kumar75150

So I'm sitting at this red light today when out of no where the truck behind me decides that he wants to hit the gas. The guy smacks into me pretty bad. I pull over and so does he. The front of his truck is mashed in a few inches. He loooks at my car. Not a scratch on it. He was amazed and so was I. Here's his bid bad Silverado and my puny little yellow roadster and he is the one with the dent. I got his info just in case.

chazzy

The bumper is just a thin plastic cover -- that's why they call it a bumper cover. You should remove it and check it out underneath. You may find damage to the metal bumper itself. The plastic part is just a shell that might just spring back into place without showing the damage underneath.

Justin

Yes, have it checked out for sure!

Justin

hoof

Wasn't there a report recently that stated that many of the trucks/SUVs faired very poorly in bumper collisions? I remember something about that trucks/SUVs are exempt from the regulations governing car bumper strengths. At the time I got a big chuckle, because so many people probably bought these monster vehicles thinking they would be safer. Anyone confirm/deny this rumor/report?

derryck

I idled into the back of a Ford Van (full size) in my 93 Prelude Si and it caused her $600.00 bumper to basically collapse. It did make a small mark on the bra of my car though. Must have something to do with my car being so much lighter than a full size Ford van.