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Contrary to popular belief hitting deer does NOT increase the performance of your car. I know this because it happen to me. The insurance company wants to total the car but I am going to buy it back and off-road it. It does, however, give me an excuse to use these MIL eliminators now and do some other illegal stuff I've wanted to do. We'll see how it goes. Time to get another daily.

Man, that sucks! Good thing he didn't come through the windshield. Glad you're okay. Any pictures of the car?

Good luck with the buy-back.

Here's want you do to keep it on the road. With the money the insurance company gives you. Buy back the car. Now that the insurance company has totaled the car, it has a Slavage Title. (So getting insurance is not going to insure jack for it)
Fix it up and get all the body done, have it apprased and then show it to the insurande company and insure it for that amount. It works.
Hope that helps or you can just turn it into a rally car liked planned
But just my 2 cents

I've been going through a number of ideas but I'm not sure yet. I am getting the car back and I am going to get her repaired. If I do keep it on the road I will still destroy the emission system but I will only drive it on occasion (i.e. to work every now and then or the track). I would like to get another daily though. Something that gets good mileage and is kinda sporty. Maybe a Miata.

Was also thinking just buy another Contour and use this one for take-off parts. The engine is undamaged but the front end is gone and the radiator....well I was lucky I made it home. Thermostat was reading well into the red line by the time I pulled in. Besides most of the scrap and junkyards around here don't have Contours. I'll see what I can do.