Spinjim Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Driving home Thursday a badger made a bid for the other side of the road right in front of me. Needless to say it didn't make it and now residing with its maker, didn't think it did any damage at the time but Seems to have broken the radiator plastic Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 That's just the air duct isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumsterphil Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 You got lucky, this was mine - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Jim> You were lucky Mate, solid buggers them badgers. Phil> Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Unlucky Jim, must be the time of year. I've seen loads of dead badgers at the side my local roads over the last couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 20 minutes ago, Nobbie said: Unlucky Jim, must be the time of year. I've seen loads of dead badgers at the side my local roads over the last couple of weeks. Same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdie Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Hit a few more if you would be so kind - my lawn looks like the Somme battlefield thanks to the feckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatoid Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Wonder what they taste like ? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Nobbie said: Unlucky Jim, must be the time of year. I've seen loads of dead badgers at the side my local roads over the last couple of weeks. Probably just the farmers doing illegal culling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Badgers are not something you want to hit at speed they can cause some proper damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtaboy Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 1 hour ago, thanatoid said: Wonder what they taste like ? :-) Probably similar to groundhog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumsterphil Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 9 hours ago, Boxstercol said: Probably just the farmers doing illegal culling... That's what I've heard previously. i think they're fascinating creatures and I felt really bad about killing one (even when I saw the state of my car). Defintiely one to avoid, they have the consistency of a concrete bollard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Around these parts, it's muntjac deer that can be a real hazard: On a couple of occasions when driving at night on country roads, I've had one of these leap out from the hedgerow directly in front of my car. I managed not to hit them, but they gave me a hell of a fright. You do see their corpses on the roadside quite often. They're sturdy little buggers, so I can only imagine the damage they might do if you hit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Daniel Joseph said: Around these parts, it's muntjac deer that can be a real hazard: On a couple of occasions when driving at night on country roads, I've had one of these leap out from the hedgerow directly in front of my car. I managed not to hit them, but they gave me a hell of a fright. You do see their corpses on the roadside quite often. They're sturdy little buggers, so I can only imagine the damage they might do if you hit them. Get these in my garden all the time, little feckers shyate everywhere and chew all the plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, mike597 said: Get these in my garden all the time, little feckers shyate everywhere and chew all the plants. Yes, we used to have that problem when we lived in the country. They are really destructive little buggers and their numbers seem to be increasing rapidly Happily, we now have a walled garden in town...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev911 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 11 hours ago, thanatoid said: Wonder what they taste like ? :-) badger burgers ,who knows may catch on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 13 hours ago, mike597 said: Badgers are not something you want to hit at speed they can cause some proper damage. Agreed. Not as bad as hitting a wild boar though... Those things are built like tanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtaboy Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 4 hours ago, mike597 said: Get these in my garden all the time, little feckers shyate everywhere and chew all the plants. They like to relax in my backyard too. I'm thinking of charging them park entrance fees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 6 hours ago, boxtaboy said: They like to relax in my backyard too. I'm thinking of charging them park entrance fees... That's bigger than a Muntjac. Looks more like the size of the red deer we have here. Nice wheels, BTW. Grill looks a little Caddyesque but apart from that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtaboy Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, Araf said: That's bigger than a Muntjac. Looks more like the size of the red deer we have here. Nice wheels, BTW. Grill looks a little Caddyesque but apart from that... Haha, thanks. Yeah, my little boy likes his cars just like his daddy. The deer is pretty big. I hope I don't run into one on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilham5 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 This pheasant did not do my 996 turbo much good. Bumper, radiator, ac condenser etc. It's head left a 50p sized dent in the fire wall behind the headlight. Not saying how quick I was going at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, Kilham5 said: This pheasant did not do my 996 turbo much good. Bumper, radiator, ac condenser etc. It's head left a 50p sized dent in the fire wall behind the headlight. Not saying how quick I was going at the time. Nice mess! I was driving a brand new delivered that week BMW 5 (company car) a couple of years back. M4 outside lane. I watched a pheasant run across from the hard shoulder directly into my path. Nice impact at that speed and when I looked later on I had the perfect outline of the stupid birds head and beak as an impression on the lower part of the bumper to remind me of this for the rest of the time I had the car No gory pictures I am afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxbrownie Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 My daughter hit a swan on the M25.......she says she was only doing 70mph in the middle lane at the time........she stopped at the next exit (just a few miles) and the car never started again after, it was a complete write off. Bumper split in half under the left lamp.....left lamp no longer there!....radiator and AC condenser completely destroyed, alloy crash bar deformed about three inches, and due to the running on for the few miles with NO water at all in the system the engine was seized solid. She loved that nice old Citroen BX Turbo.......never again though. Those Swans are bl00dy big heavy birds!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H1AVFC Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Driving to work a few years back & what felt like a glancing blow from a pheasant turned into a new bonnet & several hundred pounds worth of paint!! I live close to Cannock Chase & we get everything from deer to mountain bikers trying to throw themselves in front of us ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Boxbrownie said: My daughter hit a swan on the M25.......she says she was only doing 70mph in the middle lane at the time........she stopped at the next exit (just a few miles) and the car never started again after, it was a complete write off. Bumper split in half under the left lamp.....left lamp no longer there!....radiator and AC condenser completely destroyed, alloy crash bar deformed about three inches, and due to the running on for the few miles with NO water at all in the system the engine was seized solid. She loved that nice old Citroen BX Turbo.......never again though. Those Swans are bl00dy big heavy birds!!!! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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