Deer
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Tacoma-ish
Well look on the bright side...*tries to find one* Oooh! At least your bumper survived. Right? *sigh* that sucks man, hopefully the deer was drunk and had good insurance... 
MAYBE you can get the $6k, buy it back totaled, and bolt on the new gear. if you have a spare ride to get you around, most of what LOOKS to be wrong, can be picked out, and new/used parts bolted on. (I'm trying to find some positive man). Once you get the estimate look at that option real quick, you would spend less than the 6k by far, and could pay off a portion of the loan. BONUS: still paying for something you drive.
Maybe?
MAYBE you can get the $6k, buy it back totaled, and bolt on the new gear. if you have a spare ride to get you around, most of what LOOKS to be wrong, can be picked out, and new/used parts bolted on. (I'm trying to find some positive man). Once you get the estimate look at that option real quick, you would spend less than the 6k by far, and could pay off a portion of the loan. BONUS: still paying for something you drive.
Maybe?
Last edited by ABN31B; Oct 17, 2009 at 01:08 PM.
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 4,772
From: Halifax, NS, Canada
So basically, I was driving back to school with my gf and it was exactly 11pm
Driving on a stretch of road I never saw deer cross before...
BAM... I couldnt turn away, because I did not see it until it was maybe 6 inches from my bumper...
The good news is that the hood flipped up and covered the windshield and the air bags did not deploy... I hit it and then pulled off the road after about 200-300 feet, and the deer was ejected another 100 feet ahead of me...
My front end got raped by the deer, it was a fatass of a baby buck with just a little rack... no pictures of the deer but it was dead and had one of its legs snapped and twisted in the wrong direction...
Happened at 11 and got home at 2 am....
Oh and the blood is still on the license plate...
Driving on a stretch of road I never saw deer cross before...
BAM... I couldnt turn away, because I did not see it until it was maybe 6 inches from my bumper...
The good news is that the hood flipped up and covered the windshield and the air bags did not deploy... I hit it and then pulled off the road after about 200-300 feet, and the deer was ejected another 100 feet ahead of me...
My front end got raped by the deer, it was a fatass of a baby buck with just a little rack... no pictures of the deer but it was dead and had one of its legs snapped and twisted in the wrong direction...
Happened at 11 and got home at 2 am....
Oh and the blood is still on the license plate...
Sucks about the estimate too. Body damage is always crazy expensive. What if you went to a junkyard and stripped another blazer's front end...you could probably get away with it well under 6k...
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,545
From: Tacoma-ish
lol after giving her a face lift via the Junkyard, you can get a l33t Ambasador Paint Job from those trusted vehicular picasos; MAACO! I'm thinking Electric Grapevine Maroon!
Start calling around. get a few estimates on what you need vs. what they estimated, if it's $4k or less AFTER buying back your totaled vehicle, go for it and toss the remainder at your loan. or your GF's/kid's christmas
Start calling around. get a few estimates on what you need vs. what they estimated, if it's $4k or less AFTER buying back your totaled vehicle, go for it and toss the remainder at your loan. or your GF's/kid's christmas
