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This is for the birds.....
Has anyone had the problem with hitting birds while driving their SVX? I had never hit one until I bought my first SVX. I have owned three now total and have hit three birds. All have been at different speeds. The first was on the highway at about 75mph, the second was at about 30mph, and the last one was around 45mph. Twos crows and a dove met an early death when they crossed my path. So has this happened to anybody before?? Is it something to do with the aerodynamics of the car? I wondered that because the birds all hit in similar places on the front edge of my hood. Any ideas?????
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Never hit a bird yet with my SVX. Almost nailed a Canada Goose that walked in front of my car while I was going 40mph+...it was flapping it's wings on my hood.
I have more of a problem with birds using my car for target practise if you know what I mean
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Popped a Mockingbird in the butt the other day at 20 MPH. He thought he could cross the road first. Left some white stuff on the headlight.
Gene
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and on a related note, a college friend was home for the weekend and it was very foggy and she drove through and over a gaggle of canadian geese trying to cross the street one weekend. and one time, i hit one with a golf ball. poor critter.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Canadians are people from Canada. Canada Goose/Geese is the actual official name for them
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Ca‧na‧di‧an /kəˈneɪdiən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuh-ney-dee-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. of Canada or its people. –noun 2. a native or inhabitant of Canada.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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I could be wrong but I think that if you look them up in a birf guide they are listed as Canada Geese. I could be wrong though and frankly who cares
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Former: 1994 Barcelona Red(x2), 1995 Brilliant Red, 1992 Liquid Silver, 1992 Ebony(x2), 1992 Pearl White (x2) Current: 2017 Ford Raptor 2017 Kawasaki KLR 1995 Guards Red Carrera 1995 Spec-ish Miata - track car 1957 CJ-5 |
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I got a pigeon once with a van I had. I found it in the grill when I stopped. Feathers everywhere all over the radiator. What a mess it made.
I also ran over a pigeon that was a slow mover in a parking lot. Tried to walk out of the way instead of flying. I was turning at the time and the Pinto slid sideways about a foot. I have gotten two deer with my SVX. Both were in the air at the time flying but they are a lot bigger than bird. I also got a few birds with the SVX that were a little too slow. Actualy I was little faster than the normal traffic so they most likely misjudged the speed of the SVX. I think these birds were bored and tried to play dodge the SVX. Loosers.
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i've only hit two birds with a car in my life:
1 - while delivering pizza in college in my 87 chevy nova 2 - this summer somewhere in nebraska on our way to michigan also, the previous owner of our jeep sold it to us with a bird lodged in the grill.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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