> In front of me was a newish Kia, who ended up with > some scratched > paint on the bumper. I, on the other hand, ended up > needing a new > front header, bumper, and hood. For a few seconds there, I was really worried that Kia had come out with some sort of solid 4140 steel bumpers. Until I read along to find out the vintage of said Imperial, then it all made more sense. > --There is no justice, sometimes. Isn't one of the > reasons we drive > Imperials to be the indestructible tanks on the > road? A '70 Imperial, yes. A '90? Built like any other modern car, as you found out! > When I locked the tires up, apparently the front of > my car bucked > down, because the grille above the bumper was really > what hit her, > causing a fair bit of damage to my car! My bumper > had gone under > hers, bending the brackets just slightly, which has The best practice, assuming you have the wits and stomach for it, is to let off the brake just before you hit, assuming you know you are going to hit anyway. You will hit at a slightly higher speed, but the damage will be less, because you will have met bumper to bumper. I once saw a wreck where a car, obviously nose down in braking, went under a pickup truck to the point where the truck's rear bumper was inches from the car's windshield. --Mike Pittinaro Beautiful Boxcar American Grandeur and Danish modern Style __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm