NeedamkII;1137318 said:
DAYUM, maybe i was just hella lucky. it prolly was because he didnt hit me head on. it was my passenger rear vs. his driver front. so ya...
MK3 Crash Safety?
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DAYUM, maybe i was just hella lucky. it prolly was because he didnt hit me head on. it was my passenger rear vs. his driver front. so ya...
Someone here had a tyre blow at 100 mph and ended up like this:
I think there were three people in the car and they all more or less walked away. I think the driver bruised his eye brow.
I think there were three people in the car and they all more or less walked away. I think the driver bruised his eye brow.
People, these cars weren't designed in the 60s...of course they have crumple zones; however, they may not be as sophisticated as those in the vehicles of today. With that said, the cabin area of our car is designed quite well to act as a cocoon to protect the occupants in a collision. I took a hit pretty good on the rear driver side quarter of my old supra and it bent the whole panel back ~8-10 inches, and bent the frame both in front of and behind the driver compartment. Of course, I was fine.
I did read a study stating that the supra is one of the most dangerous (in Australia) cars in pedestrian/vehicle collisions. Probably due to the pop up headlights and the low nose.
I did read a study stating that the supra is one of the most dangerous (in Australia) cars in pedestrian/vehicle collisions. Probably due to the pop up headlights and the low nose.
Dude... he got nailed from the back, hard enough to shove the car TEN FEET with the brakes on. And he's fine. It may have killed the Supra, but what did it do to the HONDA???D34DC311;1137324 said:
Passenger cabin is very strong on these cars, and they're made strong.
Sadly modern regulations aren't always about protecting the passengers, but passing some test to get a certain rating. It's a lot like the DOT vs Snell helmets...
Sadly modern regulations aren't always about protecting the passengers, but passing some test to get a certain rating. It's a lot like the DOT vs Snell helmets...
Any wreck when you stop and the person behind you doesn't that you can walk away from is a win. I find it funny how many people think Hondas are tin cans, it's made the same way our cars are.
Seriously, touch almost any surface in the supra and it's soft and padded, now do that to a modern car...
They depend 100% on airbags these days and they don't protect everything...
They depend 100% on airbags these days and they don't protect everything...
During the 'last' fuel crisis - where the speed limits were federally dropped to a max of 55 to save fuel (which, by the way, may have saved fuel, but it also increased the accident rate nationwide) - they also changed the regulations on how tough the car had to be built. Why? Simple - they wanted to cut weight on cars, and use the lower weights to save on fuel.
The end result of this was more damage in collisions, and much higher insurance costs. Is a modern car safer? Maybe... airbags do help quite a bit. However, your 20 year old Supra has one thing going for it - guaran-damn-teed it's a shitload cheaper to fix after a collision.
PS: The auto industry wasn't the only one hit, either. 'Higher' building standards were rolled out at the same time, requiring better insulation standards and buildings with better waterproofing layers - unfortunately the end result there was the creation of the infamous leaky condo problem. Leaky is a bit of a misnomer, too, because most of the damage (at least around here) is due to condensation inside the building envelope causing rot, not water leaking in from outside.
The end result of this was more damage in collisions, and much higher insurance costs. Is a modern car safer? Maybe... airbags do help quite a bit. However, your 20 year old Supra has one thing going for it - guaran-damn-teed it's a shitload cheaper to fix after a collision.
PS: The auto industry wasn't the only one hit, either. 'Higher' building standards were rolled out at the same time, requiring better insulation standards and buildings with better waterproofing layers - unfortunately the end result there was the creation of the infamous leaky condo problem. Leaky is a bit of a misnomer, too, because most of the damage (at least around here) is due to condensation inside the building envelope causing rot, not water leaking in from outside.
Doin' about 35-40 by the time of impact, I t-boned a chick in an SUV...this was my old '87....only interior damage was the dash panel under the steering wheel where it mounts to the dash body, and a spider-web crack in the lower left windshield where my base stickers are.
Talk about crash photos. Take a look at the part out photos in the for sale section.
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80540
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80540
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KicknAsphlt;1137704 said:Doin' about 35-40 by the time of impact, I t-boned a chick in an SUV...this was my old '87....only interior damage was the dash panel under the steering wheel where it mounts to the dash body, and a spider-web crack in the lower left windshield where my base stickers are.
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don't worry. i crashed my hella nice 89t going about 80mph on 101 by santa rosa. i spun around in the middle of the highway about 4 times. then i smacked the gaurd rail. i didn't get a scratch. just a little shook up. after the chp left i pulled the fender off and drove the 250 miles back home. :evil2:
smashed the whole front end about 4 inches to the passenger side.
smashed the whole front end about 4 inches to the passenger side.
I Tboned a newer Honda Pilot in my 2001 Mazda Protege. She pulled out in front of me. I slammed on the brakes(ABS), and by the time I hit her I must have slowed down to around 30-35mph. The point of impact on my car was mainly the driver front side. I'm sure If I hit that SUV doing the full 45mph then it would have been worse, but not bad for a little tin can of a car. I sustained no injuries. Don't make them like they use too?
I'd rather have my car crushed like an accordian to save my life than to be worried about the car. Cars can be replaced. BTW, if ya'll haven't noticed it's not a MKIII Supra.
I'd rather have my car crushed like an accordian to save my life than to be worried about the car. Cars can be replaced. BTW, if ya'll haven't noticed it's not a MKIII Supra.
One of my good friends my senior year of high school sat behind me in english class drove an 88 N/A Supra. He was T-boned by an SUV going 45+ MPH and was killed.
It was completely his fault.. no seatbelt, blew the red light, targa top off. He was thrown from the vehicle, Supra was really messed up.
It was completely his fault.. no seatbelt, blew the red light, targa top off. He was thrown from the vehicle, Supra was really messed up.
Here is the related thread: Mkiii CRASH TEST
It has the chart of most likely to cause damage and lots of sample pics of MKIII's in wrecks.
It has the chart of most likely to cause damage and lots of sample pics of MKIII's in wrecks.
Suprapowaz!(2): if you had been in a supra you'd have little to no damage.
That's going to be a hood, bumper, bumper support, headlights, ect ect ect
Modern cars are tuned for the crash test of a certain speed. Like I talked aobut the DOT vs Snell helmets, the Snell helmets have to take two impacts in the same exact spot while statisticly speaking that has NEVER happened. More G's are transfered to your head because of this flawed standard.
It's kinda like the new guardrails around here that are 3 cables. My front bumper would go under them and it would probably take the top of my car off, along with my head...
That's going to be a hood, bumper, bumper support, headlights, ect ect ect
Modern cars are tuned for the crash test of a certain speed. Like I talked aobut the DOT vs Snell helmets, the Snell helmets have to take two impacts in the same exact spot while statisticly speaking that has NEVER happened. More G's are transfered to your head because of this flawed standard.
It's kinda like the new guardrails around here that are 3 cables. My front bumper would go under them and it would probably take the top of my car off, along with my head...
Have u seen those in use yet poodles, its kinda cool. I saw a camry hit one on 820 and it just grabed it like a spider web.