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- 2006 Mazda5 Touring
On my way to work yesterday morning I ran over a deer. Notice I say "ran over" and not "hit" The deer was already on the ground and I ran her over with the right front tire. Somehow the carcass made HARD contact with the engine which sheared the motor mount on that side off the block which caused the lower/trans mount to fail. The engine immediately lurched backwards about five inches and made contact with the frame pinching the high pressure AC line between the crank pulley and the frame. The AC line failed dumping the refrigerant into the atmosphere, also all over the engine bay. I got it to a well lit area about 3/4 of a mile up the road and shut her off for the last time. Insurance called this AM and confirmed my initial diagnosis. Time of Death 221,653 miles, Nationwide paid me enough to make a dandy down payment on an 08 Honda Accord EX 5sp manual for sale in Irwin PA. So I guess this is farewell, again. Sad to say I highly doubt there will be a THIRD tyme. I will visit often, I'm going to miss this great community a lot.