Damn Wild Animals
06-12-2008 | 05:24 PM
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Got my car back last night. Headed to work this morning and hit a freaking turkey at 530AM!! Dented the hood, scratched hood and minor crack on bottom bumper and pieces of glass in the headlight cover. Take it tomorrow morning to get an estimate.
Its hard to see the dent, i guess with the color of the vehicle.
Its hard to see the dent, i guess with the color of the vehicle.
06-12-2008 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bmwfan05' post='601617' date='Jun 12 2008, 06:24 PM
Got my car back last night. Headed to work this morning and hit a freaking turkey at 530AM!! Dented the hood, scratched hood and minor crack on bottom bumper and pieces of glass in the headlight cover. Take it tomorrow morning to get an estimate.
Its hard to see the dent, i guess with the color of the vehicle.
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06-12-2008 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bmwfan05' post='601617' date='Jun 13 2008, 10:54 AM
Got my car back last night. Headed to work this morning and hit a freaking turkey at 530AM!! Dented the hood, scratched hood and minor crack on bottom bumper and pieces of glass in the headlight cover. Take it tomorrow morning to get an estimate.
Its hard to see the dent, i guess with the color of the vehicle.
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Its hard to see the dent, i guess with the color of the vehicle.
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Out of interest where are you located? Down here we have to watch out for Kangaroos, especially at night. Many years ago my father was driving interstate and hit one, it went thought the windscreen and ended up next to him in the passanger seat.....he was very lucky and suffered no injuries, the car and the kangaroo however were not so fortunate
06-12-2008 | 05:46 PM
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I was going to say where do you live, but in Atl there was a Baby zebra that got hit on the express way recently ( It's ok AU vet school worked on it and it is recovering at an exotic animal farm) . Just last week I saw a Screech own during the day fly in to some ones door chasing after some thing.
06-12-2008 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbadbull' post='601638' date='Jun 12 2008, 08:46 PM
I was going to say where do you live, but in Atl there was a Baby zebra that got hit on the express way recently ( It's ok AU vet school worked on it and it is recovering at an exotic animal farm) . Just last week I saw a Screech own during the day fly in to some ones door chasing after some thing.
Crazy ass animals!
06-12-2008 | 08:26 PM
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You are having the worst luck with these e60's my friend...maybe you should just order an x5...
06-13-2008 | 09:47 AM
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they'll get you every time. soory about the damage. its one of the reason i got the nite view. i can now see animals and theo dam bike in the dark. i just wish i had something for the new flashing bike lites.
atleast the damage wasnt like the wifes tangle with a large dog and my mgb. the mgb took the worst. the head lite ended up pointing down. and ....
atleast the damage wasnt like the wifes tangle with a large dog and my mgb. the mgb took the worst. the head lite ended up pointing down. and ....
