Strange Accident Deer in my Ram !!!!

[vwbob16]

I was having a Pretty Good Day Last Thursday Until on my way home for lunch A Deer Came across the Highway Got hit by an oncoming car and shot up in the air Landing on my hood and threw my Windshield !!! I was very Lucky to only have a few Glass Cuts And that's it !! Truck on the other hand is another story Adjuster is coming out Mon to look at it and let me know if its a Total of not ?

 

[MRFREEZE57]

thank god you are ok. that is what scares the hell out of me when on the motorcycle.

 

[Ken226]

Damn!

That'll knock a lung loose!

It doesn't look anywhere near a total loss. Hell, i could probly fix that in a day.

Youll need a new hood and hood paint, a new windshield and about an hour with a shopvac and some wipes. Maybe a few more items as well. But i think itll be back on the road in short order.

Im guessing youll be back on the road for under 2 grand.

Looks like youll get about 500$ worth of free meat out of the deal, to help offset the costs.

 

[Rado]

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnn FYI there is a better way to get a Deer :O Seriously very glad you were not seriously injured ! The Truck can be fixed . BUT still call you Doctor for anything different with head aches or aches just to keep him in the loop

 

[Ratket]

Glad you are ok, at least it wasn’t a big deer or an elk/moose.. they tend to typically kill people.

 

[Random_Walk]

Yeow... must've got tossed incredibly high!

 

[DodgeDude99]

I would have them total it, you’ll never get the smell of rotting meat out of it.

 

[DURASPANK]

Shop vac and a wipe down ? Will be to late by the time a adjuster sees it. That truck prolly reeks from the guts as is.

 

[AFMoulton]

They will total it due to the smell. Same thing happened to a friends Denali. They couldn’t get the smell out even after replacing the entire interior.


2018 Ram 2500 6.4L 4x4
Amsoil SS 0W-40

 

[Arctic Flyers Fan]

Damn!

That'll knock a lung loose!

It doesn't look anywhere near a total loss. Hell, i could probly fix that in a day.

Youll need a new hood and hood paint, a new windshield and about an hour with a shopvac and some wipes. Maybe a few more items as well. But i think itll be back on the road in short order.

Im guessing youll be back on the road for under 2 grand.

Looks like youll get about 500$ worth of free meat out of the deal, to help offset the costs.

You forget new underwear.

 

[JoeCo]

Wow! Glad you are ok, looks like a fellow ram stopped behind you to check on things?

 

[emjohn4]

You forget new underwear.

I'm curious how he knew to sit on a towel before the deer tried to sit in his lap!

 

[indept]

Man, you're lucky it wasn't worse for you.

I have a couple guys that can help fix your truck though...

 

[OC455]

Jeez...had that similar thing happen up my way, the driver of the one car died when the deer went through the windshield.

Glad you made out with only a few cuts and scrapes...

 

[DodgeDude99]

Did you atleast get to keep your kill?

 

[vwbob16]

Damn!

That'll knock a lung loose!

It doesn't look anywhere near a total loss. Hell, i could probly fix that in a day.

Youll need a new hood and hood paint, a new windshield and about an hour with a shopvac and some wipes. Maybe a few more items as well. But i think itll be back on the road in short order.

Im guessing youll be back on the road for under 2 grand.

Looks like youll get about 500$ worth of free meat out of the deal, to help offset the costs.

I agree I am a painter in a high end Body shop for 35 years and as long as it doesn’t smell after the cleanup I think it will be good to go

 

[vwbob16]

They will total it due to the smell. Same thing happened to a friends Denali. They couldn’t get the smell out even after replacing the entire interior.


2018 Ram 2500 6.4L 4x4
Amsoil SS 0W-40

I agree I am a painter in a high end Body shop for 35 years and as long as it doesn’t smell after the cleanup I think it will be good to go

Yes that is what I am worried about the most

 

[vwbob16]

I'm curious how he knew to sit on a towel before the deer tried to sit in his lap!

The Tow truck driver put the towel there so he didn’t get glass on him

 

[vwbob16]

Man, you're lucky it wasn't worse for you.

I have a couple guys that can help fix your truck though...

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I am a painter in a high end Collision shop so fixing it won’t be a big deal My main concern is it not smelling once I get it all cleaned up

 

[Ken226]

The dash can be disassembled down to the individual components. Every single vent and opening can be accessed and cleaned, if you insist on it.

Im guessing the insurance payout for a total loss on that truck would be around 15000$. It looks like there is about 2000$ in damage. So the insurance company could pay someone up to 13000$ to disassemble and clean the dash, and still be cheaper than a total loss.

Just my opinion. Ive been wrong before.