02 Windstar question
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The design works very well, however, a proper sway bar would have worked much better at controlling body sway while cornering without creating an oversteer problem. Regardless, the design is very sturdy and reliable with a minimum cost. They don't build them like that anymore. The closest thing was the Astro, and while that was reasonably strong, it was not reliable and was difficult to work on, far more so than the Aerostar. It was also not as large or as safe.
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the Astro may have had a better doghouse, but you can hardly get to anything from the front.
BBB doesn't do crash tests. I have never seen a valid link or article proving the Aerostar was unsafe. The vehicles that were taking peoples legs off were the Previas and various European minivans. Any collision hard enough to take the drivers legs of or pin you would be just about lethal in almost any vehicle. I have seen lot of wreck Aeros and the worst ones I have seen were rollovers. The frontal collisions couldn't do much to the vehicle.
Astros are very prone to rollovers. They are built on a chassis similar to the Blazer, which is actually among the deadliest American made vehicles (when they hit stuff, they roll about a third of the time, and one in two major collisions results in a fatality. The only vehicles that are deadlier are 350 extended 15 passenger vans. They have a 40%+ chance of rolling over from a high speed collision or even just a blowout, and when they roll they can kill as many as half the occupants.
BBB doesn't do crash tests. I have never seen a valid link or article proving the Aerostar was unsafe. The vehicles that were taking peoples legs off were the Previas and various European minivans. Any collision hard enough to take the drivers legs of or pin you would be just about lethal in almost any vehicle. I have seen lot of wreck Aeros and the worst ones I have seen were rollovers. The frontal collisions couldn't do much to the vehicle.
Astros are very prone to rollovers. They are built on a chassis similar to the Blazer, which is actually among the deadliest American made vehicles (when they hit stuff, they roll about a third of the time, and one in two major collisions results in a fatality. The only vehicles that are deadlier are 350 extended 15 passenger vans. They have a 40%+ chance of rolling over from a high speed collision or even just a blowout, and when they roll they can kill as many as half the occupants.
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I've seen Ford doing their own collision tests as prescribed by the DOT. I'm sure the other manufacturers do their own as well. But we don't always see the results of those tests.
To get independent reports, you have to see the results of the collision tests performed by independent organizations like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). They are funded by the insurance industry, which has other agendas in performing these tests, but they have no vested interest in any particular car company.
To get independent reports, you have to see the results of the collision tests performed by independent organizations like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). They are funded by the insurance industry, which has other agendas in performing these tests, but they have no vested interest in any particular car company.
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