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I hit a deer on the way to work this morning. I took a different route than usual because the town I drive through a cop will pull you over for just about anything and my inspection sticker is one month overdue so I thought I would take a different route. Look what the different route got me.

i don't think I'll pass my inspection as of right now anyways..

Insurance should cover it, we recently upper our coverage about 2 weeks ago but the civ is paid off so until the adjuster comes by later today I won't know if this little dude is worth fixing. All the damage is cosmetic except for a busted power steering reservoir.

 
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oh man......that really blows.

 
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Well... With all the trouble did you atleast get to keep the deer?

 
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Ouch...
Deer time again? :S

Well, time to deer jerky for snacks

 
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bumper.hood,fenders, from Certifit.com. headlights you can find oem used on ebay or locale yards. PS tank http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...ry5=P.S.+LINES

 
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ill buy your rims :P

 
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That poor whitetail deer was about 20 yards from where I hit it on the road. She had little ones inside of her. No blood though I was surprised so that might make whoever the insurance mechs a little happy and cleaner.

No airbags went off so it was a low impact hit. I'll keep yah posted and see what the claims person says.

 
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Damn that sucks. But you're ok. Amazing to see now many members have had runnings with deers. They should make it illegal for deers to cross roads. All we need to do is find a stiffer penalty than death to punish them with.

 
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sucks but should be fixable. new fender, bumper, possibly headlamp and a ps pump.

 
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Yeah, if anything good comes out of this maybe I'll get some headlights. idk claims adjuster should be here in the next few mins.

 
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The claims guy said he will plug my car into the database 2morrow and I will get a call if the adjuster deems it a total loss. If I don't get a call it means they will fix it and I will get some papers in the mail this coming week.

My mother thinks its total loss, pops thinks its a 2grand job, I think its a 2g job, my brother thinks it "jacked up", my cousin x-claims adjuster thinks its a toss up. Stay tuned to find out!

 
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2g is about right.

 
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Ouch!
Nother rudolph encounter with an off-season christmas gift...
G'luck, buddy. 2G is bout right

 
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Now my ex-claims adjuster cousin says this damage will cost at least 2g now. If I was smart I would think ahead and start looking for a new ride. Maybe a base RSX w/leather. idk things keep looking more bleak for the ole civic...My budget 10k with a pmt of around $110.00 a month depending on how much $ I put up front.

 
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i dont think its totaled. how much is the car worth? prolly around $4-5k?

 
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^yeah, that's the issue... it does not look totaled...

 
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You aren't the only one who secretly wishes he totals his car broseph.

 
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I can see this being totalled. If they include labour+paint+headlight+fender+hood+bumper+rad support+p/s issues + other minor crap that gets broken along the way this could easilly reach 4-5k damages

 
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^not to mention the door getting dinged up.

Yup they'll be looking at the last number at the bottom of the paper. A lot of cosmetic stuff got damaged. my KBB book value is 4400 on the low side. If its totaled I'll get around 3-4 grand.

 
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I got 5k to fix my car about 3 month ago so I don't know if 2k will be a total loss. Although I had about 35k-40k miles on it. But you can always think about taking the check and not fixing it if you want something else, plus you can partout or sell the car.

 
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I'm so worried about hitting deer. Hopefully I'm not the next one on here with pictures. How fast were you going?

 
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Yea I commute down country roads sometimes and I worry about hitting a deer too... I try to take the highway as much as I can but sometimes to avoid traffic jams I'll rock the sideroads. I've come pretty close to hitting one but I've been lucky so far.

 
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are they blind or what? ive seen deer run right into a car sitting at the stoplight before.

 
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Oops my KBB is 3400 dollars on the lower end of the "fair" condition. I'm pretty much looking at other civics or RsX's in my area. Anybody want to chime in on RSX common issues? Im doing my research on it of course but if a forum member here can have any input I'll appreciate it.

I was going about 45mph on a slow degree turn going right. After seeing a deer on the left next to a deer proof fence. I slowed down to let the deer pass, after it passed I let go of the brake and proceeded to accelerate to the straightaway and right before pulling out of the turn we connected directly on the front left headlight.

Yes deer are in fact kinda blind. They rely in hearing and smell to get around. They can maybe see 50-100yards maximum clearly so it is hard to distinguish for a deer to see what is coming down the road. That is why they stand still until the last minute to realize what you are, and by then its too late.

 
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Mindbomber is a fair contributor at clubrsx i believe, so he might know a thing or two


Anyways, at least there wasnt blood and guts
If anyone's seen my video, me and my friends almost hit 3 deers, one even ran towards the car >.>

 
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my bro still has his 2003 base rsx with the auto/manual (manumatic shifting or whatever) and its a solid car. he has the hondata flash and few boltons. hardly anything broke except the usual brakes/tires type stuff. i think they replaced the ps pump under warranty for making noises. i usually do most of the fluid changes when he comes over to visit.

 
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UPDATE***

So my ins company decided to deem the civic a total loss and is willing to give me $5259.38 for it. I'm surprised for a 2001, 150k mi car was worth that much. I can take the 5g or keep the car but still receive 3317 to help play for damages.

I see RSX's and 2008-2009 civic's for around 9-11k dollars over the web in my area under 100k miles. Opinions?

 
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What someone said ClubRSX, Im on there

I known about their second gear grind issue ... and thats all I know, ha

 
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Take the money, buy something nice

 
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+1 kenny. plus you dont know if there is more damage than whats visible. you could run into problems fixing it and be stuck if its more than cosmetic stuff.