Not all that bad tbh.
i've had a few ppl bump into me, and expected my saxo to be crumpled from what you lot say.
But it's been fine everytime. Not as bad as ppl make out.
accidents:
1: hit oil on a round-about, hit a curb sideways at 35mph. O dear, i scuffed my wheels. No popped tyres, no broken bearings/axle. Same roundabout.. scooby wrx hits the same oil at 30mph (slower) he couldn't drive away. The back wheel was touching the arch, front was pushed back.
2. Crashed into back of a Picasso at 15mph. Damage; slight dent on wing, broke 1 headlight clip.
3. Black ice, came off the road at 20mph, bushes grass.. couldn't move.. waited 18 hours for a recovery van, when pulled car out.. expecting bumper to be fubarred.. Damage; bumper had a dent in it.. which just popped itself out.
4. Went to a party, 4x4 parked behind my saxo.. about 20 foot back. forgot his handbrake.. rolled rolled some more... PAW front bullbars to the rear lights/boot. Damage; Absolutely NONE. Not even a crack on the brake lights, i was inside a static caravan.. heard the crunch.. expected a write off.. clearly not
5. Reversing.. didnt see the car.. CRUNCH astra coupe... all rear quarter/door of his, was CRUMPLED.. expected a write off again.. Damage; tiny scratch on bumper.
6. Going around a roundabout.. i was in right lane.. woman in a golf in left.. decides she was going right.. both doing 30mph.. SMACK into side of me.. looked in mirror (all deformed) n thought ow fuck, that one has done it. Damage; dented rear quarter, moved front arch slightly out of alignment .. scratches. Wobbled rear quarter.. dent popped out, scratch remover.. can't tell its been bumped.
Obviously a head on at 50mph+ is going to hurt, but it would in any car.
Tootling around the town, not a chance of getting hurt.