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**swervin ervin** · 03-07-2004, 02:10 AM

Well as the subject states, I hit a deer tonight in the Trans Am. The wife and I were going shopping and about 3/4 mile from the house we suddenly see two deer standing in the damn road. As many will remember me saying, I don't drive slow. I was probably going 65 or so. Anyway, I see them and hit the brakes real hard and swerve over into the left lane to miss them. Well, one decides to take off to the left. I barely missed the first one, but the other thinks it's a good idea to follow the other. Wrong. I hit this one head on and hard. I surprised the air bag didn't deploy. Last I seen of it, she was flying through the air. Called the insurance company to find out what I needed to do. They have a list they recommend to take it to. Get this, everyone of them was GM dealers. I couldn't believe it. Anyway, they say take it to them for any repairs. No problems at all. Didn't even want to see the car. Got to love Nationwide Insurance Co.

It was sort of funny in a strange way. Right after I hit it, the wife yells, you tore up my car. I said, now, how in the hell could I help it. She said, if you hadn't been running your mouth a hundred miles an hour you would have seen them sooner. Women, don't you just love them?

Destructo · 03-07-2004, 02:14 AM

Any deer that hits the front of my truck will go splat, big chrome bumper and big chrome grill/bumper guard will make quick work of one i'm sure. But i'v seen worse damage done by deer than that, always sucks when that happens though. I bet it was right around dusk too? I'm always careful around here when its dusk because I see them all the time.

79BIG10 · 03-07-2004, 02:14 AM

Glad to hear you and your wife are alright. Looks like you got lucky on the damage as it could have been much worse to yourselves and the car. Maybe now you can talk her into a truck instead of the car.

phantom dually · 03-07-2004, 02:17 AM

That sucks!!

*1FaastC10* · 03-07-2004, 02:20 AM

Mike, what kind of Trans Am do you have? every one i've seen from 82+ has popup headlights. are you sure you did get all excited over the whole situation that you typed "Trans" instead of "Grand".

glad to hear everyone is ok. except the deer, they're better off dead. they taste better that way.

ocbaud · 03-07-2004, 02:22 AM

you are damn lucky. it could have been VERY worse

**swervin ervin** · 03-07-2004, 02:35 AM

Yeah, we were lucky. I guess I had slowed way down by the time I hit it. I don't have any idea how fast I was going by then. The piece of crap plastic front end helped too. There is damage behind the front, under the hood. It broke the plastic core where the hood shuts. Still works but it's broken is several places. If you look, you can see the plastic front sticking up on the headlight. The two grilles are pushed back and broke behind. Also, the spot you see above the grille on the right in the first pic is deer hair.

All in all, it wasn't as bad as it could have been for sure.

Yes, it was right after it had gotten dark, about 6:30 to 7:00. There are a lot of deer around here too.

Jeremy,

you got me. I'm a dunce. It's a damn 99 Grand Prix GT.

I think this is part of the getting old brain damage I have going on.

low 84 · 03-07-2004, 03:45 AM

glad everyones ok. we hit one a few years ago going 75 mph with out even a chance to hit the breaks and totaled the car

LOHRTBT · 03-07-2004, 04:09 AM

Damn...that is the strangest lookin T/A ever!! hahaaha musta knocked the smart out of ya too hehehe.

That sux Mike...thankfully you all are ok that is what is important.

Kybol · 03-07-2004, 05:12 AM

Animals suck, I hit a moose in my 77 and a deer in my 90. At least it didnt total the car.

Blue Beard · 03-07-2004, 09:18 AM

Glad to hear of no injuries, and minimal damage.

Those front impack bumpers aren't good for that speed....

Mike76251 · 03-07-2004, 10:39 AM

As bad as I hate that "plastic" stuff on the front of my Z/28........I t-boned a full size Ford Fairlane going about 45 and all it did was put a little dent in the front of the hood.
It was very weird..............bent that other car into a U-shape.

bigblock73 · 03-07-2004, 12:03 PM

Thats a bummer Mike, but at least the damage is minimal and the airbag didn't deploy and smack you and your wife in the face. Also glad to hear both of you are OK.

Did the deer survive..or get up and run away?

Also, a bit off topic...but, do you two still have the 70's shortbox you purchased last year?

**N2TRUX** · 03-07-2004, 01:04 PM

Yeah Mike if you hadn't been

and

you might not have hit that deer. :p Women

Glad the hear everyone but Bambi and your wifes Trans Am

is alright...

BowTieMan · 03-07-2004, 08:15 PM

Aleast the truck was at home safe.

lukecp · 03-07-2004, 08:30 PM

Ouch

Did the deer get up and run off? If i hit a deer, it would go in the back of the truck and be taken to the processor....mumm....venison

**swervin ervin** · 03-07-2004, 09:01 PM

I don't have any idea where it went. It was dark and I couldn't see, didn't really care either. I only hope the damn thing is dead somewhere. I hate deer meat so bringing it home wouldn't be in the plans.

Jeff,

yes, I still have the 79 Big 10.

chevychic · 03-08-2004, 03:31 AM

Glad to hear you're both ok Mike. That sucks. I hit a deer at 1 am on the freeway doing about 75mph in my red MX-6 just 9 months after I bought it new. Hit the deer head on. It dented the front clip all up, pushed the radiator core back by about 4" then fell on top of the hood, smushing it before it was launched up and over the car. The way the front of that car was shaped was like a mini deer launch pad. The car was not able to make it home. Then it sat at the body shop waiting to be worked on when we were hit with a record hail storm denting the entire top of the car and rear deck. So now the shop had to fix the damage from the dear and the hail and they tried to make me pay the deductible for the hail repair when it was damaged while at their shop waiting to be worked on.

I sure hope your repairs go better than mine did!

stelth2002 · 03-08-2004, 03:41 AM

I must agree. I recently hit a deer and it did a lot more than i thought. It got repaired, but i think your pertty lucky

Devil'S Ride · 03-08-2004, 03:54 AM

Good to hear y'all are ok....an it looks like the car didnt suffer too bad either.....damn deer...I hit one once in my old truck...with a blade bull bar on it...turned the deer into jerky....an broke a headlight.....

but yeah, glad to know everyone is ok....

apstguy · 03-08-2004, 05:18 AM

I'm very glad we don't have wild animals like that. The biggest thig you can hit around here is a dog. If you go in the country, a cow might get in the way - using a car to go cow tipping is not a good idea. Up in the mountains I have narrowly missed deer. I don't like them.

LOHRTBT · 03-08-2004, 01:51 PM

YOU HATE DEER MEAT???!!! EEK!~~ HAHahaha

Slonaker · 03-08-2004, 05:03 PM

A friend of mine hit a deer with his '68 Camaro RS shortly after finishing his restoration. Ouch...

Slonaker

03-07-2004, 02:10 AM	#1
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Hit a freaking deer tonight in wifes car Well as the subject states, I hit a deer tonight in the Trans Am. The wife and I were going shopping and about 3/4 mile from the house we suddenly see two deer standing in the damn road. As many will remember me saying, I don't drive slow. I was probably going 65 or so. Anyway, I see them and hit the brakes real hard and swerve over into the left lane to miss them. Well, one decides to take off to the left. I barely missed the first one, but the other thinks it's a good idea to follow the other. Wrong. I hit this one head on and hard. I surprised the air bag didn't deploy. Last I seen of it, she was flying through the air. Called the insurance company to find out what I needed to do. They have a list they recommend to take it to. Get this, everyone of them was GM dealers. I couldn't believe it. Anyway, they say take it to them for any repairs. No problems at all. Didn't even want to see the car. Got to love Nationwide Insurance Co. It was sort of funny in a strange way. Right after I hit it, the wife yells, you tore up my car. I said, now, how in the hell could I help it. She said, if you hadn't been running your mouth a hundred miles an hour you would have seen them sooner. Women, don't you just love them? __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

03-07-2004, 02:14 AM	#2
Destructo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 1,836	Any deer that hits the front of my truck will go splat, big chrome bumper and big chrome grill/bumper guard will make quick work of one i'm sure. But i'v seen worse damage done by deer than that, always sucks when that happens though. I bet it was right around dusk too? I'm always careful around here when its dusk because I see them all the time. __________________ 1985 Scottsdale Shortbed 4x4 Stout 350 with some "upgrades"-700r4-33x12.5" Mud Tires, Warn 8274-50 winch. 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab 2wd 4-banger, 5 speed, Street Pack with 3.73 axle.

03-07-2004, 02:14 AM	#3
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Glad to hear you and your wife are alright. Looks like you got lucky on the damage as it could have been much worse to yourselves and the car. Maybe now you can talk her into a truck instead of the car. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

03-07-2004, 02:17 AM	#4
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	That sucks!! __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

03-07-2004, 02:35 AM	#7
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Yeah, we were lucky. I guess I had slowed way down by the time I hit it. I don't have any idea how fast I was going by then. The piece of crap plastic front end helped too. There is damage behind the front, under the hood. It broke the plastic core where the hood shuts. Still works but it's broken is several places. If you look, you can see the plastic front sticking up on the headlight. The two grilles are pushed back and broke behind. Also, the spot you see above the grille on the right in the first pic is deer hair. All in all, it wasn't as bad as it could have been for sure. Yes, it was right after it had gotten dark, about 6:30 to 7:00. There are a lot of deer around here too. Jeremy, you got me. I'm a dunce. It's a damn 99 Grand Prix GT. I think this is part of the getting old brain damage I have going on. Last edited by swervin ervin; 03-07-2004 at 02:39 AM.

03-07-2004, 02:20 AM	#5
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	Mike, what kind of Trans Am do you have? every one i've seen from 82+ has popup headlights. are you sure you did get all excited over the whole situation that you typed "Trans" instead of "Grand". glad to hear everyone is ok. except the deer, they're better off dead. they taste better that way.

03-07-2004, 02:22 AM	#6
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	you are damn lucky. it could have been VERY worse

03-07-2004, 03:45 AM	#8
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	glad everyones ok. we hit one a few years ago going 75 mph with out even a chance to hit the breaks and totaled the car __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

03-07-2004, 04:09 AM	#9
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	Damn...that is the strangest lookin T/A ever!! hahaaha musta knocked the smart out of ya too hehehe. That sux Mike...thankfully you all are ok that is what is important. __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

03-07-2004, 05:12 AM	#10
Kybol Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 205	Animals suck, I hit a moose in my 77 and a deer in my 90. At least it didnt total the car. __________________ -90 454ss http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289115843 -04 TRX450R -77 c-10 http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290506213 SOLD -82 c-10 SOLD -02 CRF450 SOLD

03-07-2004, 09:18 AM	#11
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,831	Glad to hear of no injuries, and minimal damage. Those front impack bumpers aren't good for that speed.... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

03-07-2004, 10:39 AM	#12
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	As bad as I hate that "plastic" stuff on the front of my Z/28........I t-boned a full size Ford Fairlane going about 45 and all it did was put a little dent in the front of the hood. It was very weird..............bent that other car into a U-shape.

03-07-2004, 12:03 PM	#13
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Thats a bummer Mike, but at least the damage is minimal and the airbag didn't deploy and smack you and your wife in the face. Also glad to hear both of you are OK. Did the deer survive..or get up and run away? Also, a bit off topic...but, do you two still have the 70's shortbox you purchased last year? __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

03-07-2004, 01:04 PM	#14
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Yeah Mike if you hadn't been and you might not have hit that deer. :p Women Glad the hear everyone but Bambi and your wifes Trans Am is alright... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

03-07-2004, 08:15 PM	#15
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	Aleast the truck was at home safe. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo



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03-07-2004, 08:30 PM	#16
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Ouch Did the deer get up and run off? If i hit a deer, it would go in the back of the truck and be taken to the processor....mumm....venison __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

03-07-2004, 09:01 PM	#17
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I don't have any idea where it went. It was dark and I couldn't see, didn't really care either. I only hope the damn thing is dead somewhere. I hate deer meat so bringing it home wouldn't be in the plans. Jeff, yes, I still have the 79 Big 10.

03-08-2004, 03:31 AM	#18
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	Glad to hear you're both ok Mike. That sucks. I hit a deer at 1 am on the freeway doing about 75mph in my red MX-6 just 9 months after I bought it new. Hit the deer head on. It dented the front clip all up, pushed the radiator core back by about 4" then fell on top of the hood, smushing it before it was launched up and over the car. The way the front of that car was shaped was like a mini deer launch pad. The car was not able to make it home. Then it sat at the body shop waiting to be worked on when we were hit with a record hail storm denting the entire top of the car and rear deck. So now the shop had to fix the damage from the dear and the hail and they tried to make me pay the deductible for the hail repair when it was damaged while at their shop waiting to be worked on. I sure hope your repairs go better than mine did! __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

03-08-2004, 03:41 AM	#19
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	I must agree. I recently hit a deer and it did a lot more than i thought. It got repaired, but i think your pertty lucky __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

03-08-2004, 03:54 AM	#20
Devil'S Ride Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Grants PassOregon Posts: 335	Good to hear y'all are ok....an it looks like the car didnt suffer too bad either.....damn deer...I hit one once in my old truck...with a blade bull bar on it...turned the deer into jerky....an broke a headlight..... but yeah, glad to know everyone is ok.... __________________ The Devil 1983 ONE TON 454/400/208 11" of lift on 44's

03-08-2004, 05:18 AM	#21
apstguy LED King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,087	I'm very glad we don't have wild animals like that. The biggest thig you can hit around here is a dog. If you go in the country, a cow might get in the way - using a car to go cow tipping is not a good idea. Up in the mountains I have narrowly missed deer. I don't like them. __________________ Tyler 1985 C10 305 w/ Bowtie OD TH700R4 3.42 LSD 202,000 miles 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5-speed Stick 2016 Chevy Spark EV Gone: 2002.5 VW GTI 24v VR6 Gone: 2008 VW R32

03-08-2004, 01:51 PM	#22
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	YOU HATE DEER MEAT???!!! EEK!~~ HAHahaha __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

03-08-2004, 05:03 PM	#23
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	A friend of mine hit a deer with his '68 Camaro RS shortly after finishing his restoration. Ouch... Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

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