How do non-bumperetted cars fare in accidents?
So I'm totally jealous of all you non-US Boxster owners that don't have those ugly bumperettes that we're stuck with over here. The back-end just looks so much better without them.
However, having already been hit from behind once in my 987 and seeing how the bumperettes collapsed and dissipated a lot of the energy from the accident, it leaves me wondering how much damage would have occurred had I not had them.
I had no frame damage, all I needed were new bumperettes and a new bumper cover--less than $1000 worth of damage.
How does it work out in the UK and such? Naturally, when hit from behind it's almost always the other-person's fault and they're covering all the damage, but in my experience a car that's been severely hit is never "as good as new" once it's repaired.
Basic question: How much damage is sustained in a minor "fender-bender" when you don't have bumperettes?
Help me feel better about being saddled with bumperettes. Tell me that UK cars are just ruined when tapped from behind.
However, having already been hit from behind once in my 987 and seeing how the bumperettes collapsed and dissipated a lot of the energy from the accident, it leaves me wondering how much damage would have occurred had I not had them.
I had no frame damage, all I needed were new bumperettes and a new bumper cover--less than $1000 worth of damage.
How does it work out in the UK and such? Naturally, when hit from behind it's almost always the other-person's fault and they're covering all the damage, but in my experience a car that's been severely hit is never "as good as new" once it's repaired.
Basic question: How much damage is sustained in a minor "fender-bender" when you don't have bumperettes?
Help me feel better about being saddled with bumperettes. Tell me that UK cars are just ruined when tapped from behind.
