I was doing about 65 down a nice country road when OMG, DEER!!!11!!!1! I saw its head jump out of the grass field to the right, I slammed on the brakes and turned towards its ass to try and dodge it but I caught it right above the bumper on the drivers side. I think 5 or 10mph slower would have saved me, so anyone looking for a lesson in all this can start there. i clipped its legs and sent it hurtling, the good news is that me and my girl are unhurt and the deer had a quick passing, i would absolutely hate to find it immobilized but still alive. Anyway, pics:
I have never been in an accident before so I don't know how insurance dealings are supposed to go with these cars. I called Geico and they said this would be covered under my comprehensive with $500 deductible, so I am taking it to their estimator/adjuster shop on monday to get it looked at. The hood is bent at the edge and probably bowed up a little, the fender has a few small dents near the front, the nose panel is toast, the headlight cover and possibly whole assembly is bent, the hood rubber bumper near the headlight/ bracket around the headlight knob is all bent in (not significant if you don't know what part I mean), the front grill, corner light, side marker, and trim are all toast, and the front bumper looks like it got a scratch. Ugh.
What do you guys think, take the insurance money and get my own junkyard parts and paint them or just let a shop do it? So far I haven't had a shop do anything to the car and I kind of don't want to break the streak, but also I don't know how hard the parts are to come by, like that damn nose panel. Insert $0.02 here
I have never been in an accident before so I don't know how insurance dealings are supposed to go with these cars. I called Geico and they said this would be covered under my comprehensive with $500 deductible, so I am taking it to their estimator/adjuster shop on monday to get it looked at. The hood is bent at the edge and probably bowed up a little, the fender has a few small dents near the front, the nose panel is toast, the headlight cover and possibly whole assembly is bent, the hood rubber bumper near the headlight/ bracket around the headlight knob is all bent in (not significant if you don't know what part I mean), the front grill, corner light, side marker, and trim are all toast, and the front bumper looks like it got a scratch. Ugh.
What do you guys think, take the insurance money and get my own junkyard parts and paint them or just let a shop do it? So far I haven't had a shop do anything to the car and I kind of don't want to break the streak, but also I don't know how hard the parts are to come by, like that damn nose panel. Insert $0.02 here
