Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Maaso

New member
Cruising down an almost abandoned road so no one would bother me, Im cruising about 30 miles an hour with the windows down, no a/c, no radio and just listening to my turbo whistle at me.

Then BOOM......hit a ****in deer.

From what I could see from the street light, I can make out that the grill is in pieces...the front cladding/bumper cover is gone, shattered in pieces all over the ground, same as the right hand side fender arch....the brand ****ing new one I just got in from Rockford Racecraft. Then drivers side looks Ok, I doubt it is though. The hood is caved in and cant open it. Radiator support is gone, condensor is leaking R12 all into the atmosphere, and it sounds like the fan is digging into the radiator.

Drove home just fine though....other than the fan hitting everyting.
 

alwayswantedone

Donating Member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Hope you had full coverage. I hit a deer July 06. Sounds like I was better off then you were though. I just needed the rad, condenser, grill, hood realigned and a small crack in the fender cladding. Oh and a little scratched up front bumper cover. Not too bad at all. Just make sure they do not use a after market grill its a bit different and I didn't think about it until it was too late. They painted it all up and it looked good except I had to go back and have the hood aligned again. Good luck
 

Merk

Donating Member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Maaso said:
Cruising down an almost abandoned road so no one would bother me, Im cruising about 30 miles an hour with the windows down, no a/c, no radio and just listening to my turbo whistle at me.

Then BOOM......hit a ****in deer.

From what I could see from the street light, I can make out that the grill is in pieces...the front cladding/bumper cover is gone, shattered in pieces all over the ground, same as the right hand side fender arch....the brand ****ing new one I just got in from Rockford Racecraft. Then drivers side looks Ok, I doubt it is though. The hood is caved in and cant open it. Radiator support is gone, condensor is leaking R12 all into the atmosphere, and it sounds like the fan is digging into the radiator.

Drove home just fine though....other than the fan hitting everyting.

Wow, that sucks. If you had a syclone you could have at least gotten breakfast out of it.
 

epix

Typhoon
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Merk said:
Wow, that sucks. If you had a syclone you could have at least gotten breakfast out of it.
Mmmm Venison Jerky!

sorry to hear about the accident man.. I came close just last week with a deer when driving my Jeep home from school
 

Maaso

New member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Now that theres light I got a better look at it, its not as bad as I described it. The grill is gone, the front bumper cover is twisted up, the radiator support is caved in, fan isnt digging into the radiator. still needs replaced though. The two fender arches need replaced, the right hand side is GONE. fenders are tweaked, hoods tweaked. chunks of meat and fur all over the place.

Ill get a few pics up here when I get around.
 

Maaso

New member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Here we go...

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SY2932

Administrator
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Sorry to hear :(. That's one of my biggest fears where I live since I live out in the sticks. Late at night, I usually drive well under the speed limit for this reason. Probably going to set up a high powered *illegal* lighting set up over the winter now that I have an alternator that will put out 100 amps @ idle. Keep everyone posted how you make out.
 

Maaso

New member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Once my old lady gets home Im gonna take some pics of the dead deer, the blood stain, and pieces of my truck all over the road incase insurance thinks Im trying to **** with them. Because they're giving me the run around on the phone. Ive called nine different numbers before I finally got someone who took the time to atleast get my name.
 

alwayscode390

pppssssshhhhhtttttttttttt
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

WOW, thanks for the pics, its actually worse than I thought it was going to be :( ... glad you are ok though ---
 

$Hot-Rod$

New member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

It's wierd how you never hear about deer being hit out in Cali. Usually it's just a pedestrian or something. :lol:
 

alwayswantedone

Donating Member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

I was told since in my state anyway its a non reportable accident that the deer fur would be proof enough for the insurance company. The insurance company came out and gave me a check on the spot. I hope it works out as easily for you but you have a lot more damage then I did. Good luck.
 

MrNurse

i'm no homo
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

did you weave at it.........looks like it was a direct hit...GET OVER HERE........FINISH HIM..................BRUTALITY!!!!!!!!!!!
 

odium

1BADGMC
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

Maaso said:
Once my old lady gets home Im gonna take some pics of the dead deer, the blood stain, and pieces of my truck all over the road incase insurance thinks Im trying to **** with them. Because they're giving me the run around on the phone. Ive called nine different numbers before I finally got someone who took the time to atleast get my name.

Who is your insurance provider?
 

SY2455

70's Veteran
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

So since no-one else is asking, here it comes. What were you doing cruising at 1:17am? Most normal people are sleeping at that time.
 

Maaso

New member
Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning....

SY2455 said:
So since no-one else is asking, here it comes. What were you doing cruising at 1:17am? Most normal people are sleeping at that time.

I work days one week, nights the next....this happened to be the week I work nights and I was bored at home so I went for a little cruise.

And no, it didnt shit on my truck.
 
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