Back in the mid 80s I owned a Hyundai excel. I was sitting at a red light behind another car when I was rear ended by an Olds Toronado and knocked into the oncoming traffic where I struck an oncoming dull size Olds station wagon.
Witnesses to the accident said that the olds spun around multiple times. The rear bumper was blown off the wagon and landed about a half block away. I think I hit his rear tire.
Both the car that hit me and the car I hit were towed away and both of those drivers were taken to the hospital.
I drove away with only a slightly sprained thumb which happened when I grabbed for the shift lever and hit the steering wheel.
My car which was almost brand new spent three months in the shop trying to straighten out it’s trapezoidal shape.
The bumpers absorbed the bulk of the collision extremely well in that even though they were crushed on the corners they kept the main body of the car undamaged.
I have always liked my Hyundai from the beginning and felt very comfortable and safe in it.
Go to YouTube and watch crash tests. Amazing how the new cars hold up to the old ones. They have a comparison between a 60’s car and a new car (a smaller model new car). The driver in the 60’s car was surely dead while the new car driver would have walked away like you did.
Go to YouTube and watch crash tests. Amazing how the new cars hold up to the old ones. They have a comparison between a 60’s car and a new car (a smaller model new car). The driver in the 60’s car was surely dead while the new car driver would have walked away like you did.