****ing deer
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#18
The problem with insurance covering it is that if you trade the car in, you'll get whacked for a bad Carfax report. Just happened to me last month when I traded my '08 Legacy GT for the G. They started at $1800 under what the middle of all the good condition trade-in figures were, and came off another grand when I said I'd have to leave and think about it. So an insurance paid $1700 repair cost me $800 six months later.
#19
Completely read my mind haha! I was holding off on getting them to focus more on my suspension but now what better of an excuse do i need? Don't think i'd wanna run around with a headlight thats smashed open...
As much as I would love to have good resale/trade in value, theres not much i can do about it. I dont have the money to pay for repairs out of pocket and i sure as hell dont want to be driving around like until i do have the money. fml
Thanks everyone, for all your good wishes. I just made a claim to AAA and theyre trying to help me get my car fixed asap And would you consider guys my deductable low? its 500$
Heres some pictures i took earlier...
Looks like the deer impacted right where the headlight and fender meet.
NOTE deer guts at top of pic & part bumper cover ripped from body..
Notice how much the headlight sticks out of the body? The housing snapped completely in half
Dent i just found on passenger door note the inconsistent reflection of the sidewalk
More of the carnage
So how much do you guys think all this will cost? easily over 1.5k i think..
The problem with insurance covering it is that if you trade the car in, you'll get whacked for a bad Carfax report. Just happened to me last month when I traded my '08 Legacy GT for the G. They started at $1800 under what the middle of all the good condition trade-in figures were, and came off another grand when I said I'd have to leave and think about it. So an insurance paid $1700 repair cost me $800 six months later.
Thanks everyone, for all your good wishes. I just made a claim to AAA and theyre trying to help me get my car fixed asap And would you consider guys my deductable low? its 500$
Heres some pictures i took earlier...
Looks like the deer impacted right where the headlight and fender meet.
NOTE deer guts at top of pic & part bumper cover ripped from body..
Notice how much the headlight sticks out of the body? The housing snapped completely in half
Dent i just found on passenger door note the inconsistent reflection of the sidewalk
More of the carnage
So how much do you guys think all this will cost? easily over 1.5k i think..
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It's a tough situation when you get stuck like this when you weren't doing a thing wrong. I was trying to make sure you had information, not to persuade you not to use your insurance. Your damage looks to be a bit more than the $1700 done to my Subaru, which had bumper and headlight replacement and only slight damage/repair to the fender.
Deductible amounts are usually a trade-off for a lower premium. $500 is not uncommon for folks looking to minimize the premium. Mine's $250 for collision, but a deer hit like this goes under the $0 collision.
Deductible amounts are usually a trade-off for a lower premium. $500 is not uncommon for folks looking to minimize the premium. Mine's $250 for collision, but a deer hit like this goes under the $0 collision.
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#24
Should have atleast went back n got the deer and processed the meat for either you or you coulda taken it to a shelter of some sort. Personally I woulda kept it for myself though! Insurence will cover that..or they do in Georgia anyhow. Good luck
Last edited by toyota4x; 03-30-2011 at 09:58 AM. Reason: spelling haha
#26
Learned about that when a place put one on one of my RX7s. You could see it wasn't right from 50 feet away, as you drove down the street to the body shop. I refused to sign for State Farm to pay until they put on OEM. They got nasty about it and I don't know what would have happened if State Farm hadn't been a party to it.
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