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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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I was having a nice little blast home from Ayr beach with my girlfriend.

Two pigeons were sitting in the middle of the road playing chicken with me and these were the results:



You can guess where one of the pigeons ended up:




Looks like I need a new hood scoop. Does anyone know how much they are for a hawkeye?
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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i wouldn't replace the whole scoop for the sake of one fin.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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It really looks bad when you see the scoop in the light. Its one of these things that would annoy me if I didnt change it.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Did you take the insurance details from the other pigeon. Scoops aren't very cheep.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bugeyejohn
Did you take the insurance details from the other pigeon. Scoops aren't very cheep.
It was a hit and run.......... literally and his mate flew off

Good job it wasn't a kamikaze pigeon or else I would have been a lot worse off earlier in the day!

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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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All joking aside its a bit of a gutter,scoops sell for about £80 painted is the bonnet ok??
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Just out of interest, that's a dove, not a pidgeon... lol
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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Ian it must be all that power you have now.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rez
Just out of interest, that's a dove, not a pidgeon... lol
Its a pigeon, believe me

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Ian it must be all that power you have now.
Haha, more power to come after I plumb in my FMIC, fit my GT headers & Harvey up pipe and have my AVCR mapped by Andy F on Tuesday!

I was driving at a rather spirited pace right enough!
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 01:49 AM
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I'm sure its last thoughts were not pleasant!
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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It could have been worse. Lucky it wasn't a Burberry donned Chav knowing what Ayr beach is like
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Rez
Just out of interest, that's a collared dove, not a pidgeon... lol
EFA
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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forget SIAL, its now PIS lol

gutted for you mate
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 02:17 AM
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I could still smell some of it burning on my intake manifold

Good job the engine bay is under going a make over and a spring clean.
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 03:17 AM
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Lucky it was the scoop and not the windscreen,
pigeon strike is not pretty at er... spirited miles per hour
Have often wondered how many people get various objects in their scoops as
they are rather large lol

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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 06:41 AM
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I thought your model was a hawk eye, not a dove eye
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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Jesus christ cant believe that has gone straight through the scoop like that ;(
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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yep, could have been worse
http://uk.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A7x9QV....fv=I4gDU8dNV-o
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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I have seen that vid before and it was the first thing I thought of right after I hit the bird!

I bet my windscreen excess is cheaper than buying a new scoop and having it painted though
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:24 AM
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i always thought that the scoobs had a good suction when on boost lol
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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It could have been a lot worse. Having smashed a laminated screen on a hen pheasant and being concerned about having bent the screen pillar I now treat all birds with a degree of caution.

Roast pigeon breast is a bit of a delicacy but you need so many of them to make a meal
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Sabas
I thought your model was a hawk eye, not a dove eye

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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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I could imagine it was quite easily done. I have had ny car 24 hours and have almost had a bird and an bmw m3 in my scoop.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Didnt know Hawks ate pidgeons
Try Jap Performance Parts for a scoop
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by wrx287
Didnt know Hawks ate pidgeons
You do now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBSn8...2D4E6C81EF5ECA
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such is nature.
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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could of been worse mate,my work pal used to own a clio williams lowered 80mm all round and on his way to the quarry where we work he hit a badger at about 50mph,it took the front bumper off,smashed his rad to bits went under the car and ripped his fuel pump off

serves him right for driving a french piece of **** i suppose
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
could of been worse mate,my work pal used to own a clio williams lowered 80mm all round and on his way to the quarry where we work he hit a badger at about 50mph,it took the front bumper off,smashed his rad to bits went under the car and ripped his fuel pump off

serves him right for driving a french piece of **** i suppose

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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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As one pidgeon said to the other:

I thought you said 'Watch out for that coop'.
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