Re: [doc] Hit a Deer :-(

["Matthew Wennington" <matthew@xxxx>]

Thats bad luck - Whats the statistics for a Delorean hitting a deer? - You
may win the lottery next week.
Good to hear that there was no serious damage to the car.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Gutkowski" <webmaster@xxxx>
To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:54 PM
Subject: [doc] Hit a Deer :-(


> Hiya
>
> Yep, I took the DeLorean home for its weekly run this evening, and a dopey
animal jumped in front of me. Nothing I could do.
> There was an almighty bang, and I pulled over a few hundred yards further
down the road. Luckily I was only going 30-40mph,
> and it was only about the size of a labrador, but it still shook me up.
>
> Anyway, I blew the left front indicator bulb, and broke the bayonet on the
fitting, and my front grill came off (I had to run
> back to pick it up). The molding on the left side broke off, but it's only
cosmetic there and I should be able to glue it back
> on.
>
> ...and as far as I can see so far, that's the limit of the damage - but
I've yet to see it in daylight, just the light of the
> petrol station where I bought a new bulb. Thank god for those impact
absorbers! I'm also glad I hadn't got around to painting
> the fascia!
>
> (The deer was killed instantly, and there was no blood)
>
> Martin
>
>
>
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