God Bless This Bumper...

[Jsol92]

So I was 20 minutes outside of Burbank last weekend (not the best area..) and I needed to fill up (it was past midnight). I found an Arco that had a very small lot, and began waiting for a pump to open up.

Suddenly, an SUV full of drunk (including the driver) gangsters pulled up and began attempting to back up next to a pump. He was backing up pretty fast and it looked like he was about to hit the front of my car, so took a quick glance behind my shoulder and backed up as soon as I could to avoid it.
Then...SMASH...I hit a poorly-marked poll -.-

I nearly crapped myself...I got out of my car, head hanging low, and to my surprise there was NO damage. ZIP, ZADA, ZERO.
Nothing...not even a scratch!

I think our cars have been fitted with super bumpers.

[circa1986]

Glad to hear your bumper was OK!

I bet a factor is that the car is so lightweight that there is not much momentum when you backup at a couple mph and hit a pole.

[Lukecool]

Very good point, lol. I imagined myself as a kid shooting matchbox cars down a track, through a loop, and having them crash into a wall with no damage.

[blueridge]

can anyone confirm if the bumper has styrofoam over steel bumper? i know a buddy had a honda and hit a pole and when they removed the fiberglass bumper the foam was smushed and the steel bent.. it didnt look damaged at all on the outside..

[circa1986]

Of course it has foam underneath the bumper cover...every car does.

[blueridge]

Originally Posted by circa1986

Of course it has foam underneath the bumper cover...every car does.

lol not every car does.. maybe every NEW car does.. i have a few older cars that dont have any foam underneath

just saying.. even though no damage appears on the outside.. it could be a pole shaped crush in the bumper underneath lol

[circa1986]

Originally Posted by blueridge

lol not every car does.. maybe every NEW car does.. i have a few older cars that dont have any foam underneath

Haha, OK! You win!

Originally Posted by blueridge

just saying.. even though no damage appears on the outside.. it could be a pole shaped crush in the bumper underneath lol

This could absolutely be true. I'm just saying there's foam under there! Any plastic bumper cover has foam under it!

[mwert]

These bumpers, especially the rear, have a lot of give as there is plenty of space between the cover itself and the bumper bar/rear bulkhead. Glad to hear you and your Insight are OK.