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Alabama · 12-09-2009, 07:17 PM

Rained yesterday, so left the car in the garage. Ain't had it but 2 days. Wife really wanted to drive it. Short 30 mile run after dark. Seen glowing eyes. 2 big racoons right in the middle of the road. Swerved some and just clipped 1 of them. No damage to car that I can see. Glad it was'nt a deer!

gold5000000 · 12-09-2009, 07:18 PM

beautiful, congrats

bozbot · 12-09-2009, 08:29 PM

I see a scratch

j/k

VERY NICE CAR

ELM2010 · 12-09-2009, 08:33 PM

is that blood in your grill? Oh, no, it's the SS badge.... hee he... seripusly though... poor little coon :(

PAUL SS · 12-09-2009, 08:37 PM

Yikes, that's scary when you have to make a sudden evasive move. Good to hear you got through it okay. Wouldn't want to see two raccoons high fiving after you ended up in a ditch.

Apex Paul · 12-09-2009, 08:37 PM

dead 'coon = new hat.

Axe · 12-09-2009, 09:40 PM

Glad you and the car are unscathed. On the way home the night I picked it up, I was on the lookout for deer, cause theres alot of them up here, and I hit an opossum! Neuman!

Captain Awesome · 12-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Hit one with my 3rd gen once. Some car was coming the other way so I put my high beams down. The car passes by and I put the high beams back up to see this blob in the road. I slam on the brakes and the idiot rears up on his hind legs putting his whole body at bumper level.

He put a crack in the front fascia that was pretty big. The crack wasn't obvious because the car was black and the plastic was black. It looked like a thin scratch and I never bothered to fix it.

BaylorCamaro · 12-09-2009, 10:23 PM

My roommate nailed a cat with his C6 Corvette, no dent but took pain off about the size of a ping pong ball.. Glad yours appears to be ok!

Kalenn · 12-09-2009, 10:31 PM

Grats on the car and happy to hear you and vehicle made it through unscathed.

I can tell you with a high degree of accuracy that if you hit a fully grown Irish Setter with the front end of a Ford Fusion... you will cause roughly $2,500 worth of damage. Funny part was the dog just shook his head and ran off according to somebody who saw it happen. I never saw the dog after I heard the smash.

That was a great birthday present.

Sweet Lola · 12-09-2009, 10:37 PM

Beautiful car. Hit a couple quail on my first long-distance drive. Feathers in the grill but no damage.

SScattergunSS · 12-09-2009, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apex Paul

dead 'coon = new hat.

Better watch out though, P.E.T.A.'s gonna come after ya!

Andro · 12-09-2009, 10:45 PM

Poor Racoons

AMCPacer · 12-09-2009, 11:47 PM

Congrats, what a beautiful car. Maybe I'll see you around the B'ham area.

12-09-2009, 07:17 PM	#1
Alabama Drives: 2ss RS 8cyl Manual Rally Yellow Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 59	Maiden night vogage, hit a coon! Rained yesterday, so left the car in the garage. Ain't had it but 2 days. Wife really wanted to drive it. Short 30 mile run after dark. Seen glowing eyes. 2 big racoons right in the middle of the road. Swerved some and just clipped 1 of them. No damage to car that I can see. Glad it was'nt a deer! Attached Images

12-09-2009, 07:18 PM	#2
gold5000000 Drives: n/a Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ridgefield, CT Posts: 520	beautiful, congrats __________________ Chevy by heat, ford by wallet, american all the way: 2005 Mustang GT CAI, LOng tube headers, x pipe, Xcaliber tuner, Short throw shifter, Shaker 1000, American Racing Rims front:245 rear:285, Custom Red Stripes, 4.10 Rear, Tinted Windows, 325 rwhp, 320 rwtq

12-09-2009, 08:29 PM	#3
bozbot Boom goes the dynamite Drives: '02 civic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 169 View My Garage	I see a scratch j/k VERY NICE CAR __________________ Camaro - "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs."

12-09-2009, 08:37 PM	#5
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	Yikes, that's scary when you have to make a sudden evasive move. Good to hear you got through it okay. Wouldn't want to see two raccoons high fiving after you ended up in a ditch. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

12-09-2009, 10:23 PM	#9
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	My roommate nailed a cat with his C6 Corvette, no dent but took pain off about the size of a ping pong ball.. Glad yours appears to be ok! __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

12-09-2009, 08:33 PM	#4
ELM2010 Drives: SS RS Victory Red Black Stripes Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tucson/Marana Posts: 84	is that blood in your grill? Oh, no, it's the SS badge.... hee he... seripusly though... poor little coon :(

12-09-2009, 08:37 PM	#6
Apex Paul Drives: Wagon Queen Family Truckster Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 1,476	dead 'coon = new hat.

12-09-2009, 09:40 PM	#7
Axe Drives: 2018 LS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: poconos,pa Posts: 187	Glad you and the car are unscathed. On the way home the night I picked it up, I was on the lookout for deer, cause theres alot of them up here, and I hit an opossum! Neuman!

12-09-2009, 09:55 PM	#8
Captain Awesome Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,746	Hit one with my 3rd gen once. Some car was coming the other way so I put my high beams down. The car passes by and I put the high beams back up to see this blob in the road. I slam on the brakes and the idiot rears up on his hind legs putting his whole body at bumper level. He put a crack in the front fascia that was pretty big. The crack wasn't obvious because the car was black and the plastic was black. It looked like a thin scratch and I never bothered to fix it.

12-09-2009, 10:31 PM	#10
Kalenn Fan of all things Camaro Drives: '13 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 360	Grats on the car and happy to hear you and vehicle made it through unscathed. I can tell you with a high degree of accuracy that if you hit a fully grown Irish Setter with the front end of a Ford Fusion... you will cause roughly $2,500 worth of damage. Funny part was the dog just shook his head and ran off according to somebody who saw it happen. I never saw the dog after I heard the smash. That was a great birthday present. __________________ "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice. Pull down your pants, and slide on the ice." "E for electricity... V For Chevy Volt and me!"

12-09-2009, 10:37 PM	#11
Sweet Lola #42,288 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boise ID Posts: 349 View My Garage	Beautiful car. Hit a couple quail on my first long-distance drive. Feathers in the grill but no damage. __________________ Darren

12-09-2009, 10:45 PM	#13
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,214 View My Garage	Poor Racoons __________________

12-09-2009, 11:47 PM	#14
AMCPacer Drives: AMCPacer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 1970's time warp Posts: 30	Congrats, what a beautiful car. Maybe I'll see you around the B'ham area.

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