pics of wen i went over the curb :(

[audikid66]

heres some pics from last week wen i dogded a deer and plowed over a curb into some ladys front yard... no body damage or undercarriage damage ..got lucky.... my wheels and splitter didnt get so lucky...

driver side front wheel

passenger side front wheel

tire blown out

1 week old splitter



my car in winter wheels mode until i find new wheels that i like

[audi314]

A little higher and you would be looking for a new FMIC!! Sucks that you have to go wheel shopping again. I know it can be a pain!

[audikid66]

a little higher and i would have wnated to kill myself...front bumper, front mount etc... got super lucky.. so suprised i didnt do any undercarriage damage also

[Capt. Obvious]

Damn, consider yourself lucky. That's pretty minor damage considering you went over a curb.

[JerseyShoreA4]

Damn bro, you blasted that wheel. Real lucky the car is alright. Even luckier u missed that deer. Good luck wheel shopping. The pics of wintermode aren't opening for me but I know what it's like rolling on stockers. How'd you like that splitter for the week it was on?

[Carlitos]

hope everything works out fine!

btw, did you check all your suspension components? Might want to double check on that.

[Burtonnboarda]

wow you got lucky.. last time i met a curb i broke an axle...

[audikid66]

yea man i got real lucky.. i had it in the air everything looked great and it drives fine. jus tiny crack in the bumper.. bye bye splitter, and wheels... happy to own a german car.. a POS honda or something like that woulda been wrecked if it had hit as hard as i had.. im ordering a new splitter tomorrow.. gonna have my buddy paint it... water/meth injection for my b-day... and i am on the look out for new wheels .....wanna find a nice set that i really like so i wanna look around ..not rush..

[PRY4SNO]

Just my two cents, but next time, hit the friggin deer! That way insurance covers the damage at least.

Anyways good luck, and glad to hear your whip is relatively alright. It's a nice one.

[audikid66]

thanks lol.. but if i hit the deer.. i would have had a ton more damage then jus 2 wheels.. i would been lookin at new front bumper,grill,hood, front mount..who knows... lol i got out lucky.

[Groove1797]

Just my two cents, but next time, hit the friggin deer! That way insurance covers the damage at least.

Anyways good luck, and glad to hear your whip is relatively alright. It's a nice one.

Terrible idea! The chance of that deer coming thru the windshield is much higher (happened last week to a man in my parents neighborhood). Also, when you do hit a deer they sometimes will get up and keep trucking so the cop writes you a ticket anyway.

[PRY4SNO]

Terrible idea! The chance of that deer coming thru the windshield is much higher (happened last week to a man in my parents neighborhood). Also, when you do hit a deer they sometimes will get up and keep trucking so the cop writes you a ticket anyway.

Listen.

I don't know how tall the deer are near your bean bag, but in my neck of the woods deer are more of a nuisance than anything. And trust me, there are deer aplenty. If you're talking moose, elk, that's another story; they can be especially hazardous. And if you tell a cop you hit a deer and then point to the embedded fur in the front end it's instantly a moot-point... a real no-brainer. (Not to mention that's after the fact when you file a report) Sometimes you just can't avoid hitting a deer.

Not to mention that no matter how much damage the live venison causes, so long as it's more than your deductible, you're not shelling out a couple paychecks. When you curb your car, you deliberately do so and thus exclude yourself from insurance coverage on the claim.

Hence my initial post.

[Groove1797]

Listen.

I don't know how tall the deer are near your bean bag, but in my neck of the woods deer are more of a nuisance than anything. And trust me, there are deer aplenty. If you're talking moose, elk, that's another story; they can be especially hazardous. And if you tell a cop you hit a deer and then point to the embedded fur in the front end it's instantly a moot-point... a real no-brainer. (Not to mention that's after the fact when you file a report) Sometimes you just can't avoid hitting a deer.

Not to mention that no matter how much damage the live venison causes, so long as it's more than your deductible, you're not shelling out a couple paychecks. When you curb your car, you deliberately do so and thus exclude yourself from insurance coverage on the claim.

Hence my initial post.

The deer in my area (Colorado) are all over and i'm sure that they are tall enough that if you hit it you sweep their legs out and they come across the hood. The reason why I have been driving audi's is due to rolling my wrx from dodging one dear only to hit another. I still got a ticket (I had bambi's fur on my window and in the back seat), had to go to court and fight the ticket since the little ****** got up and ran. I don't know if the deer up north are smaller but the ones down here are big enough to kill you.

I would rather pay a few paychecks than not walk away

[PRY4SNO]

The deer in my area (Colorado) are all over and i'm sure that they are tall enough that if you hit it you sweep their legs out and they come across the hood. The reason why I have been driving audi's is due to rolling my wrx from dodging one dear only to hit another. I still got a ticket (I had bambi's fur on my window and in the back seat), had to go to court and fight the ticket since the little ****** got up and ran. I don't know if the deer up north are smaller but the ones down here are big enough to kill you.

I would rather pay a few paychecks than not walk away

Fair enough.

I'm sure they're the same size... ish. The Rockies are the Rockies. I saw deer in the north-western US while clocking serious miles last summer and they're tomato-tomatoe.

Not so sure how you get a ticket for hitting a deer on the highway though... that's still a bit off to me.

I guess my personal policy has always been to avoid but try to brake in a straight enough line to hit on a 45-degree angle so it bounces away or over the A-pillar. Not like you can always plan that, but still. Try.

I remember my mom coming home on her 38th birthday after hitting a pair of deer, one over, one under. $5,000+ damage to her 190E Mercedes, and she was only shaken up. No airbags... just a nice repair job comped by insurance (minus deductible). So for a car our (A4) size I suppose I feel relatively safe. Like I said... moose/elk are another kettle of fish altogether.

You roll the dice crossing the street so why worry about randoms? I mean, we pay insurance every month and get nada back... so if it happens, amen.

[audikid66]

the catch 22 is.. you use ur insurance too much and ur insurance goes up.. i am under my dad's policy and i have so many points that i am the reason his insurance is as high as it is.. it could be lower without me on it... so thats the reason i wouldnt want to even go throuhg insurance.. i wasn't planning on hitting anything... was planning on mising the deer and stopping in time but that didnt happen...i would've never had time to think in that situation lol. happened soooo quick

[EErie B6]

the catch 22 is.. you use ur insurance too much and ur insurance goes up.. i am under my dad's policy and i have so many points that i am the reason his insurance is as high as it is.. it could be lower without me on it... so thats the reason i wouldnt want to even go throuhg insurance.. i wasn't planning on hitting anything... was planning on mising the deer and stopping in time but that didnt happen...i would've never had time to think in that situation lol. happened soooo quick

Hitting a deer is considered an "act of god" and it does not make your insurance rates go up... i hit a deer 3 weeks ago, and that was one of the questions i asked my insurance company. deer took out my fender, front door, and just kissed my back door. $2,500 bill... so far... and only $100 out of pocket

[audikid66]

ok regardless... i dont care.. i wasn't thinking at the time... hm i should just plow this deer down and deal with the headaches of possibly killing one of my friends or myself if the deer came through the window and doing tons more damage to my car....

[EErie B6]

ok regardless... i dont care.. i wasn't thinking at the time... hm i should just plow this deer down and deal with the headaches of possibly killing one of my friends or myself if the deer came through the window and doing tons more damage to my car....

this is true, it happens quick... the only thing i did to avoid mine was to scream, lol, and it didnt work, but thats all i though of, and had time to do. it happened in the blink of an eye... all i saw was a head for a split second.

i wouldnt suggest totaling out your car by hitting the deer... or by running off the road, and i think you did get out lucky with just a few bent wheels.

[EErie B6]

There are pros and cons to both sides

hitting the deer...
pros:
*possibly cheaper because insurance covers it... and no rate hike.
*you might get lucky and be able to score a cosmetic upgrade or 2.
Cons:
*on carfax, im sure that it now shows my car as wrecked... though it was minor, and the pieces are all bolt off and on.
*i could have been badly hurt, and possibly killed depending on the angle of impact, and size of the animal.... someone locally hit a bear recently... that had to suck... lol

avoiding the deer...
Pro:
*you might not hit anything
*carfax wont show damage (for rims and stuff you fix your self)
*Bambi Lives!
*you and your friends stay in one piece

Con:
*if you hit something else, you can rack up a huge bill, and fast.
* you might hit something that would be worse... like a big tree (trust me, they dont move)


PS: i have seen deer just about total out a vehicle... friend back in college hit one, took out her bumper, grille, hood, radiator, driver fender, door, windshield, driver window, back window, and smashed in the driver side of the truck bed... on an S-10. she got beat up by the accident, and bloodied by the glass, there was blood all over ther interior, both her's and the deer's... she had pics of all of it, it was pretty nasty. ...all that and the insurance company rebuilt the truck... i couldnt believe it.

[EErie B6]

after all, it is an "act of god" ... be it your god, my god, or our god... lol

you normally dont have time to think, and have very little time to react, all you can do is hope for the best. you cant be mad, or second guess yourself, you made the best decision you could, given the info and options you thought you had at the time... every one can say they would have done something better after the fact.... bottom line, they weren't there, only you know how it really happened. Life happens. ...and no one, (but a good lawyer... lol) can fault you for it.

we all avoid stuff 100's of times a day... where split second decision making pays off... if you dont believe that, go start your car, put it in drive, hop out, and see how far it makes it. =P

[audikid66]

well said.. i look at the good in it.. i get to get new wheels.. nice change...no one was hurt.. no tickets or anything... so watev its cool..i was super mad at first but im good now... looking for wheels if any1 is selling! 19" with a nice lip.....

[EErie B6]

audikid66, thanks for reminding me about the ticket.

The reason why I have been driving audi's is due to rolling my wrx from dodging one dear only to hit another. I still got a ticket (I had bambi's fur on my window and in the back seat), had to go to court and fight the ticket since the little ****** got up and ran.

Just curious, what was the actual infraction? how did it read on the paper?

the way you make it sound, cops can just write a ticket for having a dented car... if thats the case, god help anyone with a beater.

[EC99SS]

Wow...lucky indeed. I'm glad to see the driver is OK (most of all). Definitely re-check the suspension components as they could have been bent. Even bent components can seem/feel to drive fine. I would at least go to an alignment shop and have them do a laser alignment to make sure your caster/camber is OK. If those come out OK then I suspect all is good.

[audikid66]

ye i def need an alignment bad.. i gotta find somewhere around here where they can do a laser alignment