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Are You Safer In The Older Heavy Cars or Newer Lightweight Cars?

September 16, 2011 by admin 2 Comments


They don’t make them like they used to. I’m sure that you have heard that saying before when it comes to cars. Or cars are nothing more than a tin can. It’s true, the drive to increase fuel mileage has required car manufactures to reduce weight, resulting in more plastics and other lightweight materials to reduce the weight of the car. What about safety? Are new cars safe for passengers?

If you were involved in a head-on collision with another car, let’s say one car is a 2009 CHevy Malibu and the other car a 1959 Chevy Bel Air. If these two cars collided head-on, which car would you rather be in?

Now watch this video and see the results.  Be sure to read what it says at the end of this video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fxo8NYohmY[/youtube]

Which car did you pick?  Your thoughts…

 

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Comments

  1. aftermarket auto parts expert says

    October 6, 2011 at 3:26 am

    I’ll go with the new car because they used the latest technology right now airbag, coalition sensor etc. And they uses now much more stronger materials.

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    • admin says

      October 6, 2011 at 10:18 am

      I think airbags have made a huge improvement for safety.

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