My Dads Car After An Unfortunate Meeting With A Deer

[scott-205gti 2]

Hi just thought i would show some photos of my dads sorrento green peugeot 205 after its meeting with a deer at 40mph, needless to say a fair bit of damage was caused. I must say a big thanks to anthony and baz for supplying some much needed parts, So far parts needed have been

New radiator

New bumper

Second hand valance off ( Anthony) in correct colour

Radiator housing and fan bought off (Baz) along with a sorrento green grill

New water pipe

A big hammer and alot of pulling and knocking the front end out again.

I will update with more photos tomorrow.

[scott-205gti 2]

Just took some more after most of the bodywork has been done, just needs radiator and cowl and valance fitting know.

[1 FAT PUG 39]

doesnt look over bad, could have been alot worse

[scott-205gti 2]

Yeh been pretty lucky with it really, especially if it was a fully grown deer lol

[omega 82]

looks like its going to be a deer job!

 

oh deer

 

sorry

[Anthony 1,003]

How on earth did you do so little damage hitting fully grown deer at that speed?

 

My old Passat (when a friend had it) was rendered the best part of a foot shorter after hitting a Stag at around 60mph to the point that the battery had a dent in the side from the Stag's head hitting it - and that was the early 90's generation of Passat that was built of far sterner stuff than a typical 205!

 

Glad that the parts are helping keep another one on the road anyway

[scott-205gti 2]

incredible luck i think so far the damage has total upto £220 , took the opertunity to give the old girl a de rust treatment on the front panel, its in remarkably good condition compared to my red gti which is currently resting in a shed for me to get sufficent funds to bring her back to life and find someone local hopefully a 205 enthuiast who will weld her up for a good price so she can join my clio cup and my dads gti . The valance is brilliant and will live a long life on my dads gti as long as he doesnt hit any more deers ,and will be fitted as soon as the radiator cowl arrives .Cheers

[u47sb2 27 2 Cars]

I've shown this before - E11 PUG vs stag at 40mph.

 

 

the floorpan folded behind the drivers seat!!

[cheesegrater 43 1 Cars]

Sure it wasn't a muntjac? Got off very lightly either way!

Edited July 14, 2012 by cheesegrater

[scott-205gti 2]

yeh it was a muntjac, i thought my dad said deer, its all repaired know so will be back on the roads asap

[harryskid 193]

The old badgers can do a lot of damage too. I hit one once and he had pushed the valance of the cortina i had right in. I got out of the car to have a look and he was running off down the road, though old things!

[scott-205gti 2]

[omega 82]

yeh it was a muntjac, i thought my dad said deer, its all repaired know so will be back on the roads asap

 

 

old" deer" driving along the road says to her husband

"after changing the tyre did you mount the jack safe".

[GeorgeXS 32]

The old badgers can do a lot of damage too. I hit one once and he had pushed the valance of the cortina i had right in. I got out of the car to have a look and he was running off down the road, though old things!

 

Someone I knew back in school wrote his 206 off after hitting a badger at 90mph! He then borrowed his parents volvo to run around in and two days later hit a pheasant, went straight into the radiator, smashed grille etc.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

Could of been worse, he could have got a snake in the engine!

 

This is the link I was actually looking for where a BMW hit a deer on the Autobahn

http://www.6speedonl...on-graphic.html