Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:53:50 GMT From: HachiRoku <lurksnospamhere> Subject: Re: Which one of these cars are the safest, and which one should I get?
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw The Diesel wrote: > I wish car manufacturers put roll bars in cars(made to protect from > roof collapse in a rollover and made in such a way as to not hurt the > driver or passengers in a side impact). > I wish car manufacturers would also use 4 point seat belts, and have > fire retardant fire shields around the fuel tank, as well as internal > fuel cell bladders like they have in professional race cars. > > Back to the subject, my budget is at the most $12,000. > These are the cars I'm considering based on the Crash Test Ratings. > > 2001/2002 Honda Civic Coupe with Side Air Bags > > 1999/2000 Volvo S80 > > 2003 Toyota Matrix with Side Air Bags > > 2003 Pontiac Vibe with Side Air Bags > >>Wind deleted for brevity... What a pleasant topic! I didn't even really read the rest of the post. Made me think of a porcupine I saw up the road this A.M. that didn't *quite* make it! However: Most Toyotas rate very highly in IIHS tests for the driver. So do Ford Tauruses (Tauri?) I can tell you from 1st hand experience that Volvos are pretty survivable, although a wife's friend wasn't so fortunate. I rolled a '73 1800ES, once over lightly, thanks! As I was sitting in the car at times, (stop lights, parking lots) I uesd to reach up to the roof, and I noticed there was a steel or iron something under the headliner. Well, this turned out to be the rollbar...Lucky me! Honda Civics and Accords are nice cars, and if you can get one with side airbags, good. But, and excuse me here, you seem a little paranoid of driving (and good reason: if it's still on your server, see the dissertation I posted a couple weeks ago about every Mario on the roads these days...) buy a nice heavy car. Crown Victoria springs to mind right off the bat, Buick Roadmonster is another, or go looking at SUVs (UGH!!!) with full frames and airbags.
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