Less gruesomely ..... hitting a cow is no joke in a car .... friend of mine was badly injured in such a collision .... round here Welsh Black cows are popular .... as the name suggests they're very hard to see at night especially in poor weather .... they weigh half a ton and all that weight is on stilts .... unlike a normal collision such as with another car, you run straight under them and the full half ton bypasses all your crumple zones and hits you smack in the windscreen .... like under-running a lorry in the bad old days before they had protection.
The only good thing is that the sound of your car approaching mostly gets their attention so they turn and look ... their eyes light up like cats-eyes in your headlights giving a bit of warning.
Back on track, it's good to know a radiator change can be done without disturbing the cowl or bonnet .... My standard one seems fine at the moment but should it fail I'll be on the phone to Simon.
K
