Got rear ended at 1-2 MPH

Got rear ended by a lady dropping her kid off at school. It was the only vehicle parked on the side of the road so not sure why out of all the open space she decided to park right behind me. Apparently, she left it in neutral and didn't realize it was slowly moving still. She had to have gone no more than 2MPH but still gave the Taco a good shake.

All it left was a small scratch on the unpainted plastic towards the center of the bumper from the bolt that bolted down her license plate.

Didn't noticed any other kind of damage and the Taco drove the same going home. Got under and looked around when I got home and didn't notice any kind of damage.

What's the odds of anything messing up at this speed? Maybe I'll just leave it parked in the garage and never take it back out. Every time I take it out someone either bashes it with their door or run into it with their car

 

It's probably fine, but hopefully you have her insurance and contact information. If in doubt, take it to get checked out, I don't know, but I am guessing a collision center would be happy to look it over, in hopes of prospecting new business.

 

It's likely perfectly fine. Usually just scratches at that speed but like Chew said, you could get it checked out.

Sounds like a great excuse to get a new, upgraded bumper

 

That’s a possibility but I’ll take a look at it over again and if I notice anything weird I’ll have to go that route.

No damage to the bumper except a tiny scratch. I had looked at an upgraded bumper before but I like my BSM and I don’t think any bumper works with it that I’m aware of.

 

Dude you’re fine. I’ve backed into so much shit

 

Totaled

 

she just wanted to get a closer look!

you are fine i backed into a tree and didnt have any issues

 

Because people are complete bellends.

Re the door...get sliders. Watch the next idiot ding their own door on the slider instead.

 

There’s 3 BSM compatible bumpers currently being sold:
Apogee offroad ($$$)
Buckstop industries ($$)
Fishbone offroad($)
The latter is like $700 bucks. You should get one and tell us how it goes

 

You are probably fine, but only you can determine how much a small scratch will bug you. I damaged the center portion of my rear bumper when it was two months old. It was fine but did bug me so I replaced it myself. Post #22 has a good write-up and post #5 has an exploded view of parts.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/16-tacoma-bumper-cap-removal.404082/page-2

 

Get her insurance information, file a claim, have them pay you to repair the bumper, fix the bumper if it bugs you, pocket the money if it does not. 100% legal and ethical.

 

Scratches like that can cause stress points that can result in catastrophic failure during mall reentry. I would take my truck to NASA and have them give it a thorough inspection before I would feel safe driving it again.

 

put a tow ball on the rear = next time the idiot will only mess up their vehicle

 

I personally would have told her to have a nice day.

 

And mess up my shin every time I walk around the back of the truck.

 

One good bruise and you'll learn!

 

yes or when you do get hit 30 mile an hour, you almost guarante a bent frame and most likely total your truck

 

I feel like the 3rd gen getting hit from behind at 30mph+ would probly be totaled anyways from what I've seen round here..

 

^ this guy knows what he's talking about.