New underpants required

cbr1100xx · 2nd December 2020, 05:26

6am , 70mph dual carriageway way and bang , bit of a cheek clenching moment,
Alas the deer didn't make it.

Will put some pics up later but at least a new bumper required

Stan

It runs · 2nd December 2020, 05:56

They tend to run in pairs luck you didn't hit 2 where I work we collect them from the roadside for incineration . They often get picked up in pairs

macafee2 · 2nd December 2020, 07:08

can imagine the whole thing being scary, from seeing the deer to coming to a stop.

If only a bumper is required that is some let off. Mind you at 6am it would have been pretty dark you probably did not get much if any warning.

macafee2

planenut · 2nd December 2020, 07:58

It's always helpful to know a friendly butcher.

Mason6 · 2nd December 2020, 08:12

So lucky, main thing is at least it's only a bumper (hopefully) could have been so much worse

Rp61973 · 2nd December 2020, 08:52

I clumped one of those Muntjac Deer a couple of years ago - folded the bonnet, pushed the light up into the engine bay and wrecked the bumper. I was travelling about 40 mph. Depending upon how you hit the thing, you are lucky to get away with a bumper at 70 mph; perhaps you just caught it.

Arctic · 2nd December 2020, 09:00

Wow bad luck at least you are safe, it's the damage that may have been cause when you remove the bumper, if full frontal hit check the fan, hopefully you can get away with just a bumper.

hst125 · 2nd December 2020, 10:32

Hit a muntjac back in 1987, totalled my Sweeney Granada...
Hit a big deer a few weeks ago at 95mph and it made one hell of a bang, tore off the front bumper, snapped a brake pipe and left me stranded down the Cotswolds for two hours. At first I though the worst as it was pitch black, couldn’t tell if it was animal or human until the BTP found it half a mile back.
I was driving one of these...

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macafee2 · 2nd December 2020, 11:02

resized for ease

macafee2

cbr1100xx · 2nd December 2020, 11:29

So just had a look , bumpers gone,no amount of polish will save that,bonnet was a bit difficult to open so might of pushed the slam panel back a bit , all lights intact but the top mounting on the slam panel has broken , indicator fog light and side light bulbs have popped
Number plate is shattered , and both rubber covers on the headlights have come off , got one cant find the other.

All in all a lucky escape.

Stan

2nd December 2020, 05:26	#1
cbr1100xx Gets stuck in VW touareg Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: dunsop bridge Posts: 870 Thanks: 225 Thanked 414 Times in 235 Posts	New underpants required 6am , 70mph dual carriageway way and bang , bit of a cheek clenching moment, Alas the deer didn't make it. Will put some pics up later but at least a new bumper required Stan __________________ WE WERE BOTH BORN ON THE 4th of JULY CAR DIED 15/11/2022---I'M STILL GOING (JUST)

2nd December 2020, 05:56	#2
It runs Avid contributor Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Skelmersdale Posts: 181 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts	They tend to run in pairs luck you didn't hit 2 where I work we collect them from the roadside for incineration . They often get picked up in pairs __________________ Changed everything that needs changing and everything that didn't . It's called preventive maintenance.

2nd December 2020, 08:12	#5
Mason6 Loves to post V6 Classic SE Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 355 Thanks: 472 Thanked 137 Times in 79 Posts	So lucky, main thing is at least it's only a bumper (hopefully) could have been so much worse __________________ Regards, Martyn *Rover 75 Contemporary SE CDTI in Starlight Silver which was the 49th out of 849 produced*

2nd December 2020, 08:52	#6
Rp61973 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTI Classic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Galleywood Posts: 374 Thanks: 80 Thanked 67 Times in 45 Posts	I clumped one of those Muntjac Deer a couple of years ago - folded the bonnet, pushed the light up into the engine bay and wrecked the bumper. I was travelling about 40 mph. Depending upon how you hit the thing, you are lucky to get away with a bumper at 70 mph; perhaps you just caught it. __________________ 2006 Rover 75 CDTI in Starlight Silver 1973 Rover P6 3500 in Monza Red

2nd December 2020, 09:00	#7
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,717 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Wow bad luck at least you are safe, it's the damage that may have been cause when you remove the bumper, if full frontal hit check the fan, hopefully you can get away with just a bumper. __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

2nd December 2020, 07:08	#3
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	can imagine the whole thing being scary, from seeing the deer to coming to a stop. If only a bumper is required that is some let off. Mind you at 6am it would have been pretty dark you probably did not get much if any warning. macafee2

2nd December 2020, 07:58	#4
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2nd December 2020, 10:32	#8
hst125 Loves to post 2004 ZTT CDTi manual, 2017 Fiat 500L MPW, 1946 MG TC Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 272 Thanks: 22 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts	New underpants required Hit a muntjac back in 1987, totalled my Sweeney Granada... Hit a big deer a few weeks ago at 95mph and it made one hell of a bang, tore off the front bumper, snapped a brake pipe and left me stranded down the Cotswolds for two hours. At first I though the worst as it was pitch black, couldn’t tell if it was animal or human until the BTP found it half a mile back. I was driving one of these... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ My other car's got 3 V12s under the floors.

2nd December 2020, 11:29	#10
cbr1100xx Gets stuck in VW touareg Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: dunsop bridge Posts: 870 Thanks: 225 Thanked 414 Times in 235 Posts	So just had a look , bumpers gone,no amount of polish will save that,bonnet was a bit difficult to open so might of pushed the slam panel back a bit , all lights intact but the top mounting on the slam panel has broken , indicator fog light and side light bulbs have popped Number plate is shattered , and both rubber covers on the headlights have come off , got one cant find the other. All in all a lucky escape. Stan __________________ WE WERE BOTH BORN ON THE 4th of JULY CAR DIED 15/11/2022---I'M STILL GOING (JUST)