[Zeke]

Exact same thing happened to my wife while driving my Carrera, the "bumper" car. She didn't immediately go to the doctor but eventually began to suffer the effects that lasted nearly 15 years and one surgery later, to this very day.

It was soon enough after the accident that we tried using a lawyer to get some injury settlement money from the other driver's Allstate ins. The lawyer got stonewalled and we got nothing.

I am fairly certain that removing the impact bumpers and replacing with even just fiberglass exacerbated the injury potential. I did get enough money to repair the car, so obviously the other party was at fault. This is important in your case.

A note on the car, the estimate for repairs was done with the damaged rear bumper on the car that didn't suffer all that much. The estimator had no clue as to what he was looking at and didn't question it. However, the rear quarter was slightly buckled to tell you of the impact.

Before taking the car to the bodyshop, I put the stock bumpers back on and had the repairs done. Turned out very well, but that was the straw so I sold it to a German buyer and have been out of the game ever since except for a Boxster that I sold on BaT last year after 22 years of ownership (wife's car).

You say "low speed crash." I agree with above that any collision has potential especially if caught suddenly unaware. Keep your wits intact and do what you need to do to protect your future claim should it be necessary.

I have a very bad taste about all of this and have become absolutely sinister. I hate cars, traffic and people. I hate ins cos as much as any human can. Lawyers are 2nd.