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> however for light crashes, your hunk of 50's-70's metal will often end up with significantly less damage I don't get your point - yes they have less damage,
by namdnay 4y ago
> however for light crashes, your hunk of 50's-70's metal will often end up with significantly less damage
I don't get your point - yes they have less damage, because they're not soaking up the energy. That's like saying "a motorcycle helmet made of solid steel won't damage as easily as a modern one". Sure, but that's exactly the point of a modern helmet
- jlkuester7 4y agoI think the point is that, practically speaking, there is no such thing as a "fender-bender" with modern cars. Even very low-speed collisions typically involve lots of plastic going "crunch". Instead of your fender being a little bent, you now have dozens of pieces of plastic paneling that have to be replaced.
- dotancohen 4y agoFender-bender has been replaced by crumplezone-groan.
- dotancohen 4y agoAirbag-snag. Bumper-thumper. Insurance-abhorrence. Holy-fucking-shit-that's-going-to-cost-me-what?!?
- namdnay 4y agoah yes i agree
- sidewndr46 4y agoBetween cars, no. But a pretty significant amount of the traffic in my area is actually just trucks and full-size SUVs. Twice I've had someone hit the hitch receiver on my truck and damage their vehicle without any damage to my vehicle.
- userbinator 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_(car)#First_standards_1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_(car)#First_standards_1... For a while, they mandated that a 5mph crash should result in almost no damage, which caused bumpers to evolve accordingly. These days, the term "bumper" seems more like an anacronism.