Crash: Rear Ended by a Suzuki Swift

[X Foomph]

Ahhhh,
Don't you hate it when someone crashes into your much loved X5 ??

After reading several posts over the last year plus about accidents with members X's I've often thought how lucky I am that nobody has careered into 'Ol' Bluey'. Well, my luck just ran out.

The wife was stopped at one of those 'Turn Left At Any Time With Care' lanes, awaiting her turn when a young girl in a Suzuki Swift comes round the same corner behind her, thought, assumed or whatever the hell that the wife had moved on (when she hadn't) and 'BANG, into the rear end at about 30kph (18mph).

Admittedly our damage is not too bad (I think) but the front end on the Suzuki is a different story.

The worse damage that I can see apart from the rear bumper bar surface scarring is the RHS exhaust pipe tip that has been shoved back in about an 1 1/2". Hopefully Weasel or Killcrap can chime in and leave comment on possible damage that I can't see or am not aware of. Both exhaust brackets (RHS) at the rear and at halfway have been bent back plus the tip has been snapped upward somewhat where it is welded on to the muffler.

Amazingly all PDC sensors are ok. I still can't believe the lack of surface damage compared to the other car.

So, round 1 yet again goes to the mighty E53 X5 tank. Shit these babies are tough. I wonder what would have happened had another X5 ploughed into the back end, hmmm.