# Thank god for good brakes and handling
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 20, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166 "2007-10-20T15:28:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/1 "2007-10-20T15:28:20Z")
So i’m in the firebird driving up 79n last night trying to enjoy one of the last nice weekends of the year. I get a few miles past cranberry, just cruising around 75mph or so and a deer walks out in front of me. It came from the left and walked right in front of me. I hit the brakes and managed to swerve into the left lane, a little sideways, but i still caught it back legs with the right front corner of my bumper. Fortunately there was only a little scrape on my bumper. Had i been in my dakota i would probably not have been able to avoid it and I’d be looking for a new front end now. Just thought i’d share. Makes me think i should start hunting.
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### Author:  [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/2 "2007-10-20T15:32:13Z")
damn deer. glad you got out of it with just a little scrape
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/3 "2007-10-20T15:44:56Z")
mmmm dont u just love thirdgens? if that happened to me with my skinnies/slicks on, i’d probly would have totalled the car. i cant wait to put on the street tires again but havent picked up lugnuts yet lol
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### Author:  [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/4 "2007-10-20T15:49:04Z")
I havent owned too many cars that are supposed to handle really good but the firebird is definately the best handling car i’ve ever had. Although i’m sure it would suck on skinnies and slicks!
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### Author:  [@85TransAm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/85TransAm)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/5 "2007-10-20T17:20:07Z")
glad you barely hurt the car. could have been much worse.
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### Author:  [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/6 "2007-10-20T17:48:58Z")
I’ll be sure to mention this to my wife since she wants an SUV (and I don’t). 🙂
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### Author:  [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/7 "2007-10-20T17:52:33Z")
> [@I \<3 CRX project](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-3-crx-project/33098/9):
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> I’ll be sure to mention this to my wife since she wants an SUV (and I don’t). 🙂
Glad I could help. :bigthumb:
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/8 "2007-10-21T02:37:59Z")
Could of been worse situation. glad no onegot hurt in the quick lane change or yourself.
It’s just a car. 🙂
fuck brakes and handling, its all drivers reaction and control.
nice job
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### Author:  [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/9 "2007-10-21T21:53:17Z")
Had what looked like a family of 4 deer walk out in front of me on the way home tonight…decent sized buck and 3 smaller ones…slammed the brakes and got lucky that I stopped in time though no handling involved haha…
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### Author:  [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/10 "2007-10-22T06:52:44Z")
I heard it doesn’t affect insurance premiums, plus you get the option of keeping the animal you killed.
With the above in mind, I aim for the bastards in my Jeep. Free venison, free new front end, win win!
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### Author:  [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/11 "2007-10-22T07:13:39Z")
cool you avoided it…swerving @ 75MPH is a bit scary.
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### Author:  [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/12 "2007-10-22T07:58:29Z")
If other cars had been around i would have had to hit it instead of swerving. The thought of hitting a deer straight on at that speed in a firebird is kind of scary. Theres a good chance it would have ended up inside the car with me. That would suck. I dont need a new front end that bad.
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### Author:  [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/13 "2007-10-22T08:59:33Z")
> [@beat90tsi"](#):
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> I heard it doesn’t affect insurance premiums, plus you get the option of keeping the animal you killed.
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> With the above in mind, I aim for the bastards in my Jeep. Free venison, free new front end, win win!
Ha if I had something bigger then my car I might do the same thing. I’m scared of the consequences when the one I hit is a huge buck though.
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### Author:  [@Lazylaser](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lazylaser)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/14 "2007-10-22T21:03:54Z")
x2 for aiming at them in a big JEEP
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### Author:  [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-for-good-brakes-and-handling/193166/15 "2007-10-22T23:27:45Z")
Then I’d jump out and shoot it in the head. The cops have to actually call in and ask for clearance to do it. I’m sure citizens aren’t supposed to, but I doubt they’d really care if it was already done when they got to the scene.