Gerry Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Just got back in after the best night training in the last six months. Was having a gentle run home, thinking about the good night and feeing great when a kamakazi badger shot straight out into the road about five metres in front of me. Doing about max legal speed on a DCW and swerved, but it was far to close and hit it full on with the near side front. Lots of noise followed by the sound of bits falling off and then a horrible rubbing sound Pulled over at next safe place and inspected the damage. VeilSide has imploded and was pushed under the bonnet structure, so spent 15 minutes pulling it into rough shape and disconecting the dangling side light. Went back to check that badger was dead and no sign of it. They are hugely strong beasts and it would have probably carried on for a short while until internal injuries killed it - hopefully quickly. Can't see it living any length of time with the huge impact it took. Crawled home and will inspect the full damage tomorrow morning. Will now have to decide on insurance or not, and find a new nose and repairer who can fit it in ASAP. It's booked in with KR in a month but can't wait that long Feel sad for the badger and sad for the car - not such a good night now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I know the feeling as I hit a fox back in about March doing a speedo 80. Quite a sickening feeling as it went under the car. Luckily the fox was killed outright and hopefully didn't suffer too much. Sorry to hear about the damage caused. Hope it's not as bad as it first looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Unlucky fella, I made the mistake of swerving to hit an animal, instinct more than anything and : http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=114782 Still trying to source the bits I need, and it needs a bodyshop to sort it out... If it's any help, as long as it's cosmetic, and depending on how much your insurance is of course, spend some time on here looking for bits, it's not hard to bolt things onto the front end, before I crashed mine, I rebuilt the front end just by figuring it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i was driving along the a12 dual carrigeway 1 lorry overtaking another, sat there behind ready to go as he pulls in, as he does there was a dead badger in the road and the rear wheels of the lorry decided to splatter it and disharge the dead badgers contents all over my car, rotting blood and flesh everywhere, boy was i feeling queezy:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 They should ban animals from using the roads!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I was a passegnger in a mondeo and we were driving to a meeting in penrith, just before we got there we all spots a huge stag running on the hills when it just bolted straight over the fence straight across the lanes and hit us full on in the passenger door. I tells ya that sh1t me up big time!!! Knackered the car completly after the daft bint who was driving it smached into the central reservation, the stag was still alive and had to be put down at the scene but it wasnt nice and was making some horrible noises as it was in so much pain, if i had something that i could have killed it with i would have to put the poor beast out of its misery Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 no offense, but well done badger... another veilside gone, only a few more to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 no offense, but well done badger... another veilside gone, only a few more to go Ohhhh the drama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 no offense, but well done badger... another veilside gone, only a few more to go You are a nice man!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Ohhhh the drama! You are a nice man!! H. I was joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishman Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 sorry to hear that mate its just happened to someone i know aswell...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Sorry to hear that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 ^ What he said Always sucks when you damage your P.A.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 ^ What he said Always sucks when you damage your P.A.J No, my P.A.J was OK, just wrecked the car... Graham C... G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 No, my P.A.J was OK, just wrecked the car... Graham C... G always a shame when something like this happens, the poor animal its crap when it happens but when you said veilside, I got slight smile sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Bad luck Gerry hope you get it sorted mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Bad luck Gerry hope you get it sorted mate. Thanx... will get it sorted, just want it sorted sooooon Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Sorry to hear that! Your car was so well maintained and looked after too! I hope it's sortable soon, considering a change of nose cone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra61 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 They should ban animals from using the roads!! hop you get sorted soon bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Gunmetal stock front bumper waiting here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Shit Gerry, been away for a week and just seen this. Hope you get it sorted soon. I can only assume he took offense to the Veilside nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boombastictiger Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I once had a similar scenario with a suicide rabbit....it just stood no chance...thankfully it hit the tire - sharp end of the bumper....only a few rabbit hair stuck in the bumper to show for what happaned/// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 I once had a similar scenario with a suicide rabbit....it just stood no chance...thankfully it hit the tire - sharp end of the bumper....only a few rabbit hair stuck in the bumper to show for what happaned/// Rabbit (smallus fluffus) a few ounces of fur and fluffy stuff. Badger (biggus brickusshithouses) a few stone of muscle and hardness. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieC Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Rabbit (smallus fluffus) a few ounces of fur and fluffy stuff. Badger (biggus brickusshithouses) a few stone of muscle and hardness. G Bummer Gerry, Sorry to hear about this I can't believe that could have happened not a normal occurrence thank god... Hope you get this sorted soon. Not sure but Laz has mentioned that Elliot had a C1 nose cone for about £100 not sure how long ago and what condition etc but there may be a thread? Lots of sympathy KatieC, Laz and Cameron..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Oh nooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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