Oct 30 2007

Bambi Meets Corolla

Published by Ron at 8:01 pm under Ron's Rambling

Evelyn took these photos this morning. See what a deer running into the side of your car can do:

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We got the estimate earlier today, and it’s over $3,100 in damage. Thank goodness we have full coverage on the car.

It’s a good thing that it hit us on the side, when we had slowed down (to 55 MPH) to go through a town. Here’s what the speed limit normally is:

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7 Responses to “Bambi Meets Corolla”

  1. # Evelynon 31 Oct 2007 at 9:12 am

    I was wondering if such a thing existed.
    Does it really work as it claims to?

  2. # Debon 31 Oct 2007 at 9:19 am

    From hearsay in WV and WI: no, it doesn’t work.

  3. # Ronon 31 Oct 2007 at 9:50 am

    Whitetail season starts on 11/3, so maybe they are smelling the testosterone in the air. :-)

  4. # Evelynon 31 Oct 2007 at 9:50 am

    Thanks Deb, I had a feeling about it but wasn’t sure.

  5. # Mikeon 01 Nov 2007 at 9:04 am

    Maybe you sould install a cow catcher, like the ones that used to be mounted to the front of steam locomotives. Even if it didn’t work, it would make your car easy to find in a crowded parking lot.

  6. # Ronon 01 Nov 2007 at 9:16 am

    You do see a LOT of trucks down here with cow catchers (though not pointed), and now I know why. Wouldn’t have done us any good, though, since the damn thing t-boned us.

  7. # Debon 01 Nov 2007 at 9:20 am

    I love those front grills. Very industrial-looking, like you are real serious.