Dash Camera: Dodge Charger vs Deer

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Dash Camera: Dodge Charger vs Deer

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So I bought an A118 dash camera last week . . .

WARNING: Don't Watch if your Squeamish.

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It cracked the bumper just below the driver's side taillight and knocked the grill insert out of place. I haven't gotten the estimate yet but I don't think I'll be filing a claim. It didn't do a whole lot of damage on the surface but it could've broken something underneath.

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glad our ok - that was a small deer to what we see around here .
the Last time I was Talking to myself . I got into such a heated argument . that is why I swore I never talk to that guy again. you know what it worked now no buddy talking to me. :help
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renovation wrote:glad our ok - that was a small deer to what we see around here .
Thanks. That's one of the smaller deer I've seen. I'm glad it didn't bounce up into the windshield.


I got the estimates today. It's $643 out of pocket or $1,075 if I turn it in. It didn't do a lot of damage but there is a lot of labor involved because they need to remove the bumper so they can repair the crack from the back.
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check your deductible - bet you fine your better off just paying the $643 then turning it in .if your the normal any more it be less then your deductible and not be paying higher rates for the next couple of years from filing a claim .
the Last time I was Talking to myself . I got into such a heated argument . that is why I swore I never talk to that guy again. you know what it worked now no buddy talking to me. :help
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Good video. You like the camera?
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See what happens when you get a camera! :s mackme
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FlyingPenguin wrote:Good video. You like the camera?
I really like the camera so far. If you get the A118, turn off the shock sensor because it's too sensitive and you'll end up with a card full notice as it locks the files so they don't get overwritten. Also avoid Sandisk cards. In my research I found most of the problems were related to that particular brand. I bought a 32gb Transcend class 10. So far I I've had no issues. The video saves as .mov and looks better than what I uploaded. I transcoded it to H264 with Handbrake to shrink it so my upload wasn't so large. The night footage is also good. I'll post some later. I bought the camera through Spytech via Amazon. As long as you choose a U.S. vendor, you should be ok if you have any issues.
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renovation wrote:check your deductible - bet you fine your better off just paying the $643 then turning it in .if your the normal any more it be less then your deductible and not be paying higher rates for the next couple of years from filing a claim .
I would save a little now but pay more later unfortunately.
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That could have been a lot worse.. Glad your LX is ok. ;) You should post this over on LXF if you haven't already lol
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