Hit a deer today on the way to Hyperfest...
Jun 21, 2013, 04:21 AM
#31
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We have kangaroos in Australia that do similar damage. And they're ****in' everywhere! At dusk or night its worse. They are so stupid!
Anyway, hope you get your evo back to A1 condition asap.
Anyway, hope you get your evo back to A1 condition asap.
Jun 23, 2013, 07:58 AM
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I just had an incident with a small deer last week. It put a few small creases on my drivers door. I was so pissed since it only had less than 1000 miles on the odo.
Back on the topic, your car looks easily fixable. No frame damage, just cosmetic shi*. And good kill by the way.
Back on the topic, your car looks easily fixable. No frame damage, just cosmetic shi*. And good kill by the way.
Jun 26, 2013, 12:52 PM
#40
Talked to the body shop guys today and now they're saying that they're waiting on the front passenger side door trim. Said that its on back order but they're trying to get the car to me tm, and then when the piece gets in, I can just stop by and they'll fix it for me. I have a car show this weekend so I'm hoping I can get the car back ASAP.
Jun 26, 2013, 01:54 PM
#41
Yup, hit a deer today, first time ever... Was on the back roads in WV less than 10 minutes from Hyperfest and coming around a bend at between 40-45 mph, when a 115-120 doe jumped out in the middle of the turn. Clutch in, hard on the brakes, jerked the wheel a little because I didn't want a head on collision, but not so much that I put it in the ditch. Huge pita and pretty much ruined my entire day, not to mention waiting 3 hours for a tow in the heat/sun with no shade.
Thing that I noticed that are busted'
-passenger side quarter panel
-both passenger side doors
-front bumper
-front passenger side window
-hood is bent up and likely un-salvageable
-passenger side headlight and fog
-radiator overflow tank came unbolted from the mount
I'm probably missing a lot, but the car seemed fine mechanically. I drove it about a 1/4 mile before I could safely pull off the road. It figures, the one time I drive conservatively this would happen... I'm really crossing my fingers and hoping its not a total loss, but I won't find out until Mon-Tue.
I will admit at first I was super worried about my wife, then pissed/angry/scared, and in the end, I cried like a little girl... We were both ok with the exception of a few scratches from the glass shattering and blowing inside (passenger window was up at the time) but we're ok for the most part, and that's all that matters.
On to the pictures, and that brown smudge just below the window, yeah, that's poop, I hit her so hard, she pooped herself.
And yes, the wing survived....
Thing that I noticed that are busted'
-passenger side quarter panel
-both passenger side doors
-front bumper
-front passenger side window
-hood is bent up and likely un-salvageable
-passenger side headlight and fog
-radiator overflow tank came unbolted from the mount
I'm probably missing a lot, but the car seemed fine mechanically. I drove it about a 1/4 mile before I could safely pull off the road. It figures, the one time I drive conservatively this would happen... I'm really crossing my fingers and hoping its not a total loss, but I won't find out until Mon-Tue.
I will admit at first I was super worried about my wife, then pissed/angry/scared, and in the end, I cried like a little girl... We were both ok with the exception of a few scratches from the glass shattering and blowing inside (passenger window was up at the time) but we're ok for the most part, and that's all that matters.
On to the pictures, and that brown smudge just below the window, yeah, that's poop, I hit her so hard, she pooped herself.
And yes, the wing survived....
Jun 29, 2013, 01:10 PM
#43
Well, got the car back yesterday, still have a couple issues with it right now. Mainly the body panels aren't lining up correctly and its driving me nuts. Not to mention one of the headlights is new and the other is pretty faded, so I'm gonna see if they'll fix that too. Over all, the car is really good. I'm just happy to have it back, not so happy that I have to take it back again next week.
Best part is, no more Ford Focus!!! I'll have pics up soon.
Best part is, no more Ford Focus!!! I'll have pics up soon.
Jun 29, 2013, 04:41 PM
#45
So here are some crappy phone pics. Car and paint looks GREAT, however there are a few thing that need to be fixed up. Here's my list so far.
-There is a paint scuff that is pretty bad on the hood
-The hood vent, the one on the passenger side is bent, and the vent is not sitting flush on the hood like the drivers side is. Odds are when the impact occurred, it bent a part of the hood
-The hood is not lined up properly, and it is VERY noticeable, its probably sticking up a solid .6-.7 cm
-There is a TON of gap underneath both headlights from when they re-attached the bumper
-The passenger side window does not roll down all the way
-You can tell the difference in the old/new headlight/fog, I'm going to ask if they can maybe buff the old one for me to get it to match up.
-The body shop did their best at vacuuming the car out,. but there are still a lot of small shards laying around. (not AS big of a deal)
That's it so far, I am still waiting on the interior trim piece for the front passenger door, which should be in sometime next week, the shop said they'd comp me with a new Kia Optima turbo while its in the shop getting fixed, so that'll be good, no expense out of pocket. Overall I'd say my experience has been pretty great so far with them, and aside from the minor issues with the panel re-alignment, that's the only thing bugging me really.
-There is a paint scuff that is pretty bad on the hood
-The hood vent, the one on the passenger side is bent, and the vent is not sitting flush on the hood like the drivers side is. Odds are when the impact occurred, it bent a part of the hood
-The hood is not lined up properly, and it is VERY noticeable, its probably sticking up a solid .6-.7 cm
-There is a TON of gap underneath both headlights from when they re-attached the bumper
-The passenger side window does not roll down all the way
-You can tell the difference in the old/new headlight/fog, I'm going to ask if they can maybe buff the old one for me to get it to match up.
-The body shop did their best at vacuuming the car out,. but there are still a lot of small shards laying around. (not AS big of a deal)
That's it so far, I am still waiting on the interior trim piece for the front passenger door, which should be in sometime next week, the shop said they'd comp me with a new Kia Optima turbo while its in the shop getting fixed, so that'll be good, no expense out of pocket. Overall I'd say my experience has been pretty great so far with them, and aside from the minor issues with the panel re-alignment, that's the only thing bugging me really.