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I was coming back from the Porcupine Freedom Festival in Lancaster NH last week. While near the border between NY and PA, my wife managed to hit a deer. We pulled to the side of the road to see what had happened and when I got to the front of the car... BIG gaps. The headlight and turn signal were gone. The composite plastic panels were cracked in several places. The entire front end was smooshed in, giving the appearance that the hood was too long. When I motioned for Lindsay to come out and take a look, she couldn't. The driver's door was wedged shut.
Coolant began pouring out of Bluebeard and we noticed that the radiator is sitting back, tilted and diagonal now.
Nobody was injured except the deer and other than the car, no other property damage happened. It's fully covered by insurance and we were able to get home in a rental (also covered by insurance) but now were waiting on the insurance assesment on repairs and Bluebeard is still in NY, all alone.
Has anybody else hit a deer in their E? What kind of repairs needed to be done? I know for SURE that the front plastic panels will need to be replaced. I've got an ASM with blue panels, and I'm concerned that I won't get blue panels for replacement.
Coolant began pouring out of Bluebeard and we noticed that the radiator is sitting back, tilted and diagonal now.
Nobody was injured except the deer and other than the car, no other property damage happened. It's fully covered by insurance and we were able to get home in a rental (also covered by insurance) but now were waiting on the insurance assesment on repairs and Bluebeard is still in NY, all alone.
Has anybody else hit a deer in their E? What kind of repairs needed to be done? I know for SURE that the front plastic panels will need to be replaced. I've got an ASM with blue panels, and I'm concerned that I won't get blue panels for replacement.
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