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fbodfather · 07-11-2011, 10:27 PM

Glad you are OK and that your Camaro will be as good as new...

A couple of things:

Deer Whistles do not work - I say this because we tried them at Milford many years ago - and they don't work.

The chemicals in the airbag are how they inflate so quickly - it's a chemical reaction....and yes, it can be irritating.

The Camaro team has worked long and hard to make this new Camaro as safe as possible.

NYJets77 · 07-12-2011, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHorse13

Yea, I'm going to have to do something like this with deer whistles. Being that she looks even better than when I got her new, I don't want another incident.

Yea, a buddy of mine plowed a cow with a new Range Rover. The thing was totalled. I can't imagine what a cow would do to a Camaro.

moo-tilate it?

No cows or deer over here, just illegal immigrant landscapers that have trouble crossing the street.

blackswan · 11-10-2019, 06:10 AM

Happened to me last night. Many pointed large buck body checked me. Pushed the car to the side, front to back crushed. Crazy. All I saw was antlers top of window/roof suddenly to my left and then sickening thud. Pictures when I have the stomach to check it in daylight :(.

Solid car, glad it wasn’t worse!

redcoats1976 · 11-10-2019, 01:58 PM

my brother shot a 125 pound buck last night.no camaros were involved,but venison will be consumed.

lemontwist · 11-10-2019, 02:36 PM

years ago my friend stopped short of hitting 3 in the road then 1 jumped out and caved his drivers side door in....i came to the conclusion that he was ambushed and deer are smarter than ya think....

blackswan · 11-14-2019, 09:05 PM

5k in damage ugh

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 11-14-2019, 09:32 PM

Just be glad you don’t have elk to worry about. They do a lot more than 5k normally. Hope you get your car fixed and back on the road soon.

ADVMax · 11-15-2019, 03:34 PM

Thankfully the ABS saved the front of my SS from looking like that just the other night! Giant forest rats.

FasNuf · 04-18-2022, 10:49 PM

Almost a year ago, I sent a doe into outer space doing about 60 mph. She caused almost $7000 worth of damage. Right front grill and her head whipped around to crush my right front fender. Not a single airbag went off. Luckily I had good insurance and a body shop that understood when I said no body filler and only GM parts. Heck, they even paid for my AFCO heat exchanger to be replaced. Still sux and it's never quite the same.

Brutale arancia · 04-19-2022, 05:28 AM

Thats my biggest concern with my car. Coyotes are pushing the deer into residential settings increasing the morning road crossings. I'm not driving it yet but I'm already worried. They have already been rooting around in my garden spot looking for leftovers from last year.

Moto-Mojo · 04-19-2022, 07:25 PM

This thread was a blast from the past. I wonder how many of the OP's still have a Camaro? From my cold, dead hands!

07-11-2011, 10:27 PM	#71
fbodfather Drives: Camaros................ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seven Fields, PA (Pittsburgh) Posts: 4,523	Glad you are OK and that your Camaro will be as good as new... A couple of things: Deer Whistles do not work - I say this because we tried them at Milford many years ago - and they don't work. The chemicals in the airbag are how they inflate so quickly - it's a chemical reaction....and yes, it can be irritating. The Camaro team has worked long and hard to make this new Camaro as safe as possible. __________________

11-10-2019, 06:10 AM	#73
blackswan Drives: 2012 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Northeast Posts: 1,443	Happened to me last night. Many pointed large buck body checked me. Pushed the car to the side, front to back crushed. Crazy. All I saw was antlers top of window/roof suddenly to my left and then sickening thud. Pictures when I have the stomach to check it in daylight :(. Solid car, glad it wasn’t worse! Last edited by blackswan; 11-10-2019 at 06:22 AM.

11-14-2019, 09:32 PM	#77
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,693	Just be glad you don’t have elk to worry about. They do a lot more than 5k normally. Hope you get your car fixed and back on the road soon. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

04-18-2022, 10:49 PM	#79
FasNuf Drives: 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,615 View My Garage	Almost a year ago, I sent a doe into outer space doing about 60 mph. She caused almost $7000 worth of damage. Right front grill and her head whipped around to crush my right front fender. Not a single airbag went off. Luckily I had good insurance and a body shop that understood when I said no body filler and only GM parts. Heck, they even paid for my AFCO heat exchanger to be replaced. Still sux and it's never quite the same. __________________ . . . . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgN...etl17hA/videos

04-19-2022, 07:25 PM	#81
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	This thread was a blast from the past. I wonder how many of the OP's still have a Camaro? From my cold, dead hands! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

11-10-2019, 01:58 PM	#74
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	my brother shot a 125 pound buck last night.no camaros were involved,but venison will be consumed.

11-10-2019, 02:36 PM	#75
lemontwist Drives: 12 2SS/RS L99,11 2SS/RS LS3totaled Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: mooresville nc Posts: 1,048	years ago my friend stopped short of hitting 3 in the road then 1 jumped out and caved his drivers side door in....i came to the conclusion that he was ambushed and deer are smarter than ya think....

11-14-2019, 09:05 PM	#76
blackswan Drives: 2012 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Northeast Posts: 1,443	5k in damage ugh

11-15-2019, 03:34 PM	#78
ADVMax Sporting Foole Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 500	Thankfully the ABS saved the front of my SS from looking like that just the other night! Giant forest rats.

04-19-2022, 05:28 AM	#80
Brutale arancia Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 218	Thats my biggest concern with my car. Coyotes are pushing the deer into residential settings increasing the morning road crossings. I'm not driving it yet but I'm already worried. They have already been rooting around in my garden spot looking for leftovers from last year.

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