Maxima Bumper Crash on Today Show...
03-01-2007, 05:31 AM
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Maxima Bumper Crash on Today Show...
First results of new crash tests: most car bumpers don't work in low-speed crashes; 3 cars sustain $4,500 damage in 6 mph test while old Ford Escort sustains little damage...
That right... guess who tops the charts...
(prices are... Front Full Bumper, Front Corner, Rear Full Bumper, Rear Corner, Total)
Volkswagen Passat $4,594 $1,544 $982 $1,139 $8,259
Pontiac G6 $4,588 $1,183 $1,638 $1,510 $8,919
Volkswagen Jetta $2,598 $1,223 $3,375 $1,824 $9,020
Nissan Maxima $4,535 $1,732 $1,787 $997 $9,051
Read the article here...
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030107.html
That right... guess who tops the charts...
(prices are... Front Full Bumper, Front Corner, Rear Full Bumper, Rear Corner, Total)
Volkswagen Passat $4,594 $1,544 $982 $1,139 $8,259
Pontiac G6 $4,588 $1,183 $1,638 $1,510 $8,919
Volkswagen Jetta $2,598 $1,223 $3,375 $1,824 $9,020
Nissan Maxima $4,535 $1,732 $1,787 $997 $9,051
Read the article here...
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030107.html
03-01-2007, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by NismoMax80
the deer I smacked only cost around $3000 
that's the price to make us crumple to make severe crashes less deadly I suppose.
that's the price to make us crumple to make severe crashes less deadly I suppose.
Of course they don't make them like they used to. They are much safer now.
03-02-2007, 10:01 PM
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Virtually meaningless test.
The huge portion of the Maxima costs were in the frontal crash. And how was that frontal crash done?
By running the Maxima under the high rear of a big SUV, where the contact point was NOT on the Maxima's bumper, but ON THE HOOD of the Maxima.
When a vehicle is struck in an area where it was never intended to be struck (like the hood), it is purely potluck as to how much damage will be done.
Why not run them under the rear of a semi? Or land a plane on them? Repair costs vary widely depending on where a vehicle is struck.
To properly protect against a vertically offset contact point, as was done in this test, would require that the front bumper be three feet high and made from unpainted rubber. Sort of like a 'bumper car' at the carnival.
A meaningful test would be to run the car into a normal vehicle with normal bumper height. That would be a test with somewhat meaningful results for many driving situations.
But this test? Applicable only when a total bumper mismatch results in contact at precisely the exact point on the hood that this test did.
For me, this test was very pooly structured, and had no meaning or value.
The huge portion of the Maxima costs were in the frontal crash. And how was that frontal crash done?
By running the Maxima under the high rear of a big SUV, where the contact point was NOT on the Maxima's bumper, but ON THE HOOD of the Maxima.
When a vehicle is struck in an area where it was never intended to be struck (like the hood), it is purely potluck as to how much damage will be done.
Why not run them under the rear of a semi? Or land a plane on them? Repair costs vary widely depending on where a vehicle is struck.
To properly protect against a vertically offset contact point, as was done in this test, would require that the front bumper be three feet high and made from unpainted rubber. Sort of like a 'bumper car' at the carnival.
A meaningful test would be to run the car into a normal vehicle with normal bumper height. That would be a test with somewhat meaningful results for many driving situations.
But this test? Applicable only when a total bumper mismatch results in contact at precisely the exact point on the hood that this test did.
For me, this test was very pooly structured, and had no meaning or value.
03-03-2007, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by lightonthehill
Virtually meaningless test.
The huge portion of the Maxima costs were in the frontal crash. And how was that frontal crash done?
By running the Maxima under the high rear of a big SUV, where the contact point was NOT on the Maxima's bumper, but ON THE HOOD of the Maxima.
When a vehicle is struck in an area where it was never intended to be struck (like the hood), it is purely potluck as to how much damage will be done.
Why not run them under the rear of a semi? Or land a plane on them? Repair costs vary widely depending on where a vehicle is struck.
To properly protect against a vertically offset contact point, as was done in this test, would require that the front bumper be three feet high and made from unpainted rubber. Sort of like a 'bumper car' at the carnival.
A meaningful test would be to run the car into a normal vehicle with normal bumper height. That would be a test with somewhat meaningful results for many driving situations.
But this test? Applicable only when a total bumper mismatch results in contact at precisely the exact point on the hood that this test did.
For me, this test was very pooly structured, and had no meaning or value.
The huge portion of the Maxima costs were in the frontal crash. And how was that frontal crash done?
By running the Maxima under the high rear of a big SUV, where the contact point was NOT on the Maxima's bumper, but ON THE HOOD of the Maxima.
When a vehicle is struck in an area where it was never intended to be struck (like the hood), it is purely potluck as to how much damage will be done.
Why not run them under the rear of a semi? Or land a plane on them? Repair costs vary widely depending on where a vehicle is struck.
To properly protect against a vertically offset contact point, as was done in this test, would require that the front bumper be three feet high and made from unpainted rubber. Sort of like a 'bumper car' at the carnival.
A meaningful test would be to run the car into a normal vehicle with normal bumper height. That would be a test with somewhat meaningful results for many driving situations.
But this test? Applicable only when a total bumper mismatch results in contact at precisely the exact point on the hood that this test did.
For me, this test was very pooly structured, and had no meaning or value.
03-03-2007, 06:31 AM
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There must be something wrong with this test. The Altima and Maxima are very similar vehicles. For the front collision, the Maxima cost $4,535 and the Altima cost $945. I’d wager that the Maxima under rode that barrier and the Altima did not. I agree with Light that this test has little meaning.
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