Wednesday's are usually easier than this, but today's been a day to say the least. Got stopped in a random bunch of traffic this morning forced to go from about 60 to stopped pretty quickly. Unfortunately, the guy behind me wasn't quite as aware, and apparently following a little too closely. He slammed on the brakes much less successfully ramming into my 10 day old 2009 Scion xB. 
The good news - I'm only slightly sore. The less good news is that the car actually held up pretty well. The rear bumper buckled as I expect was intended and at this point it appears that there is only very minor frame damage. The rear hatch is scratched up a little from the bumper compressing and "popping" on top of the hatch, thus scratching the paint, and it appears that the stock muffler may have been damaged at the tip from either the other car or the bumper expanding. The car was safe to drive and handled as new. All in all not too bad considering that it was hit, while stopped, by another vehicle driving 30 - 35MPH.
Couple of perhaps funny things... The 18 year old college student that rear ended me in his roughly 10 year old green Acura Integra came out of his car saying "I can't believe this happened, again!" I about died. His car was slightly more damaged - to be expected maybe - and he left the scene, unhurt, in a tow-truck with his car leaking a significant amount of various fluids.
So the box is at the shop and they expect it to take a couple of weeks for repair. I'm insured, the kid's insured, and other then the small bit of whiplash discomfort not too bad an end for a Wednesday. And heck, two weeks, I should get it back about the time the first payment is due.
Hope everyone else had a much better day!
Michael
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From this driver's side angle, it doesn't look so bad. At this point (at the body-shop), I've pushed the bumper back towards the car and down so that I could open the hatch. All in all, I think it fared very well.
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Another driver's side image showing the separation between bumper and frame - all in all not too bad. I suspect, if you've taken the bumper off for modifications you've seen these hooks and connections.
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Another driver's side view.
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From directly on the back. In this image you can see the impression marks from the Acura Integra on the bumper. The two round spots are actually protruding from the bumper and mirror the headlights on the driver's side of the Integra. Other driver tried to swerve - likely reducing the amount of damage caused to my vehicle.
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There was a small amount of damage to the chrome muffler tip. This part was simply replaced.
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From the passenger side, rear, this image shows the point of impact and the bulging of the bumper. At the first part of the accident it was significantly higher, but stayed when I pushed it down.
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Another couple images from the passenger side rear.
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After removing the bumper the damage to the muffler is more noticeable. It is uncertain if this was caused by the bumper or the other vehicle or both.
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This is the foam that was replaced from behind the bumper. The invoice calls it an "energy absorber" and I would have to agree.
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The car without the bumper attached. No other significant damage.
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In order to open the rear hatch it was necessary to push down on the bumper. The accident caused a small abrasion on the driver's side of the hatch. This abrasion was buffed out and did not require a full paint of the rear hatch.
Total cost for repairs, $1001.84.
The good news - I'm only slightly sore. The less good news is that the car actually held up pretty well. The rear bumper buckled as I expect was intended and at this point it appears that there is only very minor frame damage. The rear hatch is scratched up a little from the bumper compressing and "popping" on top of the hatch, thus scratching the paint, and it appears that the stock muffler may have been damaged at the tip from either the other car or the bumper expanding. The car was safe to drive and handled as new. All in all not too bad considering that it was hit, while stopped, by another vehicle driving 30 - 35MPH.
Couple of perhaps funny things... The 18 year old college student that rear ended me in his roughly 10 year old green Acura Integra came out of his car saying "I can't believe this happened, again!" I about died. His car was slightly more damaged - to be expected maybe - and he left the scene, unhurt, in a tow-truck with his car leaking a significant amount of various fluids.
So the box is at the shop and they expect it to take a couple of weeks for repair. I'm insured, the kid's insured, and other then the small bit of whiplash discomfort not too bad an end for a Wednesday. And heck, two weeks, I should get it back about the time the first payment is due.
Hope everyone else had a much better day!
Michael
From this driver's side angle, it doesn't look so bad. At this point (at the body-shop), I've pushed the bumper back towards the car and down so that I could open the hatch. All in all, I think it fared very well.
Another driver's side image showing the separation between bumper and frame - all in all not too bad. I suspect, if you've taken the bumper off for modifications you've seen these hooks and connections.
Another driver's side view.
From directly on the back. In this image you can see the impression marks from the Acura Integra on the bumper. The two round spots are actually protruding from the bumper and mirror the headlights on the driver's side of the Integra. Other driver tried to swerve - likely reducing the amount of damage caused to my vehicle.
There was a small amount of damage to the chrome muffler tip. This part was simply replaced.
From the passenger side, rear, this image shows the point of impact and the bulging of the bumper. At the first part of the accident it was significantly higher, but stayed when I pushed it down.
Another couple images from the passenger side rear.
After removing the bumper the damage to the muffler is more noticeable. It is uncertain if this was caused by the bumper or the other vehicle or both.
This is the foam that was replaced from behind the bumper. The invoice calls it an "energy absorber" and I would have to agree.
The car without the bumper attached. No other significant damage.
In order to open the rear hatch it was necessary to push down on the bumper. The accident caused a small abrasion on the driver's side of the hatch. This abrasion was buffed out and did not require a full paint of the rear hatch.
Total cost for repairs, $1001.84.
