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Old 08-11-2004, 09:46 AM
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Old 08-11-2004, 11:45 AM
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lol. i think we're all good, provided no one goes around bumping our svxes. no offense meant, guard.
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Old 08-11-2004, 12:02 PM
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Seems I read somewhere recently that the SVX retained the "five mile per hour" bumpers that were for years a Federal requirement; the premise being that a car should be designed so that a bumper impact of up to 5 MPH would inflict no damage, aside form minor scuffing. (I'm thinking the rear bumper standard might have been 2.5 MPH.)

Whack a newer car hard enough to make it jump a curb and the body shop would take a very large bite from your wallet. Consumer Reports uses a hydraulic ram to simulate a 5 MPH impact on the bumpers of the vehicles it tests, and the repair tab is often astonishing.

Another sterling example of the folks in D.C. letting automakers off the hook.

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It also depends where you hit/get hit. I bumped my neighbors car going like 1.5mph, but I bumped directly into the back corner. Looked ok for about a day, then the paint started to spiderweb. A couple of hours, some sanding, and some paint, and no more spiderwebbing.
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Old 08-11-2004, 07:11 PM
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lol. i think we're all good, provided no one goes around bumping our svxes. no offense meant, guard.

I know .....I just like to mess with ppl.
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Old 08-12-2004, 06:55 AM
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It also depends where you hit/get hit. I bumped my neighbors car going like 1.5mph, but I bumped directly into the back corner. Looked ok for about a day, then the paint started to spiderweb. A couple of hours, some sanding, and some paint, and no more spiderwebbing.
True, much depends upon the angle of impact, whether or not the contact is flush, and the like, but sanding and repainting beats the daylights out of the damage likely inflicted on a car that doesn't have SVX-caliber bumpers.


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I've seen 5 mph bumper test before(not svx), but it was pretty amazing to see no scratch after the test.

Almost same day, my friend's car tailgated really bad, made huge dent on his rear bumper. Maybe I was lucky compare to his case.

Anyway, we all should drive safe, and always keep eyes on the road. We don't wanna hear another tailgated or accidents with SVX or any other cars anymore, right?
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Old 08-13-2004, 05:41 AM
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to illustrate...

Here are "bumper basher" repair estimates for the cars tested in the latest issue of Consumer Reports.

(front/rear)
Audi S4: $1505/$851
BMW M3: $1687/$879
Cadillac CTS-V: $1280/$1104
Pontiac GTO: $1575/$980

Designing a bumper that actually works must be really, really hard.


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