On Jul 7, 7:19*am, jim beam <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> Elle wrote:
> > 93 Civic DX sedan. It was a collision hard enough that the drawer
> > beneath the radio opened and sent the coin change I keep there flying.
> > As I got out, I thought I would find the Civic's rear would be partly
> > flattened. I was amazed that externally, the bumper only showed
> > scratches. The exhaust system is intact. Is the integrity of the foam
> > etc. in the bumper compromised, though, after a hard rear-ending?
>
> > The police made their report. I spoke with my insurance company last
> > night. While only once before (on another car 20 years ago) of several
> > rear-endings have I pursued a claim, this collision was so hard that I
> > am concerned.
>
> if there's no deformation, there's nothing to worry about.
>
> if there is damage, of much more concern is whether you get to keep your
> own car - if you have full insurance coverage, chances are, the insurer
> will take your car, junk it, and give you a trivial settlement as
> "market value". *only insure old cars third party if you like them and
> want to keep them.

To clarify and/or double check: There is no deformation of the bumper
that appears on an external inspection. I asked the policeman about
the styrofoam inside, and he said the external plastic would often
bounce back, showing no deformation, but meanwhile the styrofoam
inside could be permanently deformed.

Is this not so from your understanding of bumper construction?

Thanks for giving this some time.