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Restyle · Mar 7th, 2007, 09:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minimagyar (original)

Any news on this? I am hoping, and assuming, the new one will be better?

Car Design generally evolves to produce safer models & refinements as time goes on, but people will continue to get killed & injured in car crashes.
You`ll never see a manufacturer guaranteeing you wont get killed in their latest car, no matter how many airbags, restraints, & crumple zones it has .. Not even Volvo !!

mmalc · Mar 9th, 2007, 03:54 PM

I thought I'd add the following to this thread because the point is so delightfully made.
I stumbled across an article entitled Automatic or manual – father knew best in which the penultimate sentence is:

True race drivers save it for the track, and a 4X4 is no guarantee of safety if the person driving it has a 2X4 for a brain.

mmalc

Lil_Mini · Mar 9th, 2007, 04:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mmalc (original)

I thought I'd add the following to this thread because the point is so delightfully made.
I stumbled across an article entitled Automatic or manual – father knew best in which the penultimate sentence is:

True race drivers save it for the track, and a 4X4 is no guarantee of safety if the person driving it has a 2X4 for a brain.

mmalc

Haha, that is such a nice quote. And it's so true. Here, I have huge pickups and SUVs swerving in between cars even though there isn't any room.

I wish it would go back to just cars and the occasional minivans.

zhigadum · Mar 10th, 2007, 10:05 PM

My MINI convertible rolled almost 2 complete times with the top down and neither my passenger nor I were hurt... mild concussions is all.... there is a thread somewhere on the Convertible forum about it. It still amazes me how well that car held up.

pimbeche · Mar 24th, 2007, 02:56 AM

got a 4 star ratings- sounds good

MIN 18 · Mar 24th, 2007, 05:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by pimbeche (original)

got a 4 star ratings- sounds good

is this the rating for the new r56 mini?

Mar 7th, 2007, 09:24 PM	#41
Restyle Damned My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Shropshire Local Time: 07:03 AM Posts: 4,269 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minimagyar (original) Any news on this? I am hoping, and assuming, the new one will be better? Car Design generally evolves to produce safer models & refinements as time goes on, but people will continue to get killed & injured in car crashes. You`ll never see a manufacturer guaranteeing you wont get killed in their latest car, no matter how many airbags, restraints, & crumple zones it has .. Not even Volvo !! In da Wud

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Mar 9th, 2007, 03:54 PM	#42 (permalink)
mmalc MINI2 newcomer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Local Time: 12:03 AM Posts: 210 Offline	I thought I'd add the following to this thread because the point is so delightfully made. I stumbled across an article entitled Automatic or manual – father knew best in which the penultimate sentence is: True race drivers save it for the track, and a 4X4 is no guarantee of safety if the person driving it has a 2X4 for a brain. mmalc

Mar 9th, 2007, 04:36 PM	#43 (permalink)
Lil_Mini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Local Time: 02:03 AM Posts: 177 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mmalc (original) I thought I'd add the following to this thread because the point is so delightfully made. I stumbled across an article entitled Automatic or manual – father knew best in which the penultimate sentence is: True race drivers save it for the track, and a 4X4 is no guarantee of safety if the person driving it has a 2X4 for a brain. mmalc Haha, that is such a nice quote. And it's so true. Here, I have huge pickups and SUVs swerving in between cars even though there isn't any room. I wish it would go back to just cars and the occasional minivans.

Mar 10th, 2007, 10:05 PM	#44 (permalink)
zhigadum MTN MINI Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eastern US Local Time: 02:03 AM Posts: 144 Offline	My MINI convertible rolled almost 2 complete times with the top down and neither my passenger nor I were hurt... mild concussions is all.... there is a thread somewhere on the Convertible forum about it. It still amazes me how well that car held up.

Mar 24th, 2007, 02:56 AM	#45 (permalink)
pimbeche MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:03 AM Posts: 59 Offline	got a 4 star ratings- sounds good

Mar 24th, 2007, 05:54 AM	#46 (permalink)
MIN 18 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 03:03 PM Posts: 125 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pimbeche (original) got a 4 star ratings- sounds good is this the rating for the new r56 mini?

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