>From: Michael Taglieri <miket_nyc@juno.com>
>Mon, 5 Nov 2001 02:21:39 -0500
>>Actually, my VW was also the first year of the ugly bumpers, but they
>were massive rubber-covered steel things supported on shock-absorber
>struts. I once lost traction on ice and skidded into a tree at 20-odd
>mph with no visible damage to the bumper (or tree). Are the
>rubber-bumper MG bumpers also much stronger than the earlier ones? If
>so, I might put up with uglier.
Mike;
This is an interesting question: the Rubber Bumpers were designed to meet
the 5 mph "no damage" rule, but I have never seen any information related to
their relative advantage over Chrome Bumper B's in this regard. Certainly a
20mph run into a tree was not likely on the radar screen at that time! Kudos
to Deutsch Qualitat...
Anyone on this list have any info on this aspect of RB's?
Dave
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