[Pepino]

Was coming home from a party this past weekend and the entire right side of the car need all sorts of repair.

I saw a flash of something on the right side of the road and instantly saw it was a deer running at full tilt. I was currently on a two lane road and fortunately no one else was on the stretch of the road at the time. I swerved to the other side of the road and saved my car from hitting the deer head on. BUT, the deer hit the right side of the A pillar, side mirror, passenger door, right rear quarter panel, shaved a line of paint off the right side of the rear window, knocked my wheel and managed to whip around and crack the rear tail light.

I know our cars are small, and anything looks big outside the window, but this doe's head was up to the top of the car. Big for these parts of Georgia. Surprisingly you really can't see the damage, but right in front of the wheel there is a nice dent and the paint is cracked where the wheel well meets the quarterpanel. The deer hit me hard enough to knock the alignment out of wack to add insult to injury. Poor wife though, she had no clue what was happening.

It really sounds worse than it is, but I'm getting the smallest blemish repaired since I have a zero deductable for comprehensive.

The insurance company is repairing my Eos for $1543 and some change.

Was a close one though. I feel sorry for the person that hits a deer head on in our car. Look out everyone.

 

[Stephb]

aww the poor deer did it survive?

atleast your ok it could of been worse!

Stephb xx

 

[Pepino]

true. we didn't get hurt. All I can say about the deer is when I slammed my brakes, the bright tail lights showed the deer staggering in the road. That is all I remember about the deer however.

 

[eismeerblue]

Twenty days after we picked up our new Eos, we slid into a guard rail on a slick road near Telluride, Co. Some damage to the side of the car, but the real problelm was the tie rod was bent and we had to be towed to Telluride for repairs. The parts were not in state and we had just started a vacation to California and wanted to continue. I called on my brother to go to Grand Junction and get my Subaru and bring it to us. On the way over from Moab, Utah he hit a deer with the Subaru. How do you explain to your insurance company that you have wrecked two cars within hours of each other : )

Steve

 

[GOgg]

Ouch, sounds like an expensive time ahead.
Best wishes and speedy repairs,

 

[Stephb]

Twenty days after we picked up our new Eos, we slid into a guard rail on a slick road near Telluride, Co. Some damage to the side of the car, but the real problelm was the tie rod was bent and we had to be towed to Telluride for repairs. The parts were not in state and we had just started a vacation to California and wanted to continue. I called on my brother to go to Grand Junction and get my Subaru and bring it to us. On the way over from Moab, Utah he hit a deer with the Subaru. How do you explain to your insurance company that you have wrecked two cars within hours of each other : )

Steve

Whoops Steve!!! Maybe your a speed deamon and it was too late?
slow down a bit whats the rush life is too short

Stephb xx

 

[Pepino]

Twenty days after we picked up our new Eos, we slid into a guard rail on a slick road near Telluride, Co. Some damage to the side of the car, but the real problelm was the tie rod was bent and we had to be towed to Telluride for repairs. The parts were not in state and we had just started a vacation to California and wanted to continue. I called on my brother to go to Grand Junction and get my Subaru and bring it to us. On the way over from Moab, Utah he hit a deer with the Subaru. How do you explain to your insurance company that you have wrecked two cars within hours of each other : )

Steve

I had a dream about this happening just the other night. We were out after dinner the other night with my wife's car and we saw a deer standing on the side of the road. That night I dreamed we hit that one and the insurance company accused us of fraud!

 

[neh321]

I had a dream about this happening just the other night. We were out after dinner the other night with my wife's car and we saw a deer standing on the side of the road. That night I dreamed we hit that one and the insurance company accused us of fraud!

Let me know if you dream the lottery numbers will you?

 

[Pepino]

Let me know if you dream the lottery numbers will you?

wouldn't that be nice...

 

[eismeerblue]

Stephb, yes, I was going too fast when I slid into the guard rail, but my brother was driving the Subaru and and was going less than 30 MPH. He saw the herd of deer and was watching them very carefully, when one that had crossed the road, suddenly turned and crossed back. There was very little damage to the Subaru, mostly broken headlight bracket.

 

[Eos_Up]

Good Luck

About 20 years ago I hit a deer that came bounding out of the woods. It happened so fast, I don't think I even touched the brakes until after the collision. I saw the deer briefly laying in the ditch and then it quickly limped back into the woods. Since it didn't appear to have any broken legs, perhaps it survived.

My car faired about the same as the deer. The body work on the left side of the car was sort of bent. I did get it repaired, but the car was never the same after the incident. If I ever hit one with the Eos, I would certainly be a little concerned about the top getting bent slightly.

Hope they repair you car so that it will be as good as new.

 

[Pepino]

Hopefully so. I am scheduled to bring the car in on the 14th.

The highest the deer hit me was the right side mirror. Even then it only scratched the outside. After that I think it was on its way to the pavement and hit the rear right wheel and the quarterpanel just in front of it. Besides a very small scratch near the front end of the trunk I think the roof is ok. I have operated the roof several times since and all seems well. Even the creaking hasn't come back (which I was afraid of). I just lubed the seals.