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Re: Hit Deer
Posted by Brian Howerton (more from Brian Howerton) on Fri, 8 Dec 2000 00:35:35
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

I whacked a 3 point buck somewhere south of 35mph in my '93 9000 CSE =
last year and it was nearly totaled!! It busted the turn signal, pushed =
in the grill, crinkled the driver's side fender and put a dent in the =
hood. The airbag deployed and the seatbelts fired which was scarier than =
hitting the deer. I drove the car another hour and a half home and took =
it to the dealer for repair. My friend's comment was 'Is that all?' when =
I showed it to him. He thought the carnage would have been greater. Six =
weeks and $9000 (you read that right folks!!!) later, I got my car back. =
Seems that those year 9K's require replacement of nearly all SRS and =
seatbelt components when airbag deployment occurs. Here's a list:
    Front passenger seatbelts
    Steering wheel
    Steering column
    Airbag control module
    Airbag
    All airbag sensors
then:
    Headlight
    Grille
    Headlight wiper
    Headlight wiper motor
    Fender
    Hood
    Turn indicator

Moral of the story: If the airbag goes off in a '93, It's going to cost =
at least $6000 to fix the car by the book. Most insurance companies =
don't have the proper information to do a correct estimate on that car =
so make sure they are quoted the relevant sections from the service =
manual. After that, start shopping for a new car because you just =
totaled yours!

Regards,
Brian=20
'93 9000 CSE
'86 9000T
'81 900T
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