I hate deer.

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

Well, hitting the deer is a "comprehensive" claim on your insurance, and
does not increase the cost of your premium, just like all glass claims. I
always tell people, if you have a choice between hitting an animal over
another vehicle or a stationary object, choose the animal. Not only is the
survival rate much higher (for YOU, not the animal), the resulting insurance
claim is much easier to tackle, and cheaper!

Now, I remember a few months ago, someone asked why anyone would even dream
of carrying full coverage on such an old car...
Well, there's a perfect example of why I would want to - and DO carry full
coverage on my 12yo V8Q!

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Nimmer" <george164 at earthlink.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 7:55 PM
Subject: I hate deer.


> I hate deer.  Less than one week after I get my fog lights installed and
> my headlights relayed, a _very_ large deer decides to lay down in front
> of my car.  Yes - it laid down.  I'm not sure if it was tired and needed
> a nap, or if it had a heart attack and died on the spot.  I was going
> about 70 mph on a 2 lane highway, when the deer jumped right out of the
> woods in front of my car, and laid down on the asphalt just before I ran
> it over!  I had no choice but to run it over.
>
> I suppose it would have done significantly more damage had it hit it
> while it was standing.  I was able to drive the car home, and I was
> uninjured, so I'm thankful for that.
>
> My newly installed fog lights are both smashed, as is my grille and one
> headlight (probably from the deers head).  The major problems are
> underneath.  The deer ripped the lower radiator support off from the
> radiator, and bent it down about 5 inches.  Also, the "fork" looking
> piece of hardware (on the drivers side) that appears to hold the front
> sway bar against the subframe was bent down, which appears to have
> slightly bent the front subframe on that side.
>
> Don't even ask about the fatty, furry clumps and chunks I had to remove
> from under there today.  VERY GROSS.
>
> Any suggestions on what to do if the front subframe is bent?
>
> George
> '85 4kq - with meat and fur.
>
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