check this out (glad I got an 04)
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From: Oxford, CT
Originally posted by jpdadeo
There’s gota be a little BS involved with this comparison. Where’s the front door of the mini? The photo of the mini is at a right angle where as the F150’s pic is at such an angel to maximize the visual effect to look the worst but in all fairness, I must say the mini still looks drivable with a little tug on the front fender to clear the tire.
There’s gota be a little BS involved with this comparison. Where’s the front door of the mini? The photo of the mini is at a right angle where as the F150’s pic is at such an angel to maximize the visual effect to look the worst but in all fairness, I must say the mini still looks drivable with a little tug on the front fender to clear the tire.
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From: Sunny FL
Originally posted by Bancho
Go to the IIHS link off that article. The pictures are fair. The comparison isn't really fair but the pictures are ok. They take the doors off the vehicles after crashing to show how the passenger compartment has deformed due to the crash.
Go to the IIHS link off that article. The pictures are fair. The comparison isn't really fair but the pictures are ok. They take the doors off the vehicles after crashing to show how the passenger compartment has deformed due to the crash.
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I think the "deaths per million" is BS.
Why? There are in fact millions of F150s on the road that are actually driven. The best performing vehicle, the Toyota Avalon" sells how many per year? They then take that and estimate it back out. This figure does not take into account deaths per million miles. Sorry, Avalon and Buick Century drivers probably dont log anywhere near the milage of F150 drivers which of course puts them at a greater risk for collision and fatality.
This is a BS move by insurers to get more money out of the top selling cars in the world. Not necessarily annual, but total (they have been making Cavaliers and Sunfires forever and there are still millions on the road).
Why? There are in fact millions of F150s on the road that are actually driven. The best performing vehicle, the Toyota Avalon" sells how many per year? They then take that and estimate it back out. This figure does not take into account deaths per million miles. Sorry, Avalon and Buick Century drivers probably dont log anywhere near the milage of F150 drivers which of course puts them at a greater risk for collision and fatality.
This is a BS move by insurers to get more money out of the top selling cars in the world. Not necessarily annual, but total (they have been making Cavaliers and Sunfires forever and there are still millions on the road).
