havent had my FD a month. was coming back about 30 miles on the highway, i was yawning and let my friend drive. 2 miles from our houses, 6 deer pop out in the road, he swerves to miss, and loses it. he did almost steer out of it, and there was nothing that could've been done. As some of you know, i totaled my fc on july 9th (search). anyhow, nothing stupid was being done, the car was running the speed limit, no alcohol or anything.

 

Wow man, that blows ***. Hope you had full coverage or have the means to get another car . . . sorry dood.

-Clayton T.

 

man that sucks. not to be an *** or anything but can i have your pettit ecu?

 

At least your both ok, so whats gonna happen to the 7?

 

you guys both ok?

 

Wow, that looks rough. I'm glad you two are okay.

 

yup both ok....all i got was a MILD abrasion really not worth mentioning on my side from being held up in the air by the seatbelt.....my friend just had some blood on his knuckles from gettin out of the car.

as far as the FD.....dunno what's happening yet.....i did had full coverage

 

Never swerve to miss a deer.

It is fixable, roof skin, windshield, 1/4 panel skin and a hood + misc.

 

Ouch man Are you guys alright?

 

As Jeff said it is fixable. I saw the word deer and thought oh boy another wadd!! But actually that isn't that bad. From the pics you posted i don't see much damage to the lower side of the car.( being drive train, suspension etc..) Maybe there is and just not noticable in the pics. But even the a-pillars lookto be OK Hard to tell for sure though.

But if you can i would fix it or sell it to Jeff Sorry Jeff.

Also like he said never swerev to miss the dear. drive at them. like a wreck in a oval race. by the time you get to it it "should" have moved out of the way. But i guess when you throw 6 of those fockers in the mix the odds stack up against you.

Sorry bout the loss but i say rebuild it.

 

Seen Days of Thunder one too many times?

You are correct that you don't swerve for an animal, but you should at least try to slow down somewhat before impact, assuming that they won't get out of the way in time.

 

good to know you guys are ok...you should part the car out if you wont fix it, try to buy it back from insurance comp.

 

i was serious about the pettit ecu.

 

you seem like a good kid
I guess it happens....

make the best of it and glad you are safe

 

<Crys > Seems just like yesterday I lost mine last month. Glad to hear your ok man. Least you had full coverage cuz I didnt =(. GL to you in finding another FD cause FD's are where its at.

 

you said nothing could have been done.... something could have been done.
i made the mistake once, but didnt make it twice. never swerve to miss a deer. deer give, trees, ditches, poles, etc do not. i recently hit a deer in my friends FD (it's posted, just look through the pages) all the happened was a ripped off headlight, small dent in the bumper and a bend in the hood. all easily fixable.... whereas your car..... lots more money involved.... plus i got a lot of venison out of the deal

 

fc...and now fd. You've survived both fatal accidents?
I'd say you are lucky in terms of your physical injury.
Sorry to hear about your car though...

 

yea, walked away from both. ill give credit to "blessed" instead of "lucky".

honestly, nothing could've been done. as fast as this happened, anyone would've swerved due to natural reaction. you could NOT see the deer up the road, the deer all at once hopped over a small bank they were hidden behind right into the road. it wasnt even a second that when they became visible, they were in front of the car. about a 10-12 point buck standing up higher than the car.....thing was huge.

 

Haha!! I was wondering who would be the first to comment on that I see that you found the humor in it.

And yeah at least try to slow down before hand. and hopefully the deer will have gotten a clue by then.

 

I know it's just common sense, but you'd be surprised how many people don't know how to handle an animal in the road.

 

Zero... i guess you dont need anymore help with your running rich problem anymore....

Sorry for your luck... 2 7's down in such a short time

maybe god is sending you a message :t

 

If you want to sell it pm me. Its going to be totaled by insurance standards. Just find out what the buyback is and if the tiltle will be branded.

 

Not always true. Read about some local killed when deer came through the windshield and broke his neck. But that was an suv, fd may have had a better chance of getting under them.

 

Always true IMHO, but does not imply it is always better.

I think your example is similar to someone being killed by an airbag or saved by being "thrown clear" of the wreck due to not wearing a seatbelt.

There are cases where it worked out better (no seatbelt, no airbag, etc) but the majority of the cases you should brake hard and keep the car going in the direction it was going.

 

Glad your okay tho the roof looks pretty bad, atleast you didn't have t-tops . when are you gonna find out the info from the insurance company?