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04 Intimidator 04-20-2007 03:24 PM

Safe Cars
 
I saw this on MSN.com. The Monte Carlos madebetween 2001-2004have resulted in106 deaths per million vehicles.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...eathStudy.aspx

Check out where your other vehicles may lie... my Blazer, not so good. :(

BeachBumMike 04-20-2007 03:55 PM

RE: Safe Cars
 
Hi Dan, Thanks for your post....Good Find....
Monte Carlo 106 per Million
Ford Mustang 150 per Million
[hr]
I think the 106 was because the majority of the Monte's 01-04, did not have
side air bags : (
I still like the odds, but the information is another wake up to drive smarter and
safer... Thanks for sharing..
Peace Out,
`space

2000LS 04-21-2007 12:17 AM

RE: Safe Cars
 
study seems to have serious flaws, in large 4door cars the buick regal scored a 57 while the century gets a 118. a 2door blazer gets a 232 but the 4 only gets 123. and the F-250 and 350 are 2x as deadly if theyre 4wd rather than 2wd. finally.... the astro wins? 7? what?

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=66 <--pics of an astro crumpling likea pop can

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=126 <---impala, same test

04 Intimidator 04-22-2007 09:06 PM

RE: Safe Cars
 

ORIGINAL: 2000LS

study seems to have serious flaws, in large 4door cars the buick regal scored a 57 while the century gets a 118. a 2door blazer gets a 232 but the 4 only gets 123. and the F-250 and 350 are 2x as deadly if theyre 4wd rather than 2wd. finally.... the astro wins? 7? what?

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=66 <--pics of an astro crumpling likea pop can

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=126 <---impala, same test

The test does have flaws and admits some such as driving age and use of the vehicle. Lets face it more soccer moms will own a 4 door Blazer than a 2 door. I see alot of 2 door Blazers doing dumb stuff in the are as well like driving on a riverbank parallel to the river, all young drivers as well. I don't see 4 door... well anything doing that. Jeeps are also in the dumb stuff catagory. I would imagine the same thing is true of the 4 wheel drive Fords. When pulling things I could see more snapped chains and ropes killing the driver among other things. Also I see alot of 4 wheel drive vehicles speeding when the snow comes down and ending up in the ditch or crashing into a bridge embankment.

I'm NOT saying this is the case for all, just general observation from what I see. The van group will do less dangerous things than other groups will.


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