I fought the deer...

"Reece-Current Stinger GT owner" (subzero384)
11/14/2016 at 16:53 • Filed to: Sad oppo

...and the deer won.

4 dents in the passenger side door, one big one in the quarter panel, big scratch in the passenger fender,no mirror left, and now it pulls hard to the right. Nothing was hurt expect for my carfax, but alas its already in the body shop in a matter of hours (thank god I work for a dealership)

Anybody feel like guessing what this repair is going to cost?

DISCUSSION (27)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 16:58

Dumb deer. Luckily it doesn’t look as bad as it could have been. Nice F56 by the way.

crowmolly > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 16:59

$5200.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/14/2016 at 16:59

Nah should be an easy fix. And thank you! I leased it from my time working with Mini and now that the M3 is in the shop I’m back to driving it. I forgot how fun they can be in traffic and corners.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > crowmolly
11/14/2016 at 17:00

My guess was $3,800 but I’ll know by the end of the week.

crowmolly > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:01

The quarter panel is the big variable to me. If it’s easier to pull it will be cheaper. But it looks like a compound impact on a body line.

Sorry to see this happen. I’m glad you are OK though. Deer strikes can mess you up.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > crowmolly
11/14/2016 at 17:02

Yeah I think its creased to bad, and with where it is on the body line, just pulling it wouldn’t return it to the proper shape.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:10

Hopefully they are able to get your M3 back to 100% for you quickly.

Klaus Schmoll > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:11

Sucks to see such a nice piece of Bavarian machinery hurt like that!

Had a close encounter with one of Bambi’s offspring last year. These things are amazingly stupid for such a large animal.

The only positive thing here is that it didn’t come through the windshield to sit on your lap.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/14/2016 at 17:12

Oh I told them not to rush. I was going to store it for the winter in the next few weeks anyways, so at this point it’s like free storage, but I am excited to have it back and better than ever.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > Klaus Schmoll
11/14/2016 at 17:13

It was a big one too. I’m guessing about 120 and 8 pointer. And I’m pretty sure he lived too. Tough son of a gun I guess.

comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:17

I’m sure it’s not what you want to hear when your ride is damaged at all, but where I’m from (#4 state for deer collisions), I’d call that a tie. Any damage sucks, but having seen the front end of my wife’s car caved in and totalled, I’d take this as a tie. Good luck, man, it still sucks.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
11/14/2016 at 17:19

Oh I totally understand. I totaled a car out 2 years ago so I wasn’t to upset with this one. New York makes you immune to this crap.

Brian, The Life of > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:20

If I was smarter, I’d create a bot that responds with the YouTube link of Louis CK’s bit on “fucking deer” whenever anyone posts about hitting one.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:23

Well at least for now you have a fun car to get you through the winter and are not stuck in some base model Versa.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/14/2016 at 17:40

True, plus if you look in the reflection of the M3 I also have a 96 tahoe, for xtreme winterz

Tripper > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 17:48

Ooof sucks man. Looks like PDR will take car of that dent, those side view mirrors are around $400 each if they’re the auto dimming M3 ones.

Chasaboo > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 18:00

I’ll say $3,300 as your place will you give you a price break.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > Tripper
11/14/2016 at 18:02

Yeah they are, and I think it has a bunch of PDR, but the fender is scratched pretty deep and will probably need a repaint.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > Chasaboo
11/14/2016 at 18:03

Eh they are going full price since it is going to be on the insurance company’s dime

pip bip - choose Corrour > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 18:10

just get a used mirror from a wrecker! keep the dents as battle scars ;)

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > pip bip - choose Corrour
11/14/2016 at 18:11

If I wasn’t trying to sell it in the spring that might be an awesome idea

NJAnon > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 19:01

Reece, the Deer always win. :P

wafflesnfalafel > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 21:32

dang - just one animal?

GhostZ > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/14/2016 at 22:10

A repaint might make it not match the rest of the body panels depending on how new the paint job is, it might be better off to touch up the scratch with matched paint rather than having one fender slightly ‘off’ in color.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > wafflesnfalafel
11/14/2016 at 22:36

Yup just one big buck.

Reece-Current Stinger GT owner > GhostZ
11/14/2016 at 22:36

Paint is original from what I know. But I guess my bodyshop is really good so I guess only time will tell.

GhostZ > Reece-Current Stinger GT owner
11/15/2016 at 00:15

If it’s original, then a repaint won’t match because the color would have faded since it started. So you’ll have one ‘vibrant’ fender and a bunch of dulled body panels.