Thread: Kangaroo strike- Navara

Poor bugger! At least the air bags didn't deploy by the look of it.

Nasty!

Similar happened not long ago to a mate of mine.
Over 10 grand damage to a 15 grand vehicle. And he'd only had the car for less than 2 weeks, he's now got a roo bar fitted and not even seen a roo close to any road since.

You just cant beat having the right bar on your vehicle.....I have hit 4 roos on my travels....good hits too.....but no damage to my ARB bar.

I do recommend you inspect the mounting bolts after a hit though.....I found mine starting to shear.

I met an old bloke in Fowlers Bay SA last year with a very well dented 300Tdi 130.
He said he'd never hit a roo in about 380K but all the damage was from side strikes by roos on the road.
Not bad insurance though having a bar, you never can tell what the hoppers are going to do.
AlanH.

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Andrew

Originally Posted by ATH

I met an old bloke in Fowlers Bay SA last year with a very well dented 300Tdi 130.
He said he'd never hit a roo in about 380K but all the damage was from side strikes by roos on the road.
Not bad insurance though having a bar, you never can tell what the hoppers are going to do.
AlanH.

Quite a common occurrence on bush roads when the grass is long.The roos are feeding in the grass beside the roads and won't hop until you are almost upon them, then they often hop straight into the side of the vehicle as they come out of the long grass. An old Falcon ute I owned years ago had a few dents down the drivers side from this. Gives you a bit of a fright when it happens, even though you are expecting it.

These things do work, but you need to check the brands, not sure of this one just using as an example.


Hopper Stopper GWS Animal Warning System FOR Kangaroos Made IN THE USA Shoo ROO | eBay


Or if you have more money you could go for this


SHU ROO MK4 HI Frequency Vehicle Protection FOR ALL Vehicles Shoo ROO Radar | eBay


If it's a small car that cant really take a bar, these things do offer some protection.