HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) New to the forum.. less than 1300 miles (1.5 weeks old) on my 2015 Journey crossroad and a deer literally jumped at the front of my car as I was pulling around a corner the other night.... 3k worth of damage.. funny thing is, my soon to be ex wife just totaled our town and country, so I got this to cart the kids around (that I have sole custody of now) instead of my prius... and this happens.. What a month... Edited March 18, 2015 by HawtDogFlvrWtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow, that sucks. At least you didn't get hurt....what about the deer? HawtDogFlvrWtr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I feel your pain. My 2013 Journey was hit just six weeks after we got it - kid backed into it while we sat in the car. Leaned on the horn but his audio was cranked up so loud he never heard the horn nor checked the mirrors. Not as bad as yours, though - only $1500.00. Hadn't changed the oil yet and only made one payment. It got hit again in December 2014 - lady backed into it while my wife was in the gym, cracked the rear fascia - $1100.00. Two weeks later an 18 year old girl blew a red light and destroyed the whole front end. We hadn't gotten the rear fixed yet! No one got hurt, thank God - $11000.00 damage. My car is a friggin' magnet. You will not have this kind of bad luck! I hope things work out for the best for you and your children. HawtDogFlvrWtr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 The deer jumped up at an angle and kicked the side of the car and ran off. I believe it's alive still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Journayman. Holy crap. That really stinks... Sorry to hear all of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 yrs ago my brother who lives in michigan out in the country was going home, its on a dirt road so he is going real slow and about 1 block from his house a deer jumps right in front of his new truck takes out the grill and lights so he finally gets it back and within one week as he is going home at the same spot in the road that the last deer jumped in front of him the sides of the road are slight inclines on both sides so he is barley moving and a deer jumps out again only lands on top of his hood and also breaks the windshield and then scrambles off ok. his insurance shot up after that one alot........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ahhhhhhhh!!!! Did I say Ahhhhhhgggg!!!! Dang man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 That's a shame, sorry to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have come close to hitting one, but so far never (Knock on wood). A woman here, a few years back, hit one dead center. The deer went up over her hood and one of the hoofs went through her windshield, hit her in the head and killed her instantly. In your case, I am glad no one was hurt but it sucks with a new vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfurth Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have come close to hitting one, but so far never (Knock on wood). A woman here, a few years back, hit one dead center. The deer went up over her hood and one of the hoofs went through her windshield, hit her in the head and killed her instantly. In your case, I am glad no one was hurt but it sucks with a new vehicle. Talk about a freak accident. My sister hit a deer a few months back in my old '05 Cavalier. Broke both headlight mounts, the hood curled up, the radiator bowed (still functional, no leaks at all), and the hood latch was destroyed (no way to release the hood without removing the entire latch). No frame damage, car was drivable immediately afterwards, and the bumper was fine (the nose on that thing is pretty low). I put a "new" hood and headlights on it and replaced the hood latch, car drives as well as it ever did. The hood doesn't match, but she doesn't seem to care too much. Now if only the instrument cluster gave her information (all of the motors are shot, and I've been waiting for her to order new ones for the last few months). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Well if you're going to hit a deer, at least make sure you kill it so you can eat it! You have to get revenge somehow! Luckily it doesn't look like the door was damaged, maybe just scratched? Looks like a new fender, headlight, and bumper cover are in the works though. That sucks man...nothing like tanting your brand new vehicle. dhh3 and Woah322 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yes so the passenger door had three hoof dents in it. Looks like the deer pushed off the side of the journey but slammed its head into the fender and headlight when it pushed off. That little clump of fur had to be from under its head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 What's the ETA on repair time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I had a different experience with my caliber, I had a moose lick my car on 2 separate occasions all the way around from the bottom of the windows down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I had a different experience with my caliber, I had a moose lick my car on 2 separate occasions all the way around from the bottom of the windows down. Did you refuse to give him another Moosehead Larger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Your car was just a big salt block! They love road salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash211 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 That is too bad as long as you are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Â Did you refuse to give him another Moosehead Larger? Â I guess so. I managed to grab a pic lol. Edited March 23, 2015 by xcaliber81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 What's the ETA on repair time? They say it should be done by the end of this week. Funny enough, they gave me an impala as a rental... pretty funny actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_puck Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I had a different experience with my caliber, I had a moose lick my car on 2 separate occasions all the way around from the bottom of the windows down. A Moosewash! True story. Driving on Hwy 6, B.C. Interior, will some Aussie friends, Deer jumps out on highway 50 yds away, but I hit the brakes hard in my old Caravan. Aussies ask why. Before I reply the second deer jumps out of the bush right in front of the Caravan and we missed by inches. Moral of story. See one, assume there are lots more coming..... H.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I take it your Caravan was worth more than two bucks. hockey_puck, Journeyman425, dhh3 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I take it your Caravan was worth more than two bucks. Hahaha! Always with the smart ass comments... Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Funny enough, they gave me an impala as a rental... pretty funny actually. Holy crap that is funny! How ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawtDogFlvrWtr Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 hopefully I get my journey back today... they called a few days ago and said thursday or friday. Fingers crossed, as this impala has a power steering issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Let's see some pictures when you get it back! Fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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