Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:47:55 GMT From: nutmeggernopsameja.com Subject: Re: saabophiles: convince me
In article <7oqvol$ibj$1nopsam1.deja.com>, werdna_dejanewsnopsameja.com wrote: > In article <7op0q7$3u9$1nopsam1.deja.com>, > nutmeggernopsameja.com wrote: > > Least stolen in the US? I never knew that. > > I don't think Saabs provide the lowest death rate, although a Saab has > > sacrificed it's life for mine. > > It did it's job, that's why I got another. > > By the info I've seen Mercedes takes the cake, then Volvo. > > Well, my data is from http://www.carsafety.org/ictl/ictl.htm > They rank things by index (lower is better, 100 is average): Saab 900, > with injury index of 63 and theft index of 10 is the lowest of the > midsize four-door cars. Mercedes C class comes in at an injury index of > 101. It's true that Big cars have lower injury indexes, but the Mercedes > E-class's index is still 67. Mercedes S class is 42, but that's a huge > car... Oh thanks for the info, I will go and take a look. > > A theft index of 10 is amazingly low. The only car that comes close is > the Subaru Impreza, at 17. For comparison, the Toyota land cruiser is > the holder of the high at 2326. The Honda accord comes in at 202... I > guess nobody steals Saabs because there's too little a market for parts. > I also think it fazes some thiefs that Saabs have the ignition in the > center console, locking the gear shift into reverse. Yup, I agree with you on both points. Kinda nice huh? > > You're right about Saab's sacrificing their lives, though. Collision > indexes (cost of fixing the car after an accident) are quite high for > the 9-3... Yes, high for the 900 and the 9000 too. That is something I like about them, they are designed to protect the occupants, at whatever cost. > > -- Andrew Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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