|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1
08-13-2011, 10:49 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
__________________
1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket  Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states! Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels. 2014 Cadillac ELR 2013 Fiat 500E. 
|
|
#2
08-15-2011, 06:50 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
wow. guess I don't want a Fiat.
__________________
Scott - K3PSO ---- 1984 300D turbo ~203k miles 2008 FourWinds Hurricane 31' RV Past '85 300D turbo ~280k miles '83 300D turbo ~300k miles '05 Mini Cooper convertible '96 BMW R1100-RT '71 Honda CB175 - multi-winter project '82 Honda CB450 NightHawk '85 300D turbo ~328k miles '75 BMW 2002 '66 Beetle
|
|
#3
08-15-2011, 09:02 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
And this is one of the best reason to NOT be in a Smart during a crash....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eghIfyHP0
__________________
1991 560 SEL / 185k miles 1992 750il / 17k miles - project car
|
|
#4
08-16-2011, 11:18 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Of course the powers-that-be demanding 50+ MPG want all of us to be driving a Smart-like car. .
|
|
#5
08-16-2011, 11:04 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
ForcedInduction, getting out is not always the best idea in chain reaction pileups in fog. If you do decide to get out, get WAY out and off the road fast. Many have been injured or killed after they have gotten out of the crash OK and are hit outside of the vehicle. I live with the fog in the Central Valley. Best thing to do is not drive or slow down and be super careful if you have to drive.
As far as toughness in the Benz, I figured this thing was a Brick S-house when I jacked it at the front jackpoint and rear tires came off the ground(with fronts) then decided to open all the doors. All of them opened and closed with no hangup whatsoever!
|
|
#6
08-16-2011, 11:14 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#7
08-16-2011, 11:20 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Not sure. Here's one set of choices: Be inside of my 2-ton German tank and be hit or be outside and be hit. Not necessarily the only two choices but at times it might be. .
|
|
#8
08-16-2011, 12:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Actually if you consider the size of the Smart it did very well against an S-Class.
However, though the structure protects the occupant relatively well, it's hard to imagine what effect the transfer of all that force would have to the occupant's body.
__________________
 Mac 2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d “Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
