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I borrowed my dads truck a few months back and he drove my mustang to work. He went out to enjoy some backroad time and hit a deer with my car during the day. The deer jumped out and he said he hit the brakes so hard that they probably have the worlds biggest flat spots now. lol. (they're fine by the way). Anywho, he slid up to the deer and love tapped it with the bumper as it bounded away. He couldnt find damage but thought he felt it hit. I found the damage when he gave the car back. One crack in my license plate cover, and the lower grill insert had popped out. I just pushed it back in place til it clicked and bought a new cover. How freaking lucky is that!
I've had (3) incidents with Florida's wild 4 legged friends. A deer with my '98 GT Convertible which caused $5500 in damage, a deer with my 2008 Chevy Impala which caused $3800 in damage (small buck) and a wild boar with the same Impala less than a month later that caused $5185 in damage (big boar)....
Needless to say I hate driving the roads late at night in Central Florida!
Ouch! This almost happened to me about a month after I bought my 09. A deer ran out in front of me. Luckily I got in the shoulder and mashed the go peddle and got away. Hope it works out dude!