Honda safety

JUST WATCH THE VIDEO!!
EDIT: I know this is a random video, but Youtube gave me autoplay for it on my channel so that's why I leave it up LOL

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[MrCcrowley11]

Volvo beat Honda to everything in the video. Volvo had their SIPS (Side Impact Protecton System) safey cage standard in 1991, adding side airbags in 1995 standard and curtain airbags in 1999 standard. Volvo built their "Safety Centre" first and is still better than Honda's because Volvo's has a 1 mile long track that moves on air and is reversible to crash against outside structures. Look at a late 90s Volvo 850 and a late 90s Honda Accord. It's clear which automaker is truely the safest.

[alexkvaskov]

@MrCcrowley11 Not to mention the fact that the German automakers have indeed dropped in the ball in the sense if one was to compare their relative 'above-average' quality and innovation standards - Daimler's aquisition of Chrysler in the late 90s proved a disaster (for both companies I might add).

If one desires safety and quality from a vehicle these days, honestly, it makes more sense to buy a darn Hyundai Sonata Limited, get most everything an E-class has and save 30 grand.

[MrCcrowley11]

@alexkvaskov Have you driven a German/Swedish car? The solidity/fit and finish is unparalleled. The Japanese do much better than the American manufacturers but it's still not up there. Furthermore, vehicles today are doing very well in crash tests. That doesn't mean they do just as well in real world crashes. Volvo, Saab and Mercedes sends out engineers to study most of the serious accidents involving their vehicles.

[alexkvaskov]

@MrCcrowley11 I have sat in the new Volvo S60 - can't say the interior warrants the premium price. But I do like the 5 series' interior.. As for Japanese interior quality, IMHO the latest models from Hyundai are much better..

[MrCcrowley11]

@alexkvaskov Granted, their safety has improved but, I was struck by a driver on the wrong side of a country road, cresting a hill, at 50mph (offset crash). I was driving my 2003 Saab 9-3 and he was driving a 2002 Kia Spectra, both very similar in size. I had some bad bruises from the seat belt and was very shaken up but, I walked away. The other driver had very serious injuries, as the passenger compartment was no more. The fire department had to use the jaws of life, where my doors worked fine

[alexkvaskov]

@MrCcrowley11 Hey, I never said older Hyundai's were safe ;)

As for Honda, I recommend you check out this one video here on YT, where a previous generation Accord is subjected to an offset impact at 60mph from a Dodge Ram - the Accord held up very well.

I daresay Hyundai's 2010+ models would hold up just as well..

[FatGuyWithAShotgun]

i had a civic and i loved that car... until i got my first camaro. nah for real it was cool and fun to drive but damn that 305 was a bit funner than the v tec.

[FatGuyWithAShotgun]

*plugs ears* la la la la la i like camaros la la la la la la chev ah lay la la la

[MrCcrowley11]

@alexkvaskov They only meet the Federal standard, which is from the 1960s and is very weak. An alumium lawn chair would pass, and it would fold backward in a mild (15mph) rear-end collision, forcing the front occupants into the backseat. Infants have been killed and the front occupants have been left paralyzed, as their neck breaks. Japanese, Korean and American cars have had this problem up until very recently. They use cheap hinges and aluminum tubing in the seats.

[MrCcrowley11]

@alexkvaskov Cars are doing much better in crash tests today, and that's a good thing for everyone. However, doing well in a crash test and doing well in the real world are two different things, as I mentioned above. One thing that often gets overlooked is seat back failure. Most of the big European brands (BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Saab, Audi, Volkswagen) test their seat strength with real dummies. Japanese, Korean and American brands do not.

[MrCcrowley11]

@alexkvaskov Have you driven a German/Swedish car? The solidity/fit and finish is unparalleled. The Japanese do much better than the American manufacturers but it's still not up there. Furthermore, vehicles today are doing very well in crash tests. That doesn't mean they do just as well in real world crashes. Volvo, Saab and Mercedes sends out engineers to study most of the serious accidents involving their vehicles.

[390merc65]

@alexkvaskov yes i agree,.but i was basically saying how the american public doesnt know..or seems to forget what the american car companys have done..they have been straddled with the idea over the last 20+ years of being junk and i really think that is not 100% true..because if that was the case why do ppl still have a hard time explaining to me why you still see more 20/30 year old american cars on the road to imports ..so that tells me that they are not all that bad..and i own 2 of them