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The River

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6. Do I Ever

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 01:56 PM

Oct 2018

My (very) late '62 Chevy step-side got loose one day and rolled about 300' downhill and hit a telephone pole. The all steel bumper took the impact dead center. The bumper was bent a few inches but that was all.

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Remember when cars had bumpers? Things that actually protected expensive parts... [View all] TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 OP

No kidding . Just had a crack in my 2016 rogue. drray23 Oct 2018 #1

A lot of that is labor. I cracked the plastic front of my '13 Cruze and found... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #5

Those were the good old days when motoring was cheap. Doodley Oct 2018 #2

Today's bumpers are ridiculous ... also, the over priced headlights and taillights. RKP5637 Oct 2018 #3

I have a 1994 audi s4 Guppy Oct 2018 #4

Do I Ever The River Oct 2018 #6

crumpling means safety sadly. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #7

nice natheo Dec 2018 #8