Mercedes vs. Toyota crash.

Zonda · 12-19-2006, 11:09 AM

Looks like the Merc was the safer car

Hope the passengers are alright.

Choleric · 12-19-2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zonda

Looks like the Merc was the safer car

Hope the passengers are alright.

Also looks like the Merc was the bigger, heavier, and newer car...

Zonda · 12-19-2006, 11:11 AM

That too.

Yannis · 12-19-2006, 11:22 AM

Japanese cars were very unsafe until recently. The body wasn't rigid enough and the exterior body panels thin like paper.

Today they have improved but still i would rather be in a German car which makes me feel much safer.

GTA8.5 · 12-19-2006, 11:24 AM

Wow, look at the damage of the Toyota, thats pretty serious!! The Merc is damaged to but Mercedes cars always stop at a certain point, the crumple zone!

NarutoRamen · 12-19-2006, 11:54 AM

C'mon, that's a early 90s corolla vs. a the current gen C-class. This outcome is a no brainer. This is a childish comparison.

Yannis · 12-19-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

C'mon, that's a early 90s corolla vs. a the current gen C-class. This outcome is a no brainer. This is a childish comparison.

You think that if we take a 1990 VW Golf and crash it against a C class the outcome will be the same? I seriously doubt.

Yannis · 12-19-2006, 12:05 PM

Just for comparison.

NarutoRamen · 12-19-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

You think that if we take a 1990 VW Golf and crash it against a C class the outcome will be the same? I seriously doubt.

I'm willing to bet money that it will be the same if not worse. There is just no way in hell to compare a 16-18 year old car against a new car. That comparison of yours is bogus, simply because the physycis involved in a head on collision is very different than a collion against an inanimmated object.

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