If you throw a 190lb AP reporter head first at 20mph into a bumper of a
Dak, and nobody cares, does it make a sound?
If you throw a 190lb AP reporter head first at 20mph into the bumper of
a compact truck, would anyone care?
Glenn Ayotte
>----------
>From: Howard Olson[SMTP:olson.howard@mcleodusa.net]
>Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 10:20 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Re: WRECK(???)
>
>Interesting report...whoever wrote it was smoking crack!!
>
>Looks like the S-10 probably did the worst. Anyone who has shopped
for
>parts knows that you can pick up aftermarket fenders for an S-10 for
next
>to nothing....probably 70 to 80 bucks (maybe even less). A Dakota on
the
>other hand, costs about 50% more. Simple supply and demand. There
have
>been a lot more S-10's sold than Dakotas (so far)
>
>Therefore, a dollar to dollar comparison does not measure actual
damage.
>Hell, I would venture to guess that a broken grille on a Mercedes would
>cost a lot more than a broken grill on my Dakota....Same amount of
damage,
>differing dollar amounts.
>
>What we really need to measure is if you throw a 190 lb AP reporter
>headfirst at 20 mph into the bumpers of compact trucks, which truck
bumper
>has the biggest dent?
>
>The Duck!
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: JEdmo123 <JEdmo123@AOL.COM>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 6:35 PM
>Subject: DML: WRECK(???)
>
>
>>Small Pickups Fare Poorly in Study
>>
>>.c The Associated Press
>>
>> WASHINGTON (AP) - Pickup trucks have the image of being rugged
and
>>dependable, but a study released today has found that some small
pickups
>are
>>also susceptible to sizable damage in 5 mph crash tests.
>>
>>The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that the Toyota
Tacoma,
>>little brother to Toyota's T-100 full-size truck, sustained $4,361 in
>damages
>>over four tests. They included driving forward and backwards into a
flat
>>barrier, forward into an angled barrier and backwards into a pole.
>>
>>Even the best of the five small pickups tested, the Chevrolet S-10 LS,
>>sustained $2,246 in damage. The other trucks tested were the Ford
Ranger
>XLT
>>($2,952 in total damages), the Dodge Dakota Sport ($3,863) and the
Nissan
>>Frontier XE ($3,867).
>>
>>The institute, which is sponsored by the insurance industry, said the
>trucks
>>sustained the damage because most are equipped with rigid bumpers.
Cars
>have
>>bumpers that contain energy-absorbing materials such as foam.
>>
>>``People may think that pickup trucks are tough. But they quickly find
out
>>this isn't true when they bump into something at a slow speed and
then have
>to
>>shell out thousands of dollars to repair the damage,'' said Adrian Lund,
>the
>>institute's senior vice president.
>>
>>A General Motors spokesman took issue with the tests, noting they
were
>>conducted at 5 mph when the current bumper safety standard is 2.5 m
>
>
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