Another one down - 2023 Maverick Lariat rear-ended and totaled

[JohnCondren1933]

Can you shed more light on this "hitch-mounted shock absorbing step bumper" is this a thing where do you buy it? Im all about skidplates, brush guards, headlight covers, anything that protects from low speed parking lot damage

That sucks. It is not like the color of your truck blended in with the road or the surroundings. How the heck did they miss you being stopped?
I don't know if the hitch-mounted
shock absorbing step bumper would have helped. It is only good up to 30 mph.

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[JohnCondren1933]

Its a combination of both NTHSA & EPA demanding "better crash safety at higher & higher speeds, but also better mpg so the structure needs to be lighter & increasingly made from speciality alloy steels"

Well guess whats not in the mandate? Long term reliability & serviceability we are getting some of the safest but most unrepairable cars in history.
Watched something a mechanic broke a plastic part of a door handle on a 2025 Chevy Silverado, called to get a replacement & they dont exist - you have to buy the entire door panel with electronic window controls all molded in for $900

this is definitely true. all these crumple zones, the ever continuing push for safety above any concerns for repairability or cost, are pushing vehicles that get totaled far easier than years past.