"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
10/31/2016 at 15:56 • Filed to: None
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
10/31/2016 at 15:56 • Filed to: None | 2
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Hot on the heels of the Nissan Tsuru’s demise, comes this eye opening (but not really) video comparison
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 15:58 |
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walk it off buddy
mazda616
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:00 |
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Damn, the Tsuru just fell apart. It’s amazing how far engineers have been able to go as far as crash protection in such a relatively short amount of time.
I always get a little nervous when I see baby seats in old ass cars around here.
LongbowMkII
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:02 |
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That’s why you need an SE-R trim. Avoid all the accidents.
bob and john
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:06 |
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next time I hear some moron bitching about how cars are so heavy these days, i’m showing them this video
HammerheadFistpunch
> bob and john
10/31/2016 at 16:16 |
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But they still are, what if I want to take a chance?
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:17 |
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bob and john
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/31/2016 at 16:18 |
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you have no place to talk, your ride is as old and STILL weighs 6K lbs
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HammerheadFistpunch
> bob and john
10/31/2016 at 16:19 |
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Oh you’re only saying that because its true.
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Takuro Spirit
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/31/2016 at 16:19 |
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I’m still pretty sure 50 years of metal fatigue and rust had a lot to do with how MUCH the Impala crumpled.
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:28 |
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On the IIHS YouTube page: “...the least expensive sedan sold by Nissan in the Mexico ...”
Didn’t know the British colonisers reached that far.
The results are horrid but not surprising. Offset impacts were not really an engineering consideration until the late 90s.
Decapitation from the skyward steering wheel, then a dashboard to your face.
EL_ULY
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:29 |
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What’s F’ed up is that this strategy just got updated in Mexico with Nissan. Out with the Tsuru and in with the Nissan Tiida aka the old ass Nissan Versa. It is sold next to the new Versa ironically enough. A lot of taxis are Nissan Tiidas
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Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> bob and john
10/31/2016 at 16:34 |
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Old ‘Murican cars were heavy AND weak, just look at the 4000 lb. Impala above.
Pixel
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:37 |
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Damage looks to be about the same as period photos of them getting wrecked.
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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Takuro Spirit
10/31/2016 at 16:40 |
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But you would still be impaled by the steering column. Collapsible ones weren’t mandated until the late 60's.
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Takuro Spirit
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/31/2016 at 16:46 |
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But you’d die WITH STYLE.
Probenja
> EL_ULY
10/31/2016 at 17:55 |
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At least the Tiida is much, much safer than the coffin named Tsuru:
It is common to leave an old and popular model selling for many years in latin america, the Tsuru takes it to the extreme but the idea is that you can get the “old” one with cheaper components and proven reliability for taxi use and the new one for personal use. Here in Chile the V16(AKA Tsuru) is still really popular as cabs and I always hate getting into them not only because they are unsafe but they are tiny inside and most of them have annoying rattles because they are so cheaply built.
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EL_ULY
> Probenja
10/31/2016 at 18:11 |
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very true
Still, standards should be enforced, despite cost.
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Probenja
> EL_ULY
10/31/2016 at 18:18 |
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This is so true, I hate when people in the FP defend these cars saying that it’s all people in third world countries can afford, everyone need safer cars and if you can’t afford a new one you can always get an used one. Airbags, ABS and ESP should be mandatory in every country as well as crash testing for each new car.
But manufacturers like to sell cars and they won’t listen to consumers so they keep selling things like the Tsuru because they don’t care about who is in the car, they only care about money.
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EL_ULY
> Probenja
10/31/2016 at 18:42 |
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Money indeed. The same they use to pay off the easily corruptible in Latin countries
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Takuro Spirit
11/01/2016 at 04:45 |
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not a great car
