Honda down for the count!
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Honda down for the count!
This morning on the way to school I witnessed a humorus car accident. My freind was driving his neon whe another kid (immigrant, not resident, no insurance) rear-ended him with his riced-out Honda accord. The front clip on the accord was totaled- bumper gone, fenders, hood. Not sure about mechanicals. The cop declared it not safe for the road. My freinds American made machine has two bumps on the bumper and a bent license plate. Nobody got hurt thankfully. Just though ya'll would enjoy this.
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Honda down for the count!
i hate uninsured feaking motorists! there isnt crap you can do for liability insured only types like me, i just cant afford full coverage...rant off sorry if i hijacked
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Honda down for the count!
Actually, it has to do with how the car is built. If a Neon or Focus hits anything over 5 mph you are looking at thousands of dollars worth of damage. When I was working at a Ford dealer someone with a brand new Focus rear ended something not very hard and it cost almost $8000 to fix because he caught both fenders.
Today's cars are meant to collapse and soak up energy in a crash, unlike older vehicles. My 1971 F-100 rolled down a very slight incline for about 15 feet, my driveway, and hit my 1995 bumper to bumper. I could not see any damage to my F-100, the Aerostar bumper and everything under it is broken and pushed back to the headlamps, which I am very glad were not hit because they are mucho dinero.
If I had to buy new parts and get it fixed I am probably looking at $3000.00. I am going to do used parts for $100, paint it myself, and bend the metal parts back into shape on my press.
The rear end of cars are meant to be stiff so if they get rear ended the back passengers stand a 50/50 chance of survival which is all you have in any mini-van (Ford). Other OEMs are worse.
Today's cars are meant to collapse and soak up energy in a crash, unlike older vehicles. My 1971 F-100 rolled down a very slight incline for about 15 feet, my driveway, and hit my 1995 bumper to bumper. I could not see any damage to my F-100, the Aerostar bumper and everything under it is broken and pushed back to the headlamps, which I am very glad were not hit because they are mucho dinero.
If I had to buy new parts and get it fixed I am probably looking at $3000.00. I am going to do used parts for $100, paint it myself, and bend the metal parts back into shape on my press.
The rear end of cars are meant to be stiff so if they get rear ended the back passengers stand a 50/50 chance of survival which is all you have in any mini-van (Ford). Other OEMs are worse.
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