Hit a Large Roo too

[miller.rhys]

On our the way back from the in laws after Christmas with the wife, 3 year old son and 3 month old son we hit a large male roo on the Wollombi road not far out of Broke.




The roo stepped of the side of the road and straight in front of the car going just under 80K's hitting it just off centre on the passengers side.




We have a genuine LR steel bar the covers the font bump and grill so I thought we should be fine. Maybe a little bend here and there on the bull bar or a broken light.


Hit the anchors and then the roo immediately the airbags went off and the cabin filled with smoke. In the split second after the hit my wife thought the airbag was the roo and was terrified it had made it into the cabin. Passenger side airbag hit the windscreen and smashing it.


We rolled to a halt off the road and checked on the kids all a little shaken but fine.


Now expecting as the airbags had gone off the front of the car must be destroyed. I went and had a look only to be surprised of the little visible damage.


Still 2 hours from Sydney and now 9:00PM we thought of how to get home.


I checked the radiator and under the bonnet with no signs of damage I turned the ignition back on and she fired up no warning lights (except airbags) no smoke or steam. Moved forward a couple of metres and
all seemed fine steering etc..


I folded up the airbags and poked them bake in the steering wheel and dash then packed up the kids and wife to start the rest of our journey. After a few K's of careful driving all seemed fine made it home by 11.


The next day I contacted the insurance company and the car was towed to their assessment centre in Sydney.


I received a call yesterday with the news it will be 6 to 8 weeks for repair and the bill is estimated to come to $13,000.


If only the airbags had not gone off :(


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[geoz]

Good to hear you & the family are all well.

[Meken]

So where's the 13k going ?

[Basil135]

So where's the 13k going ?

New front bar, windscreen + 2 x airbags would be $13k.

Lots of labour involved.

Could also be a bit of body work as well.

[Canaussie]

Yep very similar story early last year for us to. 15k damage. New bar 3k windscreen 2.5k 2x airbags plus sensors, new dash one light one grill new seatbelts and 5 weeks later. All come together great in the end!,

[miller.rhys]

Items I've found
New dash
2 new airbags
New seatbelts
2 seatbelt buckles
Bumper
Bumper iron
Bull bar
Fog light
Windscreen

I have looked at the online UK parts retailers and some are surprisingly expensive

[Ean Austral]

Glad to hear you and the family are all well,

Under the circumstances I would be wrapped, you guys are safe, the car made it home and hit up the insurgence for a hire car.

You want it back in the same condition so don't worry about it,

Cheers Ean

[sheerluck]

Items I've found
New dash
2 new airbags
New seatbelts
2 seatbelt buckles
Bumper
Bumper iron
Bull bar
Fog light
Windscreen

I have looked at the online UK parts retailers and some are surprisingly expensive

And some of those parts are hugely expensive to ship over too!

[CaverD3]

LR bar made no difference then?
Where is it being repaired, hope not scientific smash?

[bbyer]

We hit deer over here usually with pickups and no front protection. Other than a bashed up grill and no headlight and a bent fender, the interior remains OK and the vehicle is still driveable - not all the time but most of the time. The deer is no longer a problem I might add.

Hitting a moose or cow is not so good; a moose will tip up on the bonnet and slide thru the windscreen, not the best for the occupants - the cow, well the pickup probably has to be towed.

I guess a kangaroo can be bigger than a deer but they look to be bottom heavy and I would think tend to go under the vehicle?

Somehow the damage with the LR genuine bar sounds to be more than if one of the ARB style that sticks out had been in place?

[clubagreenie]

Only the small ones, 3 foot or less may go under, if they aren't jumping at the time of impact. I went close to hitting one once in a RRC but the thing actualy cleared the roof on the jump. That should give you some idea of their potential for size.

[miller.rhys]

LR bar made no difference then?
Where is it being repaired, hope not scientific smash?
AAMI is the insurer and as part of the Suncorp group that have an partnership with Q plus.


Looks like a good setup and I am sure they will do a good job. If not I will send it back to make it right.

[miller.rhys]

Somehow the damage with the LR genuine bar sounds to be more than if one of the ARB style that sticks out had been in place?



There are some big gaps in the genuine bar and it seems he made it through some of them. From what I have read I think I am lucky I didn't get the tail whipping around hitting the bonnet or side guards.


I have been looking at my options to get a new stronger bar ARB or Opposite lock. I'm surprised that it seems our American and Canadian friends get better pricing on ARB bars that us in the country they are made in.

[Redback]

There are some big gaps in the genuine bar and it seems he made it through some of them. From what I have read I think I am lucky I didn't get the tail whipping around hitting the bonnet or side guards.


I have been looking at my options to get a new stronger bar ARB or Opposite lock. I'm surprised that it seems our American and Canadian friends get better pricing on ARB bars that us in the country they are made in.

Not quite true, Australia and New Zealand get the Australian built ARB bar, the rest of the world gets the ARB made in Thailand;)

I hit a big male Emu at about 80kph, only damage was a bent number plate, my D4 is fitted with an Opposite Lock bar, yes that is blood splattered over the bar.

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Baz.

[miller.rhys]

I am favouring the opposite lock bar as the pick of the bunch funny though when I rang my local opposite lock store they tried to sell me the Arb one. ?

Are you happy with the performance of your bar did you diy fitting?

[Redback]

I am favouring the opposite lock bar as the pick of the bunch funny though when I rang my local opposite lock store they tried to sell me the Arb one. ?

Are you happy with the performance of your bar did you diy fitting?

Yep, only difference from my ARB bar on the D2 was the trim and finish is better on the OL bar and the Antenna mounts are in a better position.

Only DIY is I fitted some mesh in front of the headlights to protect them.

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Baz

[theresanothersteve]

12-15K for (mainly) reinstating the airbags?

You can buy a new small car with six airbags for that.

Another example of costs not adding up, there can't be that much difference between the airbags...

Still, a good outcome. My wife wrote a Falcon off on the freeway a few years back (aquaplanning, and Ford didn't fit any form of traction/ stability control). The airbags deployed and she walked without a scratch. Changed my mind about airbags, the next car we bought had to have them.

[Pickles2]

Kangaroos?.....There's certainly some big boys around aren't there?
Friend of ours live on 6 acres in the Adelaide Hills, & they get a few Roos lounging around on their front lawn. MY friend was out the front the other day, & the biggest one, over 6', came bounding towards him.....my friend made a hasty retreat.
I've seen this big boy myself, he has absolutely no fear of humans.
Pickles.

[JamesH]

Kangaroos?.....There's certainly some big boys around aren't there?
Friend of ours live on 6 acres in the Adelaide Hills, & they get a few Roos lounging around on their front lawn. MY friend was out the front the other day, & the biggest one, over 6', came bounding towards him.....my friend made a hasty retreat.
I've seen this big boy myself, he has absolutely no fear of humans.
Pickles.

Cough-bullet-Cough

[jonesy63]

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[the_preacher1973]

I guess a kangaroo can be bigger than a deer but they look to be bottom heavy and I would think tend to go under the vehicle?



You don't hit them when they're standing still. They tend to bounce pretty high.


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[SWH]

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