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      12-01-2008, 05:22 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by jksgoh View Post
A similar thing happened to my dad's old 5 series... his had no seeable damage while the other guys car had a huge dent.
With the 1's (and the other new bmws) i think its a lot to do with that absorption thing they have which allows the bumpers to move a little on impact.
Yes you're right. After I hit the wallaby in my car the bumper looked completely in shape, but you could tell it had deformed to a great extent because the lower grill was smashed, the intercooler was dented and my number plate was all buckled.
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