Originally posted by: bondboy
Originally posted by: wizboy11
1992 Honda Accord.
90,000 miles and still going strong. I swear, Honda's seem to last forever (my Grandmother also owns a Honda, same deal).
My first car still too.
90k is pretty damn low...
I drive a 96 civic lx. 145k. Come on baby, take me to 200k!
Originally posted by: JACKHAMMER
Originally posted by: Aimster
S10 got 3/5 stars for driver side and passenger side impact
It also got a 4/5 stars for front occupant
this is a 2003
the crash test scores are meh
Maybe, but you also have to add in the nasty habit to rollover during a crash. Together you get the deadliest car on the road.
Edit: Don't get me wrong, the car is fine if it meets his needs. But making a choice b/c it if "safer" then the Asian cars (when it isn't) then spouting inaccurate accounts of how crumple ones actually work is asinine.
Originally posted by: Raduque
Originally posted by: bondboy
Originally posted by: wizboy11
The BLAZER has a tendency to roll over. That is a caveat of ALL suvs. Aimster's talking about an S-10 which is a fairly low-slung pickup. When was the last time you saw a pickup roll over in a 10mph crash?
Did you not read my quoted text on the BLAZER being the most DEADLIEST vehicle on the road INCLUDING roll over deaths? Look, at 10mph a framed car will look better after a crash BUT I care nothing for what my car looks like after a crash, the more it crumples = the more energy it absorbs = the safer I will be. AND BTW an S10 is a blazer minus the back part, in fact they used to be called "S-10 Blazer".
Well I'm not even going to defend my knowledge or lack of it too someone like you, especially when you dont even know the difference between a Blazer and a Pickup. (Granted there isnt much, but you are being a cockhole so I felt like being obnoxious.)Originally posted by: JACKHAMMER
Originally posted by: shortylickens
I had a 2002 Mazda 5, till I got hit by a V10 Econoline at 10 MPH and my entire front end disintegrated. Those little asian cars might seem nice and efficient, until you get hit.
Now I have a 2003 chevy S10 three-door. The interior isnt nearly as nice and the thing is a gas hog, but I want to at least survive a minor accident.
I laughed so hard I almost spit out my drink as I read this. I would take a small civic ot protege over your s10 any day. The ignorance on these forums is stunning. Good reading:
"March 15, 2005
Reuters, "GM's Blazer Ranked Deadliest Car on U.S. Roadways"
The two-door Chevrolet Blazer from General Motors Corp. has the highest driver death rate of any passenger vehicle on U.S. roadways, a research group with links to the insurance industry said on Tuesday.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (news - web sites) based that conclusion, and its embarrassing result for the world's largest automaker, on an extensive study of passenger vehicles from the 1999-2002 model years.
The study focused on the rate of driver deaths in various types of crashes, including both single- and multiple-vehicle accidents.
The overall driver death rate, for 199 models studied during the 2000-2003 calendar years, was 87 per million registered vehicles annually, the Insurance Institute said.
Weighing in at more than three times the overall rate, the Insurance Institute said the two-door, two-wheel-drive Blazer -- a midsize sport utility vehicle -- had an average of 308 driver deaths per million.
The Blazer also had the highest rate of driver deaths in rollover accidents at 251 per million."
Originally posted by: z06
a 1992 Mitsubishi Diamante. Very rare car
Originally posted by: shortylickens
Well I'm not even going to defend my knowledge or lack of it too someone like you, especially when you dont even know the difference between a Blazer and a Pickup. (Granted there isnt much, but you are being a cockhole so I felt like being obnoxious.)Originally posted by: JACKHAMMER
Originally posted by: shortylickens
I had a 2002 Mazda 5, till I got hit by a V10 Econoline at 10 MPH and my entire front end disintegrated. Those little asian cars might seem nice and efficient, until you get hit.
Now I have a 2003 chevy S10 three-door. The interior isnt nearly as nice and the thing is a gas hog, but I want to at least survive a minor accident.
I laughed so hard I almost spit out my drink as I read this. I would take a small civic ot protege over your s10 any day. The ignorance on these forums is stunning. Good reading:
"March 15, 2005
Reuters, "GM's Blazer Ranked Deadliest Car on U.S. Roadways"
The two-door Chevrolet Blazer from General Motors Corp. has the highest driver death rate of any passenger vehicle on U.S. roadways, a research group with links to the insurance industry said on Tuesday.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (news - web sites) based that conclusion, and its embarrassing result for the world's largest automaker, on an extensive study of passenger vehicles from the 1999-2002 model years.
The study focused on the rate of driver deaths in various types of crashes, including both single- and multiple-vehicle accidents.
The overall driver death rate, for 199 models studied during the 2000-2003 calendar years, was 87 per million registered vehicles annually, the Insurance Institute said.
Weighing in at more than three times the overall rate, the Insurance Institute said the two-door, two-wheel-drive Blazer -- a midsize sport utility vehicle -- had an average of 308 driver deaths per million.
The Blazer also had the highest rate of driver deaths in rollover accidents at 251 per million."
I KNOW that suv's and trucks are more likely to take lives. I also know they routinely take more lives than guns every year, but every time a gun grabber wants to get rid of them with the sorry excuse it will "save lives" I always point to SUV's as way to help reduce death tolls.
The problem here is your study didnt say anything about the vehicle itself. The vehicles are just fine. Its the assholes that typically purchase such things. They have little regard for other people anyway and just assume that other folks will make way for them on the road. (Similar to the BMW owners.)
I used to piss and moan about such assholes every day, now out of a sense of self-preservation, I have become one.
The only difference here is I know I can be a courteous driver and follow the rules of the road and not force others into bad situations around me.
Given your obvious arrogance and ignorance I'd have to say you are one of the many fools I'd have to watch out for on the roads.
Originally posted by: Lumathix
Originally posted by: loic2003
Triumph Daytona British superbike here. 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, top speed 170mph. 150HP and it weighs 160Kg.
Me > you.
My car does 0-60 in 5sec. top speed of about 165mph. 425hp and it poops bigger than your bike.
me > you
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: shortylickens
I had a 2002 Mazda 5, till I got hit by a V10 Econoline at 10 MPH and my entire front end disintegrated. Those little asian cars might seem nice and efficient, until you get hit.
Now I have a 2003 chevy S10 three-door. The interior isnt nearly as nice and the thing is a gas hog, but I want to at least survive a minor accident.
I used to work in the rental car industry and the Japanese cars (Toyotas anyway) were very very good in collisions. I remember seeing a Corolla of ours after getting hit head on by a van at around 40mph and the passenger compartment was still intact and the occupants were not injured badly. I saw a Hyundia that was hit in front and from behind and the passenger compartment on that car was completely destroyed...especially the rear seat. I don't know what the impact speed was but I would not have wanted to be in that car in a collision.
Actually in reality many of the big truck suck at protecting their passengers from real accidents. Sure hit a Metro at 10mph and you will mess it up...hit it at 70mph and you may be messed up. They don't have to follow the same crash test procedures.
Driver's of them seem predatory though...many of my friends driving smaller cars have had incidents with the fullsize SUV/Truck tailgating, using trainhorns, using grill and roof light kits, etc against them. If my wife is with me as much as I want to I can't, but if I am solo or with a friend I let them know about off-roading...if they do hit me it will be at a controlled speed and minor; they will have to pay for it.
Personally I see these people as really hating their lives. Having the need to hunt down those driving vehicles you don't own shows nothing, but jealousy to me.
Originally posted by: exdeath
2003 SVT Cobra "Terminator" in dark shadow grey and graphite.
JLT 'high boost' CAI, SCT2800 meter + 62lb injectors, Accufab TB, KB 2.4L, FR500 heads, Crower stage 3 cams .484@258in/270ex, full Bassani SS exhaust, Gords heat exchanger, 3.73s, Nitto 555 315/35s on the rear, to name just a few of the standard mods on these cars
Waiting for a KB 2.8H and Whipple 3.4 210AX showdown before I upgrade the blower. Bigger blower = less parasitic loss + lower RPM + bigger pulley for same boost = same octane with more boost and timing with less belt slip = more power on pump gas
Originally posted by: M2008S
Originally posted by: 440sixpack
The 2003 Ram in my sig.
hey six pack i wanna see pics of your challenger.. theyre cool cars