Good News/ Bad News
06-24-2013, 01:38 PM
#11
The good news is, after 2 weeks of not-so-patiently waiting, I picked up my 05 GT yesterday, and drove it home to Idaho from Arizona. It was a long trip, but worth every minute.
The bad news is that, while on this drive home, a large jackrabbit decided he had nothing left to live for, and ran out in front of my flawless GT. At 75mph. Suffice it to say, the lower-grill on my GT exploded, and my bumper has a break in the fascia, just below the lower-grill insert.
There was cursing. A lot of it. And, there may have been tears. I can neither confirm, nor deny......
The bad news is that, while on this drive home, a large jackrabbit decided he had nothing left to live for, and ran out in front of my flawless GT. At 75mph. Suffice it to say, the lower-grill on my GT exploded, and my bumper has a break in the fascia, just below the lower-grill insert.
There was cursing. A lot of it. And, there may have been tears. I can neither confirm, nor deny......
06-24-2013, 04:45 PM
#12
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 738
Be thankful it was something furry and reasonably soft that you hit.
I hit a very large armadillo going 65-70 mph and then, due to my car being lowered, I drug him for a good while lodged under my condenser before he finally let loose and tumbled under the car (presumably no longer alive but I wouldn't be surprised, armadillos are resilient buggers). I still haven't replaced it and it happened in 2010 but the bottom lip is bent 90 degrees and then bottom 1/8 of the fins are bent to the side. Surprisingly he didn't mess up my GT/CS front end at all.
I think I pooped a little when I hit him, as did he I am sure. My car sure stank until I was able to rinse the front properly (no blood but armadillos f'n stink).
I hit a very large armadillo going 65-70 mph and then, due to my car being lowered, I drug him for a good while lodged under my condenser before he finally let loose and tumbled under the car (presumably no longer alive but I wouldn't be surprised, armadillos are resilient buggers). I still haven't replaced it and it happened in 2010 but the bottom lip is bent 90 degrees and then bottom 1/8 of the fins are bent to the side. Surprisingly he didn't mess up my GT/CS front end at all.
I think I pooped a little when I hit him, as did he I am sure. My car sure stank until I was able to rinse the front properly (no blood but armadillos f'n stink).
06-24-2013, 05:41 PM
#14
Be thankful it was something furry and reasonably soft that you hit.
I hit a very large armadillo going 65-70 mph and then, due to my car being lowered, I drug him for a good while lodged under my condenser before he finally let loose and tumbled under the car (presumably no longer alive but I wouldn't be surprised, armadillos are resilient buggers). I still haven't replaced it and it happened in 2010 but the bottom lip is bent 90 degrees and then bottom 1/8 of the fins are bent to the side. Surprisingly he didn't mess up my GT/CS front end at all.
I think I pooped a little when I hit him, as did he I am sure. My car sure stank until I was able to rinse the front properly (no blood but armadillos f'n stink).
I hit a very large armadillo going 65-70 mph and then, due to my car being lowered, I drug him for a good while lodged under my condenser before he finally let loose and tumbled under the car (presumably no longer alive but I wouldn't be surprised, armadillos are resilient buggers). I still haven't replaced it and it happened in 2010 but the bottom lip is bent 90 degrees and then bottom 1/8 of the fins are bent to the side. Surprisingly he didn't mess up my GT/CS front end at all.
I think I pooped a little when I hit him, as did he I am sure. My car sure stank until I was able to rinse the front properly (no blood but armadillos f'n stink).
06-24-2013, 05:44 PM
#15
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ga
Posts: 478
06-24-2013, 07:19 PM
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06-24-2013, 11:43 PM
#18
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Washington
Posts: 389
I like the clean look, it makes the car look "Phat" like the new Challengers.
It's how the cartoon cars in the 70's would look, stocky. I had a detailing shop remove my Monaco stripe. The 05-09 is the perfect looking Mustang, but I had to catch that damn Coyote. Whatever you do Dr. Frankenstein don't drill holes and zip-tie up the grill
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It's how the cartoon cars in the 70's would look, stocky. I had a detailing shop remove my Monaco stripe. The 05-09 is the perfect looking Mustang, but I had to catch that damn Coyote. Whatever you do Dr. Frankenstein don't drill holes and zip-tie up the grill
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06-25-2013, 06:08 AM
#19
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: WV
Posts: 750
The good news is, after 2 weeks of not-so-patiently waiting, I picked up my 05 GT yesterday, and drove it home to Idaho from Arizona. It was a long trip, but worth every minute.
The bad news is that, while on this drive home, a large jackrabbit decided he had nothing left to live for, and ran out in front of my flawless GT. At 75mph. Suffice it to say, the lower-grill on my GT exploded, and my bumper has a break in the fascia, just below the lower-grill insert.
There was cursing. A lot of it. And, there may have been tears. I can neither confirm, nor deny......
The bad news is that, while on this drive home, a large jackrabbit decided he had nothing left to live for, and ran out in front of my flawless GT. At 75mph. Suffice it to say, the lower-grill on my GT exploded, and my bumper has a break in the fascia, just below the lower-grill insert.
There was cursing. A lot of it. And, there may have been tears. I can neither confirm, nor deny......
When I bought my car I had to ride up to Cleveland with my girlfriend to pick it up. We were coming home, I was following her, we hadn't been on the highway an hour when some dude on a bike decided he had to run across a three lane highway to get his do-rag (or whatever it was) that had blown off his bike. She slammed on her brakes, I slammed on mine, and for a few seconds I thought I was going to rearend her and destroy both cars on the day I bought mine! Ugh. Fortunately it was just a rush of a adrenaline and some cursing at the idiot!
