Elle wrote:

> I was at a stoplight that had turned green yet the cars in front of me
> were not moving. So I did not see it coming.
>
> I will do all the checks you described soon. Thank you for the detail!
>

Glad you are all right.

When I got rear-ended, I was stopped a bit short behind another car
waiting to make a left turn. I watched in the rear view mirror as a
driver of a little econo-box stomped her brakes, making the rear end pop
up and swerve back and forth as it approaced my bumper. I had a split
second to turn my car left, but not into oncoming traffic, to avert the
oncoming blow. Luckily she turned out of my lane and a full-on smash to
just graze the rear right corner of my bumper cover. Deep scratches in
the plastic, but fixable. I should have made the insurance pay for a
whole new bumper, but instead, I just had her pay for paint. I just
repaired and repainted the whole bottom of the cover that needed
refreshing anyway. I didn't give much thought to the styrofoam underneath.

It is fairly easy to remove the rear bumper to see what's going on under
there.

dan