CAR VS. DEER ROUND 1
first off... pardon the low quality camera-phone pics.
Wrecked my '02 S60 2.4T AWD last week w/ about 70k miles on it. I guess I was in the neighborhood of 60 MPH when I hit the deer. It was dark out, and after the headlights were both knocked out, and the hood was obstructing any vision I may have otherwise had, I managed to avoid the oncoming traffic and the guardrail (not shown, but just in front of the car). I'm glad the airbags were intelligent enough to not go off otherwise I probably would have ended up head on with another vehicle. The tally thus far is $7800 in damage (it was a big deer). That was before I told the body shop that power was not being transferred to the wheels when I tried to drive it onto the flat bed. I'm not sure if this is a result of engine / transmission damage, or the cars computer cutting spark due to abnormal conditions (ie. low coolant, broken air box etc.0 Just wanted to share some pics of a Volvo having done it's job. [IMG]local://upfiles/4456/2F279CD07BB64AB48A362775E73438B4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]local://upfiles/4456/675A964117444CC9A55E448DB37099AB.jpg[/IMG] |
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Wow that sucks big time.
This is interesting someone else on another Volvo forum had an incident with a deer. Much less damage though. |
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did the deer live im guesisng?? |
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uh...no. The deer came to rest after sliding down the road about 300 ft. It was most definately not alive.
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Well... the final estimate came back at $11,268.99 in damages. I'm waiting to find out if the car is going to be considered a total loss or not. That's one expensive deer.
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mmmm... deer is very nice meat to eat,,,,
v70 2.4t |
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Here is how a Dodge SUV fared:
http://www.huntingcentral.net/images...reck/deer4.jpg The buck stopped here http://www.huntingcentral.net/images...reck/deer3.jpg |
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So.... was it a total loss? I'm guessing it was....damn.
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I feel lucky, my deer only cost $4,000.00.
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Wife's a claims adjuster. She hates when the rut is on. Nothing like a horny deer to disregard traffic control devices.:D Of course if I were a buck and was about to get me some deer tail I'd probably disregard them myself.[8D][sm=bounceybounce.gif]
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hmmmm nothing like a dead animal through your winshield and have it die in your lap to cheer up your day eh.?
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Thats gross having a bloody dear land in your lap, glad im driving a vovo
ORIGINAL: Rickc10ny Here is how a Dodge SUV fared: http://www.huntingcentral.net/images...reck/deer4.jpg The buck stopped here http://www.huntingcentral.net/images...reck/deer3.jpg |
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We have a lot of deer vs car accidents around here, too. I've only hit one deer, and that was while I was still living in AZ. Only broke a turn signal lense. Has any one out there considered using the "deer alert" devices? They work, and aren't all that costly. Available most Wal-Marts, Auto Zone, etc.
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Originally Posted by S70driver
(Post 41975)
Wow that sucks big time.
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Originally Posted by xpiecemealx
(Post 78078)
Thats gross having a bloody dear land in your lap, glad im driving a vovo
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Well that's a bummer glad to see you came out okay and I'm pretty sure they're going to consider it totaled at 11k worth of damages. :X
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