[s-cars] Big Reds, Euro Lights, Lowered Suspension - just paid for themselves - avoided the herd

[Robert Myers]

And imagine the impact of an elk passing through the windshield just before 
it's carcass nearly decapitates you.  Well done.  Or just good 
luck.  Either way you were very fortunate.  :-)

At 11:01 PM 1/31/2005 -0500, Paul Dooley wrote:

>Driving the 95 S6 through the Allegheny National Forrest last night, 
>cruising along in the 50's, clear night, not much traffic on the back 
>road, snow had stopped earlier in the day so the roads were dry, I came 
>around a 120 degree bend, switch back in the other direction and what do I 
>see, but a herd of Elk running across the road in both directions and a 
>couple running straight at me (quantify - a herd in PA is 15 to 20 as elk 
>are making a slow comeback).
>
>A couple quick turns of the wheel and I was around the 2 coming at me.
>Brakes on hard and was still able to steer clear of another one - missed 
>him be inches.
>
>This car sure can stop with the Big Reds!  They just paid for themselves 
>in my book.  Hit an elk or two and I can guess the repair would be well 
>into the thousands.  The coil overs handled the abrupt turns perfectly, 
>and the euro lights gave me the time to react.  Now, how can I justify the 
>RS2 go-fast upgrades?  Maybe I could have already been through this 
>section of road if I were going faster?
>
>Or is it an opportunity lost?  Could have been the chance to got the FMIC, 
>euro bumper, euro HIDs.
>
>Home safe and sound in one piece.  All elk will live another day to 
>reproduce more moving targets in the future.
>
>Paul Dooley
>95 S6
>Stops just fast enough
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Bob
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Robert Myers
Fayetteville
'95 urS6 - Cashmere Grey
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