Thread: This has got to worry Sydneysiders.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

What makes you think they are weak?

The following factors are some:
Dintability & ease of damage
Seeing damage and injuries from accidents
Crashing vehicles myself, either single vehicle, or into others
Damage after other vehicles bounced off mine

Originally Posted by FenianEel

The following factors are some:
Dintability & ease of damage
Seeing damage and injuries from accidents
Crashing vehicles myself, either single vehicle, or into others
Damage after other vehicles bounced off mine

Good work Human Crash Dummy (please don't take offense at the dummy part)!!! We should call you [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Patrick"]Lawrence Patrick[/ame] from now on

What 5 star car were you in when you had a big prang?

I enjoy reading posts like this one as it tends to highlight how the mentality of the human race is ever changing.
I can remember when we bought cars to drive from point to point rather than to be safe to crash. I doubt if we even thought of having a crash.
I can remember when the driver was the one responsible for the shortcomings in road accidents rather than an ABS failure or a malfunction of the cornering enhancement device.
I can remember when we were saying exactly the same things about the quality of Japanese products as we are about Chinese ones today.
I can remember when the ratio of fatal accidents wasn't as high as it is today. Granted there are more cars on the road but the roads have white lines and are even bitumen sealed nowadays and a damn sight safer!
I can also remember when a "state of the art" motor car of the day cost about 400 quid and we used to get 32 Miles to the Gallon regularly (about 9l/100k).
But I suppose we have progressed a lot since then, or have we?
Regards
Glen

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Good work Human Crash Dummy (please don't take offense at the dummy part)!!! We should call you Lawrence Patrick from now on

What 5 star car were you in when you had a big prang?

Lol, Mr Patrick certainly suffered for his science.

I've just been lucky, very stupid (in my younger days), but lucky.

Hmm cars I've crashed, had major crashes in
P76's (crashed 3 of them, rolled one, it's still registered and now in pristine condition)
Mazda 323 (was my Mothers) rolled and totalled
Gemini - left the road doing 100k's, down a 10m embankment and flew for about 30m (sisters car )
Couple of bingles in the D1 & D2 too
To name a few.....

Been co-pilot in some ridiculous accidents too..
XA Falcon rear ended a bus
Valiant ute, through an equestrian fence and stable wall
P76 t-boned by a Hino truck
Nissan Pulsar nose to tailed and squashed
Nissan Maxima tboned after some knob sailed through a stop sign

Have only been in one accident on a road bike though, thanks to someone who thought they'd pull an immediate U turn on a major road without indicating or braking
Maybe I should be called Lawrence.
Even though there were others, I've never been injured in an accident.

I have broken just about every bone, joint, ligament and tendon playing footy though

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Well while we're posting fun crash tests then... this is a personal favourite...

Originally Posted by stooge

The commodore makes the chinese van look like a 5 star safety rating!

Yet another incorrectly titled "crash" test. Pig's @rse it's a Commodore! Sure the tail lights resemble an 80s era one but that's about it.

One of my favourites is this one for the, once again Chinese made, Brilliance...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHZqcKj7jNM"]YouTube - Brilliance BS6 Chinese Car Crash Test Disaster[/ame]

Further searches explained that there were major modifications made to the car following these tests to improve safety and another one was uploaded...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw26Nfze_Q"]YouTube - Brilliance BS6 - new 3-star crashtest[/ame]

Originally Posted by FenianEel

Gemini - left the road doing 100k's, down a 10m embankment and flew for about 30m (sisters car )

It's a lot harder to crash test the models that have the flight capability package installed.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

........Anyone want to fly Singapore Airlines?

Diana

I assume you know Singapore is about as close to China as Perth is to Sydney?

xenophobes need not apply thanks...

Originally Posted by FenianEel

I can't believe how weak most modern cars are, particularly small ones, even the ones that get 5 star NCAP ratings.

Guys who work for a local towing coy. tell me there are a few small cars they won't pick up with a hook truck. Apparently they sag a bit and doors, bonnet, boot etc. won't open. Don't know if this is an urban myth but they believe it and always send a tilt tray for certain makes/models. They reckon some of these cheap little jiggers are not much more than a plastic bag being towed around by the front wheel drive powertrain.