The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
The Safest, Used Mid Sized (Used) Car Is?
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Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
Originally Posted By: madRiver
Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
If I was seatbelted into my own armoured pillow I wouldn't care what it landed on.
If you're going to get t-boned by a bus, would you rather be in a geo-metro or a bomb-proof range rover?
Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
If I was seatbelted into my own armoured pillow I wouldn't care what it landed on.
If you're going to get t-boned by a bus, would you rather be in a geo-metro or a bomb-proof range rover?
Right. I know.
But don't dodge the question, which one would you prefer to get T-boned in?
But don't dodge the question, which one would you prefer to get T-boned in?
Nearly any newer car will fare much better in a crash than an older RWD Volvo.
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The pont I'm makings that armoured cars are safer an their non armoured counterpart.
The OP wants the safest vehicle available, an armoured Range Rover for 23k seems like a very good deal.
The OP wants the safest vehicle available, an armoured Range Rover for 23k seems like a very good deal.
2005-up BMW's 7 Mercedes. Along with a Tesla Model S.
Dodge dart scores well.
Also check www.euroncap.com for models that are also available in europe.
They show videos of the ESP in action aswell.
Also check www.euroncap.com for models that are also available in europe.
They show videos of the ESP in action aswell.
Originally Posted By: KenO
2005-up BMW's 7 Mercedes. Along with a Tesla Model S.
Cost-no-object, the Model S is probably the safest car overall in existence. Best possible passive safety, plus solid active safety (i.e. it can turn and stop). Don't think any other vehicle on the road comes close to that combo.
2005-up BMW's 7 Mercedes. Along with a Tesla Model S.
Cost-no-object, the Model S is probably the safest car overall in existence. Best possible passive safety, plus solid active safety (i.e. it can turn and stop). Don't think any other vehicle on the road comes close to that combo.
In my area a few high school kids have Model S's, the X will be popular.
Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
Armoured cars are only safer against bullets and rockets not crashes. Plus they are heavy and generally not user friendly to live with.
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
Armoured cars are only safer against bullets and rockets not crashes. Plus they are heavy and generally not user friendly to live with.
Originally Posted By: Olas
Originally Posted By: madRiver
Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
If I was seatbelted into my own armoured pillow I wouldn't care what it landed on.
If you're going to get t-boned by a bus, would you rather be in a geo-metro or a bomb-proof range rover?
Which ever vehicle absorbed the crash energy better. Both seem like garbage choices irrelevant to the thread given Geo Metro has not been redesigned since 1990's and Range Rover means modern to old. Neither are midsize sedans.
The "bomb proofing" some wingnuts weld on might actually become your demise when that is introduced to the cabin.
Originally Posted By: madRiver
Originally Posted By: Olas
The safest used car you can buy is an armoured car, probably retired from VIP or celebrity use.
I doubt it. They compromise original integrity of vehicle to put armour in which serves a purpose of deflecting bullets or explosions not impacts. My guess is the armour is dangerous once hit hard enough.
Would like to fall into a pillow or pillow containing armour in it?
If I was seatbelted into my own armoured pillow I wouldn't care what it landed on.
If you're going to get t-boned by a bus, would you rather be in a geo-metro or a bomb-proof range rover?
Which ever vehicle absorbed the crash energy better. Both seem like garbage choices irrelevant to the thread given Geo Metro has not been redesigned since 1990's and Range Rover means modern to old. Neither are midsize sedans.
The "bomb proofing" some wingnuts weld on might actually become your demise when that is introduced to the cabin.
Forget the Range Rover, it wont stay running long enough to every worry about getting into a wreck. Those old Volvo 850's seem to be pretty durable...
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