So I was coming home last night at around midnight, goin down SR54 doin about 60, and I see a big *** armadillo right in the center of my lane just sittin there.

Now, my car sits about 5" off the ground and this bastard was about a foot tall. I let off the gas but didn't brake because I knew I could only get to about 55 before I woulda hit it and I didn't want my front end to dip lower and leave any more damage.

Also, I didn't wanna be that jackass that totals his car in a ditch so a small creature can live a little longer, so I just went straight and hoped for the best. Not so...

BTW my paint is less a month old, Titanium Silver Metallic (BMW 3-series color)

Not as much blood as I excpected but the fiberglass holding the lip on is EFFED! And my intercooler is kinda dented you can see in the pics:


Front End



Lip and Intercooler



Broken Lip



Left



Right



Far Right



I am either gonna fix this crappy POS plastic Mugen lip or get a CF VIS lip, this sucks...
Car is still coming together still waiting on wheels, 98-01 rear bumper, and gonna cut out the grill, this kinda sets me back tho

 

that sucks... pics of said armadillo???

 

sucks...any pics of the dead armadillo ?

 

That's a sign from above to ditch the crappy "mugen" lip and pick up an si-vtec

 

armadillo's don't like the shocker!

 

when i was down in FL, i swear i must have seen 5 dead armadillos on the side of the road. crazy stuff.

 

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lol Thats what I thought. Sucks you recently had it painted.

 

that sucks

 

Ow, those creatures have a hard candy shell.

 

is that a drywall screw?

 

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With lots of filler.

 

ouch

I almost nailed a possom the other day, had to swerve to the other lane to miss it

 

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I almost nailed a possom the other day, had to swerve to the other lane to miss it </TD></TR></TABLE>

had this happen to a friend, except when he swerved he crashed into parked cars... sometimes i say i rather hit them then mess up my car, but i guess its just instinct, you dont want to hit a perfectly innocent animal..

accident sucks though, did you get any pics of the 'dillo?

 

No pics of the dillo it was around midnight and no camera, an SUV was coming from the other way and I think I heard it hit it also while i got out and looked at the damage lol.

Poor animal is gonna cost me.

 

damn that sucks, its time for a JDM front anyways, and since your paint is new, a resprayed front would still match

 

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that makes 2 of us!

 

man it did a lot of damage. wonder how much damage you did to him

 

armidillo's do some damage

 

i have never even seen a dillo in person... sucks!

 

Good choice of not trying to miss it


I'm one of the dumbasses that has swerved because Of dumb animals and rolled my car 3 times because of it.

 

lol sorry to hear that dude .. at least your story helped other people not to do the same thing!

 

damn, well atleast you didnt total the whole car

 

could of been alot worse.. good luck though

 

damn

RC armored tank vs. teg

DRAW.

 

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yes it could have.