Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 13:42:08 GMT From: malcolm532nopsameja.com Subject: Re: Wanna be owner
In article <38453B3B.A5129ACDnopsamo.com>, Gavin Haslett <thumper_svxnopsamo.com> wrote: > Hmm... maybe I wasn't really clear enough. My point really was that the > passengers are protected at the cost of the car... the passenger > compartment is the most rigid part of a Saab, but it has crumple zones > around the front which mean in a front-end collision the car will more > likely be toast than some others on the road. > > Simply put, if the front end of the car was as rigid as the passenger > compartment, then the impact of a collision would throw your body all > over the place inside the car, probably causing you more damage. The > crumpling provides for some absorbtion of the forces at work. > > I believe the rear end of the average Saab also crumples nicely in a > rear end collision... > > Another problem is that the relatively high cost of repairing a Saab > after a wreck means it'll be written off a lot easier than, say, a > Camry. > True enough that the car is sacrificed instead of you, but I think I prefer that. Also I would suggest that wearing a seltbelt would save you a lot of damage too. I go motor racing and they are not there just to look pretty having been involved in a couple of track pile ups (Not my fault I hasten to add!!) The back end is no worse than any other make of car, and definitely better than an early Ford Pinto!!. Cost of repair depends on your country etc, but any car is expensive to fix, and finding somebody who can do it properly is abit like finding the holy grail, luckily there is a couple of older guys near me how are very good. MAlc Scotland Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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