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Originally Posted by Adriel
Interesting, as that is no more than 800 pounds, put the stated payload is at least 1,000 pounds I.I.R.C. and had it way over that with a trailer. Not that it is a good idea every day...
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The low weight limit MBNA's legal out in the US market. The legal weight limit is far higher outside the US. Same goes for towing limits.
W123-300TDT-Abmessung/en
Notice the kerb weight is 1600kg (3570LB) but max payload is 610kg (1344LB) in Europe. You could load your US car to that 1344LB limit but if something mechanical should go wrong, don't expect any sympathy from MB.
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Originally Posted by Adriel
The Federal government has rigged the tests so the air bags go off. In the real world they don't go off near as much. So how can the data not lie when the results are not real world? Or, are they? If so, where from? I just want to understand how death rate has reduced despite only slight improvements in safety.
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The tests I linked above are conducted by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway safety). They are anything but the government. They buy cars off dealer lots in secret and run their own independent crash tests. Insurance companies use the data to determine insurance premiums. Its in their economic best interest to find the safest cars and publicly shame the least safe, thats why all the tests are on youtube. Theres been many cases where they forced a manufacturer to recall and modify cars after a bad IIHS test score.