Rear Ended- hard hit!

Most bumpers are designed to handle a 5 mph bump. If I were you, since you car is still brand new, I'll get the insurance company involved and have it checked for damage that you may not see. <_<

 

I disagree about the "5 mph bumper" statement. Today, Federal does not require the bumper to comply with 5mph rule anymore. It was old days. My BMW 540iA's bumper can sustain 9mph (3X energy of 5mph, 81 vs 25x3=75) with superfacial damage. Most vehicles today have a piece of plastic (low grade plastics) over a steel pip and some foam on top of it. 5mph? I don't think so. IIHS has this test every year. Most vehicle sustain about $500 to $1000 damage over 5mph hit.
I can't find the data on Prius, but I have taken it apart for Ultra Sound sensors installation. It wasn't any better than other vehicles I have seen.

Here is a report on this, though not from IIHS.
http://www.roadandtravel.com/crashratings/...ashratings.html

 

go to your dealer and ask to speak to the service manager, not the dork writing service orders they don't know sheep s**t from dates, and ask him for his recommendations of a certified body shop that they deal with capable of dealing with a Prius. He should have an answer for you.

 

I'd suggest that you go ahead and take it to the dealer, and ask them them provide a repair estimate. This should save you a bit of time later, since Allstate will most likely have you do that anyway.

 

I was rear ended just before Christmas. We were on an exit ramp and I know that I was barely moving and the girl who hit me couldn't have been going very fast. She hit the driver's side of the rear and did considerable bumper damage--a piece was flapping. The initial eval was new bumper and absorber but when they got the bumper off some piece had pushed into another so there was a little bit of hidden damage. Total was just under $2000 and the car looked as good as new. I told her adjuster that I had to go to my dealer for it. The repair itself only took a couple of days but they had the car for about a week. Most of the delay was her insurance adjuster--the parts came in a day.

 

So not true.

Believe it or not, the standards allow for "1½ mph on the corners."
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/stu...mper/Index.html

 

It's also good to remember that light tractors (sorry I mean trucks) and heavier tractors don't need to follow this at all. So now most of them have their bumpers so high they will go over your bumper and damage your car instead making a bumper accident much more expensive. Man I'm so glad we're giving them more and more loop holes...

 

Very similar to an accident I had last year. The at fault insurance was also Allstate. The claims adjuster made an estimate of about $300 dollars to fix the bumper. The seatbelt warning lights had stopped working and the buckle was jammed. He didn't know what to estimate to fix the seatbelt. Then he said he did not know much about the Prius and suggested I have the Toyota dealer check it out and do the work. He wrote a note on the claim that said if they (Toyota) found any other damage caused by the accident they just had to call Allstate and it would be paid.

When I got hit, a cup of coffee in the cup holder sloshed into my lap and somehow jammed the seatbelt (the car thought the belt was latched so the warnings didn't beep and blink). The Toyota dealer told me the seatbelts are guaranteed for life of the car so it didn't matter if Allstate paid for it or Toyota.