Caved in entire front passenger side

 

Ouch! Hope you're ok. I've had a few wildlife vs. car encounters in my day, luckily none with the MINI, and I know they are no fun.

Hope you can get things repaired and back to normal soon.

 

I hope you're alright, Leemcky and you'll be able to get your MINI back to normal very soon.

 

I love my car, so it will be fully restored as quick as possible.

 

OMG thank goodness you are ok

 

Sorry to hear this news. Hopefully your MINI will be fixed up and motoring on before too long. In the meantime, welcome to the club of deer smackers.

 

It's my third deer.
First (and hopefully last) in the mini though.

 

looks just like mine when i hit a deer when my mini was 7 months old...insurance covered it for $3500....good as new...

you'll be up and running again in no time....good luck.

steven

 

Glad you're ok. Have you thought about trying those deer warning devices?

 

Sorry about the deer. A buddy of mine hit one and it ended up halfway through his (closed) sunroof. A little freaky... MINI ended up better than ever afterwards.

Glad that you're OK - and hope repairs go smoothly with nothing unexpected!

 

That would be very freaky
Wow

 

I'm convinced deer like the blue minis. Don't bother with those deer warning pieces, I hit my first deer with them after it made a 90 degree turn to run in front of me. My sister too. I think they attract them instead of deter them.

 

I have hit deer with them on a previous vehicle. I don't put much faith in them either

 

Sorry to hear - ouch!

We have deer where I live and country roads. Anything or advice to take preventative measures?

Makes me nervous as it is 6AM and dark outside or coming home late. Is hitting a deer normally a morning thing? Certain windows of time are deemed bad?

Do bright lights attract them?

Just wish I could do more besides slowing down and looking.

 

It might just be me, but I feel an hour before and after dawn and dusk are when they are moving the most. Just watching for them can go a long way, but the one I hit seemed to just appear out of nowhere. It can happen to anyone.
I also live in eastern ky, where the roads and terrain are a little trickier as we'll.

 

My car before

 

Nice Mini!

I lived in Lexington for a time. Now I am NE Georgia. NE suburbs of Atlanta. Country surrounded by Horse Farms again.

I have seen deer dart out of the woods and into small neighborhoods on the other side. Fortunately, they or what I saw was way ahead of me.

Always on alert on the back roads, but they can come out of nowhere and give no notice.

 

I have found that loud exhaust will keep them away. If you drive through a wooded area, go down a gear to keep the noise up. When I had my Honda with I/H/E, deer were nowhere to be found.

 

That is a good idea

 

Although it would probably just sound like a pissed off bumblebee
Lol
Jk

 

Geico is slow as crap. Nine days since my claim and adjuster still hasn't gotten back to me.

 

I had the same experience with Geico - 7 days until they saw mine, but it was 2 months after Hurricane Sandy... I thought 7 days was the max amount of time for an adjuster to show. Sucks too if you have to get a rental - only 30 days and my car took longer.

In the end, Geico sucked as an insurance company, but my body shop beat the crap out of them over stuff so I ended up getting 2/3's of the JCW aero kit with minimum $$$ out of my pocket.

 

I do have an outstanding body shop, it helps that it is family, so I know they will get everything they can out of them for me