Thanks Nick. My wife made the same points you did, and you are both right.
The one thing that really surprised me was how easily the pickup rode up on top of my car. I remember a number of years ago when the safety wonks were making noise about mismatched bumpers and how one car could easily ride under another in a crash. I kind of scoffed at what they were saying at the time, but the truck never went more than about 2 - 3 mph and it just rode up more than a quarter of the hood. Had that collision been at speed, it would have been real bad. If nothing else, I am getting a much safer car, and in the end, that probably makes it all worth it.