So what's your guys luck with it? I swear i'm cursed. I felt terrible yesterday...my arm is bruised from a sobbing gf.

On my way to the track i took some back roads. Not really going fast maybe 5-10 over, lots of hills/turns so anyway we pass tons of roadkill on the way. Before i could even react there was a smaller turtle in the middle of the road with his head poked out. Well if i went to swerve i would be in the other side of the road going up a blind hill who knows if a car could be coming...i wouldn't have had enough time to brake either. Well the poor guy got decapitated. His shell crushed against my exhaust too i looked in my mirror and he was flying airborn. My gf was speechless then started sobbing and then the sobbing turned into anger. I was an ******* and all other kinds of names. I felt bad but i was cussing like crazy and also laughing at seeing this poor turtle flying in the air. I was hoping my car wasn't damaged. We pulled over because she wanted to "find him" and i was checking my car for any damage. She couldn't find him because he made a few bounces into tall grass. I'm pretty sure he died a quick death. Off we go...Got to the track the silence finally ended after about 20 mins. Anyway good day go to leave. Took the same roads back...following an suv. He didn't swerve/brake or anything...well there is a big dead dog/racoon something which you can't even tell laying dead in the road. NO CHOICE again plowed into it. Smashed into my air dam, went under the car came flying out in 10 pieces behind us. I'm and so pissed now. Cussing yelling screaming. Of course my gf....laughing her *** off saying karma is a bitch. Pull over...no damage to car, just guts on my front air damn. Stinks like crazy, rinsed it off good under the car when i got home. There was hair on the rear sway bar and exhaust tips. I just went out for a cruise and it still stinks...

I hit a skunk few months back shortly after i got my car. I swear i am just not having any luck here. It doesn't help my air dam is maybe an inch off the ground. Car is pretty low.

So anyway just thought i would share my frustration. Any stories here?

 

One thing you will learn about these cars is that they are so low to the ground you are lucky to clear just about anything, especially if your car is lowered.

I was driving to work one morning (still dark, 4am) and I hit a raccoon about the size of a basketball. There was simply not enough time to react and I just had to eat it. I swerved to the right but both left tires still hit him square on. I swear that the whole entire car did the General Lee and went airborne, and I know my butt came off the seat at least 6 inches

luckily no damage to the car, but I can't say the same for the raccoon

I have also encountered various other road objects such as a tire standing right side up in the middle of the road right on the other side of a hill and a piece of crumpled up roofing tin. I stopped and went back and got both of these objects out of the road

Didn't want anybody else to not be so fortunate!

Back roads of Alabama, no tellin what you will find. I'm still waiting to see bigfoot or somehting like that

 

I wouldn't take that road anymore

Chuck

 

Don't follow so close!

 

There was car going pretty slow up ahead, i didn't really have a choice. There was a car on my *** too, oncoming lane had cars coming too. I had to eat it.

But like said above if there is something in the road it's either you can swerve or you can't. Nothing makes it under these cars. Any normal car has enough ground clearance to drive over what i wasn't able to clear.

 

RIP Mr. Turtle

I haven't hit anything in the C5 yet.

 

That sucks.

I have also hit something (a retread piece of semi tire) on the freeway once. I was cussing quite a bit and the Fiance didn't say a word. She knew I wasn't happy obviuosly and I usually don't cuss a whole lot unless I am REALLY mad.

 

We'll need pics of said girlfriend before we pass judgment on your incident.

 

dont go that way any more

 

and by the way... it was just a Turtle..... Armadillos in Texas have the same problem - they are WAY to slow.

 

This keeps most roadkills out of the way, and is easy on turtles.

 

you shoulda stopped and posted a sign that read "free turtle" with an arrow pointing to it... that woulda made her feel better

 

I also live in Alabama and am waiting to see the proverbial "Bigfoot".

A squirll commited suicide the other morning. Didn't give that one much thought. The deer, armadillos, possums, skunks, dogs and racoons however are another story and I have mananged to avoid them. Those road gators on the interstate happen upon you so quick most of the time it's tough to miss them. I have been lucky in that dept.

 

No Corvette roadkill stories and I didn't kill it...I don't think....but in my Mini Van many years ago I hit a big black bear on the way to Disneyland with all the kids etc.

When we finally were able to stop, the couple in the Volvo behind us asked, "What's the matter, flat tire??"

They didn't even see the big bear rolling off my fender.....it ran off pretty quick. Had to enter the van from the passenger side for the rest of the trip.

 

Dude, i hit a damn pheasant about a month ago, and the darn thing took my passenger mirror off. I had to buy a used one, and I barely got it on the car a week ago. The thing took off flying and BUM!!!!! It killed my poor mirror.

 

Turtle soup outta the shell.

 

Kind of puts that whole "Turtle and Hair" story in perspective - the turtle only has a chance of finishing if he is going the same direction!

As far as the turtle sticking his head out... doesn't that sort of defeat the whole purpose of living in a shell your whole life to begin with? This reminds me of when I used to work in a chemical plant and wore a hard hat - the first rule is that if you see or here something hit the ground next to you - whatever you do - don't look UP! When you hear 4,000 lbs of American engineering bearing down on you - best not to extend your neck for the guillotine following close behind.

Not sure why she wanted to stop and rescue the headless shell, but I am no expert on what motivates women?

Just feel sorry for his parents - they probably raised the little turtle with stories of how "special" he was when all along they knew he was destined for a showdown with a run-flat.

 

The heck with taking a different route, you need a new gf if she's sobbing over a turtle.

 

 

Five years ago I hit a Rottweiler (sp?) while driving in town. He broke off his leash and came out between two parked cars chasing a squirrel. I hit the brakes, but he went right up my hood and off the windshield.

I think the owner (who was chasing the damned dog) was happy a vette hit his dog, because he only suffered a broken leg from the ordeal.

Me, on the hand, suffered a messed up headlight cover, serious hood scratches (he just HAD to have the 'shizzle' 2 1/2' link dog collar) and a cracked windshield.

Oh well...no sobbing GF, so that's a plus.