Crash Test 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4dr Model (Side Impact) IIHS

[jenaliset]

JUST PUT SIDE AIRBAGS IN THE WRANGLER STUPID AUTOMAKER FROM JEEP

[halned2149]

You all need to chill out. I think Jeeps are cool cars but yes, they are unsafe. And yeah I would love to have a Range Rover but I can't afford one. And if I do have a Range Rover I definitely would NOT take it off road. I know it has great off road capabilities but I wouldn't want to hit a rock with it.

[proonehander]

AW FUCK THAT,THAT DON'T LOOK SAFE!!

[geolobster]

lets just say id rarther be in a jeep wrangler unlimited and have a crash then any other small city car

[beatlespersun]

Who cares? People don't buy jeep wranglers for safety, they buy them because they're fun cars-you know, something for off road driving or trips to camp or the beach.

[ARXD]

OIIIIIO

[MrEggwhites]

why cant they add seat mounted airbags??

[BSDeez16]

@MrEggwhites It's an option. My 2008 Wrangler Unlimited has them.

[LoveTheCity123]

@BSDeez16 Yes, but they are only chest airbags, which are basically useless for someone's head.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 No, the side airbags DO provide head protection.

"Available seat-mounted side airbags deploy from the outboard side of each front cloth seat to provide enhanced head and thorax protection in the event of a side-impact." - From jeep.com

[LoveTheCity123]

@BSDeez16 Seat-mounted side airbags give little protection to the head. It's just a chest airbag and that gives you great amount of protection for your stomach, not your head. Besides, the Jeep Wrangler doors are literally 1 inch thick. I really hope an individual is smart enough not to buy a Jeep because they are very unsafe.

If you want something that performs like a Jeep, look into getting a Range Rover or a Mercedes-Benz G. They provide great safety and are more luxurious.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 I wish I could post the link to the picture of the deployed airbag so I can clearly show you that it provides protection to the head and chest. The doors are about 4 inches thick, but that doesn't matter. I don't even have the front doors on my Jeep right now!

Driving a Jeep with the top off and doors off is like nothing else out there. You can't do that with a Range Rover or Mercedes! Plus, those vehicles perform NOTHING like a Jeep off-road.

[LoveTheCity123]

@BSDeez16 I feel bad for you, honestly .. Not only because you drive a Jeep and you are surrounded by nothing but cheap plastic and ugly interiors, but that you have no protection at all. If you ever was to rollover, you will be dead .. The roll bars never work in Jeep Wranglers because they always cave in .. Please go get a safer car so you don't end up like the lady that was driving a 2007 Wrangler and was killed from being struck in the side.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 OK, let's leave what you think is 'ugly' out of this. I love every part of my Jeep and if you think it's ugly, that doesn't really matter to me. It's such a unique experience driving a Wrangler with the doors and top off, that if I have to sacrifice a bit of safety for it, I'm OK with it. Here's why: the biggest influence on the safety of a vehicle is the driver. The probability of a rollover or side impact is very very slim when you're driving safe.

[LoveTheCity123]

@BSDeez16 Admit it, dude .. You would probably love to have a Range Rover, but it's too expensive for you and you most likely can't afford it ..

As far as the POSJ (Piece Of Shit Jeep)'s safety goes, it doesn't matter if you are a good driver or not. A drunk driver could hit you at any time on the highway or your tire could blow and send you rolling. That's why if anything like that happens, you need safety there to protect you .. However on a POSJ, you have none at all.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 C'mon man, don't be that guy. What does how much money I make have anything to do with anything? A Range Rover IS too expensive for me and I CAN'T afford one...but I have never wanted a Range Rover. I think Range Rovers are junk...but is that going to change YOUR mind about Range Rovers? No. I don't think my Jeep is a POS and you're not going to change MY mind about that. 

[LoveTheCity123]

@BSDeez16 Everyone has their opinion, dude .. I am just trying to help you out .. I'm trying to save your family from misery when they hear that you died in a fatal accident .. Thanks to your unsafe Jeep ..

When I was reading that article about the woman that was killed in a Jeep, I read that the car that struck her in the side was going ONLY 30 MPH and both of them had their seat belts on .. Most side impacts are faster than that .. I mean if a slow moving car can kill you, you are screwed.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 I appreciate your concern, but like I said before...the probability of a fatal accident is very slim, so I don't concern myself with that.

[BSDeez16]

@LoveTheCity123 I also do a lot of road biking and commute to work often and that's much more dangerous than driving my Jeep. Why do I still do it? I enjoy riding my bike and it's also very good exercise. I'm not going to stop doing the things I love just because there's a chance I might get hurt. You can get hurt doing damn near anything these days. Why stop doing stuff you like to do because of it. I guess to sum it up:

It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand.

[SteelCity1981]

Hummers suck. The Hummer 3 is nothing more then a pimped out Chevy trail-blazer.

[pancakewafflebacon]

@SteelCity1981 actually the hummer shares the frame with a suburban so it's a pimped out suburban and escalade... GAAAY

[SteelCity1981]

@pancakewafflebacon The Hummer H2 did, The Hummer H3 on the other hand doesn't. 

[pancakewafflebacon]

@SteelCity1981 oh. k

[b1pig]

um... side airbags not optioned... it's designed to have the top removed... hmmm

[boon4376]

If the airbag was seat mounted, it would be able to protect the head and torso.. Look at the 2004-2008 saab 9-3 convertible crash tests. Top removed, and effectively protects the head.

[peeweejd]

my 09 wrangler with a soft top has seat mounted side airbags.

[alexkvaskov]

That center console is ugly

[Octonuke]

uhm side thought!

[Wiishit23456withvids]

lol the sound of the drifting sounds a lot of the GTA San Andreas drifting sound