Roadkill
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From: Clinton Twp Mich
Roadkill
So much roadkill this time of year,......dead squirrels, possums, cats, birds, and the dreaded deer carcass! I'm afraid to drive down the center of them, but I don't dare swerve into another lane. Whatever I drove over cleared everything including the front air dam. I hope my luck doesn't run out!
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I was in insurance a long time ago. The most important thing from a liability standpoint is not to swerve into another lane. Drive straight and if you hit something then you're better off than flipping off the road or hitting another car. It's also easier for the insurance co to assess you're not at fault.
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Yeah, road kill, as well as all of the other road debris. I know someone who just ripped half their splitter off running over a tire retread, and many bent wheels from pot holes. As you mentioned, sometimes it's safer to just run over it and deal w/the repercussions if swerving isn't an option... and have good insurance.
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Yeah, road kill, as well as all of the other road debris. I know someone who just ripped half their splitter off running over a tire retread, and many bent wheels from pot holes. As you mentioned, sometimes it's safer to just run over it and deal w/the repercussions if swerving isn't an option... and have good insurance.
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Chevette!?!?
Years ago, I bought a Chevette with a broken camshaft for $80, and used the engine, transmission, and some other parts to build a stump grinder. Then I sold the body for $50, which covered the cost of a good camshaft and some gaskets.
I saved a pile of money grinding a bunch of stumps after selling some trees for timber, and I had a lot of fun showing off my homemade stump grinder.
So, I smile every time I see something about Chevettes.
Years ago, I bought a Chevette with a broken camshaft for $80, and used the engine, transmission, and some other parts to build a stump grinder. Then I sold the body for $50, which covered the cost of a good camshaft and some gaskets.
I saved a pile of money grinding a bunch of stumps after selling some trees for timber, and I had a lot of fun showing off my homemade stump grinder.
So, I smile every time I see something about Chevettes.
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From: Clinton Twp Mich
Chevette!?!?
Years ago, I bought a Chevette with a broken camshaft for $80, and used the engine, transmission, and some other parts to build a stump grinder. Then I sold the body for $50, which covered the cost of a good camshaft and some gaskets.
I saved a pile of money grinding a bunch of stumps after selling some trees for timber, and I had a lot of fun showing off my homemade stump grinder.
So, I smile every time I see something about Chevettes.
Years ago, I bought a Chevette with a broken camshaft for $80, and used the engine, transmission, and some other parts to build a stump grinder. Then I sold the body for $50, which covered the cost of a good camshaft and some gaskets.
I saved a pile of money grinding a bunch of stumps after selling some trees for timber, and I had a lot of fun showing off my homemade stump grinder.
So, I smile every time I see something about Chevettes.
Last edited by Chevette!?!?; Jul 31, 2017 at 08:24 AM.
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When I was a broke (emphasis on broke!) college student, I purchased a used Chevette for $600. 80k miles, no A/C (in Florida!?!?), 4 speed manual... a true POS. I hated that car from day one!
I put in a new clutch cable and water pump. It had a short in the electrical system I could never find that would sometimes drain the battery overnight so I would park it on a slight hill so I could roll backwards and pop the clutch to start it in the mornings. The transmission was horrible and would randomly pop out of gear, but I had no cash to fix it. The rear floorboard rusted through and the only thing separating the rear passengers' feet from the road was the rotting carpet. It used to leak and fill up 1" of water or more when driving in the rain, mostly because of the hole in the floor.
After putting about 60k miles on it, I got rear ended one day while waiting to make a left turn. The driver's seat pulled through the rusted front floor and I ended up in the back hatch area still sitting in the driver seat. I managed to get the insurance company to pay me $800 for the car, so other than gas and other consumables I figure I pretty much broke even.
I put in a new clutch cable and water pump. It had a short in the electrical system I could never find that would sometimes drain the battery overnight so I would park it on a slight hill so I could roll backwards and pop the clutch to start it in the mornings. The transmission was horrible and would randomly pop out of gear, but I had no cash to fix it. The rear floorboard rusted through and the only thing separating the rear passengers' feet from the road was the rotting carpet. It used to leak and fill up 1" of water or more when driving in the rain, mostly because of the hole in the floor.
After putting about 60k miles on it, I got rear ended one day while waiting to make a left turn. The driver's seat pulled through the rusted front floor and I ended up in the back hatch area still sitting in the driver seat. I managed to get the insurance company to pay me $800 for the car, so other than gas and other consumables I figure I pretty much broke even.
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Just today heading down the road at approx 50 mph. Car in front of me applied brakes heavily and swerves left. Next thing I know I see an 2ft x 2ft object pop out right from underneath its rear bumper, flip and smack the front dam square in the middle. Flips once or twice and rolls off the left side of my hood. I have never been so happy to see a couch pillow in my life! 
God only knows what it was doing in the middle of the road.
God only knows what it was doing in the middle of the road.