Not to mention a relatively minor fender bender can total the car. https://www.google.com/search?q=fen...rome..69i57.8270j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 That dent in the FL fender cost $7,000 to repair
I recall reading that it's a tradeoff for the functionality of the safety nodes ("crumple zones"). Cudos to a fellow geek