very little is my guess. the force is going somewhere, and it's into the hitch which then goes right into those frame rails with the pre-dented boron steel. which then crumple.I wonder how much this would have lessened the impact and damage?
Yeah it’s a thing been through that a few times in NYC.
Yeah for some people it's a matter of when they're not on their phone. Anytime I see someone driving slow and a little erratic, I'll look as I'm going by and they almost always have there phone in hand.
Did you actually go to their website and watch the testing video?
Dang that sucks. Sorry that happened to you!In late August, I was rear-ended while sitting at a stoplight. I wasn't hurt, but the crumple zones did their jobs and sacrificed themselves. I got notified that it was totaled last week. 8900 miles. Once the insurance wrangling is done, it's off to Dovi Motors in Cortland, NY to order a '25. I only wish that Cyber Orange was still available!
And the bad news is your insurance is going to double. So make sure you thank the texting fool who hit you.
I tried that once, didnt work out at all. Did it again on my Mav and instead of going to the $2,000 estimate. Went to the dent guy and $300.00. Not perfect but 99.9%. I'm not sure I would go that way, that could be thousands and the guy that hit you, bet he aint got it.
Can you post the repair estimate? Id like to see how they came to that much money.In late August, I was rear-ended while sitting at a stoplight. I wasn't hurt, but the crumple zones did their jobs and sacrificed themselves. I got notified that it was totaled last week. 8900 miles. Once the insurance wrangling is done, it's off to Dovi Motors in Cortland, NY to order a '25. I only wish that Cyber Orange was still available!
Once the insurance mess is over, I'll post the estimate information.
Seems like you experienced the situation I was talking about with my comments in post #3
The "sparebumper" actually has internal and external "shock absorption". Some of the force goes into deforming and heating them up. I have one on my Mav. after being rear ended at a stop sign ($1500 in damage). It was the product reviews with accident scene photos that sold me more than the manufacturers claims. My biggest worry is an off-center hit that induces a torque on the hitch receiver. We'll see when it's eventually "tested" haha.
Did you actually go to their website and watch the testing video?
For what it's worth MGA Research did the 30 mph certification testing.
Their SuperBumper has a ball mount.
a modern Subaru with Eyesight would've stopped in time.
Ah, I just needed to look harder. Thank you.Right here
