Dodge Viper questions

[Headrope]

Two questions:

What kind of damage should I expect to receive if I - theoretically - drove a '99 Dodge Viper into a deer at 20mph?

What is THE Dodge Viper forum to ask such questions on?

Please and thanks.

[P.I.M.P.]

Not sure about the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJZUE2E8gU

[disco]

How big is the theoretical deer?  I don't know if you'd knock its legs out so it would roll up over the hood or if it would break the bumber and crack the hood.  I'm sure the damage will depend on the weight of the deer.  Had a friend hit a cow with his old truck at around 70.  Totalled the cow and the truck.

How do you hit a deer at 20mph anyway?  Sounds like it would clip a corner.

RK would be the one to get you to the right forum.

[Krandall]

Not sure about the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJZUE2E8gU

Thats more than likely a Crown Victoria. For sure a police interceptor though. They have beefy bumpers up front.. SPLAT!

[Flynbyu]

You would jack the car up. Everything is expensive on Viper. 1999 was the old bodystyle, and they had a lot of composite material up front. Hopefully it's not something that went up onto the car, and into the windshield, etc..

~Brian

[Headrope]

You would jack the car up. Everything is expensive on Viper. 1999 was the old bodystyle, and they had a lot of composite material up front. Hopefully it's not something that went up onto the car, and into the windshield, etc..

~Brian

Thanks for the replies.

A good buddy of mine is looking at a Viper that supposedly hit a deer at 20mph. All that needed to be replaced was the front bumper cover and headlight buckets, and the hood doesn't close all the way. Also - supposedly - the owner put an aftermarket targa top on the car before hitting the deer just cuz... but sold the original because he had no use for it so no longer has it for anyone to look at, etc.

Too many things seemed to peg out the bullshit meter considering the car is composite plastic and fiberglass so I thought I'd ask the pros.

[Peelz]

You would jack the car up. Everything is expensive on Viper. 1999 was the old bodystyle, and they had a lot of composite material up front. Hopefully it's not something that went up onto the car, and into the windshield, etc..

~Brian

Thanks for the replies.

A good buddy of mine is looking at a Viper that supposedly hit a deer at 20mph. All that needed to be replaced was the front bumper cover and headlight buckets, and the hood doesn't close all the way. Also - supposedly - the owner put an aftermarket targa top on the car before hitting the deer just cuz... but sold the original because he had no use for it so no longer has it for anyone to look at, etc.

Too many things seemed to peg out the bullshit meter considering the car is composite plastic and fiberglass so I thought I'd ask the pros.

Pro's? Man are you in the wrong place. LOL

My prediction:

Viper 0
Deer 1

[Flynbyu]

RK will chime in in 3...2....1

~Brian

[Peelz]

RK will chime in in 3...2....1

~Brian

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