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Cmlloveless · 09-25-2010, 12:43 AM

On my way to work (night shift). Swerved to miss a group of coyotes, hit the curb! Needles to say it bent my wheel; ripped a big chunck out of my tire; scratch the corner of the front fascia; through off my alignment and messed up my stabilitrack; and last but not least frosting on the cake a rock flipped up and cracked my windshield! Should have just hit the coyotes!

Guess I'm calling the insurance company in the morning!

Sevn86 · 09-25-2010, 12:45 AM

So sorry to hear that this happened to you...hopefully you get your car fixed soon

gotpball44 · 09-25-2010, 12:50 AM

Sorry to hear that..

When i read the title i thought you where going to talk about the Mustang 5.0 Coyote Motor.

DarthNacho08 · 09-25-2010, 12:50 AM

yeah, I hate it too when my camaro gets too excited and hurts itself eating up a 5.0

but seriously, sorry to hear about that, hope everything turns out ok

DarthNacho08 · 09-25-2010, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotpball44

Sorry to hear that..

When i read the title i thought you where going to talk about the Mustang 5.0 Coyote Motor.

beat me to it lol

KARR48 · 09-25-2010, 12:55 AM

I know the feeling I hit a deer with right front of mine about a month ago. IT SUX, sorry to hear it. Best of Luck for a timely repair.

bigsquirrel · 09-25-2010, 01:39 AM

I love animals as much as the next guy maybe more especially if they like acorns... but here's an important lesson for everyone don't f'up your car to avoid an animal. Even a full grown coyote wont do much if any damage to your car.

Cmlloveless · 09-25-2010, 01:58 AM

That depends on the animal! Had that been even a deer I think I would take the damage I took over what that size of an animal would have done!

Sc0rPs · 09-25-2010, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsquirrel

I love animals as much as the next guy maybe more especially if they like acorns... but here's an important lesson for everyone don't f'up your car to avoid an animal. Even a full grown coyote wont do much if any damage to your car.

I wouldn't say that, sounds like he was going at pretty decent speed and it was a pack. Would have taken damage either way and this was the lesser of the two evils...

KARR48 · 09-25-2010, 02:06 AM

I actually seen a picture of a Camaro that hit a coyote. It got lodged in the lower grille area and was hanging out. Cool picture, but bad for the car. LOL

*SSE 4 2SS* · 09-25-2010, 02:21 AM

Sorry to hear about your car....

isclaimer: This is not a stab at anyone, nor a soap box statement... nor is it an OMG you could have __________- someone... statement....It is only my opinion of how to handle these situations from what I have seen and put into practice... :End of Disclaimer:

In 25 years as a practicing Paramedic Firefighter, I responded to many many wrecks caused by trying to avoid wildlife in the road...

There are several things to consider here...

1.) the majority of these accidents were substantially more damaging to the vehicle and in many cases, caused severe injury to the vehicle occupants, and some fatalities, from trying to avoid hitting a ______ . Dog, cat, deer, cow, horse, chicken, etc.................

2.) In most of these cases, (my experience) the animal they were trying to avoid was hit anyway...

3.) The fatality wrecks resulted in most cases from people seeing an animal dart onto the road from the right side and they swerved to the left, into opposing traffic causing a head on accident.

4.) Forgive me PETA people, but, the insurance company will not deny your claim if they find fur and blood on the vehicle, and it is not an at fault accident as it would be if there was no such evidence of an animal, and you drove off the road and hit a tree or something else...

5.) Animals with few exceptions cause much less damage and injury if they are hit straight on...

Do not swerve, you can get on the binders hard, but remember this causes the front of the vehicle to dive down, allowing for longer legged animals to join you in the interior after sliding up the hood.... not a pretty sight....Let off the gas, slow with consideration of the above statement, and hope and pray it's not the animals day to depart the earth...

I only post this out of concern for others...

25thanniversary · 09-25-2010, 03:59 AM

sorry to hear i work night shifts also and same thing happen to me but i got him good. the coyote ran right in front of me i was going 70 in my 3rd gen couldn't stop on time he missed up my part of my bumper i had some fur on the paint as well.

daphatgrant · 09-25-2010, 04:00 AM

Damn man, glad you are OK at least.

DroptopZ · 09-25-2010, 04:06 AM

You'll want to take the coyote. If you had a choice between swerving and a moose? Take the swerve. The knees on those suckers buckle and all the weight of the body goes straight over your hood at the cabin. Otherwise SSE 4 2SS is right... comp claims are generally not-at-fault and often have a lower deductible.

09-25-2010, 12:43 AM	#1
Cmlloveless Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Winchester, Ca Posts: 957 View My Garage	Stupid Coyotes! On my way to work (night shift). Swerved to miss a group of coyotes, hit the curb! Needles to say it bent my wheel; ripped a big chunck out of my tire; scratch the corner of the front fascia; through off my alignment and messed up my stabilitrack; and last but not least frosting on the cake a rock flipped up and cracked my windshield! Should have just hit the coyotes! Guess I'm calling the insurance company in the morning!

09-25-2010, 02:21 AM	#11
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,477	Sorry to hear about your car.... isclaimer: This is not a stab at anyone, nor a soap box statement... nor is it an OMG you could have __________- someone... statement....It is only my opinion of how to handle these situations from what I have seen and put into practice... :End of Disclaimer: In 25 years as a practicing Paramedic Firefighter, I responded to many many wrecks caused by trying to avoid wildlife in the road... There are several things to consider here... 1.) the majority of these accidents were substantially more damaging to the vehicle and in many cases, caused severe injury to the vehicle occupants, and some fatalities, from trying to avoid hitting a ______ . Dog, cat, deer, cow, horse, chicken, etc................. 2.) In most of these cases, (my experience) the animal they were trying to avoid was hit anyway... 3.) The fatality wrecks resulted in most cases from people seeing an animal dart onto the road from the right side and they swerved to the left, into opposing traffic causing a head on accident. 4.) Forgive me PETA people, but, the insurance company will not deny your claim if they find fur and blood on the vehicle, and it is not an at fault accident as it would be if there was no such evidence of an animal, and you drove off the road and hit a tree or something else... 5.) Animals with few exceptions cause much less damage and injury if they are hit straight on... Do not swerve, you can get on the binders hard, but remember this causes the front of the vehicle to dive down, allowing for longer legged animals to join you in the interior after sliding up the hood.... not a pretty sight....Let off the gas, slow with consideration of the above statement, and hope and pray it's not the animals day to depart the earth... I only post this out of concern for others... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

09-25-2010, 03:59 AM	#12
25thanniversary Drives: 92 Camaro Convt RS,2011 Camaro RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Laredo,TX Posts: 2,167	sorry to hear i work night shifts also and same thing happen to me but i got him good. the coyote ran right in front of me i was going 70 in my 3rd gen couldn't stop on time he missed up my part of my bumper i had some fur on the paint as well. __________________ TEAM LLT 1992 Camaro Rs Convertible 2011 Camaro 1lt Rs

09-25-2010, 04:00 AM	#13
daphatgrant June '10 Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes) Posts: 2,395	Damn man, glad you are OK at least. __________________ RJT, 2SS/RS, M6, Black Int, Sunroof. (Click above image to learn about UpstateC5)

09-25-2010, 04:06 AM	#14
DroptopZ I'm your huckleberry... Drives: '10 2SS/RS, '88 IROC vert Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 548	You'll want to take the coyote. If you had a choice between swerving and a moose? Take the swerve. The knees on those suckers buckle and all the weight of the body goes straight over your hood at the cabin. Otherwise SSE 4 2SS is right... comp claims are generally not-at-fault and often have a lower deductible. __________________ '88 IROC-Z vert (14.9 @ 92.3) // '10 2SS/RS LS3 - 423 RWHP, 418 RWTQ

09-25-2010, 12:50 AM	#3
gotpball44 Boost Is Your Friend Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 1SS Camaro Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: La Mirada CA Posts: 1,255 View My Garage	Sorry to hear that.. When i read the title i thought you where going to talk about the Mustang 5.0 Coyote Motor.

09-25-2010, 12:50 AM	#4
DarthNacho08 SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 1999 camaro Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fontana, California Posts: 1,169 View My Garage	yeah, I hate it too when my camaro gets too excited and hurts itself eating up a 5.0 but seriously, sorry to hear about that, hope everything turns out ok

09-25-2010, 12:55 AM	#6
KARR48 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Imperial Blue Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 80 View My Garage	I know the feeling I hit a deer with right front of mine about a month ago. IT SUX, sorry to hear it. Best of Luck for a timely repair.

09-25-2010, 01:39 AM	#7
bigsquirrel My car runs on acorns.... Drives: 2010 SS RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,351 View My Garage	I love animals as much as the next guy maybe more especially if they like acorns... but here's an important lesson for everyone don't f'up your car to avoid an animal. Even a full grown coyote wont do much if any damage to your car.

09-25-2010, 01:58 AM	#8
Cmlloveless Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Winchester, Ca Posts: 957 View My Garage	That depends on the animal! Had that been even a deer I think I would take the damage I took over what that size of an animal would have done!

09-25-2010, 02:06 AM	#10
KARR48 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Imperial Blue Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 80 View My Garage	I actually seen a picture of a Camaro that hit a coyote. It got lodged in the lower grille area and was hanging out. Cool picture, but bad for the car. LOL

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