Are you driving a safe used car?

[MAD]

Originally Posted by ltd

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That's not a fairytale. It's true!

[Iggle Piggle]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

My family dont ride in my b series.. too dangerous with 331rwkw.. prob should lose a safety star due to mods. I hardly ride in it myself!

I remember you preaching about being truthful of all faults when selling second hand vehicles, so must have been a tough sell getting rid of it - you know, having to tell potential buyers that you have modded it into a death trap that you simply no longer let your family ride in, and you are too scared to regularly drive yourself.

Lucky for you that you found someone so keen on a dangerous family killing death trap they were willing to pay overs for it. Guess it is possible they have given up on life and have chosen your modded turbo as their exit.

[Davehoos]

I purchased at Christmas a 1978 88 inch Land rover. fitted a set of cooper snow tyres equal to the 7.50-16 option.
Equiped with the safety features of non boosted single circuit hydrolic 10 inch drums, front seat belts heater and clear vision of the extremities.
The 50+ horsepower 8 Km/l 2.25L 4 cyl emission engine with the 4:1 diff ratio capable of legal hyway speeds.

My only safety risk worth calculating is noise.

[mick74GT]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

I was driving along the other day in a 5 star safety car at 110km/h when all of a sudden a kangaroo hopped out in front of me and just hopped past the car as I sped through.. At this time, it flashed through my head that whatever the outcome I had every safety feature possible to protect me and my occupants.

Lol so at 110 km/h when the kangaroo hopped past you the first thing you thought of at the time was that your car had every safety feature possible to protect you?

You are funny mate ill give you that

[foxtrot3]

Originally Posted by bradles024

I drive a ba xl ute with no safety features and only one airbag and it gets four stars? It's also got ****house brakes, and the skinny tyres get bugger all grip. I feel it's a dangerous car to drive especially in the wet.

Hi. A bit like my work ute but someone went mad with the texta and optioned..................wait for it...................dusk sensing headlights and cruise control. Cheers MD

[Davehoos]

common to hear on the radio about serious/fatal car accedents from people avoiding animals on the road including colisions with other cars or pedestrians.

my last roo impact with a car[AU] was a large grey landed on the bonnet and took out the head light and power steer pump.

Often have bird strikes with the workshop hino, including one came through the front windscreen. Often get into situations with the truck including 2 off road excussions last thing you need is a bag deployment.
Last week I happily found the steering wheel air bag is actually a dummy. given the high numbers of counterfeit parts around.

[HULK_I6T]

If you hit a kangaroo at 110km/h would the airbags go off? If so That would be dangerous. Better to be in an old xc falcon tank with no airbags which simply knocks the kangaroo up over the car and keeps going without a scratch.

[jpblue1000]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

If you hit a kangaroo at 110km/h would the airbags go off? If so That would be dangerous. Better to be in an old xc falcon tank with no airbags which simply knocks the kangaroo up over the car and keeps going without a scratch.

yeah you might survive the incident with the roo but the humiliation of pulling in at home or the workplace in an old car would be worse. better to be killed by a windscreen piercing red then being a social pariah.

JP

[MrEL]

Did the Kangaroo get under the car and check if the rear main was leaking?

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

If you hit a kangaroo at 110km/h would the airbags go off? If so That would be dangerous. Better to be in an old xc falcon tank with no airbags which simply knocks the kangaroo up over the car and keeps going without a scratch.

"I was driving along the other day in a 5 star safety car at 110km/h when all of a sudden a kangaroo hopped out in front of me and just hopped past the car as I sped through.. At this time, it flashed through my head that whatever the outcome I had every safety feature possible to protect me and my occupants."

Now I'm really confused

Make up your mind..

[towtaltowing]

is it possible to block users on here ?

[fordomatic]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

I was driving along the other day in a 5 star safety car at 110km/h when all of a sudden a kangaroo hopped out in front of me and just hopped past the car as I sped through.. At this time, it flashed through my head that whatever the outcome I had every safety feature possible to protect me and my occupants.

i'll take my -10 safety rated 25 year old 4x4 over your Aurion in that situation any day of the week. I know who would come out on top of that one.

[99AUXR]

Interestingly have a late model courier that impacted with a 70 series landcruiser head on and work in the yard at work. Both trucks bent chasis cracked gearboxs and very flat. Passenger in the courier died.

Just too much force involved in head ons, have heard stories about people being in 5 start cars but have had arteries torn from heart etc.

[fordomatic]

When the combined force of a crash is 100km/h and hits a solid object the human body cant survive. It's been proven in science many times over. You can survive a head on crash due to the object not being solid but you hit a brick wall at 100km/h no safety rating will save you. Sure safety ratings are good but i can tell you now a ford focus hitting a kenworth with a 5 post bullbar at a combine speed of 200km/h, the occupants of the focus will not be around to tell the story, regardless of the safety rating.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by The Beast

"I was driving along the other day in a 5 star safety car at 110km/h when all of a sudden a kangaroo hopped out in front of me and just hopped past the car as I sped through.. At this time, it flashed through my head that whatever the outcome I had every safety feature possible to protect me and my occupants."

Now I'm really confused

Make up your mind..

Typical contradictory **** from hulk. Nothing's changed. But if your driving a a car that does 0-100 in 5 seconds you will easily outrun a kangaroo..

[HULK_I6T]

This thread is a good reference to see what used cars have good safety ratings.

It also may open the eyes of many driving unsafe cars and urge them to upgrade.

It could save your life

[superyob]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

This thread is a good reference to see what used cars have good safety ratings.

It also may open the eyes of many driving unsafe cars and urge them to upgrade.

It could save your life

So could daily exercise and a mung bean philosophy but it is never going to happen...

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

This thread is a good reference to see what used cars have good safety ratings.

It also may open the eyes of many driving unsafe cars and urge them to upgrade.

It could save your life

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

If you hit a kangaroo at 110km/h would the airbags go off? If so That would be dangerous. Better to be in an old xc falcon tank with no airbags which simply knocks the kangaroo up over the car and keeps going without a scratch.

It would have to be hard enough to trigger all the sensors on the front of the car for the airbags to come out, I doubt a roo would be enough to set them off, but you would be walking home still.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

When the combined force of a crash is 100km/h and hits a solid object the human body cant survive. It's been proven in science many times over. You can survive a head on crash due to the object not being solid but you hit a brick wall at 100km/h no safety rating will save you. Sure safety ratings are good but i can tell you now a ford focus hitting a kenworth with a 5 post bullbar at a combine speed of 200km/h, the occupants of the focus will not be around to tell the story, regardless of the safety rating.

Your not going to get a combined speed of 200kmh unless one of the vehicles is doing 200kmh...

[Gothefalcon]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Your not going to get a combined speed of 200kmh unless one of the vehicles is doing 200kmh...

The impact speed is 200Kph.... what happens after that depends on several other factors including the mass of either vehicle.

D

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by Gothefalcon

The impact speed is 200Kph.... what happens after that depends on several other factors including the mass of either vehicle.

D

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Your not going to get a combined speed of 200kmh unless one of the vehicles is doing 200kmh...

http://warp.povusers.org/grrr/collisionmath.html

[duaned]

Lucky you have a 5 star rating on your Toyota Uglyrion Hulk!

[Road Games]

Voodoo powered Prius ??

[marty351]

Struck by lightning?

[Harrison]

It's certainly not power oversteer.

[Harrison]

My partner's Euro hatchback has a 5 star rating, yet it has the worst rear visibility of anything I've driven other than my old windowless panelvan.

On top of that the side mirrors give you the impression that objects are far further back than what they really are.

Obviously the safety of motorcyclists is not part of the equation.

[M4CO]

I don't think that you can get any safer than a Camira!!!!

[Beastie]

^^^

[gossy]

1982 Wheels Car of the Year. How did they get it so wrong???