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Replying to: tuzo (Mar 11, 2008 2:33 pm) As with any car, it can happen that a collision can total the car, because the cost of repair is more than the salvage value of the car (usually around 70% of its current value). Because the Yaris is inexpensive for a new car, it might be easier to total it than a more expensive car, just because repair costs can be high these days even for a minor collision. (And if the airbags go off, that adds $$$$ to the repair cost.) But this is not just for the Yaris, and should not keep you from buying one. |
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Replying to: tuzo (Mar 11, 2008 2:33 pm)
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Replying to: ttai (Mar 12, 2008 3:03 am) Take a look at iihs.org, at the photos and videos of their low-speed rear end crash tests, and see how much damage is caused. Here is an example, of rear-end tests done on mid-sized cars at just 6 mph: http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030107.html An excerpt: Results were similar in the rear tests. Reducing the damage required the bumpers to engage the barrier and absorb the energy of the impact, but this mostly didn't happen. A relatively good performer in the full-rear test was the Hyundai Sonata. Its bumper did engage the barrier, and most of the damage was limited to the bumper (minor repair of the rear body panel also was required). Total damage came to $739. Good bumper performance requires not only engagement with the test barrier but also strength sufficient to absorb the energy of a low-speed crash. Hyundai engineers strengthened the Sonata's bumper after learning about the Institute's upcoming series of new tests. In contrast to the Sonata, the bumpers on other cars did slide under the barrier, and damage was much worse. The Chrysler Sebring, Nissan Altima, Volkswagen Jetta, and AURA sustained more than $3,000 damage apiece in the full-rear test. Keep in mind, these tests were done at 6 mph--nowhere close to 30 mph.
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Replying to: backy (Mar 12, 2008 8:44 am)
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Replying to: ttai (Mar 12, 2008 3:26 pm) As for what happened or didn't happen... it's one of those things I'd have to have proof of, given that it flies in the face of so much other evidence about how small cars fare in crashes with trucks at 30 mph. I am wondering if, as sometimes happens with stories, some of the details get, um, exaggerated as it is told. You know, like 5 becomes 10, then 20, then 30? Or maybe the truck was going 30 mph before it hit the brakes?
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Replying to: backy (Mar 12, 2008 3:39 pm)
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Replying to: ttai (Mar 12, 2008 4:41 pm) |
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I'm annoyed. Had to park my Yaris at a crowded costco and some megatard in an SUV smashed the front right quarter with their door. It isn't just a scratch like someone opened it carefully, it's a proper dent. Ugh! Also have some other miscellaneous scratches. Is there any recommended way of taking care of this? It's such a young car, I hate for it to show age early.
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