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Subject:Re: Hit a deer today in my Vanagon
From:Jim Arnott
Date:Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:19:02 -0700

On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:

> Not trying to be nosy but what's your cost difference between full coverage
> and liability.

Here in my part of the world (NE Oregon) hitting a deer is a regular occurrence. My agent (Progressive) recommended "comprehensive" coverage. Costs about $10/yr over liability and it covers "hitting a deer."  Full coverage on my '82 and '84 vans might be more than they're worth. My agent was very specific though. It covers 'hitting a deer, cow, elk, elephant, etc." but it does not cover driving into a tree avoiding said creature. Hit the animal.

A neighbor hit a cow elk a couple weeks ago in their SOB minivan.  Cow elk = the mass of a cow on legs that put that mass windshield high. They're okay. The minivan? Boneyard. It's done.

Jim