Euro 90q20v Sport Bumpers Pics

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 23:49 02-01-15 -0500, Michael L. Riebs wrote:

>Now explain this to me:
>1: How often do you have a 5MpH collision?

More often than I'd like

>2: Why would you have a 5MpH collision (see my post in response to Javad)

Because of idiots who think that ABS and winter tires make their cars stop
on a dime even if there is ice on the road.

>3: *No* other damage? Paint chipping off the bumper? Bent chrome strip?
>Paint chips on body where bumper "rubbed"?

The great feature of 5mph bumpers on type 44 Audis is that yes, they can
survive 5mph or even higher speed collision with no damage whatsoever to
the rest of the car.

>4: Why is a 2MpH collision not enough? Basically the only time you are
>"colliding" at those speeds, you are parallel parking, and does anyone
>parallel park at 5MpH?
>5: I really don't understand the rationale behind the 5MpH, except that the
>DOT needs to have a justification for the expense of the bureaucracy.

My experience says that at least on type 44 cars, the bumpers (and rest of
the car, for that matter) are able to survive collisions at speeds
considerably exceeding 5mph. Even if the impact is strong enough to cause
the damage to the car, some energy is absorbed by the bumper reducing the
damage to the more expensive items. I had been rear ended by a guy in a
Toyota Corolla (see the answer to question #2). The impact was strong
enough for my friend who was sitting in the back to complain about his neck
hurting. No damage of any kind was done to the 5KT, while the Toyota had
misaligned bumper and broken headlight. Thanks to 5mph bumpers, I simply
drove away and forgot about the incident instead of having to deal with
guy's insurance company, finding a competent body shop etc.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland