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#38 of 40 Car and Driver top 10 safe cars under $25,000 by natatac

Sep 12, 2007 (10:22 am)

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#39 of 40 Re: Holding up in a rear impact [tdowndragon] by nick2012

Dec 06, 2008 (1:10 am)

Replying to: tdowndragon (Mar 22, 2007 11:50 pm)

Yeah, I feel your pain I just recently purchased a 2008 Scion XB and was rear ended by another toyota yesterday going about 50 mph, when I was at a dead stop. But my results were quite different. The only damage that the guy at the write up bridge at the dealer was seeing was just to my rear bumper. It had been ripped off pretty much at the driver side but was still clipped on (at the few places it was) pretty good. After the accident I was able to drive it well over 100 miles to my dealer doing over 70 mph. So what I would just like to say if obviously It were a heavier vehicle It would have done alot more damage but overall this little car is tough. If anyone reading this is worried about purchasing a new 08 or 09 Scion XB due to safety reasons don't be, I could have never of been happier with the way my car handeled the accident they are sturdy little cars with a ton of pep in them and they handle rear impacts very well In my experience.

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• caliberchic (Dec 06, 2008 2:24 pm)

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#40 of 40 Re: Holding up in a rear impact [nick2012] by caliberchic

Dec 06, 2008 (2:24 pm)

Replying to: nick2012 (Dec 06, 2008 1:10 am)