i had a similar incident once where i emergency braked and a proton iswara aeroback (facelift) slammed from behind. the force was enough to move the car and my heart sank fearing the worst (my car...*sigh*). i just bought the car at that time...
it took me some time to get out of the car (feeling really down) and i proceeded to ask the other driver if anyone was hurt irregardless whose fault it was.
i was shocked to see bumper on the floor...lamps all smashed...grill crumpled inwards...bonnet folded...alarm blaring non stop. i thought to myself..."i'm done this time..."
looking at my rear, there was only a small dent on the body! nothing else was broken or smashed!!
the driver of the proton was really surprised and his girlfriend was pissed as hell !!
when we drove to the side, many onlookers were curious and could not believe the minor damage to my car. They even asked the girlfriend how this was possible??
girlfriend went "kereta kita proton, kereta dia BM!!!". i wanted to laugh, but had to put up a serious look but deep inside i was really laughing my head off! (couldn't help it lah...)
i used to drive a proton wira and i know the damage if i were still driving a proton. ever since then, i swear by the style, quality and toughness of the BMW.
i'm upgrading to an E46 and can't wait to drive it next week!