Originally Posted by 1minute
Driving home this weekend we had a head on encounter with an oncoming van. I was on the brakes and likely near stopped, but the other driver gave no indication of ever seeing us in a 25 mph zone. For 13 years I've complained about packing this 500 lb bumper around and never hitting anything. We drove off with no damage to our grill, radiator, or oil coolers. Hood was up solely to look for possible damage. Needless to say the van will likely never move again.

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Insurance is a pain in the rear, but I'm pretty sure we'll be getting a new bumper. Well worth the cost.


I think that there are shock absorbers on the bumper that allow it to give somewhat and thereby spread the shock of the collision over time. These shock absorbers are destroyed by the collision and need to be replaced.


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