Marauder @ 60MPH + DEER = AARRGGGGGGG PICS!

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Yea you guessed it, while out of town for a week the wife was at home and drove the Marauder, said it jumped out before she could touch the brakes.....Worst part I didn't even get to see the car, I didn't want her to wait for a week so I told her to bring it in. Good thing I trust my body shop, best one there is in my opinion, garuntees his work to look like new for as long as you own you vehicle! Anyways good news is he's going to install a badgeless grill as there is no price diffrence! He says will look better than it did new..... We'll see....

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[Canucksmarauder]

Man I hate Deer!:flamer:

P

[Spectragod]

Man I hate wives! :lol:

SG

[DOOM]

Sorry to hear that, but the damage dosent look too severe.

[pantheroc]

Sorry to hear. You know, all the dings and chips will be gone. Been there!

[jdando]

Ouch! Any idea how long the shop will keep it?

[ckadiddle]

Ooohh that's frustrating. The new paint will be better than factory if it is a good body shop.

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Well I just got off the phone with him, I couldn't figure out how he was going to "order" a badgeless grill being Zack is the only one I thought made them...sure enough he called and said in his books what they call a "badgeless grill" is the one I had before, what the books consider "badgeless" is not having the emblem on top sticking out like Lincolns do....so I guess its back to the stocker as he said he'd order an after market if I found one but I don't think they will go through the hassle of having Zack do one......

[SILVERSURFER03]

man tuff brake SORRY to see that .. but the good news is it is repairable glad you didn't hurt

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Ouch! Any idea how long the shop will keep it?
Don't know, sounds like they have most the parts already....

[ctrlraven]

Very lucky that it didn't pop up on the hood and go for the windshield. At least it can be repaired and everyone is ok.

[hdirish50]

Man I hate wives! :lol:

SG

:bows: :banana: :lol:

[jfclancy]

Sorry 'bout the car but you never mentioned her so I assume Your wife is OK ?

Take care Cars can be fixed
of for that matter so can wives...

Joe Clancy:beer::beer::beer:

[ImpalaSlayer]

sux dude, just hit her with some wax, itll buff out. seriously thought looks minor.

[jdando]

See if you can get the old grill for a donor grill for Zach. It looks like it might have enough teeth left.

[Blk Mamba]

I don't know, do you get the deer in Minn.? You can have em' here in Ohio. At least that kind of makes up for it, tastes good, puts a smile on your face every time you take a bite, and saves on groceries.

[J D]

*chews on a cigar*
Yep, a push bumper could saved it . . .

:o

But yeah, good to hear the wife is safe, and you came out pretty lucky as far as body damage goes. You should see what some other deer hits have done to the MM, and also what a cow can do. :(

[BirchMarauder]

that's the breaks when you try to push a deer out of the road. I hit a deer on us-1 north in GA with a loaded tanker truck and I WON!!.

really though. sorry about the luck. it'll fix up nice. you'll see.

[Cougar_Marauder]

Ouch! You should make jerky out that deer, would be delicious revenge.

[MinnesotaMuscle]

*chews on a cigar*
Yep, a push bumper could saved it . . .

:o

But yeah, good to hear the wife is safe, and you came out pretty lucky as far as body damage goes. You should see what some other deer hits have done to the MM, and also what a cow can do. :(
LOL......

Jeremy you think there are enough for him to do it? Anyone have a contact # for Zack? I'm sure my body guy will raise an eyebrow when I explain to him what I want to do but who cares, he gets paid because of me....

And yes the wife was just fine, would have been the FIRST thing out of my mouth if she wasn't, actually she was laughing about it to the Officer...I can just hear the conversation now.........."Ha ha ha, yea good thing it was my husbands vehicle hahahahah".........GGrrrrrr

[Aren Jay]

Deer whistles, the original ones, not the cheap copies, work. I have had deer stop along with horse etc... look up at me and as I get close start moving away. I wish I took them off my Firebird before I traded it in. I need them on my Marauder, I hope i can find the original company ones again, not the cheap non working copies.

http://www.deeralert.com/

[B.C. Bake]

Did she retrieve the Deer? Just wondering. :food:

[bigbillybbs]

Thank GOD she is SAFE…..!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love 4500 lb cars… STRONG

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Body shop called today, said she'll be ready to pick up tomorrow!!! He said they were painting as we spoke and tomorrow morning will be putting it together.....he basicly said if I want to do the grill threw Zack like I explained, I'll have to do it once I get it back, as they have the new one and all, which I can understand....and he siad he does still have the old broke one...WOOHOOO

[TAKEDOWN]

Looks fixable, there is light at the end of the tunnel! Hopefully they do a fantastic job on redoing your car!

[jdando]

Wow, that is quick! Last winter it took 4 weeks for one of the local guys to get his Marauder fixed (it was a bit bigger of a hit I think).

Get the old grill and PM Zack to get a badgeless.

Can you bring it down for Car Craft 25-27 July?

[03Farmmarauder]

Post pics when she is done please!!!

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Wow, that is quick! Last winter it took 4 weeks for one of the local guys to get his Marauder fixed (it was a bit bigger of a hit I think).

Get the old grill and PM Zack to get a badgeless.

Can you bring it down for Car Craft 25-27 July?I'm not sure if I can, I would LOVE to but I have a Jury Trial slated for the 26th....I"ll put it on the shedule though and see what I can work out!...

Will post pics when I get her, can't get up to Brainerd till tomorrow though..:burnout:

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Take a very close look at the paint when you get it back. Look for sanding scratches under the paint. Where most collision repaints suffer, is prep, and you end up w/ it being sprayed fine and being glossy, but seeing hand or machine sanding scratches up close. I am making a body shop do a re-do on some minor work I just had done a week ago because the touch up and reclear job looks great until you look really close at an angle

[Serge]

Did the airbags pop?

[airborne_mp84]

sorry dont want to sound sexist but no women drives the MM:lol:

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Well she's BACKKK! Looks awesome.....Before I took the car I noticed the gaps between the hood and fenders were not exact...hour later and just like original....he said they replaced both fenders, hood, air conditioning condenser, front fiberglass brace, front bumper, grill and both headlamps, did an alignment and a full detail job....I'm very happy with it....

They matched the paint perfectly, plus gave me two bottles of touch up paint for it. I've gone over this car all day with a fine tooth comb and I can't find a flaw... One thing I noticed though is at about 50mph+ the hood seems to shake, I don't hear any noise but you can see it kinda bounce around, guessing its just the rubber stops that need to be adjusted, any thoughts?

Anyhow opened it up a little on the road and its alllll goooood, now I need to start saving up for a tune....

[MinnesotaMuscle]

I also did get the grill from him, I'll post a pic to see if you guys think there are enough teeth left to use as a donor..

[03Farmmarauder]

post pics please

[jdando]

Is the sister of the one that took on your car?

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/IMG_9221b.jpg

Saw her this morning on the side of the road thinking..."do I feel lucky today".....

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Yep thats the culprit's sibling.. Nice pic! I'm still trying to borrow a comera to post some pics of the car...sorry about the wait guys...