Have you ever hit an animal with your sports car?

007MI6 · 11-08-2011, 02:03 PM

Yea. Cows don't really move when you hit them. Nor do they move to get out of they way.

scottIN · 11-08-2011, 04:00 PM

Driving on a country road in Noth Carolina late one night. I'm in my Mercedes coupe. Truck in front of me all the sudden hits his brakes and then does a big 'bounce' over something. I'm close enough to brake a bit but still run over the deer the truck in front of me knocked down. Wasn't a real big one, but (a) I sat pretty low and (b) the dang thing tried to get up just as I hit it. Had to replace the front bumper, grill and undertray. I'm probably pretty lucky that the car had pretty much a big, smooth undertray about 3/4 of the way from front to back or it would have been a lot worse. Pretty much just slid overtop of it once I knocked it back down.

Lemers · 11-08-2011, 04:13 PM

Bugs mainly

Lemers · 11-08-2011, 06:17 PM

Well if he hit either one of them there wouldn't be enough left of his Z to hit the other one.

Skeeterbop · 11-08-2011, 06:19 PM

True enough. Does running over a turtle, but not actually hitting it count?

Lemers · 11-08-2011, 06:25 PM

How about when I had a CRX I had a couple kittens (looked like they were playing tag) run out infront of me. All I could do is strattle it as the other jumped out of the way. I didn't hit it directly but heard the kitten get hit several times by the underside of the car. I looked in the rear view mirror to see the thing run off. I must have used 8 or it's 9 lives.

vividracing · 11-08-2011, 06:33 PM

My '97 Civic wasn't a sports car, but I did hit a dog about a week after installing a brand new Backyard Special carbon Kevlar lip. Destroyed the lip... And the dog ran off to God knows where, so idk what ever happened to it. For those of you that aren't into Hondas... A brand new BYS lip is over $900. I got a "hookup" on mine at $700.

haitech · 11-08-2011, 08:38 PM

my mom hit and ran over a full grown german sheperd in her 88' camry. the dog tried to get up and a somersault

cc370z · 11-08-2011, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KUSH

I hit a squirrel with my friend's prius once,, the squirrel won

That's funny s**t.

CraigP · 11-09-2011, 07:16 AM

Hit a huge red tail hawk with my Pontiac G6 back in the Spring. It few in front of me and hit the windshield at about the rear view mirror area. Sounded like a bowling ball hitting the car. Windshield survived, hawk didn't. Bothered me too. It was a beautiful animal.

hey32g · 11-09-2011, 12:14 PM

Hit a deer when my new RX-8 had 900 miles on it.

Cristobal09 · 11-10-2011, 08:30 AM

Just hit a skunk last night on my z with 232 miles on it. The car stinks so bad I had to park it about 500 feet from my house.

vividracing · 11-10-2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristobal09

Just hit a skunk last night on my z with 232 miles on it. The car stinks so bad I had to park it about 500 feet from my house.

There's some concoction a few pages back in this thread that is supposed to clear the smell up.

UD` · 11-11-2011, 01:53 AM

I ran over a squirrel with my Z. It was trying to cross the street but sadly ended up getting squashed under my tires. Poor thing was still on the street next few days.

Liquid_G · 11-14-2011, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristobal09

Just hit a skunk last night on my z with 232 miles on it. The car stinks so bad I had to park it about 500 feet from my house.

Try the peroxide and baking soda combo kenchan posted. I soaked the entire underside of my car with that yesterday and it seems to have helped a lot. Hit a skunk last weekend. The smell faded a bit over the week but now seems to be completely gone after cleaning it.

11-08-2011, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
007MI6 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 45 Posts: 703 Drives: Audrey Rep Power: 16	Yea. Cows don't really move when you hit them. Nor do they move to get out of they way. __________________ 2011 370Z Touring+Sport Coupe BLK Int\|\|M6\|\|Navigation\|\|Illuminated Door Sills\|\|GoMiniGo LPB

11-08-2011, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 53	Bugs mainly __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

11-08-2011, 06:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 53	Well if he hit either one of them there wouldn't be enough left of his Z to hit the other one. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

11-08-2011, 06:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Skeeterbop A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Bliss, TX Age: 41 Posts: 1,440 Drives: 2011 GM 370 base SP Rep Power: 17	True enough. Does running over a turtle, but not actually hitting it count? __________________ Srenity: "Yeah no rest needed to spread the love when your 20 that's for sure...."

11-08-2011, 06:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 53	How about when I had a CRX I had a couple kittens (looked like they were playing tag) run out infront of me. All I could do is strattle it as the other jumped out of the way. I didn't hit it directly but heard the kitten get hit several times by the underside of the car. I looked in the rear view mirror to see the thing run off. I must have used 8 or it's 9 lives. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

11-08-2011, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	Driving on a country road in Noth Carolina late one night. I'm in my Mercedes coupe. Truck in front of me all the sudden hits his brakes and then does a big 'bounce' over something. I'm close enough to brake a bit but still run over the deer the truck in front of me knocked down. Wasn't a real big one, but (a) I sat pretty low and (b) the dang thing tried to get up just as I hit it. Had to replace the front bumper, grill and undertray. I'm probably pretty lucky that the car had pretty much a big, smooth undertray about 3/4 of the way from front to back or it would have been a lot worse. Pretty much just slid overtop of it once I knocked it back down.

11-08-2011, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
vividracing The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 7,306 Drives: 350Z,370Z,GTR Rep Power: 40	My '97 Civic wasn't a sports car, but I did hit a dog about a week after installing a brand new Backyard Special carbon Kevlar lip. Destroyed the lip... And the dog ran off to God knows where, so idk what ever happened to it. For those of you that aren't into Hondas... A brand new BYS lip is over $900. I got a "hookup" on mine at $700. __________________ Rocky @ Vivid ♦ 480.966.3040 x236 ♦ Rocky@vividracing.com Email, PM, or call me directly for aggressive The370Z.com member pricing!!! Last edited by vividracing; 11-08-2011 at 06:36 PM.

11-08-2011, 08:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
haitech Track Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin/Dallas Posts: 922 Drives: 11' 370z Magnetic M6 Rep Power: 15	my mom hit and ran over a full grown german sheperd in her 88' camry. the dog tried to get up and a somersault

11-09-2011, 07:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
CraigP Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stevensville, MD Posts: 40 Drives: '11 370z 7AT Touring Rep Power: 15	Hit a huge red tail hawk with my Pontiac G6 back in the Spring. It few in front of me and hit the windshield at about the rear view mirror area. Sounded like a bowling ball hitting the car. Windshield survived, hawk didn't. Bothered me too. It was a beautiful animal.

11-09-2011, 12:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
hey32g Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 278 Drives: ‘14 370Z, Black, 7AT Rep Power: 6727	Hit a deer when my new RX-8 had 900 miles on it.

11-10-2011, 08:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cristobal09 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NOVA Posts: 1,430 Drives: 22 ZL1 & Explorer ST Rep Power: 3372	Just hit a skunk last night on my z with 232 miles on it. The car stinks so bad I had to park it about 500 feet from my house. __________________ 2022 Camaro ZL1 2021 Explorer ST

11-11-2011, 01:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
UD` Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: PA Posts: 12 Drives: '14 370Z Silver MT Rep Power: 15	I ran over a squirrel with my Z. It was trying to cross the street but sadly ended up getting squashed under my tires. Poor thing was still on the street next few days.

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