Head on collision scenario

"EL_ULY" (uly)
07/14/2020 at 21:25 • Filed to: None

My daily battle buddy, 1995 Camry vs. 2019?2020 F250 FX4 crew cab 100% stock ride height and wheels.

The camera may not capture it well but the top of the bumper was in line with the top of my steering wheel.

Sce nario 2:

My LS460 (my wife’s car technically that gets driven maybe once every 2 weeks just down the street) VS another F250 but this one was a commercial work truck.

The LS is muuuuuch taller and larger than the old Camry but those trucks with factory ride height and factory wheels would slice me in 2 pieces in a head on crash lol

DISCUSSION (28)

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:28

It’d be quick and painless though. How thoughtful of them.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
07/14/2020 at 21:30

Had to make up for the Mustangs somehow

way2blu does a rev update > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:30

Kinja'd!!!

Both stock, 2019 models, from the same brand. His greenhouse starts above where my roof ends.

Poor_Sh > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:31

I have a Cayman and a Miata. I'm lucky if their bumper is in line with my roof.

Azrek > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
07/14/2020 at 21:34

I’ve seen some trucks go for twice the cost of a new Mustang! It is kinda insane.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:39

probably wouldn’t slice in half, ju s t flatten you

wafflesnfalafel > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:42

A im for his left front corner - your airbags will blow, may have some left leg injury, but you will pick him up on his side and turn him left a bit causing a nice cartwheel down the road, at least put him on his top.

smobgirl > way2blu does a rev update
07/14/2020 at 21:47

To be fair, your windows are three inches tall.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Poor_Sh
07/14/2020 at 21:47

That was my least favorite thing about driving my mom's Miata to school. Some trucks were lifted and taller that the damn car.

ranwhenparked > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 21:52

Nobody buys a truck just for running around town though, the big pickups you see out and about are being used for specific commercial purposes, that’s why they have that CAFE exception.

facw > ranwhenparked
07/14/2020 at 21:55

Hahahaha. I can assure you that there are plenty of big pickups that are bought just to drive around town. Sure there are some that are used commercially or for towing, but especially down in Texas there are tons of people who just buy the biggest pickup they can afford to use as the family sedan. Work parking lot in Houston was full of them.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 22:02

If you don't mind getting crushed, ramp that sucker down the road.

Gone > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 22:18

Midsized are tall as well. ZR2 vs Dakota. The ZR2 is about as tall as a 1/2 ton 4wd . The Dakota hood is about rear bumper height on 3/4 4wd so it will totally submarine in an accident. Bumper height differential is why my wife strongly discourages me from having a car for my commute . Bro truck lifted 1/2 and 3/4 tons everywhere.

Kinja'd!!!

Poor_Sh > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/14/2020 at 22:26

What really sucks is when they change lanes instead of braking for traffic, then I'm still moving at speed because I couldn't see around them and they didn't brake. It's like, "surprise! Full brake or you die"

way2blu does a rev update > smobgirl
07/14/2020 at 22:28

Hey now give credit where it’s due, they’re at least 3.1”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked
07/14/2020 at 22:29

Off the scarasm is thicc. I like it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Gone
07/14/2020 at 22:31

My older brother is currently driving a Dakota of that generation. He’s self employed with a one man lawn car operation. His dakota needs to be replaced and he’s lamenting the fact that he can’t buy a truck as low as his 2wd Dakota.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Gone
07/14/2020 at 22:33

It isn't that I don't want to live, it's just that I won't give in on a matter of principle. Cars are less destructive when they are stopped by impacts instead of going over said object.

shop-teacher > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 22:43

I love trucks, but I hate how tall they've gotten.

Thomas Donohue > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 23:05

Assuming they lock up the breaks before impact , that front ride hide will come down quite a bit. But head-ons are going to be ugly no matter what the other car is.

Gone > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
07/14/2020 at 23:06

Does he want another Dakota? lol... If it sits any longer I’m going to he mi swap it for the hell of it.

I also am not okay with the bed height of current trucks. It’s crazy how tall the bedsides and bed floors are . The death of the current Frontier will be the end of easily accessible truck beds.

BigBlock440 > way2blu does a rev update
07/14/2020 at 23:29

Greenhouses sure, but they’re not intended to take the impact. T he bumpers are the same height.

nermal > EL_ULY
07/14/2020 at 23:45

Not really. They have under-bumper thingies sticking down from the frame. So, in a collision with a shorter vehicle, that part will smash the bloody hell out of your car and the crumple zones on both will do their thing.

That’s assuming stock height. Once it’s bro’d out with a 6in lift and 37s, then it’s at the perfect height for some good clean decapitations .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > EL_ULY
07/15/2020 at 10:12

This is why we can’t have low, low sports cars anymore...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Poor_Sh
07/15/2020 at 10:42

All you have to do is be low enough to see under their trucks.

Poor_Sh > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/15/2020 at 10:47

Shit you're right. I should lower my cars!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Poor_Sh
07/15/2020 at 10:48

And then worst case scenario you just ramp those suckers. Porsche 914 it is then.

Longtime Lurker > EL_ULY
07/16/2020 at 20:07

Looks to me like the under-ride bar on the work truck lines up with the bumper on the LS