Doug in Illinois
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Wife has been wanting a different car for the last year or so, but what a way for her to get it. Her 99 Corolla has has a wind whistle on her side since she rolled down a iced up window and messed up the rubber seal, I told her just drive it another year or so until my current Corolla mail route car gets tired. Has always been on Castrol Syntec, 100 percent mechanically sound at 150K miles. We were on the way to town for groceries this evening, about 7:30, nailed a deer HARD, or should I say it nailed us. Just glad it it didn't come thru the windshield, also glad air bags didn't blow. Bumper and grille are perfect, it caught the hood and crossmember, popped battery, all the plastic bottles, etc. wide open. Engine is hard against firewall, intake manifold tubes mashed into radiator. Neither fender is even scratched. Just glad we are both OK. It's a total, engine was screaming WIDE open from jammed linkage, set check engine light instantly also. Wish the H#LL gov't would declare open season on deer like needs to be done. DOUG