Man, you're lucky. I got rear ended in my 02 TJ at about 15 mph and it
tweaked the rear gate. Got that replaced and some minor bodywork. Had the
pleaseure of beating up a rental car for a few days.

$1700

"Richard J Kinch" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9450A9F139A3Bsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Rich M writes:
>
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability,
>
> My 97 TJ was rear-ended, crunching both rear and front (pushed into car
> ahead) bumpers. I got $500 from the other guy's insurance. Bought new
> factory bumpers off eBay (take-offs for customizations, many available)
for
> less than $100 and bolted them on myself.

 

Man, you're lucky. I got rear ended in my 02 TJ at about 15 mph and it
tweaked the rear gate. Got that replaced and some minor bodywork. Had the
pleaseure of beating up a rental car for a few days.

$1700

"Richard J Kinch" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9450A9F139A3Bsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Rich M writes:
>
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability,
>
> My 97 TJ was rear-ended, crunching both rear and front (pushed into car
> ahead) bumpers. I got $500 from the other guy's insurance. Bought new
> factory bumpers off eBay (take-offs for customizations, many available)
for
> less than $100 and bolted them on myself.

 

Man, you're lucky. I got rear ended in my 02 TJ at about 15 mph and it
tweaked the rear gate. Got that replaced and some minor bodywork. Had the
pleaseure of beating up a rental car for a few days.

$1700

"Richard J Kinch" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9450A9F139A3Bsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Rich M writes:
>
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability,
>
> My 97 TJ was rear-ended, crunching both rear and front (pushed into car
> ahead) bumpers. I got $500 from the other guy's insurance. Bought new
> factory bumpers off eBay (take-offs for customizations, many available)
for
> less than $100 and bolted them on myself.