Zeppo wrote:
>>>> When you "park-by-touch", as many do, it matters little...
>>> And in 1968 you could park by touch with little fear of leaving a
dent.
>>> Even a casual brush these days can cause thousands in damage.
>>>
>>> BTW, 30 years ago I could parallel park my 36' motor home a lot easier
>>> than I can parallel park any of the 4 cars I drive today. Part of it
is
>>> age, part of it is lack of practice. Most places I go these days have
>>> parking slots or valets.
>>>
>> Back in the 60s, American car bumpers are heave duty steel, perhaps
about
>> 3/16" thick. 5 mph bumper crash, no problem. 5mph bumper crash on new
>> cars, maybe over $10,000 in damages.
> I had a '71 New Yorker that had a bumper that was the entire back of the
> car. I was rear-ended by a '78 Buick doing about 25 mph. It left a 2"
dent
> in the center of my bumper that was not even worth fixing.
>
> If that same car had rear-ended my '06 Accord, it would be totaled and
I'd
> have been hurting.
>
> Jon
>
>
i wouldn't bet on that.
http://bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150/
what's im****tant is that the passenger cell doesn't collapse. 70's
detroit may take the small knocks, but for the big stuff, it only good
at making hamburgers.
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