Well, I'm on my 3rd trip up to Calgary in the SVX this week. The trip was going great as usual, until I reached the last 2 hours of my trip (15 hours total). I got just outside Lethbridge and the road hit this small section of non divided highway. Tons of cars were heading my way so my highbeams were off (it's completely pitch black out). Suddenly a jackrabbit the size of a large dog runs across the road and directly in front of me. Being in a construction zone, I had no shoulder, and couldn't go in the other lane due to the large amount of traffic. Well I did my best and tried to avoid, but to no avail. I ended up running it over with my right side wheel.
Well soon after, I heard a rubbing noise. I thought great, I have a flat tire in the pitch black. Well I pulled over and found my tires were fine. However my entire wheel well shroud had ripped itself down and was rubbing on the tire. Well I managed to grab some electrical tape and tape it up for the 3 minutes it would be to a lighted area. Sure enough the entire thing was destroyed. I pulled out my pocket knife and cut off what was rubbing on the ground and it pulled it self back up so I could drive it.
BUT, the worst was not over. Soon after I had an ABS light suddenly on my dash. The brakes were working fine, so I limped it to Calgary like this. After I parked I heard a buzzing noise. At first guess it seems like my ABS motor was running non-stop. However oddly it wasn't pulsing the brake. Either way the vibration it made in the car was enough to set my alarm off non-stop, so I parked her with it off (not great in this area). I'm just expecting to come out to a car with a dead battery from the ABS motor. Guess I will go see.
Wish me luck.
Ryan