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Offline laurenceyon

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« Reply #40 on: 13 February 2009, 21:17 »
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Offline JC

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #41 on: 13 February 2009, 22:14 »
Random  :huh:

Offline sidecarphil

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #42 on: 14 February 2009, 08:13 »
it was an 80s car

crash testing wasnt really thought about

it is simple though

DONT CRASH !!!! :smug: :smug:

or buy a mk3 slug with all its safety options  :grin: :grin:

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #43 on: 14 February 2009, 19:10 »
The Alfasud had the good grace to dissolve away in the decade in which it was built.

Dissolve being the operative word eh. :grin: Some things were just built to last. :cool:
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Offline sidecarphil

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #44 on: 14 February 2009, 19:22 »
ok modern car crash test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s

hmmm rather crash my golf !!!!

Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #45 on: 14 February 2009, 22:14 »
money on object id have one of these





pine peaks mk2 madness
maybe not a daily commuter tho! :laugh: :laugh:

I'd scrap that just for the fun of it :cool:
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Offline Conker

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #46 on: 15 February 2009, 15:25 »
I have gone off the idea of a Mk2 after looking at the Mk2 crash test on Youtube.
Appalling.


Why would you [apparently] consider a car built in a time when crash protection was a design afterthought for most cars, and then disregard that car for being less safe than a Mk5 Golf??

Egbert is certainly not the brightest button in the box.

Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #47 on: 15 February 2009, 18:40 »
I dunnno, I think as previously mentioned the key here is not to crash in the first place.

 Perhaps if people didn't have all these driver aids and their cars didn't turn into bouncy castles at the first hint of a shunt they would concentrate a bit more on what they are doing? Driving to work on Thursdays with no ABS, TC or A/B certainly focused my mind.

Mind you most people don't give a sh1t about driving, it's merely a means of getting from A to B, leaving other drivers to look out, plan ahead and generally compensate for their lack of talent and or awareness. :rolleyes:

But if you want a focused drivers car buy one, but don't expect it to have all safety/creature comforts of a family car.

You don't own a Mk2, you support it.

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #48 on: 15 February 2009, 20:19 »
think the crash test vid is the reason why we upgrade the brakes and suspension LOL

but like i read some where , the car mey stand up to the crash but if the human body stops from 70 MPH to 0 in a milli second it will kill you END OFF

so no matter how safe the car is you wont walk away  :huh: :huh:

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Re: Best one to buy?
« Reply #49 on: 15 February 2009, 23:50 »
think the crash test vid is the reason why we upgrade the brakes and suspension LOL

but like i read some where , the car mey stand up to the crash but if the human body stops from 70 MPH to 0 in a milli second it will kill you END OFF

so no matter how safe the car is you wont walk away  :huh: :huh:

Also true.  :grin:

You don't own a Mk2, you support it.