Deer VS 2008 Silver Speed 3 after exactly 1 week owning it

Hey guys:

I think I might have bad luck.... I bought a brand new Silver 2008 Speed 3 Saturday the 19th of this month. Yesterday around 4:30pm (Saturday the 26th) I was heading to my friends house when out of nowhere I see something out of the corner of my eye. The field on the passenger side was slopped so they were coming up and on an angle too so I never really saw any of the deer till the one closest to the road was about 10 feet away and then smack.

The deer took my passenger mirror right off, hit the passenger side pillar (which took the brunt of the damage) and bent in so far that it cracked the windshield, the passenger side window is scratched along with the plastic trim that is scuffed, the passenger side door is scratched in several places, my hood is scuffed on the clear coat and has a small dent, the fender is bent at the top near the pillar, the roof has two dents in it, and my back fender near the last window and the passenger side brake light is pushed in like a circular dent about 10 inches wide(looks like a basketball hit it) along with a hard indentation in the middle about 4 inches long which was probably from a hoove where it really has a seem. That is dented so bad that the edge where the corner where the body comes to an edge is sharp and the paint cracked.

I was so pissed off and in shock at the same time because this was my first brand new car and the first time having a warranty. The car was perfect, it was brand new. I don't even want this car anymore even if they decide to try to fix it. My guess though is that since it hit the pillar and bent the metal how it did, they would probably have to have the whole pillar cut out and replaced. That means they would have to strip the interior etc. I don't want it to be repaired because it will never be the same. This is not how I wanted to introduce myself into the community. (burn)

I kept driving down about 800 feet and pulled off on a side road and called my mom and then my dad came in about 10 minutes. He took pictures of everything and the deer and then this hick shows up (last day of hunting season) and my dads like we have a fresh one right here for you. So the guy took the deer.

Someone cheer me up because I feel like s*** right now. All I can think about is if I would have left seconds earlier or later that this would never of happened. Its always something, I can never just have a normal week. (argh)

I will put pictures up in a few hours, I know you'll be dying to see them.... well maybe you won't want to see a wrecked speed3. I'm depressed.
 
Glad you're OK Sleeper. Cars can be fixed and/or replaced, people can't.

Not to sound grotesque, but I am curious to see the pics...
 
ya, glad to hear you're ok, man. don't worry about the car: it doesn't sound like anything is damaged that can't be fixed. insurance will cover it all, so you will be fine.

i hate deer, and i hope they all DIAF! (argh)
 
so sorry about the accident man, chin up though atleast you are in one piece. Cars can be fixed, and deer meat is delicious. I would not have given him the deer, hehe
 
Don't be down about a bad experience. It's true, The car can be replaced but you can't replace your life. I spun out in my 911 Turbo when I had it till I also hit two deer that were on a curve while I was doing 40 on a small two lane highway and I went into a ditch and tumbled sideways. I walked away and was I ever glad I was alive but the car was trashed.
 
Hey man, it happens. I was backed into during the christmas season at the local walmart. But I got my car fixed through the insurance, got it back two days ago and it looks as good as new!!!! When it comes to fixing it, "They have the technology".

Alexi
 
Look at it this way. Its better to get T-boned by a 200lb dear that a 2 ton vehichle. Glad to here your OK
 
Ditto to what everybody else said - glad youre OK man. As for the deer, you should have gone over and started kicking the little shithead to make sure the job was done. LoL


"Me, Myself and Irene" starts coming to mind....... :D
 
yeah, I got rear ended b some dumb girl like 3 weeks after I got my car, it wasnt nearly as bad as yours, but it still sucked.. first new car for me as well, and all that other good stuff.


Dont worry about it though man, its just a car, at least youre okay.
 
definitely... I know exactly how you feel. 4 days after getting mine I wrecked mine in a real bad ice storm we had here. Screwed up the front bumper, driver mirror was scratched, and some scratches on the fender. Just be glad your insurance will cover it cause mine wont. I came inches away from hitting a electrical pole.. inches... so Im grateful that I didnt hit that instead. I know it sucks really bad but hey @ least your ok and you didnt get hurt.
 
fix the car...make sure though that they use OEM and make sure its a credable shop. you wont believe what they can do to make things right nowadays. It doesnt sound like you have any mechanical damage besides the mirror. so if all your suspension is ok and s*** like that get the thing fixed, she'll be good as new in no time.

Also glad to hear you're ok ive seen some nasty wrecks caused by those damn animals.
 
Sorry to hear about your loss man
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As for the damage, doesn't sound like it'll be a total loss though, not even close. I dont doubt thousands in damage but it's not totaled. If your insurance company offers "network shops" or "direct repair" facilities, I would highly recommend you use them. I know for the company I work for, the work done at a network shop is guaranteed as long as you own the vehicle, and it's guaranteed by both the shop and us. Also, with it being an 08, Most parts will need to be OEM. Our threshold is model year and under 12k, oem parts must be used for all sheetmetal. headlights, Tailights, can be aftermarket but if you have the GT model, Most aftermarket vendors don't have the HID lights.
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As for the unibody dmg, you'd be amazed at how precise frame repair is these days. If you use the right shop, There's no doubt in my mind your car will be put back to pre losss condition. The important thing is that you weren't hurt.

have any pics?

Good luck
 

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