Hit a deer

scromp · 10-04-2010, 10:30 PM

6500 miles on.

It was late, dark, raining, foggy, all that nonsense.. And still I *almost* veered to miss it.. but not quite enough. I wound up getting really lucky - nothing metal was damaged, just the bumper, cowling/fender underpanel, and & foglight assembly were impacted.

Still..

Deer: dangerous, malicious vermin.

Next time I let the guy with the Civic go first.

scrufy · 10-04-2010, 10:36 PM

Ouch! Dam dude at least your ok. Ive seen a few pics of deer rammed into the radiator and hood and a couple of it even through the windshield!

2M · 10-04-2010, 10:38 PM

Pics or it didn't happen.

TriniJots · 10-04-2010, 10:48 PM

I would ask for pics...but that would just seem a little f*cked up... haha
Sorry about the car buddy.

mithiral67 · 10-04-2010, 10:49 PM

Hit a suicidal deer in a 93 Buick skylark. I swore I swerved 3 times and somehow he got back in front of me.

Time for a new bumper on insurance company?

scromp · 10-04-2010, 11:01 PM

I've got pics but so far I've been too depressed to pull them off the camera.

mithiral: estimate for fixing all that at a decent shop with all new bmw parts only came to $1200 so I'm not even going to bother with the insurance. After the deductible & probable rate hike I figure I'm better off just dealing with it.

Coolieman1220 · 10-04-2010, 11:32 PM

deer can kill ppl, slide thru the windshield

atlharry · 10-05-2010, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by scromp

Deer: dangerous, malicious vermin.

Pretty sure they think that of us too

whosagrubb · 10-05-2010, 01:21 AM

Yeah, I'd say you got off easy, $1200 in rrepsir costs is nothing. It still sucks, but the car could have been totaled and you could have had a deer on your lap.

ibeclueless · 10-05-2010, 05:25 AM

sorry to hear

Morpheus · 10-05-2010, 05:36 AM

deer vs. motorcycle fatality last week here. what are the odds.

nogard13 · 10-05-2010, 08:27 AM

I ran over a dead dear a week ago. I drove to the CVS up the street from work and the deer wasn't there. On my way back, tho, I'm following an Accord and we're both going about 50 (in a 45MPH zone) and I have a fool in an Explorer tailgaiting me (only one lane each way and there was oncoming traffic so he couldn't pass).

Anywho, the Accord just drove right over the deer and I didn't have time to brake and swerving into oncoming traffic would've caused a head-on collision so I just ran over the damned thing. It didn't mess up my bumper, but it did scrape all the way down the bottom of my car. The smell of burned flesh and hair stayed on my car for a few days.

scromp · 10-05-2010, 08:42 PM

andrew: Agreed, I got really lucky. She (just going on the numbers) decided to reverse course at the last second and wound up ducking or something, hit the car really low. Sorry about your head, deer, but thanks for not getting all up into my business.

nogard: It's crazy around here this time of year. They're out at unusual times and in places you don't usually see them. Glad you managed to avoid damage.

cb1111 · 10-05-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by scromp

I've got pics but so far I've been too depressed to pull them off the camera.

mithiral: estimate for fixing all that at a decent shop with all new bmw parts only came to $1200 so I'm not even going to bother with the insurance. After the deductible & probable rate hike I figure I'm better off just dealing with it.

Deerstrikes fall under the comprehensive portion of your policy and will not (repeat not) increase your rates. If your deductible is under the cost then go with insurance.

If your estimate is $1200 then the final bill will be nearer $2k.

State insurance laws preclude rate hikes for comp claims. Comp claims are things out of your control - glass, theft, fire, wildlife etc.

1N54E92 · 10-05-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by scromp

6500 miles on.

It was late, dark, raining, foggy, all that nonsense.. And still I *almost* veered to miss it.. but not quite enough. I wound up getting really lucky - nothing metal was damaged, just the bumper, cowling/fender underpanel, and & foglight assembly were impacted.

Still..

Deer: dangerous, malicious vermin.

Next time I let the guy with the Civic go first.

Damn ! I feel your pain. I thought SNIZ was the only Bambi killer on the east coast.

cb1111 · 10-05-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 1ntense135i

Damn ! I feel your pain. I thought SNIZ was the only Bambi killer on the east coast.

Nahhh - I've bagged 3. Damn overgrown rats.

rollsISU · 10-05-2010, 09:04 PM

My sister once hit two deer at once -- one with each side of the front bumper. Didn't do too much damage to her car though. Not sure about damage to the deer.

Fortunately the car was just an old Ford Tempo anyway.

Alexm007 · 10-05-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine3

Pics or it didn't happen.

Agreed, we need pics.

sneaks · 10-05-2010, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scromp

I've got pics but so far I've been too depressed to pull them off the camera.

mithiral: estimate for fixing all that at a decent shop with all new bmw parts only came to $1200 so I'm not even going to bother with the insurance. After the deductible & probable rate hike I figure I'm better off just dealing with it.

Well if you bothered to stay at the scene and report it, you would be deemed not at fault in which case there is no deductible or rate hike. You pay for insurance, use it.

och · 10-05-2010, 09:38 PM

I was traveling to Maine, and I narrowly escaped hitting a huge moose.

username604 · 10-05-2010, 09:50 PM

i wonder if a neighbor's cat would do any damage? that's about the only wild life where i live

scromp · 10-05-2010, 09:52 PM

I honestly had no idea deer were potentially special wrt insurance.. digging through my policy now..

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scromp Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 328i E90 Montego Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Hit a deer 6500 miles on. It was late, dark, raining, foggy, all that nonsense.. And still I almost veered to miss it.. but not quite enough. I wound up getting really lucky - nothing metal was damaged, just the bumper, cowling/fender underpanel, and & foglight assembly were impacted. Still.. Deer: dangerous, malicious vermin. Next time I let the guy with the Civic go first.
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scrufy Zoom Zoom This 12 Rep 694 Posts Drives: The Short Bus Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: So. Cal. iTrader: (0)	Ouch! Dam dude at least your ok. Ive seen a few pics of deer rammed into the radiator and hood and a couple of it even through the windshield!
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2M Colonel 503 Rep 2,200 Posts Drives: Mineral Grey M2 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York iTrader: (2)	Pics or it didn't happen. __________________ E9X Picture Game: 8 points: (High visibility jacket; Strip Club; Pizzeria; Sobriety Test; E9x dressed for Halloween, Billiards, Oil Change, Orange Cone)
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TriniJots Driver 102 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2021 M340i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Florida iTrader: (3)	I would ask for pics...but that would just seem a little f*cked up... haha Sorry about the car buddy.
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mithiral67 That guy 117 Rep 5,740 Posts Drives: 2015 Cayman GTS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (4) Garage List 2015 Porsche Cayman ... [0.00]	Hit a suicidal deer in a 93 Buick skylark. I swore I swerved 3 times and somehow he got back in front of me. Time for a new bumper on insurance company?
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scromp Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 328i E90 Montego Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	I've got pics but so far I've been too depressed to pull them off the camera. mithiral: estimate for fixing all that at a decent shop with all new bmw parts only came to $1200 so I'm not even going to bother with the insurance. After the deductible & probable rate hike I figure I'm better off just dealing with it.
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Coolieman1220 Banned 73 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	deer can kill ppl, slide thru the windshield
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Morpheus Captain 25 Rep 941 Posts Drives: 335i Titanium Silver Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cockaigne iTrader: (1)	deer vs. motorcycle fatality last week here. what are the odds.
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10-05-2010, 08:27 AM	#12
nogard13 Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Durham iTrader: (0)	I ran over a dead dear a week ago. I drove to the CVS up the street from work and the deer wasn't there. On my way back, tho, I'm following an Accord and we're both going about 50 (in a 45MPH zone) and I have a fool in an Explorer tailgaiting me (only one lane each way and there was oncoming traffic so he couldn't pass). Anywho, the Accord just drove right over the deer and I didn't have time to brake and swerving into oncoming traffic would've caused a head-on collision so I just ran over the damned thing. It didn't mess up my bumper, but it did scrape all the way down the bottom of my car. The smell of burned flesh and hair stayed on my car for a few days.
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scromp Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 328i E90 Montego Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	andrew: Agreed, I got really lucky. She (just going on the numbers) decided to reverse course at the last second and wound up ducking or something, hit the car really low. Sorry about your head, deer, but thanks for not getting all up into my business. nogard: It's crazy around here this time of year. They're out at unusual times and in places you don't usually see them. Glad you managed to avoid damage.
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rollsISU New Member 3 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 6SPD Sedan Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO iTrader: (1)	My sister once hit two deer at once -- one with each side of the front bumper. Didn't do too much damage to her car though. Not sure about damage to the deer. Fortunately the car was just an old Ford Tempo anyway.
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username604 Colonel 124 Rep 2,554 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: repair shop iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [10.00]	i wonder if a neighbor's cat would do any damage? that's about the only wild life where i live
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scromp Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 328i E90 Montego Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	I honestly had no idea deer were potentially special wrt insurance.. digging through my policy now..
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