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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (90182)3/10/2001 11:50:12 AM
From: Logain Ablar  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
Hi KT:

Hey it took me a few minutes to realize who you were. I see why, good luck with your new venture.

Anyway back to auto safety.

One of the problems with the side test is it pits cars against cars and with the abundance of trucks and suv's on the road you have to be careful. I know Volvo has beefed up its safety in this area (from my volvo readings) and am not sure of any other manufacturers.

Volvo, Mercedes and BMW are the three top in safety (not saying in this order but all are fine). The engineers in these companies incorporate safety and its not an after thought. SAAB used to be OK but I don't know with the GM connection and Audi's have too many mechanical issues to even consider the safety issue <gg>.

One item to watch out for is the rear end collision. Most (if not all) american cars have cheap seats that snap. This creates a whip lash for those sitting in the front seats and those in the back can be crushed. Of course you don't often read on this since in settlements the documents are sealed. To my knowledge this problem has not been corrected. I don't know if Ford or GM has addressed it in the top of the line cars but you can bet it has not been addressed in the less expensive models (they are cheap for a reason).

I don't know about the Japanese high end vehicles on safety (Acura, Infinity and Lexus) but Honda does try to incorporate safety. The Misibushi (sp??) is one to stay away from. Real lousy ratings on their suv.

Hey the new Aucura with 260hp may be a good replacement for you.

Good luck

Tim
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