"JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
04/18/2016 at 12:28 • Filed to: None
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"JustAnotherG6" (bcabrington)
04/18/2016 at 12:28 • Filed to: None | 0
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I have received the most replies i have gotten since creating a Kinja account and a simple question in response to Andrew Collins post regarding the Safety Ratings for Full Sized Trucks.
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The replies have ranged the full gamut.
That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
> JustAnotherG6
04/18/2016 at 12:31 |
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Was that the question about if people based their purchases on safety ratings? I think I remember it sounding slightly snarky to me, but tone never really comes through in print.
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JustAnotherG6
> That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
04/18/2016 at 12:34 |
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That could be. Maybe it was my “I’m still at work on a Friday afternoon. Get me the hell out of here.” attitude seeping through.
Regardless, I’t would be an interesting poll to see how much a minority I am in.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> JustAnotherG6
04/18/2016 at 12:37 |
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My sense is of the “is the car actually likely to go out of its way to murder me? No? Good.” kind. Crippling flaws leave me wary, ordinary fine spectra of safety are not really that high on my list.
BigBlock440
> JustAnotherG6
04/18/2016 at 12:39 |
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I found it hilarious how the one guy was all “piece of shit death traps designed with safety standards 10 years ago” then follows up with “in 15 years I’m going to give my child/siblings child my piece of shit deathtrap designed with safety standards today”.
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JustAnotherG6
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/18/2016 at 12:42 |
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That was my thoughts as well. Additionally, the star rating seems to be a bit arbitrary at best. If they provided a bit of actual numbers behind the rating system I would be more inclined to pay attention to it. Show us how much energy is dissipated, absorbed or deflected instead of saying “oh, that’s bad”.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> JustAnotherG6
04/18/2016 at 12:45 |
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People definitely jumped down your throat like whoa. That being said, like a solid 50% of the reason why I'd look a car would be safety. A good safety rating wouldn't include a car to my search, but a bad one would certain exclude.
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JustAnotherG6
> BigBlock440
04/18/2016 at 12:46 |
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I am trying to be as gracious as I can in my replies...
When the topic comes up with my Mother In Law (because my eldest is 10 and we totally need to be worrying about this now /s) I often troll her by saying I wan’t them in a Smart, Miata, or comparable base sub-compact instead of the CUV she insists on driving.
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JustAnotherG6
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
04/18/2016 at 13:30 |
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I would think I would have learned not to be surprised by peoples reactions but everyday it seems to catch me of guard. Your approach seems both logical and viable.
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> JustAnotherG6
04/18/2016 at 22:29 |
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Yeah man. I work for a safety supplier. Car companies shit their pants about five star crash ratings. I heard it costs around 100k each time they do one of those barrier tests with the full car