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Hey all, this my first post (sorry if its in wrong thread) and my first honda! its a blue 2003 Honda Civic LX 1.7l with 83,000 miles on it purchased for $8000 and I love it.

Great on gas, great ride and great quality.

Unfortunately, Last night at around 8:30 pm it was dark, its winter time in NY so it gets abnormally dark. Im driving down a main road, going maybe 35-40 mph. And out of no where. Please, call me a horrible person..
A dog runs full speed across the street and I didnt see it until it was literally 6 feet in front of my left headlight, so I slapped on the brakes but no use, I hit it. It went under my car and literally got back up and started running away.

I pulled over, my passenger and I tried finding the dog but it was gone, I didnt see it limping but wait till you hear this:
My plastic bumper is shattered, the frame underneath the radiator is bent upwards maybe 1 1/2" and the whole bottom half of the radiator was pushed inwards.

How it survived, Idk..i feel terrible

My question is, the car runs fine, i havent noticed any leaks yet, AC/Heat work fine..no abnormal noises.

Should I get this repaired? how much does it generally cost?
Im assuming the bumper, radiator and the frame underneath need to be replaced..

Thanks for any help

 
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frame could be bent back depending on the damage, and i would say a new radiator is a good idea. these things are fragile (part plastic) and who knows what may have happened. i would get the frame and radiator done first, then the bumper you can do later. ive seen some aftermarket oem style bumpers on ebay new and painted for around $250. or you could look around ebay for oem ones from wrecked cars.

 
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okay so i took it to be inspected by my insurance provider and theres ALOT of work to be done. I cant believe a freaking dog could cause so much damage..

So far this is what Im getting, we have yet to see what the undercarriage looks like, i think im leaking oil or antifreeze, hard to tell but its a small wetspot maybe 4 inches in diameter usually underneath the radiator support bar. Any ideas?

Replacement bumper: $200
Bumper clips, deflectors, and license plate frames over $60
Lower tie bar $130
New condenser: $140
and some fluids, screws, yada yada
The parts and fluids all total $520
Its gonna be a 4 day job, so labor is almost $1000 alone.

Wow. I really dont like dogs.

 
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Ouch! All these modern cars are at least half plastic and are designed to fall apart in a wreck. Just be thankful you didn't lose the engine. Ran over a dog once in my Pontiac. Everything seemed fine but, the next day I blew my engine from coolant loss. Turns out the "wreck" caused my radiator hose to come off and I lost all my coolant.