Probably just a media smut but.
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/
story2/3EC2602976393EF6CA2573E50014563B
NRMA slams Honda over low-speed accident repair costs
By JAMES STANFORD 4 February 2008
CRASHING a Honda Civic at just 10km/h could cost its owner almost a third
of the purchase price, according to NRMA Insurance testing that revealed
a massive difference in crash-repair costs among small cars.
In simulating a common 10km/h crash, and factoring in parts and labour
costs, the NRMA found repair costs for nine of Australia’s top-selling
small cars varied from around $1000 to more than $7000.
The Civic was the most expensive car to repair, costing a whopping $7385
– 31 per cent of its purchase price – while the cheapest to repair was
the Toyota Corolla, which cost $1018 to fix (4.4 per cent of the purchase
price).
Similar tests had also shown the previous model Civic was as expensive to
repair, although one of the points Honda highlighted was that the front-
end of the (superseded) Civic was designed more for pedestrian safety
rather than limiting repair costs.
