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Originally posted by Bud
As someone once said, you may not get what you pay for buy you never get what you don't pay for.
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Yup. I still think that airbags should only be sold as optional equipment, and only by makers that can prove that they have used the type of systems that MB uses.
Today I would NOT buy any domestic ("Big Three Brands") car thanks to their rush to install airbags, lack of development, and poor history of attention to detail. At least the Japanese thought "MB does it right, copy them."
The above example of the car going through the fence into the brick wall is terrific. Low-end systems would deploy at the fence. What good is that?
People have no idea of what a proper SRS system should do. Most can't cope with ABS, letting off the brake when the pedal pulses. Most think AWD, ASR or even front-wheel-drive "creates" traction no matter what is happening with the tires.