe. until i was upstate ny with my friends and a deer actually ran into the car!! 
sucks. sorry about your car dude. I feel ya though - I just got over a month of lot's of crap with my car but it's back and better than ever now... just like yours will be
sucks. sorry about your car dude. I feel ya though - I just got over a month of lot's of crap with my car but it's back and better than ever now... just like yours will be
11-22-2001, 09:59 AM
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Deer have caused me problems too. Hunting started a week ago today, I've only seen 2 deer since (down from about 4 a day). Around here people mostly hit the deer, but occasionally I hear stories of the deer hitting the car. At least you didn't react by swerving away, I know 2 people around here that rolled their cars trying to swerve away from deer.
Hope everything works out with your car.
but occasionally I hear stories of the deer hitting the car. At least you didn't react by swerving away, I know 2 people around here that rolled their cars trying to swerve away from deer.Hope everything works out with your car.
11-22-2001, 02:39 PM
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wow, good thing you are ok man. i know how you feel though about it pouring...
1) my wheel fell off while i was driving. not very cool. and scared the ish outta me. heres a pic of the damage
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now...
1) my wheel fell off while i was driving. not very cool. and scared the ish outta me. heres a pic of the damage
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now...
11-22-2001, 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by black019
wow, good thing you are ok man. i know how you feel though about it pouring...
1) my wheel fell off while i was driving. not very cool. and scared the ish outta me. heres a pic of the damage
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now...
wow, good thing you are ok man. i know how you feel though about it pouring...
1) my wheel fell off while i was driving. not very cool. and scared the ish outta me. heres a pic of the damage
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now...
Do you mean the plastic center peice you screw in with that tool ?Hmm...Konig Caffeine 17x8...Blue calipers...B&G springs... looks familier
11-22-2001, 03:08 PM
#14
damn man!!!!!! I feel for you! that sucks....
I'm **** scared to drive upstate where there is dangers of hitting a deer on some roads. Especially narrow *** roads with the forest everywhere, those ****in deer hop right over the tiny 5 foot fences they put there and jog across the roads... damn, they have a special insurance feature for protection against deer right? Damn, I don't have that....
that sucks....I'm **** scared to drive upstate where there is dangers of hitting a deer on some roads. Especially narrow *** roads with the forest everywhere, those ****in deer hop right over the tiny 5 foot fences they put there and jog across the roads... damn, they have a special insurance feature for protection against deer right? Damn, I don't have that....
11-22-2001, 04:25 PM
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Originally posted by black019
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now... [/B]
2) i leave my car at San Jose State last weekend and when I come back, my tires got slashed and the fockers stole my chrome air caps!
they say things happen in three's so I'm scared to drive my car now... [/B]
my Max!
11-22-2001, 06:10 PM
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there are always deer around here.....
(austin, texas)
i almost hit one on hwy 71 last night, I had just turned onto the road, so I was not going very fast and was able to stop.
the deer in my neighborhood are even dumber, I just whiz right past them, without slowing down, they don't even bat an eyelash. as long as they are not standing in the road, they are not a problem.
my dad was driving at night once, and a deer ran into him. There was a big dent in the side on his car where the deer hit...
(austin, texas)
i almost hit one on hwy 71 last night, I had just turned onto the road, so I was not going very fast and was able to stop.
the deer in my neighborhood are even dumber, I just whiz right past them, without slowing down, they don't even bat an eyelash. as long as they are not standing in the road, they are not a problem.
my dad was driving at night once, and a deer ran into him. There was a big dent in the side on his car where the deer hit...
11-22-2001, 06:11 PM
#21
its the LAST thing i was looking for in the metro atlanta area on a busy road. If it had stood still i would have been fine.... but instead just as i was passing it... it tried to jump my car and met the windshield.. from what i can see.... i need a new front bumper, new hood, front windshield, passenger window, headlight, and dings taken out of my passenger door.
11-22-2001, 09:02 PM
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if you said tht your head light was ushed into your hood.. you are probablly going to need to the support brackets underneath as well. the only way to tell is to pop the hood. Easily over $1000 with all of the stuff you have listed...thank god for insurance.
11-23-2001, 04:42 PM
#25
went to state farm and got the estimate today.... total of $3700 in damages.... they are giving me a new hood, bumper, headlight, windshield, refinishing the passenger door, passenger window, the top of the car, front quarterpanel, and new clear corners .... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
.... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
11-23-2001, 04:59 PM
#26
Originally posted by Ryan93SE
went to state farm and got the estimate today.... total of $3700 in damages.... they are giving me a new hood, bumper, headlight, windshield, refinishing the passenger door, passenger window, the top of the car, front quarterpanel, and new clear corners.... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
went to state farm and got the estimate today.... total of $3700 in damages.... they are giving me a new hood, bumper, headlight, windshield, refinishing the passenger door, passenger window, the top of the car, front quarterpanel, and new clear corners
.... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
idea
if you can just get the $ for the stuff and not the parts, maybe a front end conversion could be done?
just an idea, i don't know if u like it or not..
11-24-2001, 11:01 AM
#27
Originally posted by NYCe MaXiMa
idea
if you can just get the $ for the stuff and not the parts, maybe a front end conversion could be done? just an idea, i don't know if u like it or not..
idea
if you can just get the $ for the stuff and not the parts, maybe a front end conversion could be done?
just an idea, i don't know if u like it or not..
i thought about that.... but there is enough damage that needs to be fixed that there wouldnt be enough money left over to do something like this.... if i didnt have a body kit then i could buy one and not get somethings painted but i alreaady do.... so im taking the extra money and getting the whole car painted. Id rather have perfect flawless paint :cough: MING :cough:
than something really crazy.
11-24-2001, 02:25 PM
#30
Originally posted by Ryan93SE
went to state farm and got the estimate today.... total of $3700 in damages.... they are giving me a new hood, bumper, headlight, windshield, refinishing the passenger door, passenger window, the top of the car, front quarterpanel, and new clear corners.... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
went to state farm and got the estimate today.... total of $3700 in damages.... they are giving me a new hood, bumper, headlight, windshield, refinishing the passenger door, passenger window, the top of the car, front quarterpanel, and new clear corners
.... i took some pics ill be able to show you sunday night.
DDaaaaMMMMnnnnn!!!!!!!!! thats a lotta damage. look at the bright side, new paint, new clear corners, new hood(carbon fiber?) new bumper , hell thats pretty much half the car. just in time for the show season.
11-24-2001, 08:18 PM
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I almost hit a deer the other night. Going down a country road speed limit is 50.....no street lights and just woods around. I come around a corner and there is this deer just standing in the middle of my land looking around......I hit the brakes and then he took off.......I might have hit him if he didn't run off.
Im sure hitting a deer going 50mph wouldn't have been fun
Glad to hear your ok
Im sure hitting a deer going 50mph wouldn't have been fun
Glad to hear your ok
11-25-2001, 02:54 AM
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Originally posted by Lytheum
I almost hit a deer the other night. Going down a country road speed limit is 50.....no street lights and just woods around. I come around a corner and there is this deer just standing in the middle of my land looking around......I hit the brakes and then he took off.......I might have hit him if he didn't run off.
Im sure hitting a deer going 50mph wouldn't have been fun
Glad to hear your ok
I almost hit a deer the other night. Going down a country road speed limit is 50.....no street lights and just woods around. I come around a corner and there is this deer just standing in the middle of my land looking around......I hit the brakes and then he took off.......I might have hit him if he didn't run off.
Im sure hitting a deer going 50mph wouldn't have been fun
Glad to hear your ok
11-25-2001, 05:39 AM
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Re: When it rains it pours......
Originally posted by Ryan93SE
Anyways after getting hit in a parking lot last week this happens.....
...I hit the breaks and i see it start running toward the car.....now i lock up the brakes.
Anyways after getting hit in a parking lot last week this happens.....
...I hit the breaks and i see it start running toward the car.....now i lock up the brakes.
11-25-2001, 12:44 PM
#38
Re: Re: Re: When it rains it pours......
Originally posted by Ryan93SE
yeah... ABS is about the only option my car doesnt have
yeah... ABS is about the only option my car doesnt have
11-26-2001, 02:54 AM
#39
Re: Re: Re: When it rains it pours......
Originally posted by Ryan93SE
yeah... ABS is about the only option my car doesnt have
yeah... ABS is about the only option my car doesnt have
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