NJSGTI

Last night I was driving on the Florida Turnpike when a raccoon ran out in front of me. Ill let the pictures show what happened.

myron

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if you dont mind me asking how much did oyu pay for that car, and how much are they new if you didnt buy it new. My friends dad just got him a g37s, 08 with 0km, so brand new and he got it for 51k, and thats with 5-6k off since he knew the guy at the dealership

dom

You must have been going at pretty decent clip?

NJSGTI

The sticker price on mine was $37,270. I got it for $34,500. Mine isn't the G37S though, it is just the Journey model.

NJSGTI

I was going between 75 and 80 mph.

SG81

iTrader: (1)

damn, was there guts all over it?

dom

Did you get an estimate yet?

Blazing GT

HOLY! a raccon?

Myron is that 51K in Canadian dollars? I hope it is

NJSGTI

No, there was nothing there.

Im going tomorrow morning.

zeroday

How's the raccoon?

NJSGTI

TommySalami

Must have made a disgusting noise when you hit it

mreh

damn dude

Shoofin

I was driving down a street at like 25-30mph and a squirrel challenged me as it was running across the street..I slowed down to avoid it...I thought it stopped before I passed it, but I guess my car (GTI)was low enough that I clocked it and knocked it out...All I know was I looked in my rear view mirror and just saw it lying there in the street.

fsttyms1

I bet that made the most amazing noises as it tumbled under the car.

NJSGTI

There was a bunch of loud banging but I don't think I would call them amazing

ChicagoNick

my brother was driving 80mph in his Turbo'ed Lotus on a 2 lane highway and a raccoon ran out infront of him. He decided to take it head on rather than dodge it and risk hitting a tree. Shattered the shell of the car, the damage ran over $15,000. The car was only 2 months old too.

SuperTrooper169

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Wow, that's a lot more damage than I was expecting. Glad there weren't guts all over the front. That would've sucked to clean off. Look at the bright side, at least it wasn't a deer. Oh wait, you live in Florida, at least it wasn't a gator.

NJSGTI

I am going to try and see if I can get a sport model bumper put on.

S14 n Tsx

ouch!

raccoon

vas25tl

I used to have a 96 Protege (Winter car) and I hit a raccoon at about 50MPH. Bumper, Radiator, A/C condenser and an alignment later, the car was normal again....The thing was HUGE

dallison

such a beautiful car

Trackruner228

iTrader: (1)

Wow that sucks but at least nobody was hurt.

GIBSON6594

werd, i like the silver

myron

iTrader: (4)

yea thats in CND, but since dollars are almost equal now, its still expensive

ChrisQ1980

WOW, that must of been a big raccoon. Glad the damage is limited to the bumper. Hopefully you will get the sport bumper out of it.

ThermonMermon

bumper damage is always a great excuse to go aftermarket or factory upgrade. hell, even an aftermarket bumper could run you cheaper than a stock fix.

FiveLiterCheater

I always thought the base model bumper looked better

RaviNJCLs

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OUCH. That sucks.

ThermonMermon

are there even any aftermarket bumpers out for the G37 yet?

Whiskers

Mokos23

do the G37 coupes come with no front license plate bracket at all? i know it looks better w/o a front plate, but maybe with a front plate bracket would've taken more of the impact of the raccoon than the bumper itself?

Whiskers

The G35 doesn't come with a bracket and in PA, I don't need it.

zeroday

I was hoping you'd say it was medivac'd to Cedars-Sinai where it was in stable but guarded condition.

NJSGTI

I think there are one or two lip kits for the G37 but they are for the sport model bumper.

AMGala

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I'll say it before someone else does...

That'll buff right out

97BlackAckCL

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raccoon =

Gee-TR

must of been a big ass raccoon..ouch

SupaRookie

Man that picture look so harsh. Good luck with the estimate.

Bennnnn

how much do raccoons weigh these days? damn scavengers.