I can't catch a break., I don't think this'll buff out Options

[Fastbird]

Well, in addition to finding out that I screwed myself out of $14K today by taking the job at Scott AFB, I plow through a deer with the Celica on the way home from base tonight after bowling in the league. Damage seen below:







Looks to be mostly cosmetic. Getting an estimate tomorrow and most likely dropping off at the body shop tomorrow too.

Fortunately, Comprehensive with Geico covers "animal damage" as they put it. Unfortunately, the $1K deductible (hey gotta keep some kind of sanity with insurance premiums in NJ) is going to be a hard pill to swallow considering the untimely manner in which this happened.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Nov 16, 2006 - 10:42 PM

[Coomer]

$1,000 for parts? Is more damaged than in the photos? Looks like a damaged front bumper, sidemarker, fender, and headlight seal. Did a headlight mounting tab break? Was there any more damage besides that?

[Fastbird]

$1,000 for parts? Is more damaged than in the photos? Looks like a damaged front bumper, sidemarker, fender, and headlight seal. Did a headlight mounting tab break? Was there any more damage besides that?

Don't know about the headlight seal mounting tab. Give that the seal is completely free of the headlight except for where it's pinched by the fender, I'd assume it broke. I thought the nose in itself was $600 or so???? Maybe it's not going to be $1K in parts.

Looks like you gave the Deer a good one.

All I remember seeing of the deer after impact was it spinning and flying away at about 10' off the ground. I hit it right in the chest with the front left corner of the car at about 50 MPH. It was a SOLID impact.