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duffmuck
18/07/2001 at 19:07
Me mum has moved to a place where she has to pull out onto a road on a crest, its a really nasty turning and the other day she got walloped.

She needs a new car so i'm thinking Landrover, about D reg, as its big and heavy and also quite high. I was wondering if she'd be better in sommert small but with lots of safety features maybe a newish fiesta or like.

DO ya reckon its better to be big and heavy or small but bristling in airbags??
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Zanx
18/07/2001 at 19:26
Big and heavy with a loud pipe.
Gruntie
18/07/2001 at 19:27
Big and heavy

its called conservation of momentum I think

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DrSeuss
18/07/2001 at 19:34
Range rover, those beasties have their chassis as part of the bumper, mate hit got hit by someone at 30 their car was a write off his had only minor panel damage ammounting to less then 100.Ã…
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D.A.V.E.
18/07/2001 at 19:42
Get her a JCB ( you know all about those ).
Animal
18/07/2001 at 20:15
Yep...

Big Landrover (or older RangeRover) every time...
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Ziffy
18/07/2001 at 20:28
its gotta be the land rover m8
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Pazzi
18/07/2001 at 20:36
As Lenin once said:

"...quantity has a quality all of it's own..."
fazerdaze
18/07/2001 at 20:50
Have you thought about a double decker bus?
No-one could say they couldn't see her pulling out!

Seriously, I'd go for height every time.

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trogladyte
18/07/2001 at 20:52
How about a couple of mirrors on the other side of the road so she can see over the crest. And some "Danger - concealed entrance." signs on the road. Like prevention rather than cure.

Air bags a bit useless with a side impact anyway I rekon. Volvo? New ones built with side impact protection I think.



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hellonweelsuk
18/07/2001 at 20:57
Definately 20 year old Mercedes estate. Built like a brick shithoos. I (sadly and wiserly) speak from recent experience.
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Bigjawa
18/07/2001 at 21:00
not some tinny little RAV4 or HRV

Stig 2
19/07/2001 at 01:23
its got to be big and hard... oh we are talking cars? Yeah it should be big and bulky, no amount of safety features can amount for size... you know I know
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darkside
19/07/2001 at 02:44
Challenger Battle Tank should do the business. Bit heavy on the juice. On the plus side nice and easy to park...
RiceBurner
19/07/2001 at 08:47
I hope she won't be pulling out in front of any bikes!


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Metz
19/07/2001 at 08:59
Toughest car I've ever seen in a crash was my imprezza.....my x driving, with my little girl in a kiddy seat in the back (drivers side).....my x was turning right....and some guy in a mundano decided to overtake her at about 50mph in a 30...outside my daughters school, I might add......smacked bang in to the B pillar...........front and rear doors were re-skinned, front and rear door side impact beams (double) replaced.....mundano...write-off....
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Viffer
19/07/2001 at 09:28
Heavy, I reckon.


Changing to small if it's a bike coming at it.
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Ballacraine
19/07/2001 at 17:54
About a week after I bought a LWB V6 Vitara I saw a photo of a similar vehicle which had been hit by a runaway armoured security truck. It was hit on the offside front quarter, and fair enough the Vitara was a write off but the woman driving it walked away with cuts & bruises.

That will do me, I thought

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HarboroHooligan
19/07/2001 at 18:00
why not both?

I think they call them Volvo's
duffmuck
19/07/2001 at 18:36
She 'll get a landie then.

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