[racer-x]

So much for all
those people who ask, don't you feel UNSAFE with all these BIG Trucks / SUV's on the road?
http://www.jengajam.com/r/Mini-Ford-Crashtest

[gabe]

Quote: Originally Posted by racer-x

So much for all
those people who ask, don't you feel UNSAFE with all these BIG Trucks / SUV's on the road?
http://www.jengajam.com/r/Mini-Ford-Crashtest

BTW this is the original page: http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/Cra...operVsFordF150

[SteveM3]

Wow, I wasn't expecting such a big margin as that. Just as important is the MINIs
agility makes it less likely to hit anything in the first place.

[Billy Smart]

Pictures say a thousand words....

Billy

[milliethemini]

Interesting!!!

The following scenario happened to one of the members of our MINI club in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago, coincidentally it's about a collision between a MINI and a Ford F-150 . This is what he posted in our club forums :

"BUGGER!!!! Got into a car accident last thursday! Was headed west on clarke road, and light was FULL ON GREEN for me, i had already entered the intersection and some flippin' old B'STARD in a ford f150 decides to make a left from the opposite direction 1.5 car lengths in front of me!! He hit my car and the suburban beside me almost head on. Both my airbags went off, the rad support/rad/bumper/hood is FUBAR'd and both headlights are gone. I'm ok i guess, my knee is a little sore, and i have a cut lip from the airbag, some slight whiplash and a slight ringing in my right ear.

To all those who say MINI's arent safe, you, i practically survived a head on collision against a FULL SIZE pickup truck thanks to my car. "


Bloody good testimonial as to the crashworthiness of the MINI if you ask me

[racer-x]

Quote: Originally Posted by milliethemini

Interesting!!!

The following scenario happened to one of the members of our MINI club in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago, coincidentally it's about a collision between a MINI and a Ford F-150 . This is what he posted in our club forums :

"BUGGER!!!! Got into a car accident last thursday! Was headed west on clarke road, and light was FULL ON GREEN for me, i had already entered the intersection and some flippin' old B'STARD in a ford f150 decides to make a left from the opposite direction 1.5 car lengths in front of me!! He hit my car and the suburban beside me almost head on. Both my airbags went off, the rad support/rad/bumper/hood is FUBAR'd and both headlights are gone. I'm ok i guess, my knee is a little sore, and i have a cut lip from the airbag, some slight whiplash and a slight ringing in my right ear.

To all those who say MINI's arent safe, you, i practically survived a head on collision against a FULL SIZE pickup truck thanks to my car. "


Bloody good testimonial as to the crashworthiness of the MINI if you ask me

Any Pics?

[whovous]

Its a picky point, but the new model of the F150 is much safer than the one shown in the comparo.

Now, whether is as safe as a MINI...???

[gabe]

Quote: Originally Posted by whovous

Its a picky point, but the new model of the F150 is much safer than the one shown in the comparo.

Now, whether is as safe as a MINI...???

That along with everything you can imagine is discussed in the comments section: http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/Cra...perVsFordF150/

[Mrtemp]

Quote: Originally Posted by racer-x

Any Pics?

Hey, thats me! Unfortunately I do have pics. Bella faired suprisingly well. On my numerous visits to the body shop to check up on her, the frame rails werent even touched! I was also suprised that the whole front end basically bolts on.

Pics:








Bella during better days:




With her firebreathing big sister

[lespurgeon]

Yes,
The highest number of deaths per 10,000 miles driven per car model are all for SUVs and Light Trucks in the US. I think the VW Jetta ranks safest, followed by Honda,Toyota, Volvo, and US Sedans. MINI wasn't ranked in the numbers I saw. Ford Explorer had I believe 3x as many deaths as the Jetta.