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BigSmooth

Lifer
Aug 18, 2000
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Originally posted by: cjchaps
That sucks that it wasn't at the Chicago auto show.. I was there last night.
It hasn't been at ANY auto show yet. As stated above, the first appearance will be in Geneva on March 4.
 

Chadder007

Diamond Member
Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
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Oh good lord man....Makes me leary of F150s....
 

NFS4

No Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Buahahaha!! Minis are actually VERY safe cars. Check out this article:

Mini Tale: Mini Meets Tree, The deer lived, I broke a nail, but the tree is really hurting...
 

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.
 

NFS4

No Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

F150 at 40mph
Tundra at 40mph
Ram at 40mph

The [old] F-150 is just a poor vehicle in crash safety

 

Gyrene

Banned
Jun 6, 2002
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I like my new Cooper-S better...I have to wait 7 more weeks for it to get here though :(
 

iamwiz82

Lifer
Jan 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

Of course I realize that. However, as I stated the MINI Cooper has won all kinds of safety awards. And, as I said before, you too must know more than the NHTSA and the IIHS.

 

Conky

Lifer
May 9, 2001
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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

If I was being slammed into from behind by a Chevy Suburban, it would be a no brainer if I would prefer to be in a Mini or an F-150. :D

It's only common sense. Would you prefer to sit in a Cement truck and take a t-bone hit from a Camaro or would you rather sit in that "government-certified"-safe Mini and have a Camaro t-bone you? Me, I'll take the Cement truck. ;)

 

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

Of course I realize that. However, as I stated the MINI Cooper has won all kinds of safety awards. And, as I said before, you too must know more than the NHTSA and the IIHS.

Ooh, look at me, I have no brain and I only listen to what others tell me.

There's no doubt that the MINI will do well in a 40mph crash into a concrete wall..and if it won awards based on tests like those, you just have to question how applicable such tests are to the real world..
 

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
19,333
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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

F150 at 40mph
Tundra at 40mph
Ram at 40mph

The [old] F-150 is just a poor vehicle in crash safety

That is a well documented fact that an F-150 doesn't hold well when running into a cement wall, but if you had a Mini running directly into an F150 at 40mph each, which vehicle would you rather be in?
 

WinkOsmosis

Banned
Sep 18, 2002
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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

Of course I realize that. However, as I stated the MINI Cooper has won all kinds of safety awards. And, as I said before, you too must know more than the NHTSA and the IIHS.

Ooh, look at me, I have no brain and I only listen to what others tell me.

There's no doubt that the MINI will do well in a 40mph crash into a concrete wall..and if it won awards based on tests like those, you just have to question how applicable such tests are to the real world..

I have something called a conscience and therefore would rather drive a small car with a smaller chance of injuring someone else than some huge behemoth just so I can feel safe. Of course Americans are known for their ability to not feel any regret. Tbone a mother of 4 driving her Miata and you sue Ford for making your Excursion unsafe.
 

iamwiz82

Lifer
Jan 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
As if it wasn't enough of a deathtrap to begin with! LOL

My sister bought one of these new Mini's and tried to tell me how safe it was with 7 air-bags, blah blah blah. I told her that I didn't care if the whole car was made out of airbags... you get rearended by a cellphone-using soccer mom in a SUV and you are dead. :(

Looks cool though. :)

MINI at 40mph

F150 at 40mph

Bigger does not mean better. Hence the reason the IIHS gave it a Best Pick award for safety. But then again, you must know more than them
rolleye.gif

Uh, simple physics would tell you that if you crash into a solid concrete wall, a small car will end up in better shape than a big car..but if a big car and small car were to crash into each other, guess which driver will end up in better shape? And beside, when would you ever drive straight into a wall? If you're not the world's most incompetent driver then you're more likely to be hit by a car..and if you're in a Mini, chances are that car will be a good deal bigger, than to run directly into a wall.

A
rolleye.gif
to you.

Of course I realize that. However, as I stated the MINI Cooper has won all kinds of safety awards. And, as I said before, you too must know more than the NHTSA and the IIHS.

Ooh, look at me, I have no brain and I only listen to what others tell me.

There's no doubt that the MINI will do well in a 40mph crash into a concrete wall..and if it won awards based on tests like those, you just have to question how applicable such tests are to the real world..

you are right, you have no brain and you do listen to what others tell you. Me, i have seen videos of the 4000lb machinery that they smash into cars at 38.5mph to test their strength in a side collision.


here is one example

another example

 

Yzzim

Lifer
Feb 13, 2000
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This is ***OFFICIAL*** without the proper authority?

Damn, hope Amorphus doesn't see this thread

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