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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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So i am on the way home and going up a hill around 45mph. About 6 deer run out I swearve hit 1 miss 5 and then hit the ditch. It messed my front bumper cracked the front right fender, and the deer rolled acroos the hood denting it. The car then spun and went into a ditch backwards messing up the rear bumper and the rear fender. .. I am going to call the insurance company friday.

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Any idea how much I wil get? I am thinking new hood front and rear bumper and front right fender. I am hoping the insurance will pay to repaint the whole car, I would think they would. any thoughts?
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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How much deductible do you got on your insurance is what we need to know first. lol
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yea that would be 1000. I am planning on doing all the body work, putting on thenew hood fenders etc. we have a paint booth at work so I mikght get our painter to help with that. I am hoping to come out even or ahead even with the 1000 ded. I would think this is around 3500 in damages?? I know a new stock hood is around 800, paint prob 1200 labor and fenders 1500?
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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So then I would get 2500 and that would be plenty for me to do the work my self with a new hood as well looking at ones off vfn fiberglass...
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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Good luck man
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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i hit deer in mine about a year and ahalf ago and it hit the left front corner cracked the left fender and cracked the door, the replaced the fender sanded and re fiberglassed the door and repainted the hole left side and it was 2800 to get that done.
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Would need to see pictures, but my blind bet is totalled. If the rear quarter panel is bent, you likely have some frame damage to add to the bill. KBB trade in value is roughly 5k, and your bill will probably be 3-4k. I wish my car would have been totalled when it got hit, multiple visits to the best body shop withing 100 miles and it's still not the same.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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The rear bumper is just knock loose and has spider cracks in it and lost alot of paint. I don't think there is any frame damage.
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But how do you dent a fiberglass hood?
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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I don't have a ws6 not fiberglass
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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damn it man when the hell did you do this?!
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This is a pic with my camera phone not the best. I don't have one of the damge to the back yet. My head light will not come up without lifting the hood up as well.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by CaMaRo67RS355
damn it man when the hell did you do this?!
12-23--08

****** deer ran out... the fender is sitting on the tire too, I wish they would total it. lol I doupt it tho.....
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by wabmorgan
lol I will get more up today, the car is at my dads house . He lived about 1 mile from where I wrecked it..
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Hey for what it's worth, I hit a deer a few years ago in my other car, and they waived the deductable. The insurance company called it an "act of god" and covered the damage on my comprehensive instead of my collission. I have a $500 deductable, but apparently in MA they waive that for situations like deer and whatnot.

Just trying to give you some hope...make sure you find out what the policies are in your state.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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^^^ Yup it's covered under your comp not your collision.
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Originally Posted by matthewjosh
12-23--08

****** deer ran out... the fender is sitting on the tire too, I wish they would total it. lol I doupt it tho.....
damn it man that was my bday, if they total it let me know
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Originally Posted by matthewjosh
This is a pic with my camera phone not the best. I don't have one of the damge to the back yet. My head light will not come up without lifting the hood up as well.
Looks a hell of a lot better than what happened to mine, granted we havn't seen your rear yet. But damn... I wish my car got that lucky... engine even blew up 500 miles down the road (yay for cross country drives). Best of luck to you.

Here is a comparison shot for you, maybe to make you feel better.
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Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!
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