That ended...surprisingly well. New respect for the CR-V

".jdb." (brockmjd)
11/25/2014 at 08:51 • Filed to: Accidents, Honda, CR-V, lucky

I was driving my mother-in-law's Honda CR-V yesterday and had to stop very suddenly (like full-on, let the ABS do its thing, stomp the pedal and hold on tight panic stop). The vehicle behind me didn't have such lightning reflexes ... and I got rear-ended. First thought: "Oh. Well, that sucks. Better get out of traffic."

So I did, and the other driver did, and that was fine.

Here's the crazy thing: The other vehicle was a 90s Suburban with big steel bumpers. My expectation was that the CR-V would be horrendously caved-in in the back, and the Suburban would be like "did I hit something?" But when we got out to inspect the damage ... the Suburban's front bumper was significantly dented. The CR-V was unscathed. There was a tiny scuff on the lower bumper cover (which is unpainted black plastic, so you really have to look for it. And that scuff may have been there before).

New respect for the mighty CR-V! (Or maybe the Chevy's bumper had just been terribly rusted and would have succumbed to a well-placed kick)

DISCUSSION (7)

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > .jdb.
11/25/2014 at 09:03

My mom has one too, and it is a very underrated vehicle.

marvthegrate > .jdb.
11/25/2014 at 09:11

Might want to have the bumper looked at anyway because it's possible the foam inner bumper is deformed or broken. The good news is that is it's job, but the bad news is that it may still need to be fixed.

shop-teacher > .jdb.
11/25/2014 at 09:21

There's probably some damage underneath. You'll want to get that fixed, in case it ever has to take another hit. Should be cheap to fix, no paint damage, so that's good!

thebigbossyboss > .jdb.
11/25/2014 at 09:24

That's how all rear enders are. In my case I went right under an suv and caved in my windshield. They had but scratch.

.jdb. > thebigbossyboss
11/25/2014 at 09:29

Her windshield was cracked, too. I asked, she said it had been before.

Oontzoontzoontz > .jdb.
11/25/2014 at 09:32

My mother also has one, and was also rear-ended by a Mazda 6. Unfortunately, her outcome wasn't nearly as good as yours. While the Mazda was really banged up, her back hatch / door was pretty caved in. Around $1600 in damage later, and it still occasionally alarms that the back hatch isn't shut.

.jdb. > Oontzoontzoontz
11/25/2014 at 09:35

That was the first thing I checked after looking for any signs of visible damage — making sure the back hatch opened, closed, locked and unlocked without binding or alarming or anything.