Car Talk

[AnimatedDirt]

We were speaking of cars a bit on another thread.
I had mentioned that I felt that her driving a BMW 325i saved my daughter's life in an accident she had this past summer.

Well here's what I drove up on...as it's being dragged up on a tow truck.



I found my daughter standing with a paramedic as he bandaged her forearm...what a relief!! 

[Tank]

Scary moment! Did you know she was basically ok before you arrived?

[AnimatedDirt]

Scary moment! Did you know she was basically ok before you arrived?

No.  All I knew is that she had been in an accident and where she was.

[joeactor]

Whoa!  Really glad your daughter is ok.

[Tank]

Scary moment! Did you know she was basically ok before you arrived?

No.  All I knew is that she had been in an accident and where she was.

It must have been absolutely sickening driving to find out what had happened.

[AnimatedDirt]

Whoa!  Really glad your daughter is ok.

Yes, thx.

Tank:  My heart and stomach were both in knots.

My point in the other thread is that I really trust BMW and MBZ for their safety.
A bit more expensive, but well worth the cost IMHO.

[Asmodean]

Not too bad, that.

But then again, it if were too bad, there would have been potentially serious injuries no matter how safe the car... You smash into something at 80km/h, and... Well, to put it this way: your internal organs don't have airbags and seat belts.

When it comes to safety, most Euroboxes do well, actually. I seem to remember Renault being very good at that crash-and-avoid-burning stuff... But in general, when colliding with another car, weight and height are not insignificant factors in determining the outcome, leaving most low cars at a disadvantage to most SUVs.

[Stevil]

My friend was given a work car, which was a nice perk.
But I could buckle it just by applying a little pressure with my pinky finger.

Scary to think what would happen in an accident.
Sorry, I don't remember what the car make or model was.


Lots of people drive big bulky four wheel drives because they think they are safer.
My feeling is that they have a high center of gravity and are not built for the high speed and cornering of roads.
But i have no statistical data to back that up.

BTW AD, wow, your daughter was lucky.

[Firebird]

Wow AD. Glad your daughter was ok in the end.

[McQ]

We were speaking of cars a bit on another thread.
I had mentioned that I felt that her driving a BMW 325i saved my daughter's life in an accident she had this past summer.

Well here's what I drove up on...as it's being dragged up on a tow truck.

I found my daughter standing with a paramedic as he bandaged her forearm...what a relief!! 

Yikes, Man!

That put my heart in my throat. Yeah, that BMW did alright for you guys. Very happy your daughter was not seriously hurt.

I finally got my wife a car I felt would be safe for her, once we finished with the minivan parade (four sons will sort of force you into a minivan situation). Volvo XC70. Very tough car.

[Tom62]

That looked like a nasty accident. I'm so glad that your daughter is fine.

[Asmodean]

Looked like more of a glancing blow than a nasty crash to my rather untrained eye... a nasty one would be getting side-slammed by a bus or a frontal collision with displacement, Euro NCAP style, only at more than 64 km/h and vs. a heavier car.

The bimmer is obviously wrecked though, and that means it did its job in sacrificing itself for its occupants. A good car, even if I wouldn't want to own one.

[OldGit]

Praise be to the FSM, she's OK.  Let's hope the insurance pays up without quibbling.  I'm assuming that's a write-off for insurance purposes?

[Siz]

OK, so let's have it. I want your lists of cars you've owned. Mine are:

1984 Citroen BX 1.9D (red)
1985 Ford Sierra 2.0LX (red)
1987 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia (silver - I suped it with a bad-boy-back-box. Loved this car)
1991 Toyota MR2 Mk2 2.0i Targa top (teal green - I had this imported from Japan, then suped it with several mods - got it to 132mph before I got scared - sold it when I had kids. Met and wooed my wife with this one... she's so shallow )
1997 VW Golf 1.6 (metallic dark green - still got this - nickname:Turtle)
2000 Nissan Almera Tino (metallic light green - was a slug to drive but just went on-and-on and never broke down - Nickname:Tina)
2007 Nissan Qashqai Techna 1.6 (Silver - Love this - highest NCAP in its class - Nickname: Kasha)

Japanese all the way for me from now on...

Wish list: Lexus IS F

[Asmodean]

Previously: An ancient Volvo with far too soft suspension and far too underpowered b19 engine, an ancient Chevy van with a far too big petrol engine and a TV, a mid-nineties Mistubishi sedan in pensioner green... It sucked.

Currently: a 1993 VW Passat 2.0, The Asmo's dear Old Rusty.

Wish list: VW Phaeton or Ford Mondeo Ghia of late generation.

Never gonna happen: most boring Jappos, most boring Coreans, any car that pretends to be something it just isn't, any car that really is a way of compensating for one's shortcomings, be they in the penis size department or otherwise (Exception: almost any Aston Martin)