Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150

mimo2005 · 05-04-2008, 11:44 AM

Both of these vehicles hit the exact same off-set barrier at 40mph.

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For those that continue to have trouble comprehending the inherent danger of vehicles like the F150 here’s a fascinating article in the New Yorker with some interesting information.

http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html

and

http://bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTe...perVsFordF150/

**Chode** · 05-05-2008, 05:19 PM

Frankly, the biggest danger from F150 drivers around here comes from the high school kids and the 20 something oilfield workers who usually drive them. Of course, you can say much the same thing about Mustangs, etc.

2002 was quite a while back. How is the F150 doing these days? http://www.automobilemag.com/am/2008...ash_tests.html

bry623 · 05-11-2008, 06:22 PM

That's why I drive a Saturn

**simpswr** · 05-11-2008, 06:36 PM

That's why I don't drive into barriers . .

**Chode** · 05-11-2008, 08:43 PM

It's the annual UT/OU football game. A Longhorn and an Okie go to the bathroom.

The Longhorn finishes, zips, and heads for the door, only to hear the Okie snigger, "You must be a Texan! In Oklahoma, they teach us to wash our hands after we pee!"

"Well", replies the Texan, "in Texas they teach us not to pee on our hands."

05-05-2008, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,280 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 Frankly, the biggest danger from F150 drivers around here comes from the high school kids and the 20 something oilfield workers who usually drive them. Of course, you can say much the same thing about Mustangs, etc. 2002 was quite a while back. How is the F150 doing these days? http://www.automobilemag.com/am/2008...ash_tests.html __________________ Sweet!

05-11-2008, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 That's why I drive a Saturn __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,190 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 That's why I don't drive into barriers . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

05-11-2008, 08:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,280 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 It's the annual UT/OU football game. A Longhorn and an Okie go to the bathroom. The Longhorn finishes, zips, and heads for the door, only to hear the Okie snigger, "You must be a Texan! In Oklahoma, they teach us to wash our hands after we pee!" "Well", replies the Texan, "in Texas they teach us not to pee on our hands." __________________ Sweet!