I do accept that the LC is not perfect but know they are very good.
Sad thing is, making the LC safer on the roads and safer for pedestrians
will probably add complication, weight and detract from it's performance off
road - hence the models available in the 'developing' world will diverge
from the markets like the UK.
Actually 16 was the maximum for the side impact, I am sure if the 100 was
tested it would score 16, as the X5 was tested I don't know why the LC
wasn't. Shows the limitation of the tests, from the accidents I have seen
on the motorway the most likely scenario is being spun across the lanes by a
foreign (LHD) truck and then smashed from anywhere, side, front or back.
Trucks and coaches are a problem, but they spend less time driving through
residential areas than cars, vans an 4x4's, operators also pay insurance
rates that reflect that.
Malcolm Bagley
Stafford, UK
1975 FJ45 Pickup (In Work)
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Roman
Sent: 28 September 2006 12:48
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: Re: [ELCO] Cruiser weight? - Crash test results.
On 9/28/06, Malcolm Bagley <[Email address removed]> wrote:
Malcolm,
Just accept your LC is not absolutely perfect in every respect, just
very good
.
You should be even more worried by lorries and coaches. They are
absolutely below zero in this respect. So what do insurance companies
do about it?
So, considering the 80 is not a compact saloon car but more like a mid
size delivery van, it does pretty well, doesn't it?
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Rgds,
Roman (London, UK)
'92 HDJ80
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