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3slndr · 10-17-2009, 12:30 PM

Who needs Mr Rather?...........except lawyers

SubSlr88 · 10-17-2009, 03:59 PM

I feel enough have posted on Gary's obvious short-comings on his smart-bashing piece that I'm gonna just ignore him... maybe he'll get a real job somewhere.

smart fortimo · 10-17-2009, 04:18 PM

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by gspencer1976 October 17, 2009 12:05 AM PDT Uh, I put in a disclaimer saying that some tags on the video claimed it was IIHS related, and other comments stated that it was not. It's the first line of the second paragraph, dude.
Dude... you're a douche.

smart fortimo · 10-17-2009, 04:20 PM

by gspencer1976 October 17, 2009 12:36 AM PDT
Wow, I had no clue that that a random crash test vehicle featuring a Smart against a Mercedes would breed all this commentary and flaming. This blog and video was not about qualifications on the size and features of the Smart car, nor was it about if it was Mercedes or IIHS or a bunch of hicks in the sticks who conducted this test. This blog and video was about two things: watching the preparations for the test (which is not what we usually see in crash test video), and to show what could happen if a Smart ForTwo gets into a head-on collision with an average size automobile. Factoids and making exceptions aside, the reality is if you are in a Smart ForTwo and you get in a frontal collision, your risk of injury is a lot more likely in a Smart versus damn near any other street vehicle. Seeing is believing, friends. Maybe it's just me, but I'm more concerned with people's likelihood to survive a crash versus who conducted the test. Just sayin'.
"Just sayin', actually confirming, I'm a douche"

Kermit · 10-17-2009, 04:24 PM

I got in trouble for using this same wording at work but I'll say it here. Gary, the author of the article, is a retard.

NeWave · 10-17-2009, 05:49 PM

There is a behind the scenes thing from IIHS somewhere on youtube, I'll find it again.. that showed how each of the smaller cars looked after the crash. the last one, our smart has the door removed, and what appears to be the knees of the dummy wedged up against the "knee pads" with the dummy's back against the seat. Then again, that was a combined 80mph crash which also clearly bent the tridion...
I'm not supporting the guy, and I'm not going negative on my smartie, I swear! just saying...ow!
And watch out for stupid drivers who drive like they're in europe...