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Originally Posted by mrhills0146
The safety factor of a car has nothing whatsoever to do with how the CAR looks after an accident, but rather how the OCCUPANTS look.
That mangled Saab that deposited parts all over the street is a VERY safe car, especially so if you say the elderly lady driving it was not injured and walked away from the accident.
Most, perhaps all, cars made today are quite safe. You want a car to look a hot mess after an accident as that usually (note "usually," not "always") means that the car took the brunt of the impact, not the occupants.
I love these old MBs, and mine is my daily driver. But modern cars are pretty amazing in terms of safety. I was T-boned square in the passenger door of my 2005 Honda Accord about 4 months ago at 55 (!!!!) MPH by a brand new Audi TT. No one injured apart from many weeks of sore-ness. Both cars were steaming heaps of scrap metal afterwards.
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I'm just amazed at the older MB Quality. Yes, you certainly are correct about the safety and dissipating energy over time and space, letting the parts take the impact and protecting the passenger compartment. My degrees are in Safety and I've got the W210, just because of the all the additional safety issues, airbags, improved crumple zones, knee bolsters etc. If my Bride/kids are injured/killed who cares if I have an extra $10,000 in the bank? I've spent mine on safety.
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1999 E300DT Obsydian Black Metallic, Heated Full Leather Parchment options, E2, K2, 136,000+, best 36.5 mpg - GP's 12-04 & 11-12 Zero Stuck
2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg
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