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[Nick Riffed]

Now that could be a whole new thread. "What's the most unusual thing you've run over in your i30?"

[Shambles]

Now that could be a whole new thread. "What's the most unusual thing you've run over in your i30?"

Brilliant idea

Make it so, number 1...

[Shambles]

I hit a chicken on the M61 in August 2009. I saw it fluttering down to the carriageway right in my way as I was doing, probably, 65mph, and the next thing I saw was a huge plume of feathers in my rear mirror

Poor sod

[Myowni30]

Nothing so far in the i30 

But I hit a fox late at night in my Corolla T-Sport about 2 years ago. Doing about 60mph. Cost £853 to put right. Hardly looked like any damage at all, but the retaining lugs had broken of the bumper and a new bumper was required along with new left fog light. Labour, painting cost etc, the dealers sure know how to charge the insurance companies.  Did I want to pay myself asked the dealer, yes I said, estimate was £520.

I had a look at my insurance policy and thought no way am I paying that myself, so put it through them. When I saw the paper work they had charged them £853.60.  I asked the dealer why the bill was so much and they said they had found other items that needed replacing    says it all really.

[StarSeeker]

The Missus

[Dazzler]

I hit a roo (Kangaroo) fairly early on with my i30.. remarkably little damage (there is a thread on here somewhere)

Most unusual thing I ever hit was probably a Crow (AKA a Raven) which came up off the road after feeding on some roadkill.. I was doing about 140 Kph in a near new '93 Nissan Bluebird SSS and it couldn't get out of the way it took my drivers mirror right off (hanging by the wire) 

[kittikat]

Doing 100kph with the cruise control on when I saw a group of galahs poking around some road kill up ahead.  They all took off except one who was a little slow leaving the ground.  I heard a thump and looked in the mirror to see a swirl of white feathers.      All it did was broke the plastic number plate surround and put a bit of a bend in the plate itself. 

[Dazzler]

Doing 100kph with the cruise control on when I saw a group of galahs poking around some road kill up ahead.  They all took off except one who was a little slow leaving the ground.  I heard a thump and looked in the mirror to see a swirl of white feathers.      All it did was broke the plastic number plate surround and put a bit of a bend in the plate itself. 

That must be where the saying comes from "he's a stupid Galah" 

[bumpkin]

Worst thing I have ever hit was many years ago travelling from Aberdeen to Banchory when a pheasant decided to do the kamikaze.  I was at 60mph (100kph) in my Citroen AX GT, which had just had the drivers wing, bonnet and front bumper replaced after a motorcyclist decided to turn right across the front of me without waiting for me to pass, bike in wing, cyclist over bonnet, lucky it was in the city and I was virtually stopped when he decided to go for it

Anyway the pheasant wiped out the front bumper again, bits of white plastic and feathers everywhere, stopped, inspected the damage with a groan, walked back up the road and had pheasant for tea the next night

[ouri30]

Whilst I have it the occassional kangaroo, one of them doing substantial damage to my car, I can't compete with the kangaroo accident one of my friends had a number of years ago.

He hit a kangaroo in his falcon sedan.  It bounced off the roo bar (referred to as bull bar in some parts of the world), it (the kangaroo) went up in the air, landing on the back window, breaking the window and ending up, still alive but worse for experience, on the back seat.  Luckily there were no back seat passengers.

He had a hard time convincing the insurance company of what had happened.  There was no damage to the car other than the broken back window and the soiled back seat.

Bob

[Shambles]

... and the soiled back seat.

I think the drivers seat would also be a little soiled after all that

[kittikat]

That must be where the saying comes from "he's a stupid Galah" 

In his case I think it is more he WAS a stupid galah.......

[Shambles]

* Shambles googles 'galah' and finds a strange wiki definition *

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Galah

[kittikat]

* Shambles googles 'galah' and finds a strange wiki definition *

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Galah

No, all looked pretty true to me.........

[Lorian]

I ran over a rat on my bicycle this morning. No something I did on purpose. It seemed not to worse for wear afterwards,

[moxey]

I ran oor a wee haggis this mornin it jist jumped oot o nae where 

[Dazzler]

* Shambles googles 'galah' and finds a strange wiki definition *

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Galah

Jeepers..  Is that encyclopedia done by the same guy did the dutch website? 

[Shambles]

Jeepers..  Is that encyclopedia done by the same guy did the dutch website? 

Yeah I guess so

Mating Habits:

Galahs ... have also been recorded breeding with kangaroos, koalas, and have been implicated in the gene pool of the platypus. If truth were told they will breed with anything aside from crocodiles, which have a very unpleasant and unsociable habit of eating them.

[eye30]

I ran oor a wee haggis this mornin it jist jumped oot o nae where 

Is that the one with 3 legs?

[moxey]

no the haggis here have a short leg and a long leg for runnin aroond the hills 

[ozsnowman]

I once hit a bird with my old car, and looking in the rear-view mirror I didnt see the expected explosion of feathers. A few minutes later curiosity got the better of me, so I pulled over. There was the bird sitting in the air-duct of the front spoiler, pinned to it by the speed. As soon as I pulled over and went around to have a look, the little bugger took off and flew away unharmed!

[IMCRZY]

I Had a Kangaroo run into the side of me lol....

I hit a 4l paint tin on the highway in my old Daihatsu years ago and when i got out to have a look i seen a little black car with full on fluro green paint all over it lol...

Took ages to get off

[simon@mgr]

I'm going to Queensland next week, so I expect to run over a few cane toads.

[2i30s]

pop pop pop. 

[Myowni30]

pop pop pop. 

That's disgusting     

[2i30s]

but they realy do go pop when run over. 

[simon@mgr]

Only if you hit them mouth first

[i30sean]

In my last car my wife and I had just picked up a KFC and driving back a grey squirrel ran out infront of me I tried to miss it but thud squashed squirrel my wife was so upset she couldn't eat the KFC 

i30sean

[bumpkin]

KFS

[Shambles]

KFS

Mmmmmm clicky