So, am I the first to have a TCH vs. Deer encounter on our boards? My month-old TCH has its first major blemish.

I hit a deer square in the grille today on my way to work this morning, and sadly, the car isn't really driveable. Fortunately, I was only about a mile from my house, so it was a short trip back, but the radiator was punctured by the broken grille pieces, and there was pink coolant spraying out the front. The tow truck just left to bring it to the body shop.

Hopefully parts aren't too hard to come by (and I hope they don't try to put a non-TCH grille on it), and the repairs don't take too long.

I posted pics in the share area if anyone wants to see the "carnage". Looks like I need a new hood, bumper/grille, radiator, and who knows what else...

http://www.greenhybrid.com/share/bro...imageuser=4711



It bums me out that my first "accident", in 17 years of driving, is in the car that I most looked forward to getting (and waited nearly 2 months to get).

Oh, and did I mention that I just spent hours washing and waxing it this past weekend?

Does anyone know if a Toyota body shop will have trouble matching the paint (Magnetic Gray)? I love the way the paint looks on this car (aside from the orangepeel), and I just hope the new parts look as good (namely the hood)!