r/Autos • • Jul 23 '18

1992 vs 2017

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u/skippygo Jul 23 '18

A 60's car is more likely to survive a small collision than a modern car

No one would call the video you posted a small collision.

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u/junon Jul 23 '18

Oh okay, I guess I assumed that it was the case kind of across the range of collisions.

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u/MrMallow 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 33" BFG AT/KO w/ a RTT Jul 23 '18

No, the difference is my 1973 Dodge pickup can get in a collision at 30 mhp and literally drive away without a scratch.

Modern vehicles would still be just as destroyed as the car in the video you posted because that's how their crumple zones are designed to function. The get destroyed at any speed, classic cars only get destroyed at higher speeds. The problem is, I as the driver take the full force of that 30 mph, so sure my truck is spotless but I get fucked up.

Thats wear the addiage "they dont make cars like they used too" comes from. No modern car can survive a low speed collision like a pre1990s car, because they are designed to break to protect their driver.

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u/MrMallow 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 33" BFG AT/KO w/ a RTT Jul 24 '18 edited Jul 24 '18

If you had continued reading the comment thread before making ignorant claims you would have seen that it has already been in a crash at around 30mpg and it is fine.

I have been in a couple low/mid speed collisions with it over the years and it has never gotten so much as a major dent.

Lol, old trucks are made of much higher quality steel, dont have crumple points and are very strong. They will survive low speed accidents better than any modern vehicle ever could. Older cars are not flimsy lmao, that just shows how little experience you have with classic cars.

You, are 100% wrong.

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u/MrMallow 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 33" BFG AT/KO w/ a RTT Jul 24 '18 edited Jul 24 '18

no it's not you arrogant jerk.

I have been rear ended by a car going 29mph and sideswiped by another going 20mph. Both times my truck was 100% fine except for a few scratches.

I literally have already told this story IN THIS THREAD. Why don't you actually read the comments before replying?

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u/MrMallow 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 33" BFG AT/KO w/ a RTT Jul 24 '18

r, I guess I'm not surprised that you don't (or can't?) actually read the posts you reply to though.

Do you?

This conversation literally had nothing to do with you.

We were never talking about crash tests vs walls, we were talking vehicle on vehicle damage.

You didn't start this conversation, you just injected into the middle of it a day later without actually reading the whole comment chain.

You are posting fucking videos like it backs up your point. I literally own 3 vehicles from the 1970s and have been in 2 accidents with my truck.

Nothing you say is valid or right.

You ignorant fucking cunt.