Dang Deer found me

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Keith88

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Yup, with labor and paint it will no doubt be a few grand. Kinda regretting the $1000 deductible now. That's 2 grand in two years now for the hail and this. But have not had a claim prior to last year in over 20 years. Hopefully I am in the clear now.
$250 is the way to go
 

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Yup never saw it at all, just heard the bang and the saw brown fur. Stupid fur missles. Same thing happened to my Dakota r/t 20+ years ago. Atheist it missed the front. Tons of expensive parts up there.
That's a bitch. When I was 18 I was out in my '65 Plymouth Fury, and in the middle of the afternoon a doe jumped a split rail fence and ran into the side of my car. I saw her coming and had already stopped when she hit me. She spun around and ran into the fence, turned around and hit my car a SECOND time, stood there for about 30 seconds and then jumped the fence and ran off. I had zero damage to my car. Those old cars had some tough bodywork!
 
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Hitting, or being hit by, an animal is the only claim insurance companies do not hold against you, thankfully. I hit one in a BMW 3 series many moons ago, ran in front of me as I was doing 60. My daughter screamed as it went flying like a missile into a snow bank.

Yesterday as I drive about 225 mile rt to PA to pick up my CCW at the Wayne County Sheriff, I couldn’t help but notice how much roadkill there was. Must be the season for it. At one point a bambi, tiny one, was on side of the road and I immediate slowed, turned on my hazards as a huge dump truck was behind me. I wanted to get out and take it home. Lol.
sorry bout ur truck, man.
 
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That's a bitch. When I was 18 I was out in my '65 Plymouth Fury, and in the middle of the afternoon a doe jumped a split rail fence and ran into the side of my car. I had already stopped when she hit me. She spun around and ran into the fence, turned around and hit my car a SECOND time, stood there for about 30 seconds and then jumped the fence and ran off. I had zero damage to my car. Those old cars had some tough bodywork!
That is nearly the same as what happened to my Dakota R/T. Ran into the road. I stopped and missed it, it does a 180 and runs off. I start going again and it does another 180 and runs right into the side of the truck. Craziest thing I have ever witnessed. Thought I was in the clear. Nope.
 

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That's a bitch. When I was 18 I was out in my '65 Plymouth Fury, and in the middle of the afternoon a doe jumped a split rail fence and ran into the side of my car. I had already stopped when she hit me. She spun around and ran into the fence, turned around and hit my car a SECOND time, stood there for about 30 seconds and then jumped the fence and ran off. I had zero damage to my car. Those old cars had some tough bodywork!
I had a 442 when I was younger. While it was down for a LOT of work, I picked up a beater, ’71 Olds 98. Every bit as long as the Rap, maybe more. It was not pretty, but it ran like a top. One night I’m doing a telco run (to a trunk site to pick up tapes), cruising the Capital Beltway near the Cabin John Bridge, middle lane, inner loop about 60 mph.

Like a slow mo video, probably one of the biggest white tail does bounds from the outer loop lanes, over the concrete dividers + the green privacy pylons, lands, takes her last step before we behead her at speed. I didn’t even have time to move the wheel, maybe I got my foot to the brake but that was it.

She took out the left headlight nacelle, busted the ‘glass, bent the radiator mount and broke the radiator. I ended up scavenging the powertrain.
Deer was pulverized by a tractor trailer behind me.

I miss that car.

Geico says 2800 so far. I am gonna guess closer to 4 the more I am looking at it.
Geico. That’s too bad. I still remember them denying coverage to my mother, who was rear ended by a drunk, geico insured driver. They settled one day before court about a year later. Never again.
 
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