The Monk 50 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Well, I've just had a 70mph encounter with a 3ft long by almost 2 foot high badger.The badger has won. Died instantly.Saw it run out into the road, brakes, smoke, too fast and too narrow road to swerve around.... constant bearing. About 0.5 seconds from me seeing it to impact.Both front headlamps are gone....impact tossed them into a hedge or wherever....it's too dark to find um. slam panel and bumper and reg plate are bent inward severely.Fog casings are shattered but the fog lights bulbs are still intact illuminating the inner tyres...bonus. Radiator is leaking badly.... 3rd one in 5 months. Front bumper N/S vent is shattered, lenses are destroyed. Plastic tyre well and under trays are gone.The engine is now randomly idleing too.....so not only is it cosmetic (not counting the rad), but now an engine componant is messed up.Copmlete arse ache. Previous trouble with the VR, last weeks even better bad news and now I have no car for a while..... This my friends, is a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pics of the damage will be posted tomorrow AM. :@ ... ;( P.S, yus, atleast me and sarah are okay. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Butcher Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 You, my friend must have the worst fkin luck in a car of anybody i've ever known, including Tony!!!You should still have that extra set of headlights i gave you!! Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yes chris, I do have those lights.I'm ripping the car apart tomoz morning.You had an encounter with a pheasant a few months back if I'm not mistaken.I aint feeling too great atm.See what tomorrows post mortom shows. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_H 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hi,I have a front panel off of an 8v if that helps you can have it as it's going to the scrappy today with the remains of a 8v I was breaking ? Let me know if you want it Mark Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 bloody hell mate, thats sounds pretty bad, hope you get it sorted, not sure the badger won if its dead tho Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 what did you do in your past life :-( as Martin says...well mate hope you get it sorted asap you certainly don't need anymore bad luck Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 ahhh man sorry to hear that.... you poor thing!!Fingers crossed you can get it fixed quickly and cheaply. Hope you and Sarah are keeping ok. Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 thats rubbish mate. there tonky bastards badgers lol. my mate hit one in a smart roster thingy. spun out at 110 and fully wrote his car off. Rabbits piss me off, the amount ive saved from swerving and nearly killing myself is silly, most arn't that lucky whats funny is natural selection takes place and soon only the cleaver ones are left and there not as much as a problem lol and now since fox hunting has stopped theres loads of them about . hit one the other day which was bad.one animal i HATE to see hit buy a car is cats. mine got merked buy a car not long ago and i proper loved him, really sound cat, couldn't bare to hit one myself :-( anyway doesn't sound to bad. bolt on parts maybe a vacume leak on the inlet side? it could be worse dude. when anything shit happends to me. which is pritty much all the time i think about the really unlucky people. theres loads a lot worse off. just kind of puts things into context Link to post Share on other sites
goonersteve 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Another unfortunate incident to add to the list then Chris I take it you're not supersticious? I think if it was me, i would be swapping that car for a different VR! Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I rekon when I have an increase in money coming in from work and I can actually aford to replace bits......then I'll end up having no problems... lol.On the + side, it would appear the idle issue was from the car being stationary while having the fogs and full beams on. The car had the bulbs still attatched and on while the casings carried on going forward. Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 get some pics up mate Link to post Share on other sites
jesterwalker69 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Unlucky fella.Hit one myself a couple of years ago and did f*ck all damage so i was VERY lucky by the sounds of things.Hope you get her back on the road soon matey Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Sorry to hear big fella. There must be a turning point to your luck soon. Go get yourself a lottery ticket. Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 The damage doesnt look bad from the utside. Missing grill.. smashed into piecesSmashed up N/S fog...the O/S was just dangling intact after the impact, it would seem.The 3 bolts securing the bumper from the middle to the N/S bent but have replaced.Radiator has a steady leak, cant afford a new one.Slam panel is bent but not screwed up too bad.Found 1 headlamp..... 2 of its plastic securing points were still attached to the car....the glass isnt glazed or smashed though.....very odd.Other headlamp has magicly disappeared.Thats chris's O/S light and the N/S that I recovered..... I straitened some of it up before this pic. Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Must of been some impact. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 hang on hang on aint that daves one u only just picked up ????? man that is bad luck dude worse than mine Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yep thats Daves old shell Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 i got a spare bumper but its in sliver if u need it mate Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Nope, it's my 3dr. After the news me and sarah got last week, I spent all of the weekend looking after her, so daves shell will be picked up on 1st weekend of october.Appreciate the offer tony. Link to post Share on other sites
D16vGTi 1 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Gutted mate, that must've been one hell of a badger! Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 oh rite glad it aint daves on then lol well keep ur pecker up son it`ll be all good in the end Link to post Share on other sites
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