JasonR24 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi guys. Just thought is share my amazement with you after having a front end shunt into a friends Honda civic. I have been using my supra as an everyday driver for over a month now and it had been going well. Iv accepted the cost of fuel as I love the car so much! Anyway my lack of experience and skill caught up with me when I failed to stop and had a slow speed impact. I expected the worst initially, as I reversed my car out his rear was basically a write off. Boot doesn't shut or anything. Looked at mine and saw a minimally cracked front bumper and my drivers side wing and grill was ever so slightly bent. Literally hardly noticeable. I am so surprised at how much of a tank the supra is. Still gutted Iv got to pay out for my mates car and for my repairs though... Makes me wonder how cheaply built Hondas really are! And Iv owned many! anyone else had an impact that's similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 My supras wing crumpled Like a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Supraloopy had a disagreement with a tree a few years back at 90mph and walked away there's a lot to be said for having that big 2JZ lump in front of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlmhtt Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 To be fair,cars are designed to crumple these days. This way the car takes the impact and not your body so I'd not necessarily say that a solid car is such a good thing in an accident. However, there is no denying that the supra likes to look after its occupants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ...as I reversed my car out his rear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 From what I've seen, the main area of concern in a crash is the Supras A pillars. The rest seems pretty good for the age of the car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fastcar Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I did manage to have an argument with the front of a parked Astra a few years ago. My damage was all cosmetic drivers side front light front wing and bumper but Astra was write off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 It's worth remembering that for low-speed impacts, the structure of some cars (chassis etc) can be damaged but the car can appear to have very little damage because the flexible bits (bumpers mainly) deform then pop back into shape by themselves, usualy leaving just a crack or two in the bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ^^ Personally I would still go and get it checked out by a garage.....if the damage to the civic was that bad, there is a reasonable chance that there could be underlying damage. One of my mates hit a curb at 10mph in his R33 and cracked a wishbone.....so it doesn't take much. (Think it may have been weakened somehow previously mind) Better to be safe than sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 That's good advice from Listy35 mate! Any pics of the damage!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 yea i will definitely mention it to the body shop and make sure they check out for chassis damage. also here are some pictures of the damage to mine: i will try and get some pictures up of his as it is a right state... tbh i wanted to put it into the body anyway as it needs to few bits doing to make it perfect. im aiming to stay basically stock, minus the exahust which sounds amazing, apart from body work just needs front leathers and supra emboised mats to be complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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