Rich

        Sorry to hear about your VanDamage & ThePoorDear ~ I'll be surprised
if that's $2000s worth ~ I just recently got hit buy a TreeBranch that
was flipped into the air by the car in front of me ~ Broke the
DriversSide LowBeam, put very small dent just to the DriversSide of
that Lamp, then hit the side of my Westy @ the UpperEdge of the
LowerGroove about MidKitchenUnit area & left a dent about 8" long &
between 1/4" to 1/2" deep ~ Estimate came in @ $1289 ~ Sounds like you
have way more Damage than I have.

                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 6 Sep , 2013, at 7:45 PM, Richard Koerner wrote:

> Was up in the Eastern Sierras; a place near Mammoth Ski area.  Place
> called June Lake (Gull Lake specifically).  Perfect.  Went kayaking
> on lake in afternoon, paddling into wind then letting wind sail me
> home.
>
> So I get up early this am for the long drive home (450 miles?).
> Around 7:30 am.  Empty straight hiway.  Around 45 MPH, no hurry.
> Then....there they were...two of them, small,
> young...instantaneous.  Darted out across road; no reaction time.
> Missed the first one, hit the second.  Ugh.  Passenger side.
> Smashed lower grill, signal light, tore rubber strip of passenger
> side of bumper, mashed license plate, and of course front end body
> damage. No damage to cooling system, thank God.
>
>
> Drove the 450 miles home.  Now, time to report to insurance
> company.  I have $500 deductible I think.  I'm betting this will be
> about a $2000 job...not nearly as easy as a fender, lots of folds
> and creases in the front end.
>
> Any words of advice before I call insurance company tomorrow to
> start claim process?
>
> Rich
> San Diego
> 85 Vanagon, 208,000 wonderful miles, original everything except
> interior with homemade camper setup.  Not a Westy; a tintop.  Alpine
> White.  4 speed tranny.  Everything is in perfect condition.
>
> ....glum....