Ok, just to make a point, you are talking about a car 20 years NEWER
than a Bugeye. And the safety designs you speak of were implemented
years before that in SAABs as well as several others. To think that 20
year old safety improvements is anywhere near the newer safety built
into cars now is absurd. With the caveat of "For their day" these cars
are safe I agree wholeheartedly. The question is wether you want your
child to be in a safe car or a car that was "safe for it's day". Hey,
I know many people who survived not wearing seatbelts. There are race
car drivers who have survived not wearing a harness. It was "safe for
their day". Does that mean that it is safe? Hell no. Period. For
all who have survived , more power to ya! For those who have a few
years left, I strongly suggest wearing a seatbelt, for those who have
many years left, I suggest a safe car by todays standards.
You may wish to treat your children/organ donors differently. Just my
opinion. What does the pilot say about flying an aircraft whose
airframe has not had a through going trough for 40 years? Can you say
metal fatigue? I knew that you could.. and no, removing the paint and
rust and repainting doesn't count.
Lester
On Apr 25, 2005, at 9:50 AM, David Riker wrote:
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> THESE CARS ARE SAFE.
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> Can't think of a better first car, except maybe an MGB. Same
> attributes,
> bigger package.
> David Riker
> davriker@pacbell.net
> http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/fool4mg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
> To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Spridget wanted.. rant..
>
>
>>
>> In case you haven't noticed, Spridgets DO have a "crumple zone".
>> Those two
>> "frame rails" always crumple and absorb impact in a crash (unless you
>> get
>> rear-ended, I suppose). It will literally give its life for you. What
>> more
>> do you want? Sure the crash test data looks bad, but it sure is a lot
>> more
>> survivable than a crotch-rocket.
>> David Lieb
>> 1972 Spridget with intact frame rails
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