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Cows vs. Grand Am
- needless to say the cows won
started by srx_600
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August 6th 2009 at 3:14 PM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
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Traveling back home to my hometown the other night right at dusk on a black top road and all of a sudden i look up and there were 4 cows in the middle of the road, black to of course. I hit 3 of them, 2 pretty solid and broken legs on the other one. Car is totaled, full coverage but wont get more than 2k probably.
Worse part is someone cut the fence where the cows got out so now its a criminal case, i doubt they will find out who did it but hopefully they do. Open range laws or whatever in SD make it so the farmer isnt liable.
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August 6th 2009 at 3:27 PM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9125 Posts 
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Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
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Ouch! Glad to see you are ok. Thats a solid animal to hit.
Current Line Up
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Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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August 6th 2009 at 4:11 PM
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ZR600cce
The Strong Silent Guy
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I know a guy who was driving a Schwans truck and hit a cow at 60, caused him to roll and be thrown from the truck. It was pretty bad and they didnt know if he would live, but he is alive and well today. Glad to see you made it through alright....
ARTIC CAT
2005 M7 '153 w/ Speedwerx Pipe,Can
RiVeR CiTy SnOwDrIfTeRs-Omaha Neb
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August 6th 2009 at 4:46 PM
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xcindy500
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Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
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Holy Cow!!!
Glad your ok.
Poor cows though, at least you weren't going really fast or you might have had another passenger.
1999 Polaris SKS 700 136"
Arctic FX Graphics
Powermadd bars
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August 6th 2009 at 8:17 PM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
Updated Thursday at 8:28 PM
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The air bag dust is something brutal to inhale, burns your eyes, nose, throat.
Im am very glad i was wearing my seat belt. Pretty hard to dodge 4 cows in the road. I hope they find out who cut the fence, bastards.
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August 6th 2009 at 9:05 PM
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TheFastMan
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Quote Car is totaled, full coverage but wont get more than 2k probably Well the government will give you up to $4500 for it! 
Anyway, sucks to see your car got totaled. Its good you made it out all right. I'd be super pissed if I was that farmer though. I paid way too much for my cattle for some punk to do that.
Let it snow.
1979 Arctic Cat Jag 2000
1979 Arctic Cat El Tigre Cross Country
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August 6th 2009 at 9:09 PM
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teamarctic14
i have a go sled not a show sled
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sorry to hear the bad news
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August 6th 2009 at 9:11 PM
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kylepotaoes
KylePotatoes
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Location: Little Britain, Ontario, Canada
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It's a good thing you got insurance!
1981 Yamaha Enticer 250
1984 Yamaha Phazer
1988 Yamaha Bravo
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August 6th 2009 at 10:02 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
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Quote originally posted by xcindy500
Holy Cow!!!
ha I was just about to say that!
That is crazy! You are lucky!
I have heard that airbag dust is supposed to wake you up if you are passed out from the impact. Did you owe more than they are going to give you? Gap insurance? I am sure you know none of this right now but I am interested to see how it pans out.
Sucks, that was a damn nice ride.
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August 7th 2009 at 3:40 AM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
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The car was fully paid for, the adjuster came by today and gave us 3200 with a 500 deductible and they also paid us 100 bucks for using our truck and trailer to pick it up instead of calling a wrecker.
I wouldnt doubt it if that dust would wake someone up if they are passed out, thats some potent stuff. Still got a scratchy voice from it.
The car doesnt qualify for "cash for clunkers" as it makes like 30 mpg and is too new.
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August 7th 2009 at 4:13 AM
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ZR600cce
The Strong Silent Guy
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Be glad this didnt happen to you....
http://equineink.wordpress.com/2009/08/0...ts-a-draw/
Just saw it on the news today...
ARTIC CAT
2005 M7 '153 w/ Speedwerx Pipe,Can
RiVeR CiTy SnOwDrIfTeRs-Omaha Neb
2004 Silverado 1500 Extended Cab Z71
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August 7th 2009 at 5:33 AM
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Ugly_old_Poo_kid
techno-bumpkin
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Yikes!!!
I've seen cows in the road twice around here, but never came close to hitting them. Sux you totalled your car, but I'm glad you're ok. Now you have an excuse to get something better, and a nice down payment.
That car also wouldn't qualify for the clunkers program because you have to be able to drive it in to the dealer. Take $200 from the ins. payment, go buy a running klunker and trade it in to get yer $4500 from the gov't on a new car..
95 - Storm 800 - Modded - AKA: FrankenStorm - Totalled near 100mph at Tug Hill!
96 - XLT/SP with Storm 800 trip/trip and now EFI - FrankenStorm II lives...
95 - RXL -- Sale Pending --
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August 7th 2009 at 6:18 AM
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XLT96rider
Other sports play once a week, but this sport is with us every day.
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Location: Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
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That sucks, but at least you got a little more then expected. But, how are you supposed to replace a car like that for that much. That's what always got me, pay insurance for how many years, and get almost nothing for it.
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August 7th 2009 at 7:47 AM
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Luke
Snowmofile
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Quote originally posted by XLT96rider
But, how are you supposed to replace a car like that for that much. That's what always got me, pay insurance for how many years, and get almost nothing for it.
Easily, he should be able to buy the exact same car and still have around $1000 left over. Looke to be about a 97-99 Grand Am. Its a $2000 car. Dont get me wrong, it looke like it was a nice litle car, but def not worth a whole lot. Ive never heard of anyones car getting totaled and they didnt get more than it was worth. Ultimately you never get back what you pay out, but insurance is not designed to work that way. Its a business(a racket imo).
Glad youre all right though, and it looks like you might be able to make out with a little bit better of a car. The hassle is a pain in the ass though.
1998 XC 700
SLP pipe, boost bottle, power packs, VForce, clutched, Ripsaw 1.25, M-10 susp, 2 in riser, handlebar hooks, third testicle, and good brakes.
"I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Alva Edison
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August 7th 2009 at 12:09 PM
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87srvsnow
Average Member
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
Quote originally posted by xcindy500
Holy Cow!!!
ha I was just about to say that!
That is crazy! You are lucky!
I have heard that airbag dust is supposed to wake you up if you are passed out from the impact. Did you owe more than they are going to give you? Gap insurance? I am sure you know none of this right now but I am interested to see how it pans out.
Sucks, that was a damn nice ride.
i didn't now cows were that solid of an animal. poor cows. good thing your alright.
wouldn't the crash most likely wake you up? is the dust necessary?
Bambi would have been a better and shorter movie if he was shot in the beginning with his mother
if a ride on lawn mower takes bumps better than your sled, its time to upgrade
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ZR600cce
The Strong Silent Guy
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^^^^^^^
Sometimes people get knocked unconscious in the middle of the roll over or accident. The lingering dust left by the airbag is necessary to wake you up.
ARTIC CAT
2005 M7 '153 w/ Speedwerx Pipe,Can
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August 7th 2009 at 3:39 PM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
Updated Thursday at 8:28 PM
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2295 Posts
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It is a '99 and it booked for around 1500-2000. Not a bad idea to get an old 200 clunker and cash it in for a clunker.
Too bad the cows couldnt jump like that horse did!
You people are smart.
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August 7th 2009 at 9:30 PM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
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2295 Posts
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Current Sled: 2003 RMK 700 151
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Can get a clunker, have to have proof you own it for a certain period of time. That way people like me wont take advantage of the deal.
Car search continues. Looking at another pontiac, grand am or grand prix of similiar years are what im looking for now.
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August 8th 2009 at 1:33 AM
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NathanFrier
Junior Member
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Location: Cadillac, Michigan, USA
Current Sled: 2001 Polaris Edge X 600
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get a toyota or honda things run forever.
2001 Edge X 600
1994 XLT 580
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August 8th 2009 at 2:20 AM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
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2295 Posts
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I meant to say cant get a clunker in that last post. Found a decent grand prix GT for 4600. Have to go look at it soon.
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