Hyundai Damage

After the idiot stopped quick during the "tornado-like weather" we had recently, as most of you heard, Mari hit the back end of the 1992 Accord in front of her at a light. They stopped quick probably to avoid the traffic cameras.

Well, it doesn't look like much, but thanks to Hyundai being silly and using such things as Metal, High-Carbon Fiber, and other polymers it will cost about $4000 to fix!!! The parts did their job and there was absolutely no damage to the major components of the car.

Hyundai started using these newer materials which started out only being used in the higher end cars (BMW, Porsche, etc.) to make the cars lighter and safer. Two of their issues from the past were solved by using these materials. The issue these materials cause is that when they break, they cost a fortune to replace. Especially when the grill is attached by a clip such that any bump will cause that clip to break off the bumper.

Also one of the carbon-fiber pieces runs the entire length of the front of the car to provide the top support for the lights, grill, and bottom support for the hood.

The lights, the grill, the bumper, and these supporting pieces did protect the radiator, the engine, the transmission, etc... A similar hit on some of the other cars we've had in the past - incuding the Jettas would have resulted in radiator damage and even higher repair costs.