My G-ride and the Deer @ 80mph
Well, shit, I was heading down to Fl. on Thursday night 10-11 hr. drive!!! All was going well, had my 21 month old lil' boy X in the car sleeping peacefully and the wifey also!! Well, about 4 hours on I-75, I was stuck behind a slow car IN THE FAST LANE in a construction zone going about 50 mph (speed limit 60 mph), cuz it was raining, so i'm on his ass, til the zone ends, and he speeds up and gets in front of the truck so i sped up to about 85 mph, and right after a hill, i see about 100 ft. away, something in the middle of the road, As i got closer and finally made out what it was, i noticed it was a fucking deer (no antlers), and it proceeded to run away, but it couldn't make up its mind as it hesitated and before I could slam the brakes, the deer just glanced up, i guess knowing that it was gone, and bamn, scared the fuck out of me, the galant hit it, and then my right front tires ran it over, and after the rear tire ran it over, the car hopped, and almost lost control of the galant, as it swerved heavily to the left and right, as the ground/rd. was wet but the proxes gained control (thank to the lord up above)! - so, i slowed down to about 35 mph, and hit the hAZARDS, and pulled over at the next exit, my luck, a fuckin exit that had no lights, no gas station, so i proceeded to the next one 8 miles later! -
got out - when i put the g-rdie in park, i heard a buzzing sound, i was like fuck, i was hoping it didn't give me a flat, hoping it definitely didn't mess up my radiator, as i wasn't worried abut my bumper, cuz i was on my way down to south' fl to probably get a new one this trip and to visit the fam.!!
got out, as i walk in front of my galant, cracked the bumper on the top and bottom, left upper grill gone, no visual damage to my tires or axle, but the worst, the impact was so hard that it bent my upper and lower tie bar inwards, thus causing the fan blade to rub against the radiator and shroud thus causing the noise i was talking about!!! i was like fuck! i didn't feel like turning around, though, so i kept going to fl, since the radiatir wasn't leaking, and it still seemed driveable to me as long as the fan kept spinning - next day, i see hair on the bumper, all fucked up and shit, rode to the dealrship, told them to give me an estimate $$$ -
turns out i need a :
upper tie bar
lower tie bar
of couse - bumper cover & foam absorber -
a/c cond.
radiator
fan shroud
fan blade - not that much
grill
headlamps
lower air guide
right side engine shield
possibly wheel alignment
fogz/harness
estimated bout $1500 - $1800 damage the deer caused
Re: My G-ride and the Deer @ 80mph
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turns out i need a : Â*
upper tie bar
lower tie bar
of couse - bumper cover & foam absorber - Â*
a/c cond.
radiator
fan shroud
fan blade - not that much
grill
headlamps
lower air guide
right side engine shield
possibly wheel alignment
fogz/harness
estimated bout $1500 - $1800 damage the deer caused</div>
YO king, tell that dealership to stick it in their ear. Few things:
1.you dont need a new fan because it was still turning when you got out to check your car. (it may have rough edges because it was rubbing, but otherwise, no need)
2.you dont need any of that engine shield shit, all it does is prevent it from being hotter when you open up your hood. and trust me, i took mine off in hot ass AZ, and its not really hot at all.
3. YOU should know if you need an alignment, because the shit would be pulling to one side or the other.
4.You probably wont need a new radiator because your actual body wasnt really damaged, so i dont know how it got thru to your radiator, unless its leg or head went thru the damn radiator.
5.im not sure what the lower air dam is, maybe bottom of front bumper, but you dont need that either because you are getting a new body kit.
and of course im saying all this without seeing the car, but thats what i think.
