Poor crash test data !!
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Poor crash test data !!
Anyone have any opinion or report on how an 02 (regular cab) f-150 4x4 would perform ? Hopefully not as bad as the supercab that was tested in an insurance offset crash test a while back...That is scarey...No wonder the 04 model was redesigned..any thoughts??
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The redesign has nothing to do with crash test ratings...not to mention that they are often flawed.
I can remember tests showing that the 97-03's had excellent ratings.
Crash test ratings are often flawed, and interperted poorly.
I can remember tests showing that the 97-03's had excellent ratings.
Crash test ratings are often flawed, and interperted poorly.
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From: On the road in Ohio
Originally Posted by ashleymc
Anyone have any opinion or report on how an 02 (regular cab) f-150 4x4 would perform ? Hopefully not as bad as the supercab that was tested in an insurance offset crash test a while back...That is scarey...No wonder the 04 model was redesigned..any thoughts??
well I disagree on the trucks performing badly...I just walked away from a bad accident involving a 97 supercab 4x4. just look at my gallery pics,I took 3 major hits!
all in a split second, into a guardrail {60mph} hit from behind by a semi, then flipping me into the air 10-20 ft, in the air and landing in the air. The truck did its job protecting me,but on the other hand every accident is differant, even a 5mph one can kill you. It depends on what happens. I lock my doors , wear my seat belts and hope for the best outcome...
By the way, the truck still will start and run. I'd say its built pretty tough and very crash worthy.
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My insurance gives me a SuperSafe Vehicle discount for driving my 99 F150 SuperCab. I bought it because it was rated by Consumer Reports to be the second safest, second only to Toyota.
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Look at it this way:
A f-150 might get a B rating and a lightweight car might get a B rating. But that B rating to the f-150 compared to that B rating of the lightweight car is way more higher.
You are in a truck, you are safer than all the cars and smaller vehicles on the road.
A f-150 might get a B rating and a lightweight car might get a B rating. But that B rating to the f-150 compared to that B rating of the lightweight car is way more higher.
You are in a truck, you are safer than all the cars and smaller vehicles on the road.
