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Originally posted by DieselAddict
That's amazing. However, I wouldn't say these cars are safe just because your car suffered minimal damage. Logically it would be the opposite. The purpose of designing cars so that the front gets smashed is to absorb the energy of the impact. I wonder what would happen if you hit a brick wall at 40 mph. Or maybe your MB didn't get crushed because the Civic is a lot lighter? Either way, it totally sucks to get your car damaged by a stupid driver. Good thing you're ok.
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From what I see...
Yes, the honda sacrificed its front end to save its driver, this idea worked out just as honda designed it.
However, the MB didnt have to sacrifice much to achieve the same level of protection. (in this circumstance)
(this is totally ignoring the issue that "the mb owner can have his car economically repaired [whether or not the insurance co. agrees], the Honda owner cannot")
My opinions only
-John