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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
when the bumpers dont meet all bets are off on any car. under heavy braking the front dips down a lot and then slides under. with the engine in the front and radiator etc. a lot of damage can occurr very quickly.
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I agree. A while back an older gentleman pulled in front of me in a '04 Ford Crown Vic (with the big plasitc bumper in the back) and then realized traffic was stopped in that lane, too. He stood on his brakes and I hit him going ~40-45 mph. I was in the '84 Volvo, and my bumper went under the rear of his car, and my grill/lights/etc. went right into his rear bumper. After the accident, I was not sore or injured at all, but the Volvo looked a mess. I had to replace the hood, right front fender, right headlight frame, grille, and the support piece that the hood latches to. My radiator survived, but was pushed back almost flush with the timing belt cover. I would imagine he only had to replace the plastic cover to his bumper. I was able to find used parts for mine, so the insurance fixed it at the shop of my choosing, and did not total it (strangely enough, they said they would not if the work came to $2000 or less--I would have thought a 20 year old diesel Volvo with ~400k would be valued at much less...). Anyway, if the girl in the Saab was stood on her brakes and hit the SDL, I'm not surprised the Saab looked like crap....