Oh Deer!

[ElliottM]

Be glad it wasn't a Moose.

Sorry to hear about the deer strike. As Polarizer said, be glad it wasn't a moose, or, as in my case, you weren't on a motorcycle. Hit a deer on my bike in 2008, was lucky to only get a broken collarbone and some cracked ribs. Could have been worse. I've been lucky enough to have never hit a deer other than that one.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

So it could grow a little bigger and come out this year and run into your truck! Be vigilant! I don't trust them!

The insurance adjuster told me that he had 12 deer strikes in the month of Oct...that's a dozen for just him and he told me that he's one of 16 adjusters in his office!

That's a lot of venison if you extrapolate the numbers.....

It's been four days and I miss my truck. Over the weekend, I avoided going out since I didn't want to drive that POS. I finally went grocery shopping Sunday evening but I just don't like driving it. Yesterday, as soon as I hopped in to go home from work, Enterprise car rental called to be sure that everything was okay. I told the poor girl that "this car is a piece of crap"...she was clearly taken aback so I quickly apologized and explained that I went from a very nice, loaded full size SUV to a stripped down, tiny imitation of a suv and while it certainly wasn't her fault, I asked for her to please excuse my shortness. Of course I was screaming all this over the speaker on my phone since I hadn't yet taken the time to pair my phone to the car....I missed 4 other calls on the way home. I paired it when I got home....but I still miss my truck, badly!


jeff

I know exactly what you mean Jeff. When I had my truck in for water leak testing, the gave me a 2017 Fusion Hybrid to drive, it too was a piece of crap compared to the Expedition.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Sorry to hear about the deer strike. As Polarizer said, be glad it wasn't a moose, or, as in my case, you weren't on a motorcycle. Hit a deer on my bike in 2008, was lucky to only get a broken collarbone and some cracked ribs. Could have been worse. I've been lucky enough to have never hit a deer other than that one.
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Damn! Glad you are healing up.

 

[jeff kushner]

As you can see in my sig Elliot, I ride a LOT.....and most of my touring begins at night because A, I love riding at night and B, "critters" are usually a lot safer then "joan putting on her makeup" or "Ted texting Joan". Thankfully, I've never hit anything bigger than I could eat at one sitting.

I once did the Rt 50 from Clarksburg to Parkersburg at night....50 miles with the deer so thick that at any one time, my bikes headlights could "see" a dozen......I never got higher than 3rd gear, never broke 45mph and as always, my three fingers of my right hand never lifted off the front brake lever! Scary ride, very scary because as we all know, you never know when they are going to jump and no telling in what direction!

Andy, the Fusion was a nice car...they gave me a new loaded '15 at my last job. Nice car with plenty of go.....but it's no Expedition! Kind of surprised that you disliked it so much but then again, maybe the hybrid is ******?

jeff

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

As you can see in my sig Elliot, I ride a LOT.....and most of my touring begins at night because A, I love riding at night and B, "critters" are usually a lot safer then "joan putting on her makeup" or "Ted texting Joan". Thankfully, I've never hit anything bigger than I could eat at one sitting.

I once did the Rt 50 from Clarksburg to Parkersburg at night....50 miles with the deer so thick that at any one time, my bikes headlights could "see" a dozen......I never got higher than 3rd gear, never broke 45mph and as always, my three fingers of my right hand never lifted off the front brake lever! Scary ride, very scary because as we all know, you never know when they are going to jump and no telling in what direction!

Andy, the Fusion was a nice car...they gave me a new loaded '15 at my last job. Nice car with plenty of go.....but it's no Expedition! Kind of surprised that you disliked it so much but then again, maybe the hybrid is ******?

jeff

My Daughter's 2016 Fusion with the small EcoBoost had more power and road better than the hybrid. It seemed to ride rougher than my Expedition. I would have rather had an older Expedition.

 

[bobmbx]

I know exactly what you mean Jeff. When I had my truck in for water leak testing, the gave me a 2017 Fusion Hybrid to drive, it too was a piece of crap compared to the Expedition.

They gave me a Chevy Spark. Still not sure it qualifies as a car.
http://images.parkers.bauercdn.com/...exterior/1752x1168/chevy_spark_050713(21).jpg

Don't ever...EVER....let a friend or family use one of those. The entire "dash" is contained in a small module bolted to the steering column.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

They gave me a Chevy Spark. Still not sure it qualifies as a car.
http://images.parkers.bauercdn.com/...exterior/1752x1168/chevy_spark_050713(21).jpg

Don't ever...EVER....let a friend or family use one of those. The entire "dash" is contained in a small module bolted to the steering column.

I would have laughed at them and told them no way!

 

[Muddy Bean]

My in laws own a 2015 fully loaded fusion and it's a nice car no doubt. But (big but) it does indeed ride stiff as mentioned earlier, and it's small...just small, economical but small. I just can't do small anymore. With two kids, my wife, and a whole lotta music gear, I just need big. And 4wd too. Winter is here. The fusion is bowing to the Expedition in the snow.

EDIT: Does ride stiffer. Mistype earlier read “doesn’t”


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[ExpeditionAndy]

Both of my daughters have Fusions. The youngest has a 2007 and the oldest has a 2016, both of them drive and rode better than the hybrid. Both of theirs have 4 cylinder engines. The newest has the 1.2 EcoBoost, if I remember correctly.

 

[Adieu]

Both of my daughters have Fusions. The youngest has a 2007 and the oldest has a 2016, both of them drive and rode better than the hybrid. Both of theirs have 4 cylinder engines. The newest has the 1.2 EcoBoost, if I remember correctly.

192" & 3500-3600 lbs of large car propelled by a 1.2L???

Did I fall asleep and wake up in Europe?????

 

[JExpedition07]

192" & 3500-3600 lbs of large car propelled by a 1.2L???

Did I fall asleep and wake up in Europe?????

I believe it’s actually a 1.5L, I’m sure it has the output of a bigger 4 cylinder.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

192" & 3500-3600 lbs of large car propelled by a 1.2L???

Did I fall asleep and wake up in Europe?????

It is a 1.5 L EcoBoost and it has a turbo and it faster than the older 2.3 L 4 cylinder in the 07. Of course when you drive a 4 cylinder you drive it with your foot in it all the time. It's not like a V8 or even a V6 EcoBoost.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

I believe it’s actually a 1.5L, I’m sure it has the output of a bigger 4 cylinder.

Yes you are correct. It's tough remembering these things late a night when I'm tired and a it's car that I almost never drive.

 

[jeff kushner]

Dang, just called the shop who HAD told me this past Tuesday my truck would be ready when I stopped by last Wed before Kerry and I took off for Las Vegas for a few days....now they are telling me Monday...and God I hate the rental!

Here's a pic of the wheel well trim they are replacing for me........I honestly don't know if the deer hit it or not but I never noticed it prior....and I sure would have noticed a gash like this!

jeff

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Dang, just called the shop who HAD told me this past Tuesday my truck would be ready when I stopped by last Wed before Kerry and I took off for Las Vegas for a few days....now they are telling me Monday...and God I hate the rental!

Here's a pic of the wheel well trim they are replacing for me........I honestly don't know if the deer hit it or not but I never noticed it prior....and I sure would have noticed a gash like this!

jeff

DAMN!

 

[Adieu]

Dang, just called the shop who HAD told me this past Tuesday my truck would be ready when I stopped by last Wed before Kerry and I took off for Las Vegas for a few days....now they are telling me Monday...and God I hate the rental!

Here's a pic of the wheel well trim they are replacing for me........I honestly don't know if the deer hit it or not but I never noticed it prior....and I sure would have noticed a gash like this!

jeff

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Thats not deer damage

Deer dont have straight sharp parallel lines... thats parking damage

 

[Adieu]

PS just tell the idiots to get it in and get it painted and pick up the trim piece later. Not like them scratches make the truck undriveable

 

[jeff kushner]

FINALLY! Crystal from the repair shop called and told me I'm good to go. I can't get rid of this POS rental fast enough but I sure hope they got the paint right....I'm trying to have faith...

As to the front trim damage, I addressed it honestly with the adjuster and he elected to cover it for me....honesty, it works!

Fingers crossed today.....we'll see. I hate driving the rental so bad that I almost pulled my SLK out from under it's cover in the garage yesterday before work but it was freezing out and it really does not do well on ice or any kind of frost. When I first bought it I learned about not being able to drive in snow deeper than 1.5". I literally sat in the street right in front of my home with the rear tires spinning, trying to get it back up the "hill" so I could re-garage it....in less than an inch of snow! Yeah, REALLY not good in it!! Lesson learned: Ultra-high performance street tires do not move in snow. A full set of TOL Yokohama All seasons performed barely better......now I just leave it in the garage in winter.



jeff

oh, here's that "hill"....

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

FINALLY! Crystal from the repair shop called and told me I'm good to go. I can't get rid of this POS rental fast enough but I sure hope they got the paint right....I'm trying to have faith...

As to the front trim damage, I addressed it honestly with the adjuster and he elected to cover it for me....honesty, it works!

Fingers crossed today.....we'll see. I hate driving the rental so bad that I almost pulled my SLK out from under it's cover in the garage yesterday before work but it was freezing out and it really does not do well on ice or any kind of frost. When I first bought it I learned about not being able to drive in snow deeper than 1.5". I literally sat in the street right in front of my home with the rear tires spinning, trying to get it back up the "hill" so I could re-garage it....in less than an inch of snow! Yeah, REALLY not good in it!! Lesson learned: Ultra-high performance street tires do not move in snow. A full set of TOL Yokohama All seasons performed barely better......now I just leave it in the garage in winter.



jeff

oh, here's that "hill"....

Can't wait to see the pictures.

 

[jeff kushner]

As us older guys will remember....Ricardo Montalban said during the Ford Commercials in the 1970's........."Pe-arfect", "pe-arfect"!!

It might have taken two weeks but I cannot tell where it was so I'm happy with the results.

The best part was when I called Kerry on the way home from the shop and told her...."wow, I sure bought a niceassed truck"...it's good to have it back again and it was FUN driving into work this morning!


I just re-ordered the aftermarket "3.5 Twin Turbo" emblem I had in front of the door. The shop had called me a day or two after I dropped it off. They told me that they had accidently broke the one I had on my truck but were unable to find the part number in the Ford Part's book. I explained that it was aftermarket and not to worry, I would replace it when they were done.


Jeff