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Car safety rating website?
I don't want a subscription to Consumer Reports but am wanting to know about car safety ratings. Does anyone know of a free site? Do Volvo's still have the market cornered on safety? Looking for the best safety rating on a wagon or small SUV. Thanks.
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05-21-2007, 03:59 PM
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Thanks!
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If you are really worried about your own safety, just buy a bigger vehicle. The "in-class"ratings don't give you proper perspective on safety in the environment in which you will actually drive the vehicle.(IMHO)
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None of the Porsche models are safety rated by the Government.
What's the story on that? I know they are very well constructed with high strength steel around the passenger compartment and side-head airbags--not to mention low rollover probablity compared to SUVs. The trouble with regular height cars is the higher SUVs impact over the bumpers--something nobody seems to be concerned about. The govt's classification of SUVs as commercial vehicles is laughable in today's world.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety does their own crash testing:
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05-22-2007, 04:41 PM
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That's a great site! Thanks.
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