I was rear ended on the way to work on Friday. I was at a full stop and the car that hit me was probably going around 15-20 mph. She swerved to avoid me and clipped the corner of my bumper. The bumper will need to be replaced, but the car is drivable.

E wasn't in the car with me (thank God!) but his carseat was. Graco recommends that you replace the carseat after ANY accident, but the NHTSA says that you don't have to replace the seat if it was only a minor accident. The other driver's insurance company is coming out tomorrow to assess the damage, but they've already given us some push back about paying to replace the seat.

If insurance doesn't pay to replace the seat, would you still replace it? I'd of course rather be safe than sorry, but it really was a pretty minor accident and I feel silly throwing out a perfectly good carseat, they're not cheap!