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Originally Posted by shadowcoder
While things you hear/watch in the media are targeted to create a
response/sensation, I would never trust the crash tests/rating of a
vehicle manufacturer. Why? Because none of them is going to say
that their cars do badly on crash tests. They also play a game like
the media too. And if they don't they are just shooting themselves
in the foot.
Imagine if you go to your dealer to buy an E9x you sit down and you
ask: so what's gonna happen to me if a truck/SUV hits me on the side
at 30mph?
Do you think anyone would buy the car if they would answer: well
you'll end up with some ribs broken, head injuries, pelvic bone fractures,
leg injuries etc etc. But we assure you we do actual simulation and
computer ones and our cars are fine 
You would probably say, thank you very much and walk out the door
BMW needs to get its act together for all of its sedans. When I bought
my E90 I had considered the 5 series but then I saw the crash test
ratings. Nop, that vehicle wasn't for me and my family. The E9x is a
bit better but it's not "up there" and for the money we are paying, it
should have been doing better in my opinion. |
totally agree w/ you!
for the rest that think that these independent crash test reviewers have motive to disparage BMW, you're wrong. their PRIMARY motive is to measure how SAFE a car is using a consistent crashing/testing methodology.
we need institutes like these to keep us safe!!! and BMW needs to do everything in their POWER to fix this.
I have a family, and part of the reason I bough 3 BMW's in the past 5 years is because of 4 core things: quality, looks, performance and safety! all being equal. if they lack on safety, then BMW will go downhill very fast!