Rear ended by 1999-Saturn

[haoyu89]

When I stopped at red light at high way ramp, a saturn hit my car from back with fast speed. Not sure what the speed but that car seriously damaged on front and airbag exploded. How ever my car is still drivable. When I check the rear bumper, I saw not only bumper damaged but also somthing inside. Not sure how big the shape change inside bumper. Can every help take a look what it is under the bumper? Is it crucial?


Overview on bumper:

Detail under bumper, right side from back:

 

[haoyu89]

add some more detial on the shape change inside bumper:

 

[jjrandorin]

That looks like you should be taking it to a body shop to get it evaluated / get a professional opinion, like most of these "accident" threads do.

 

[haoyu89]

That looks like you should be taking it to a body shop to get it evaluated / get a professional opinion, like most of these "accident" threads do.

Very thanks for your reply. Yes I submitted photo estimation brooks motor which is tesla certified body shop. However everything need to be wait to next Monday. Accident happened on Friday afternoon, I submitted claim to insurance at night. First time meet such accident.

 

[Scubamikey]

def take it to a cert shop.. when i got hit i looked at it.. then when the shop pulled it apart there was frame damage

 

[CuriousWren]

Sorry that happened to you. Glad you are ok.

 

[fholbert]

Sorry, brand new too. Glad no one was hurt.

 

[haoyu89]

No one injured in this collision even air bag of back car exploded. I filed claim to their insurance company and also submitted a repair estimation to certified body shop. Seems need to wait to Monday for the reply from them. Mostly the frame of suspention is damaged on right side, even it is still drivable and no warning information in car.

 

[jay1122]

Remember to also file a claim for diminished value after the repair is done.

 

[fiehlsport]

I haven't seen a Saturn in ages.

I assume the one that hit you won't be back on the road again!

 

[haoyu89]

2 month passed. Last week I finally got schedule into body shop. I dropped it to body shop. Today, I received an increse of cost estimation. Total cost increased from $8897 to $16370. Nearly doubled due to new discovered damange. And total repair time will be 1 month.

Thanks,
Hao.

 

[Resist]

That's actually the bumper cover, what's inside behind it is the bumper. It's always the same, you get a nice car, someone hits you through no fault of your own. Yet you can drive a junky car for years and it never gets hit. The sad thing is even after it's repaired it will never be the same and have this on its record, which means it will be worth less when it's time to sell/trade it. But it's so ridiculous how expensive it is to repair a Tesla, no wonder insurance costs so much for them.

 

[Iron]

That's actually the bumper cover, what's inside behind it is the bumper.

The whole assembly is the bumper. The outside is the cover or skin. The white foam inside is called the absorber. It becomes permanently deformed and needs replacement.

 

[Resist]

But still ridiculous that while the safety tech saves more lives in minor accidents than when cars were all metal tanks, it costs so much to repair.