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Old Grumpy
Last Wednesday night I was coming home from a cruise-in. It was a nice, warm evening so I decided to take the scenic route home on a country road with the top down. I'm traveling at about 40 mph when a deer bolts out of the bushes on the right side of the road. I never had a chance to apply the brakes. She almost made it across the lane but I whacked her on the left hip with my left headlight extension. The impact knocked my left low beam light out of it's bucket and pushed the extension slightly back into the fender. The deer never slowed down so I guess she survived. My left fender is slightly crumpled right behind the extension and bulged over the wheel well with a couple of minor creases. The fender looks like it was pushed back slightly under the windshield trim, but my door gap is as nice and even as it was before the accident. I was surprised that the whole thing didn't do more damage. I figured a quick G note would resolve the whole thing. I'm on my third body shop now and the estimates run from a low of $1,550 from a local guy to a high of $4,150 from a custom hot rod shop. I think I might be able to get my attorney to repair it cheaper than the high estimate.
Anyway, heads up out there. The deer are lurking in the brush.
Anyway, heads up out there. The deer are lurking in the brush.
