BRZ vs Two Deer - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

geb2391 · 09-30-2012, 09:34 AM

Without going into every detail of how and why I thought I would tell you about the first real road trip in the BRZ. On our way home yesterday afternoon to Pocatello from Jackson Wyoming on US 89 in Wyoming we hit TWO deer. This completely unavoidable accident could have been a lot worse had we been in a different vehicle. I hit both deer head on decelerating from around 56 mph and swerving in an attempt to avoid the deer that were spooked into my path by another vehicle in the opposing lane. One deer went up and over the roof the other down the driver’s side. The front air bags deployed and the BRZ sustained nose and hood damage from one deer and we lost the drivers mirror and dented the driver’s door and rear fender because of the second deer. There is little doubt had we been in some other style or make of car my wife and I would have had at least one deer in our laps. As you can see in the pic’s the BRZ faired pretty well for what happened, now the wait for repair parts begin, probably won’t see the BRZ till late December or early January if we’re lucky. Be careful out there!

cobrabyte · 09-30-2012, 09:40 AM

Whew, that had to be terrifying. Glad you're ok and, from the looks of it, the BRZ handled it quite well. Hope you get 'er back to pristine condition!

gmookher · 09-30-2012, 09:54 AM

you are a blessed and lucky driver

glad you are ok, and that the car can be repaired

Turbowned · 09-30-2012, 10:45 AM

Wow, glad you escaped unscathed. Looks like the car will need some straightening out, but better it than you! I hope they can get it fixed up for you quickly!

joergasm · 09-30-2012, 12:07 PM

That car looks like it barely took a hit! Looks like you hit a hefty raccoon and it rolled off the side. Good that you're okay!
I know deers are really heavy, deceivingly heavy, so I can understand why the airbags went off but from the damage I don't think they should have :S just my opinion

whtchocla7e · 09-30-2012, 12:26 PM

Wow, man. Pretty lucky there.

GNS · 09-30-2012, 12:31 PM

Your Clear Bra obviously saved you from incoming deer projectiles.

ichitaka05 · 09-30-2012, 12:41 PM

Glad you guys were okay & BRZ took minor hit.

if it was BMW you guy's car would of been like this... but of course, this car was going ridiculously fast

hippari · 09-30-2012, 02:20 PM

thank god for the deerodynamic research they put into the shape of this thing. lol

Josh B · 09-30-2012, 02:30 PM

Glad you guys are ok. I hate deer with a Passion, that's why I get as many as I can come hunting season.

3 years ago I hit a nice buck with my Chevy pickup at 70 mph. The deer didn't fare too well.

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Floggin Tires · 09-30-2012, 02:55 PM

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nzer · 09-30-2012, 03:00 PM

Here in New Zealand we're more likely to hit a sheep or a diary cow! The sheep are a lot smaller and the dairy cows are generally a hell of a lot slower moving than deer so easy enough to avoid.

Glad you're both ok.

daiheadjai · 09-30-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Glad you guys were okay & BRZ took minor hit.

if it was BMW you guy's car would of been like this... but of course, this car was going ridiculously fast

Occupants of this car probably inhaled bits of the deer through the air vents...

chaotichoax · 09-30-2012, 08:30 PM

car looks like it took it surprising well...crazy to envision a deer rolling over top of you on the roof

glad you and your wife are okay.

09-30-2012, 09:34 AM	#1
geb2391 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Subaru CBS BRZ Limited Auto Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 137 Thanks: 0 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ vs Two Deer Without going into every detail of how and why I thought I would tell you about the first real road trip in the BRZ. On our way home yesterday afternoon to Pocatello from Jackson Wyoming on US 89 in Wyoming we hit TWO deer. This completely unavoidable accident could have been a lot worse had we been in a different vehicle. I hit both deer head on decelerating from around 56 mph and swerving in an attempt to avoid the deer that were spooked into my path by another vehicle in the opposing lane. One deer went up and over the roof the other down the driver’s side. The front air bags deployed and the BRZ sustained nose and hood damage from one deer and we lost the drivers mirror and dented the driver’s door and rear fender because of the second deer. There is little doubt had we been in some other style or make of car my wife and I would have had at least one deer in our laps. As you can see in the pic’s the BRZ faired pretty well for what happened, now the wait for repair parts begin, probably won’t see the BRZ till late December or early January if we’re lucky. Be careful out there! Attached Images

09-30-2012, 12:26 PM	#6
whtchocla7e Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Hot Lava Location: CT Posts: 424 Thanks: 30 Thanked 222 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow, man. Pretty lucky there. __________________ Live to drive another day

09-30-2012, 12:41 PM	#8
ichitaka05 Site Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: ichi 86 Project Location: Middle of No where Posts: 20,966 Thanks: 7,664 Thanked 19,052 Times in 8,327 Posts Mentioned: 677 Post(s) Tagged: 27 Thread(s)	Glad you guys were okay & BRZ took minor hit. if it was BMW you guy's car would of been like this... but of course, this car was going ridiculously fast __________________

09-30-2012, 02:20 PM	#9
hippari I Love your GUCCI Wheels! Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Raven Black FR-S Location: Houston, TX Posts: 169 Thanks: 107 Thanked 63 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thank god for the deerodynamic research they put into the shape of this thing. lol __________________ @jinxyboi \| @_iLLdynasty Rice for the Rice God

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Floggin Tires Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: ZC6, Junk of ALL sorts Location: Ohio Posts: 516 Thanks: 111 Thanked 288 Times in 171 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BUT __________________ # 1. Always know where your towel is. ZC6-CBS, is home

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gmookher Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: VortechSC,BorlaEL,Perrin,GCRace Location: HighHeatHighAltitudeAZ,USA Posts: 2,254 Thanks: 458 Thanked 669 Times in 394 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	you are a blessed and lucky driver glad you are ok, and that the car can be repaired

09-30-2012, 12:07 PM	#5
joergasm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ 2013 - SWP 6MT Location: Toronto Posts: 354 Thanks: 97 Thanked 42 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That car looks like it barely took a hit! Looks like you hit a hefty raccoon and it rolled off the side. Good that you're okay! I know deers are really heavy, deceivingly heavy, so I can understand why the airbags went off but from the damage I don't think they should have :S just my opinion

09-30-2012, 12:31 PM	#7
GNS Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: . Location: Ontario Posts: 350 Thanks: 28 Thanked 223 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your Clear Bra obviously saved you from incoming deer projectiles.

09-30-2012, 02:30 PM	#10
Josh B Buzz Killington Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: A slow truck Location: Virginia Posts: 48 Thanks: 7 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Glad you guys are ok. I hate deer with a Passion, that's why I get as many as I can come hunting season. 3 years ago I hit a nice buck with my Chevy pickup at 70 mph. The deer didn't fare too well. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

09-30-2012, 03:00 PM	#12
nzer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 Grey TRD GT86, 2015 VW Golf R Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 1,572 Thanks: 666 Thanked 942 Times in 540 Posts Mentioned: 62 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here in New Zealand we're more likely to hit a sheep or a diary cow! The sheep are a lot smaller and the dairy cows are generally a hell of a lot slower moving than deer so easy enough to avoid. Glad you're both ok.

09-30-2012, 08:30 PM	#14
chaotichoax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Location: New Jersey Posts: 145 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	car looks like it took it surprising well...crazy to envision a deer rolling over top of you on the roof glad you and your wife are okay.

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