Don't ya just love watching Prius Drivers?

[Zimme83]

I know and agree.  I want crumple zones.  I want air bags.  I want fuel efficiency.

But my 1978 Mercury was a dinosaur from an earlier epoch.  It was like a land-based aircraft carrier.  It was one of those cars where, after a collision, you might hose the brains, bits of skull, and blood off the dashboard, and it's good to go for the next driver.  It had an "economy" 6.6 liter engine. Right before I sold it, it was getting 7 miles to the gallon and probably about 20 miles to the gallon of power steering fluid.

Old cars are fun and have their personalities for sure, Ive had a few of my own. But after enough breakdowns its stops being funny..
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A lot of people thinks that the bigger, more rigid cars if yesterday are better in  a collision but unsurprisingly even a small modern car is better than an old and bigger one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn53MGa1v_o
Even if the engine compartment is completely disintegrated on the Yaris, the occupant area is intact. And that is against a car 50% heavier than itself.

[MiloMorai]

I got no problem with Prius drivers but Volvo drivers, I stay as far away as possible.

[Vraciu]

Same thing happened when I was a kid.  My family traded in our mid 1970s Ford LTD and came home with a Chevy Nova (Made under License by Toyota)  It was basically just a Carolla with a bow tie on the grill.

Those didn’t do so well in Mexico at first. Nova. “No va.”

[Brooke]

OK, here's the car collection of ultimate power:  Pinto, Gremlin, Pacer, Vega.

[Vraciu]

OK, here's the car collection of ultimate power:  Pinto, Gremlin, Pacer, Vega.

You TRYING to give us PTSD?

[Mister Fork]

OK, here's the car collection of ultimate power:  Pinto, Gremlin, Pacer, Vega.

I'll politely add...

Yugo, Lada, Yaris, Corolla's (excluding their 4x4 wagon 5-speed rockets), any pre-2005 Hyundai, Chevette (though they were easy to work on), Justy, and the Neon.

[Vraciu]

I'll politely add...

Yugo, Lada, Yaris, Corolla's (excluding their 4x4 wagon 5-speed rockets), any pre-2005 Hyundai, Chevette (though they were easy to work on), Justy, and the Neon.

Next you guys will be mentioning Panel Wagons--including the Capris.

[Brooke]

I'll politely add...

Yugo, Lada, Yaris, Corolla's (excluding their 4x4 wagon 5-speed rockets), any pre-2005 Hyundai, Chevette (though they were easy to work on), Justy, and the Neon.

OK, but none of those cars have this:

[Mano]

Ready for more?




 

[icepac]

I've noticed those "offset from center head on collisions" featuring old vs new cars is purposely set up such that the frame rail on that side is not involved at all in the collision.