What's the worst damage caused to a car by hitting a pheasant?

Question

And what was the cost?

Urban myths, true stories, personal experiences.

Answer 1

Hitting a pheasant will usually not cause as much damage as hitting a peasant. The former will cause some dents, broken lamp perhaps, while the latter is likely to cause a literary phenomenon - a write-off.

Answer 2

The variable are endless. The damage may include: dented hoods, broken windshields, scratched paint, etc. Be careful. Once hit, this flying projectile will be all dead weight, it can go through the windshield and cause damage to the driver and or passengers. I hope that you would avoid hitting anything, however if you have to, don't slam on the breaks, others behind you may not be able to stop in time to avoid a rear end collision.

Answer 3

once it hit my capri, the wing fell off, it burst the tyres of a lorry behind me which crashed into a petrol station, the flames from the fire dazzled a pilot just as he was landing his boeing 757 and he missed the runway, crashing into the twin towers
yes folks 9/11 was caused by a bloody pheasant

Answer 4

A severe case of deadness for the pheasant

Answer 5

Scratched Paintwork, Bent bodywork, cracked windshield, punctured tire, broken front grill, bent fan blade, ruptured radiator.

Any of those can happen...but not all at once. All depends on your speed and where the bird struck the car.

Answer 6

Hitting one smashed in my windshield and killed the bird. The shock of it made me wreck the car, which was later attributed to totaled.

So the answer, the life of one bird, my car, and a few hospital bills.

Then again, I was speeding. (nearly one hundred)

Answer 7

shouldnt be too bad damage from a pheasant if you are not going too fast. It's hares you should be wary of, denting the grille.

Answer 8

dent in hood and cracked windshield ..cost 500 something $
on a new 78 chevy pickup

Answer 9

well if you ran over one but it shocked you, you could be in shock and speed up go round a blind bend hit an oncoming tractor and be dead or seriously disfigured .. and ur car written off ....
i highly doubt this but u never know

Answer 10

light damage usually ,like maybe a light or a grill ,not much damage usually occurs from hitting one of those,good luck.