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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfuzzy4
but hey! as most SL members do, if you hit a deer, might as well go aftermarket!
Yes, but it works better if you collect the insurance check, buy your own parts and do most of the work yourself.
Otherwise your box goes back together mostly stock and you are still out your deductible. And you have no money left for new mods.
Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:09 AM
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I woulda shot the dear
Old Feb 6, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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i got really lucky back 6 months ago, i was driving along going about 60 mph and i saw a deer up ahead.. so i hit the brakes hard down to 40 mph, then started going again, iw as up to about 55-60 and another deer comes running RIGHT IN FRONT of my car.. i put the brake pedal to the floor and as i was at 45 mph i literally GRAZED the a-s-s of the deer with my headlight.. i actually touched it with my car.. i got out and there was no damage.. man it was intense.. i have never felt that helpless lol, i saw the deer and knew there wasnt time to avoid it.. i got extremely lucky that night.
Old Feb 8, 2010 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ShawnBenton
i got really lucky back 6 months ago, i was driving along going about 60 mph and i saw a deer up ahead.. so i hit the brakes hard down to 40 mph, then started going again, iw as up to about 55-60 and another deer comes running RIGHT IN FRONT of my car.. i put the brake pedal to the floor and as i was at 45 mph i literally GRAZED the a-s-s of the deer with my headlight.. i actually touched it with my car.. i got out and there was no damage.. man it was intense.. i have never felt that helpless lol, i saw the deer and knew there wasnt time to avoid it.. i got extremely lucky that night.
Try going 40 on a back road and a deer jumps out from behind a line of shrubbery and hitting it while its in mid air.
That was $2400 to fix 2 years ago.
Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Zman
Try going 40 on a back road and a deer jumps out from behind a line of shrubbery and hitting it while its in mid air.
That was $2400 to fix 2 years ago.
Try doing it on a motorcycle like I did a year ago. Peeled me right off the bike and I got to slide accross the blacktop.
Old Feb 9, 2010 | 12:46 AM
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deer travel in herds/packs. Where there is one, there are more 99% of the time. By the time you see their eyes from a distance, its too late. Best off just knock down the speed and lay on the horn to try and scare them off.
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