SP20 vs Kangaroo [Archive] - AstinaGT Forums

32c

11-02-2006, 09:48 AM

Last night about 1am I was happily driving with my gf out near Bathurst, when b4 i knew it a roo jumps straight out in front of me. Im not to sure what speed I was doing but it would of been close to 100kph.

It doesnt look to bad but the front end is all twisted, the headlight is non existent, the horn was pushed back and put a big hole in the air con condencer thing :mad:

This is what happens!:

http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=872

http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=873

Fro-Daddy

11-02-2006, 09:49 AM

ouch...airbag?

32c

11-02-2006, 10:27 AM

ouch...airbag?

i forgot about that!.. nah no airbag thank god!

chicaboo

11-02-2006, 11:07 AM

Tough break, those links don't work for me...

I hit a Kangaroo in my 97 1.6 Rolla back in the day. The impact caused my ashtray to pop out, the passenger side window to drop an inch, and the radiator got pushed back onto the EGO sensor and broke it causing it to run like ****. Anyhow, in classic old school Toyota fashion, you look at the front and there is only an impression in the bumper where the tow hook connected with it. My 96 Camry was the same after getting hit in the rear at 40kph while I was stopped at a red light. Those damn Toyotas just pop back out!

Gav.

ATOMIC

11-02-2006, 02:44 PM

Link doesnt work for me either :( BL hitting the roo man.

BJ BoI

11-02-2006, 02:54 PM

that sucks man, (links arnt working for me either), so whats the go then, is it going to be back on the road soon? hope that mad carbon bonnet of yours didnt get damaged!

Fro-Daddy

11-02-2006, 08:17 PM

links worked at first for me...but not now...

dfvadr

12-02-2006, 09:57 AM

man how unlucky your car is very nice , anyways hopefully soon it will be back to new
ps i cant see the pics either

Melbastina

12-02-2006, 02:38 PM

Yup, dead links but still bad news.

32c

13-02-2006, 09:05 AM

i fixed the links.. it doesnt look as bad as it sounds but its bad enough

boostedbatman

13-02-2006, 09:08 AM

Links wor fine
lucky that was on the very corner.... saved your windscreen and other bits
still a bit of a shame though as thats one nice ride you have there
Good luck with the repairs

chicaboo

13-02-2006, 09:27 AM

You're quite lucky, looks like it's only a bumper and headlight. How's the radiator?

dfvadr

13-02-2006, 12:03 PM

hey mate if ur cant find a bar , i would repair urs rough it up from behind fibreglass it up putty up the crack from outside an respray , a fibreglass kit from auto jionts would be around $30

skippy

13-02-2006, 12:42 PM

Lucky a glancing blow could have been really nasty, not that all is good now but you get what I mean.

What did you hit the tail, back legs or the noggin?

AstinaBoiV6

13-02-2006, 12:55 PM

is insurance gona cover that.. i hope so as mazda lights get pretty $$$

Nate

13-02-2006, 12:56 PM

**** man! good to see you and your gf are ok! have you got insurance? i only saw this car 3 weekends ago in the flesh and it was looking pretty shmick! hope it gets fixed soon :)

AstinaBoiV6

13-02-2006, 01:00 PM

wait a min.. no1 bothered to ask how the kangaroo is???? i hope hes fine 2 after the collision.. maybe he/she had a family... poor fella

32c

13-02-2006, 01:52 PM

Thanks for the comments comments on the car :D

Im very lucky i hit it where i did cause one through the window wouldnt of been very nice, i just put a new windscreen in her!

As for the kangaroo, i dont think his relos will be thinking to highly of me considering the thing basically exploded on inpact. Not exactly the best sight in the world and cleaning blood off the car was not something i had planned for the sat morning!. Im not sure what part of it i hit.. i think all of it.

As far as damage is conserned:

* radiator support badly damaged
* headlight
* front bar
* air con condencer
* side guard is damaged
* my grille is cracked :(
* one week old blue visions... gone :(
+ god knows what else!

main thing is that we were ok, gf was bit shocked and didnt talk much for awhile (kinda a good thing!).. but **** happens.. im not insured either!

Rupewrecht

13-02-2006, 06:19 PM

Damn! That sucks! Shame it isn't as undamaged as the photos make out :(

Slayer

18-02-2006, 04:48 AM

I hit a ped a few months ago........now thats ****!!!!

They were ok, no broken bones............but my car......MY POOR CAR!!!!!..

8000 thousand worth of damage(rand that is)...............headlight, bumper, fender, windscreen, mirror.......all had to be fully replaced.........left side.......

The ped ran out from behind parked cars......i was doing about 50km/h.........

Its the ******* feeling ever when you look to your left after the impact and see hair stuck in the broken windscreen........kinda gives you that worst case scenario feeling...............which fortunately was not the case.......

Somehow none of the internals on the car were damaged.........it was a 96 escort sport.........