scottishpedro Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I was driving home from my sister's last night, sitting at around 50 on a country road. From no where this camacazie dear runs in front of the car.... A new experience for me, and not a pleasant one. You should have seen the poor thing fly, it went for some distance, and thankfully was hit hard enough for a quick death. Inspected the car this morning, and the front end is amazingly intact. Fortunately missed the expensive headlights. There is a fairly minor dent on the bonnet; there is a mobile dent remover here in Dundee that has done a great job for me in the past, hopefully he can save me again, although the bonnet is double skinned which might make things trickier. The bumper took a fair whack, it is slightly distorted next to the number plate. Time will tell whether this is something I can live with or not... unless anyone has a spare gun metal front bumper they want rid of! Anyway, could have been worse! Pedro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Much worse! At 50 I'd expect the car to be wrecked! Must have been a roe deer was it? I had to have dents on the bonnet repaired by the bodyshop due to the double skin. I'd remove the bumper and have a look behind, the bumper is urethane and will try to return to it's original shape. No telling whats behind it until you have a look! Very lucky escape. Oh and I recommend Gliptone for cleaning the skidmarks from the leather! Just discard the trousers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Very lucky escape. We have loads of deer around here. A friend of mine who is a chef and drives home after very late shifts has had two cars written off by deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 venison steaks for dinner then? Seriously though, a colleague of my brother in law was killed in an incident with a deer. It ran across the motorway - he hit it, got out of his car and was run over and killed! I also know someone who's car was badly damaged by a cow on the bonnet! You're lucky it wasn't a big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I've encountered deer here a fair bit. When in the Highlands and it's cold they come right down to the roads. Even the huge Stags are by the road. I have fairly quick animal reactions as Max and a few others on the hoon will testify! I remember a mate of mine hit a big deer in an escort van. He lobbed it in the back and sold it to a buthcher to pay for repairs to the van! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 how about this then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 A very luck escape indeed. I hit a badger last year and the repair came to £1400! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 and i think i posted this story at the time - this little deer survived a trip stuck in the front grille bless it! They really can be a problem - there's quite a few round here where I live although Pheasants are the main annoyance - they are so thick! http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/ne ... 725078.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Pheasants are a pain. I can encounter 3-4 on my drive to work then another 3-4 on the way home! All in the middle of the road usually looking at you! And people ask why I don't take the Zed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 We have a pheasant breeder nearby and they do a lot of shoots where I live - they are so thick and just when they've run across the road they change their mind and run back again! They are just big enough to do some damage if you hit one. Pain in the the backside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Im not a pheasant plucker but my mate is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Im not a pheasant plucker but my mate is Does he like cunning stunts too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stew Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Wouldn't have wanted to be sat there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Quite tough these zeds are you know, mine as been known to crush appliances to death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rentech Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 As you said 'dear' in your original post, I was imaginging some old, frial, 80 year old granny (old dear) flying through the air Luckily the other variety Hope you get it all sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 As you said 'dear' in your original post, I was imaginging some old, frial, 80 year old granny (old dear) flying through the air Luckily the other variety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I hit a fox at 80mph a few years back, luckily in a courtesy car There wasnt alot left of the fox. Also as stew said, you should check for damage behind the bumper as they do tend to return to there original mould, If not use a hairdryer/heat gun to pop and dents out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Quite tough these zeds are you know, mine as been known to crush appliances to death +1 I took out a wall/window at work and only needed a front bumper and bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishpedro Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 I hit a fox at 80mph a few years back, luckily in a courtesy car There wasnt alot left of the fox. Also as stew said, you should check for damage behind the bumper as they do tend to return to there original mould, If not use a hairdryer/heat gun to pop and dents out Is using a hairdrier to fix a plastic warp a possible job for someone like me? (i.e. little skill/knowledge about bodywork) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 if it hasnt creased the plastic, you can heat the plastic (not 2much as you will damage the paint) and pop the dent out quite easily, you will need 2push from the back, normally have 2remove the bumper, my ex-girlfiend had a habbit of bumping into things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekman Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Pheasants are a pain. I can encounter 3-4 on my drive to work then another 3-4 on the way home! All in the middle of the road usually looking at you! And people ask why I don't take the Zed! Hit one at Keldy forest a couple of months ago on the way back from a nice weekend.... Had a lovely Sunday stew with boiled rice..... Especially since da Z was unmarked.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350ZORRO Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I hit a fox at 80mph a few years back, luckily in a courtesy car There wasnt alot left of the fox. Also as stew said, you should check for damage behind the bumper as they do tend to return to there original mould, If not use a hairdryer/heat gun to pop and dents out Is using a hairdrier to fix a plastic warp a possible job for someone like me? (i.e. little skill/knowledge about bodywork) Hairdryer thing really works. I went round to my dads once and his Rav4 had the corner of his plastic bumper pushed in. He knew nothing (mum looked sheepish) Next time I went round it was gone. He said he had sorted it with the hairdryer. I didn`t believe him at 1st. Well worth a try I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Maddan posted pics of doing this recently and the improvement was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Quite tough these zeds are you know, mine as been known to crush appliances to death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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