Ever looked up crashes of your car?

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 09/29/2017 at 19:34 • Filed to: None

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And would it affect how you drive if you did? Particularly for those of us with older cars...Lets do it

Nasty. Not a targa like mine, but it doesn’t look like the stiffer roof helped much

Not *too* bad but I wouldn’t want to be in it

Same color as mine! Not nice.

Particularly nasty

Look at that crumple zone! It’s like 50% of the car, goes well into the cabin

Golly

So that’s what happens if I crash. How hard is it to crash?

All this guy did was dip a wheel off the tarmac under braking, easy to do. Of course, on real roads all it takes is hitting a bad patch on the road .

This guy, yes, he accelerates on a wet track before the car is straight. But he doesn’t accelerate much, and elsewhere in the video he demonstrates he’s able to feel and correct a slide. He seems on top of the situation until he’s not .

Easy to crash, not safe when you do. Be safe out there

TheJWT > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:40

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All F-bodies end up looking like this at some point. It’s my fate and I’ve accepted it.

Captain of the Enterprise > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:46

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Not too bad

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:46

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I don’t have to look — I’ve been in two bigly collisions so I’ve seen enough of it in person.

notsomethingstructural > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:53

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If you want the definition of “accident” try finding a picture of a MR2 that came off a wet track in one piece.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:56

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Only one I could find. Not to bad. Mine will probably end up round a tree one day when I get to brave.

For Sweden > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:57

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As a Volvo driver, I don’t understand the cause for concern

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 19:57

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Yeah. The 4Runner holds up reasonably well in everything but rollovers. I haven’t been too much less agressive but the thought is in the back of my mind.

Nauraushaun > For Sweden 09/29/2017 at 19:59

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Think of me when my face is spread across 3km of road.
Ps. Amazing photo

Nauraushaun > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/29/2017 at 20:00

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I think that’s a different issue to me. The car holds up well, but how will your face hold up? No crumple zones to soften the blow, possibly no airbag? I mean if you get t-boned the car might come out fine, but you might hit your head on a pillar pretty hard.

NO ONE IS SAFE

Nauraushaun > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/29/2017 at 20:00

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I guess we’ll find out how it handles a tree when it happens :) What you don’t know can’t hurt you...right?

Nauraushaun > notsomethingstructural 09/29/2017 at 20:01

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You’re saying, when they crash, they crash hard?

Nauraushaun > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/29/2017 at 20:02

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I’ve been in just the one , and it wasn’t too big thankfully. But that was a different car, a different time

Nauraushaun > Captain of the Enterprise 09/29/2017 at 20:02

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Nice. Looks like a pretty hard hit. But I reckon those doors would be just fine. Oh, newer cars.

Not only is my car not newer, there’s less car in front of you to save you.

Nauraushaun > TheJWT 09/29/2017 at 20:03

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Holy shit.

Discerning > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:05

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One of the reasons I decided to re-evaluate my daily driver position. Get something decently quick but with exceptional safety and practicality.

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/infiniti/q50-4-door-sedan

The front crash prevention is a little finicky threading through traffic if I don’t turn it off, but it has actually corrected my somewhat aggressive braking. I brake a little earlier now, when/where I should have been braking in the first place.

Who knows, maybe the front crash prevention will save me and my car someday :)

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:06

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I don’t want to think about what a wrecked 3rd gen Prelude would look like. Or worse, what its occupants would look like. My TSX, on the other hand, got good safety marks. Even in the small overlap test the main risk was broken feet/ankles.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:07

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It has crumple zones and a grand total of 2 airbags. If i get t boned im losing a leg.

Nauraushaun > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/29/2017 at 20:13

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Eh. Worse than some cars, better than others. Like every car on the market. NTB

Boxer_4 > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:14

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The ‘09 Forester got good safety marks.

The future SVX is actually looking pretty decent, too:

That’s tested to the newer small overlap crash test, too - only 25% of the front of the car at 40 mph, same as the recent IIHS tests.

Urambo Tauro > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:14

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I don’t need to look up Mustang crashes. Seen enough of them already.

Nauraushaun > Discerning 09/29/2017 at 20:15

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That’s the smart move. But I couldn’t do it. I love the 90s cars so much. It’s a good thing I’m not driving daily.

Hopefully it does save you one day, that’d be a big win. I believe I’ve had ABS save me once or twice. Once I couldn’t see a line of cars had stopped until a bit too late and it was wet. ABS kicked in and I stopped in time, I’ll never know what would’ve happened without it.

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/29/2017 at 20:17

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I know a guy who’s crashed a few of those, but all relatively minor. Still I can’t imagine a big crash going well.

We call those Hondas ;) Sounds like a smart choice

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:18

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Blokes are punching above their weight.

Discerning > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:19

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I still want an inexpensive project that will turn into a money pit.

I’m just working things in the opposite direction. It used to be that my “project” car was 25k+ and my daily was around 10k. But now I’m dailying something north of 30 and looking for a project south of 15.

I love the 90's. If I could convince my GF, I would be looking at a Z32, S14, or R32. I might be able to get away with an S30 or a 510, but she really wants me to get something more in the neighborhood of a Chevelle or Nova for my next project. LOL

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:22

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I feel pretty confident that my car will protect me. BMW went all out as far as 90's safety tech is concerned. Among other things, the doors are designed not to pop open in a crash and there’s an explosive battery disconnect so it doesn’t short and start a fire.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:24

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Really good for the late 90s. Not great for modern cars.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:31

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More like “they seem to be made of tinfoil”

AestheticsInMotion > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:32

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I don’t like this game

Nauraushaun > Boxer_4 09/29/2017 at 20:43

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But the door frame is borked and there’s a good chance you’ll be trapped. Still, could be much worse, I guess the SVX was grossly overdesigned.

Ps. You’re GETTING one?

Nauraushaun > AestheticsInMotion 09/29/2017 at 20:43

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How the hell

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/29/2017 at 20:44

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Ah.

Great.

AestheticsInMotion > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:45

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I’m just going to pretend that my rollbar would save me in a situation like that...

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/29/2017 at 20:45

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That is quite good. Can definitely see the crumple zone absorbing most of the impact, the way it’s meant to

Nauraushaun > Discerning 09/29/2017 at 20:45

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Chevelle!? I couldn’t do that! Especially when something like a Z32 is so damn cheap these days, and such a nice car

Nauraushaun > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/29/2017 at 20:47

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WE’RE ALL PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG IT’S EASY TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU’RE SITTING AT A KEYBOARD

Nauraushaun > Urambo Tauro 09/29/2017 at 20:48

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I guess you should be thankful that the only people who will get injured are the ones you hit

Discerning > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 20:48

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I agree. I would love to get back into a Z32.

Last project/daily was a C5Z and the idea of getting a large coupe on an outdated body on frame with a SRA kinda bums me out.

notsomethingstructural > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:01

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I’m saying taking a MR2 out on a track in the rain isn’t *really* an accident if it gets wrecked.

Die-Trying > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:02

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even worse, i was in one..... i had always known that should the day come when i was in one in the truck, that it would be brutal, and it was..... i have driven it gently, knowing that it doesnt stop quick, and that it doesnt turn too fast either, and drove within its limits. a girl pulled out in front of me, and there was nowhere to go, broadsided her at 40mph.

i was fortunate enough to walk away......

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:06

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Yeah, I found one on Gumtree that was the Aussie twin to mine. Manual, same year, same color combo, just different badging. Also the paint has a different name here than the rest of the world.

lone_liberal > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:12

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You know those thin bumpers people like on cars like my ‘71 Camaro?

Yeah, they don’t do shit in a collision. I’m a little amazed this thing didn’t burn since the gas tank is right behind the thin metal of the lower valence.

Under_Score > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:28

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I look at wrecked cars all the time. Lower trim, but same year, make, and model.

fintail > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:30

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Old MBs do pretty well for cars of their era, fintails pioneered crumple zones:

My late run W212 is built like a vault:

Boxer_4 > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:32

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For a car that is 25 years old, and was designed ~7 years before even the moderate overlap crash test was in the public’s awareness, it did pretty well. There are modern cars (2012 Camry, for example) that didn’t do much better. I would like to see what the conclusions were on the test though - I can’t seem to find them anywhere.

An yes, target is sometime next year, hopefully in the spring - provided circumstances don’t change or I don’t have a change of heart - both very doubtful.

Nauraushaun > lone_liberal 09/29/2017 at 21:48

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I guess they’re for bumps . Protecting the paint on small collisions. Small

Nauraushaun > Under_Score 09/29/2017 at 21:48

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Jesus. I’d say that’s a bigger hit than average

Nauraushaun > AestheticsInMotion 09/29/2017 at 21:49

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It could well do that!

Nauraushaun > notsomethingstructural 09/29/2017 at 21:49

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Haha. Asking for it .

My tires are of unknown age and provinence. But taking it out on the roads in the wet is sketchy enough.

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/29/2017 at 21:51

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It’s funny that. Your premium Acuras aren’t so premium here. Same with plenty of badge engineered cars - a Daewoo in one market is a Chevrolet in another

lone_liberal > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 21:52

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Very small. The brackets are hilariously tiny and not mounted to anything really solid. The front one(s) are just as wimpy.

gmctavish needs more space > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:02

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Unsurprisingly good

Unsurprisingly not good...

Pretty decent...

Under_Score > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:11

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It’s easy to find cars like this on IAA.

just-a-scratch > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:13

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Don’t hit trees. It’s bad for you.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:20

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No need to look it up. I lived it.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/not-a-great-way-to-start-my-day-1755450355

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:28

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They’re good cars Brent

Nothing > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 22:38

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Yeah, I’m not going to bother looking at 67 Cougar destruction. Especially with the solid shaft steering column. At least the Taco does decently.

for Michigan > Nauraushaun 09/29/2017 at 23:19

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Mine seems to hold up pretty well. Most of the images I’ve found have seriously messed up front ends with untouched passenger compartments.

Even this one doesn’t look terrible:

These ones are a little rough though:

ethan drives dumb cars > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 00:44

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Ummmmmm....

Tristan > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 01:08

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Good

Bad

Ugly

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 14:30

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO SHOUT AT ME AND DOESN’T YOUR KEYBOARD HAVE ANY PUNCTUATION MARKS THANK YOU FOR BEING EXCELLENT

Nauraushaun > Die-Trying 09/30/2017 at 20:34

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Jesus that’s no good. Looks like the cab survived, which helps.

Nauraushaun > gmctavish needs more space 09/30/2017 at 20:36

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God that blue Lib wagon on the truck is sad. Damn nice car.

The Raider’s roof buckling like that is pretty scary for such a rollover prone car. By that I mean, relatively high and narrow and intended for off road

Nauraushaun > just-a-scratch 09/30/2017 at 20:38

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That one hit a tree travelling pretty damn fast sidewasy I’d say. Not good

Nauraushaun > Under_Score 09/30/2017 at 20:38

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I’ll take your word for it ;)

Nauraushaun > Discerning 09/30/2017 at 20:40

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I see what you mean. Though ‘Vettes are rare here and I wouldn’t say no to giving one a shot.

I had to google both those acronyms...SRA?

Nauraushaun > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/30/2017 at 20:40

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No good :( Looks like the car took it damn well.

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/30/2017 at 20:40

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Who’s Brent

Nauraushaun > Boxer_4 09/30/2017 at 20:41

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Best of luck to you, Oppo needs more SVX. Have you seen the Regular Car Reviews for it? He froths over it.

Nauraushaun > fintail 09/30/2017 at 20:42

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Nice videos, ridiculous.

Nauraushaun > Nothing 09/30/2017 at 20:43

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Solid....steering column? Impalement?

Die-Trying > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 20:43

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a whole lot of structure inside moved around. i bounced off of a lot of stuff, like the steering wheel, the bottom of the dash. i am planning to put it back together here shortly. i just need to unmangle the sprung cab, and put it on a donor frame...... the youtube video of the old impala vs new impala comes to mind when you are sliding waiting for things to actually hit, and there is more than enough time to think “this is going to hurt”......

Nauraushaun > for Michigan 09/30/2017 at 20:44

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I guess if you hit anything hard enough you’ll do some damage

Nauraushaun > ethan drives dumb cars 09/30/2017 at 20:44

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Nope nope nope

Nauraushaun > Tristan 09/30/2017 at 20:45

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Man that second one is no good

Discerning > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 22:06

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Solid Rear Axle. The more commonly used term is “live axle”

Not a super well known acronym outside of drag racing communities. Used to have an 03 cobra and the people into drag racing would do an SRA swap to that gen cobra to mitigate wheelhop... or when the stock rear would grenade at the track.

People use it sometimes when they describe going from SRA to IRS as well sometimes.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 22:07

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It did well. I’m not so sure I’m happy with the new squeak that popped up since then but it did do very well in keeping me safe.

gmctavish needs more space > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 22:54

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Yeah, although it doesn’t seem as rollover prone as you’d think, but you definitely could roll it if you wanted to. I’ll be getting wider wheels and bigger tires maybe next year, which should help with stability.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun 09/30/2017 at 23:58

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http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/theyre-good-dogs-brent

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry 10/01/2017 at 02:25

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Haha. Meme too fresh for me I’m afraid

Nauraushaun > Discerning 10/01/2017 at 03:50

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Oh I see, of course