TAKE A LOOK AT THIS! I hope my insurance agent doesn't raise my rates because of this. I thought these trucks were one of the best.

http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/06/04/home...ups_crash/#TOP

 

Yep, i guess all those silverado remarks weren't called for now were they?

 

All it means is don't get in a wreck. :-)

 

Yeah, but the end of the article on Reuters goes a bit farther and states this!!! Truly amazing, isn't it?

The results are the reverse of rankings from frontal crash tests performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news - web sites). In those tests, the F-150 earned the highest ratings of the four trucks, with four out of five stars for driver protection and five stars for passenger protection. The Tundra rated the lowest, earning three stars in both tests.

NHTSA's tests measure protection in full frontal crashes at 35 mph.

In other words HIT 'EM STRAIGHT ON!



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2000 F150 Harley-Davidson: Superchip, K&N FIPK
Hard Tonneau, Hidden Hitch, 2-Meter Rig (KG0UK)
Motorcycles: '99 FLHRCI, '95 XLH, '65 305 Dream

 

I couldn't believe it when I seen the report on CNN today as most of the time FORDS do very well and its the GM cars that do so poor it just more bad press for FORD they've been getting to much of that lately.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

Head on or else!

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with super engine cooling/auxiliary transmission cooling HD package, Heavy duty shocks, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, FORD bedliner, FORD black tubular cab steps, K&N air filter, mar-hyde rubberized undercoating, Modine climate filtration system, Bugflector II, Mobil 1 oil, build 7/2000

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Not according to the results at the site listed below. Take a look at the ratings for a 97 tacoma. Glad I don't own one of those.

http://nhtsa.gov/

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The truck:
Teal 1997 XLT flareside with 4.6L, auto tranny, electronic shift on the fly, 3.55LS and 4x4 ORP.

Performance mods:
Gen. 2 K&N FIPK
Superchip(removed until further notice)
True dual exhaust exiting out the back
2.5" pipe with 18" glasspacks and 18"x4" round chrome slash cut tips

Appearance:
White face gauges
Euro clear corners
01L headlights
Covercraft tonneau cover
Billet pedals
16" Modern© wheels
265/75r16 Wild Country Radial TXR tires
Factory tinted rear windows
Bug deflector
Euro clear corners

Sound system:
Clarion ADX5655z Double Din Cassette & CD
4 Pioneer TS-A6865 speakers

Other:
Bedliner
Bulldog keyless entry/remote start

n6260k@cs.com



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Didn't it say the Ford had a faulty airbag, which would have changed the results quite a bit. I'm surprised they would not fix the bag and redo the test.

 

I am going to move this to the "Safety" forum where it belongs. We don't need this discussion going on in a dozen different forums. Thanks!

Steve