saved a dog, trashed my wheel
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From: Decatur Alabama
saved a dog, trashed my wheel
headed home sunday nite....see something dart out in front of me....had to be a dog...to big to be a cat...anyway, i swerve to not hit it...i smack a curb...should have just ran over the damn thing...my right front wheel is fubar....if anybody has a polished aluminum 17" rim they want to sell, let me know........pics below..........
Last edited by LT1SPUD; Aug 21, 2007 at 10:55 AM.
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From: Rehoboth MA . . . NRA Life Member
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It's a natural reaction to avoid anything that jumps in front of you, I know from past experience. I've had the same things happen to me....If you hit it the damage would have more than likely been worse. Plastic, speed, and dogs don't make for a happy ending on either end...
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believe me the rim was the best outcome.......u wouldnt of wanted to replace plastic or anything under there....especially inner fenders....
good luck...u can prob get a wheel for 100 maybe cheaper good luck
good luck...u can prob get a wheel for 100 maybe cheaper good luck
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Sorry about the damage - hard to not react the way you did. Good luck finding a new wheel.
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You did the right thing. 
Karma will repay you somehow. If I had a wheel, I would give it to you.
Karma will repay you somehow. If I had a wheel, I would give it to you.
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10-18 on your plate! That's funny. As a cop in California, my plate read "I B 417" (man with a gun).
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It is natural to react and try to avoid things in the roadway but yes, if you had time to think abiout it and could have decided to hit the dog and save your wheel, you would have felt much worse if that was a kids pet... Never mind the additional damage to your undercarriage. As has been said... It'd be nice if someone will give you a wheel if they have an extra... I would!! You tried to do right... Thanks for that!! 
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On the upside...(if that's possible)...if it was a medium size dog, you may have had more damage to the front clip than the wheel. I've seen some pretty pricey front damage just hitting something as small as a rabbit. I hit a piece of tire (road gator) that was about 2" wide by 12-14" long and destroyed the whole inner rear fender last week, and that was about $300, with no exterior damage.
