Usually several does with their fawns show up. They come right up to the windows -- very cute in their winter coat. They way I see it, my house is on their turf. Munch away Bambi !

...nothing like a little "revenge" >:^0

Pretty much EVERY friend I have talked to in Western PA has clobbered one at one time or another. I live in a townhouse complex, and can see them outside my door. Work in a suburb office complex; have counted TEN at one time when leaving in the PM.

I clobbered one in my old Coupe Quattro several years ago. Similar experience - bumper knocked him off his feet and he collapsed on the top front of the car. Took out hood, LF fender, grille, headlights, and smashed the radiator into the engine; something like $6000 job. Parked the car on the side of the road, while Bambi went thru it's death throws. Went into a nearby house to call AAA. When I came out another "local" had come out of his house, looked at Bambi, then looked at me and said, "Well, do you want him?".

Insurance co. covered it under liability; Bambi-hit apparently is not counted as collision. Fortunately they gave me no problems as there was still fur & blood on the car when the adjustor looked at it.

Wthin this past month, friend clobbered one with a Ford F250 pick-um-up. Pushed the bumper back at least 6".

Aw, you now have to drive a 58HP Toyota? Poor baby! I lived with 55HP in a 2200lb car for about 8 years thru college and beyond; all I could afford. Grow up and be glad you have transportation.

Do it right. With a bow. And big broadheads, like Muzzy or Lazer with 4 blades and 1.5 inches cutting diameter. Use full length carbon fiber arrows and a 75 pound pull bow. Practice until you can keep under 2" at 25 yards and aim low for the heart. The deer will probably crouch upon hearing the release. This is fine as they cannot run far with a massive double sucking chest wound. They run even less when you hit the heart.

PA deer run a little on the large side so have some help to cart this fine venison off. Its the best meat known IMHO. I was raised on it.

Slice the heart thin, roll it in flour & pepper, serving with fried onions, mashed potatoes and asparagus or Brussel sprouts. And make red-eye gravy out of the pan glaze, adding some flour for a roux and frying fine chopped onions before adding the water from your boiled potatoes (mashed ALWAYS start out boiled, never the instant box!)




Not really Ted Nugent but we share the same birthday! And I bow hunt too!

There are more deer in the US today than ever! We have killed off the predators, like screw worm, black foot, coyotes (no, they hate man and run away from humans but deer can still live with us).

Deer can live with us so its our stewardship role in this environment to manage their populations. Whitetailed deer does live for three years on average, including hunter kills. A yearling doe usually has only 1 fawn the first year but twins there after. You can see without the above mentioned predators, they will run like rabbits. You either harvest them and eat venison or smash into them on the roads. I'll use my PSE Maurader or my .270 or my muzzleloader instead of my A4 to harvest deer. And I drive a little slower during the rut as bucks loose fear and does are scampering around under a hormonal daze.

Happy hunting

I picked up my car today after a complete clutch repalcement (disc, pressure plate, throwout bearing, and flywheel). The clutch engagement point had gotten to be very high and it seemed to slip a little under acceleration. The work order said the pressure plate was weak and the flywheel was hot spotted, whatever that means.

The clutch action is much better after replacement. The take up point is lower and the engagement is smoother. I am puzzled why it went bad so early. I do a lot of stop and go, but I am very deliberate with the clutch and take pride in driving smoothly. I do have a chip, and I did teach my son to drive a manual in the car. He was a quick learner, though, and I can't imagine this being much of a factor. There was never any noise or smell that I was aware of. I am wondering if it may have been bad from the get-go.

The odd lump that recently appeared in the bolster of the driver's seat turned out to be a wrinkle in the seat heater element. They replaced the seat cushion and heating element, and it seems ok now.

So far I would have to give the dealer (Bert Wolfe in Charleston, WV) high marks. They gave me a loaner, even though I did not buy there, it was ready when promised, and they did not ask about chipping, which I thought they might have with a early clutch problem

99 1.8qms Melange/onyx AutoThority

I have been frustrated by this since taking delivery of my 99 Avant 2.8 a year ago. The dealer and regional rep say that it's fine but I've driven other A4s that have a lower engagement point and much smoother operation (including my wife's 96 A4). I too take pride I driving smoothly but it's been an excercise in frustration with this car.

I was thinking that it was the master cylinder but maybe I should try to help the clutch itself to an early death ...(I'm only half joking).

Bob

Even though you didn't notice it. The clue is in that "hot" spot they mentioned. Of course the pressure plate will get hot if it slips so....... I had 2 cars (bought) with warped pressure plates. One of them only had about 20k miles on the clutch. I bought it from a friend that had replaced it at 12k. Dealer said it was her fault, I never believed it until I rode with her one day. She slipped the clutch all the way up my driveway, it doesn't take a lot to generate a lot of heat.

I felt the engagement point was high from the start, but I knew this was a characteristic of this car. It did get noticably higher, though, as time went by, and I thought I began to notice it slipping some when I stepped on the throttle hard. It got hard to drive smoothly, since the clutch was almost all the way out before full engagement. That is much better now.