http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/Cra...operVsFordF150

Is there any legitimacy behind that article? A friend of mine bought a mini and I joked on him and then he showed me that... I need a rebuttle. lol!

 

Hmm....but you should look closley, thats not a 2004-2006 F-150, wrong forum.

Its been posted before but yes thats true what you see. Go do a search on google for crash test results for the 04 F-150 and show your buddy that....

 

Thats not a new body style and Minis are a VERY safe car.

 

Just ask him to tow 6,000 + pounds with his mini, on a 5th wheel trailer
Nuff said,
-Patrick

 

 

check it out http://www.rockcrawler.com/features/...htest_f150.asp

 

Well, you have to take mass into consideration here.

The formula for force is Mass X acceleration (or velocity). So, at equal speeds, the 5,500lb F150 is going to hit that brick wall with much more force than the Radioshack R/C car in the picture.

Oh, and that's a 1997-2003 model F150...

The 2004+ were rated very well for front-end collisions.

 

6,000 lbs???

Hell my biggest load yet was just over 15,000 lbs

I dont want to have to pull a load that big but i know it can

 

Im sorry, but basic common sense says that the f150 is more safe than the mini in many situations. Not all, but ifyou put a new f150 up against an suv in a head on collision and you put a mini through the same test, the occupant in the f150 would fare better. Not to say that in all situations the f150 is safer, but in the majority of real world situations, the f150 is superior

 

The first linked article addresses that. But there are alot of careless drivers that get involved in one car collisions with a stationary object

I saw a car last night that had ping ponged all over the highway, at a bend in the road. (a one car accident)
-Patrick

 

I think everyone is missing the point of the article, its just trying to show that for such a small car the Mini is pretty damn safe.

Come on man, I hope you're kidding? . . How about asking a Corvette owner the same thing? or maybe even a GT owner. Different tools for different jobs.

 

And Fun to Drive!

 

If different tools are for different jobs, why are we having this discussion?

Some unnamed person's friend above decided in an argument to compare apples to oranges already. Given that our Apple is at least as safe as his Orange when put in the same crash situation, and much more safe overall (I'd love to see a SIDE impact on that Mini, it'd probably shock your buddy), I'd call the F-150 even at a minimum.

 

I was saying that in response to his comment about needing a rebutle for his friend that bought a mini....
-Patrick

 

I guess since the mini is so damn safe I will just stick one in the bed of my f150 and let my friends ride in there.