Yep, it's two weeks old with 1500 miles on it and we hit a deer with it. Lots of front end dammage, but no engine damage or frame damage (that we know of). Our insurance company sent an adjuster out to look at the car and they said $4,000 to start with. What sucks is that it will take months to get all the parts to replace it. We've got to be one of the first people to crash one of these on the east coast!
Sorry to see that, but it looks like Toyota's usual excellent design prevented more serious damage. Stupid deer are everywhere; I've seen them on every road from my driveway to the hill approaching my place of work, 17 miles away.
My wife prevents any damage to her new Yaris by continuing to drive her Sienna. The Yaris is all polished and sitting in my garage. Haven't figured out the logic behind that yet
What really stinks is that we don't live in deer country. We just happened to be in upstate NY on vacation when it happened.
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2007 Toyota Yaris Base Sedan 5 speed, 51k miles
1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6, 5 speed, Old Man Emu 881 front coils w/ N91 shocks, Old Man Emu 891 rear coils w/ Old Man Emu N86 shocks, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grappler AT's, 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser wheels, LockRite locker in rear axle, TJM-17 front bumper, Deckplate mod, K&N air filter, Alpine CDA-9883, Scan Gauge 2, Cobra WX75ST cb radio, Yaesu FT-7800 ham radio, 168k miles
I've read far more than I really want to on the subject of deer whistles, because at times they are a hot topic on motorcycle forums I read (deer are far more deadly to motorcyclists, obviously). The long and short of it is NO, they do not work.
Man I'm sorry to hear that. How fast were you driving? I am really happy to see that the deer didn't plow up onto and Into the windshield and, Lord knows what.
I hope things turn out good and well for you guys.
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Damn dear.
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Yep, it's two weeks old with 1500 miles on it and we hit a deer with it. Lots of front end dammage, but no engine damage or frame damage (that we know of). Our insurance company sent an adjuster out to look at the car and they said $4,000 to start with. What sucks is that it will take months to get all the parts to replace it. We've got to be one of the first people to crash one of these on the east coast!
Well, you walked away from that one. The poor Yaris looks like crap, though . Sorry to see, and hear, about that.
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Is something supposed to be here?
Do those deer whistles work that mount on the front bumper?
When I was a porter at a body shop of a Ford dealership, we had a Ford Ranger come in that had been hit by a deer. The owner of the truck had the deer whistles mounted on each of the side view mirrors. I don't think they are supposed to be mounted that far apart. Anyway, the deer hit the passenger side mirror, its head then went through the passenger window and into the cabin. The driver was looking at it face to face. The frame of the door hit the deer's neck and caused its body to swing into the side of the bed. In this case, it appears as though the deer whistle actually attracted the deer. Luckily no one was hurt and it was fairly easy to fix the truck.
Jason
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2007 Toyota Camry Hybird - 50th Anniversary Edition
We're now at 23k miles and the car is perfect! You would never know we smashed it up. This has got to be one of the best commuter cars out there!
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2007 Toyota Yaris Base Sedan 5 speed, 51k miles
1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6, 5 speed, Old Man Emu 881 front coils w/ N91 shocks, Old Man Emu 891 rear coils w/ Old Man Emu N86 shocks, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grappler AT's, 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser wheels, LockRite locker in rear axle, TJM-17 front bumper, Deckplate mod, K&N air filter, Alpine CDA-9883, Scan Gauge 2, Cobra WX75ST cb radio, Yaesu FT-7800 ham radio, 168k miles
Crashed Our 07 Yaris
95 4runner... trying to gather all the info i can to both upgrade it and keep it running.
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