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[michael@michaelshortt.com]

I would hate to be hit in a T-bone situation in my car ( red light runner
for example) , the doors offer no side impact protection to speak of, esp as
low as the car is low and dunper heights have risen ( my car is esp low ).
as far as the front and rear crumple zones, it appears to be fine for the
time period of design, but seriuosly, would you want an Expedition, Explorer
or Excursion to T-Bone you in your car?

Michael




On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:49 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 3/22/10 12 55 52, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> I was told that his leg was crushed in the accident, from the looks of the
> damage he seems to be lucky that most of the force was forward of the
> cockpit area, esp since we all know the doors are to keep water spray off
> the drivers and not much else.
>
>
> What on earth do you base that on?
>
> Panteras actually performed very well in crash tests, once the chassis was
> beefed up (they initially failed).  There have been numerous real-world
> crashes where the front or the rear of the car was totally demolished, but
> the cabin remained intact.  While they may not perform as well as a modern
> car in side impacts, in frontal or rear collisions they do much better than
> you'd have any right to expect.
>
> Mike




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