brand new car for $2500 :)

[timothy]

Originally Posted by dcporsche99

BTW, is that a picture of a CRX?

I give up, how did you know it is (was) a CRX?

[dcporsche99]

the bumpers :dance:

[Dr. Kill]

That looks like a nice car. I for one think a $2500 car is a great idea.

I guess safety is a relative thing. I would rather not be in that thing in an accident, but if it was designed well, shouldn't it be safer than riding around in an old 914, 356, or even an early model 911?

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by Dr. Kill

I guess safety is a relative thing. I would rather not be in that thing in an accident, but if it was designed well, shouldn't it be safer than riding around in an old 914, 356, or even an early model 911?

Geez Doc, I don't know. Look at the side view of this thing. In a front end collision, how close is your head to the action, not to mention your knees? I think I'd rather have 30 inches of steel 356 hood between me and the Buick that hit me.

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Geez Doc, I don't know. Look at the side view of this thing. In a front end collision, how close is your head to the action, not to mention your knees? I think I'd rather have 30 inches of steel 356 hood between me and the Buick that hit me.

I dunno – they claim this car meets crash test standards (whatever that means). I wonder if the old Porsches would – I am guessing not. I agree this thing looks chincy, but it may have some kind of well designed structure underneath it all that distributes the kinetic energy well in the event of an impact. Either way, it has to be better than the old hippie mobile whose list of safety features include employing crumple zones like the driver’s legs and chest cavity.

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by Dr. Kill

I dunno – they claim this car meets crash test standards (whatever that means). I wonder if the old Porsches would – I am guessing not. I agree this thing looks chincy, but it may have some kind of well designed structure underneath it all that distributes the kinetic energy well in the event of an impact. Either way, it has to be better than the old hippie mobile whose list of safety features include employing crumple zones like the driver’s legs and chest cavity.

yeah, it's probably safer than an old VW Beetle. My mom actually watched someone get killed in one. Those things are scary. Still, I would want to drive it on the US roads. I'd rather ride the bus.

[steve00s]

I do not think that you can evaluate a car like this in our normal automotive terms or compare to our standards. It is made for third world countries where car ownership is way beyond the average person. You would have to put yourself back in the days of the model T to appreciate the concept. You would be more apt to compare its performance to a donkey's than a Ford or even a Yugo.