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  1. Dave.0

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    #2 Dave.0, Oct 1, 2018
    Damn that was a hard hit but not a head on hit, that’s why no front airbags deployed.
     
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    #3 wmwny, Oct 1, 2018
    I wonder how a Gen 2 or 3 would have fared?
     
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    #4 DneprDave, Oct 1, 2018
    They probably would have been able to drive away, had it been a Gen 2. they are lighter, stronger and
    prettier. :D
     
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    #5 wmwny, Oct 2, 2018
    Prettier? Not with that "Hitler's Moustache"! :Vomit:
     
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    #6 Sully, Oct 4, 2018
    Ha - hadn't heard that before. So went and looked at some pictures.. maybe I'm missing it. :eek:
     
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    #7 wmwny, Oct 4, 2018
    It's that God-awful black strip on the bumper area.
     
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    #8 caseydog, Oct 5, 2018
    I'd guess pretty much the same. Any differences would be insignificant with a hard hit like that. That car is totaled, and a Gen 2 or Gen 3 would be totaled, too. How much it is totaled is kind of a moot point -- it's totaled.

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