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From: West Springfield MA
Sounds like cosmetic damage which will have no effect on the handling of the car.
Advice.
We have an excellent handling cars with great brakes. Stay focussed on driving and anticipate. Develop those reflexes.
I had an SUV pull out infront of me to day as I was moving up a slow lane of traffic. I jumped on the brakes and the car responded perfectly. (I resisted the urge to catch up to him and give him a "read between the lines Boy Scout salute".
I've had several other cars do the same and the car stopped/handled superbly.
Advice.
We have an excellent handling cars with great brakes. Stay focussed on driving and anticipate. Develop those reflexes.
I had an SUV pull out infront of me to day as I was moving up a slow lane of traffic. I jumped on the brakes and the car responded perfectly. (I resisted the urge to catch up to him and give him a "read between the lines Boy Scout salute".
I've had several other cars do the same and the car stopped/handled superbly.
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From: Fort Lauderdale
Assuming it's cosmetic damage (no frame damage), it should drive just the same once repaired. Whether or not you can tell it's repaired visually will depend on who does the work, and how good they are.
FWIW, anywhere I've ever been, the person who runs into the back of another car is always found at fault.
FWIW, anywhere I've ever been, the person who runs into the back of another car is always found at fault.
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From: Knoxville, TN
Originally Posted by s2kguy03,Aug 15 2005, 08:45 PM
well i was pulling into my neighbor hood there was a car in front of me and there's a opening on the right to pull into the corner store.....and this ladie at the last momment brakes hard to pull into the store....and im driving behind her but i didnt think she was gonna Brake so hard. I ened up hitting her car with my passanger side headlight and fender other then that my car looks fine. So it turns out that its her fault.
But what i really wanted to ask was if any one has experence a small accident like this? and how does your car drive after they fixed it. Its my first accident so i mean im worried about the stability of the car is. if its gonna be the way it was before.
But what i really wanted to ask was if any one has experence a small accident like this? and how does your car drive after they fixed it. Its my first accident so i mean im worried about the stability of the car is. if its gonna be the way it was before.
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just an FYI, it's going to be chalked up as your fault for not keeping a safe following distance. any officer will tell you that if you rear end someone, it doesn't matter why they hit the brakes, it's your fault. whether they almost missed their turn, or they saw something in the road you couldn't see, or whatever.
and if you take it to a decent shop, it should be fixed good as new.
and if you take it to a decent shop, it should be fixed good as new.
