Polo GTi vs Matilda - The Boxing Kangaroo

[gavs]

hitting a roo, that's one way to try and sort that rattle behind the dash

Feel for you mate, have been in a car that hit a roo, made it undrivable so the fact you could drive away is a good thing. The only protection you can truely have is a bullbar, even when not fully active, the stupid buggers still jump in front of cars.

[Sword_Dude]

I've always had more problems with birds, big ones, small ones they all seem to throw themselves at your car.

I can tell you now if you ever hit an emu you'll know it because they are top heavy they go right over your bonnet and through the windscreen if you are unlucky.

And galahs, don't get me started on galahs, we call them suicide birds for a reason.

[gavs]

I've always had more problems with birds, big ones, small ones they all seem to throw themselves at your car.

i have been informed there is a reason for this, it's so they can bet a free boost up into the air by using the pressure of your car moving through the air. Stupid birds though clearly don't keep up with aerodynamic developments though because new cars now cut through the air better, so they just get eaten by the front of the car.

Don't know how true this is but hey, kinda makes sense and sounds like it could be true

[ATYPIC]

UPDATE: Car went in for assessment at AAMI last week. Car has now gone to the chosen repairer with the quote coming in at $4600.

I estimated about 4K at the time of the accident. Don't know the full extent of damage in detail but here's a summary.

- 2 new front headlights
- New radiator support
- New bonnet & paint
- New grille
- Right front guard repaint
- Front bar repaint
- New number plate

I just hope the car looks like it did before the accident and they align that bloody bonnet properly.

[Syd118TSI]

Sounds like you came out of it pretty well considering the size of the roo.

FTR bull bars don't offer complete protection, not by a long way.

[gavs]

Of course they don't. The only true protection is to not drive where there are kangaroos, but a good quality bullbar can save a lot of damage from being inflicted.

Half that quote mate would be the headlights alone! all in all, that's not really that much damage.

[ATYPIC]

Half that quote mate would be the headlights alone! all in all, that's not really that much damage.

Actually, I thought the same thing but that's not the case at all as I don't have the Bi-xenon headlights with led drl...even though my sig banner illustrates this.

I'll just be happy when the car looks like a new car again... fingers xd