fool crunch

[cobram at juno.com]

Since this was in reference to motorcycle riders on the list,  the
perceived safety aspect is kind of a moot point.  From a strictly real
world anecdotal point of view, I intimately know that when an Audi V8Q is
struck at high speed by a modern techno-safety high end Rice burner, the
veteran V8Q has the definite advantage.  
Not that easy to flip a type 44, these rice burner hybrids and SUV's are
another story.  There are always tradeoffs and decisions to be made.  

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
"God's a kid with an ant farm, lady. He's not planning anything."
 
Brett Dikeman <quattro at frank.mercea.net> writes:
> 
> On Sep 29, 2008, at 2:22 PM, cobram at juno.com wrote:
> 
> > Wow, the more things "improve", the more they don't in some  
> > aspects.  My
> > 30 year old CX500 gets an honest 48MPG with full Vetter fairing.   
> A  
> > '95
> > Geo Metro (Suzuki Swift) has a 10MPG or more advantage over a 
> modern
> > hybrid, without a $7000 battery pack to replace as soon as it's 
> out of
> > warranty.
> >
> > MAC: Like many of our beloved type 44 variants, many on this list 
> are
> > "forced" to keep them on the road because there's nothing out 
> there  
> > that
> > comes close to being an equal/better replacement.
> 
> As came up the last time all of this was discussed, a crash over 
> 25mph  
> in that Geo Metro will end very, very badly for you.  One of those  
> 
> pesky "modern hybrids", you actually have a fighting chance of  
> surviving past 60mph.
> 
> Type 44's have virtually no side-impact protection, and anything 
> prior  
> to 88 doesn't have a single airbag, or anti-submarining panels.
> 
> Ever seen a rolled type 44?  You'd better be pretty damn short  
> already, or you will be afterwards.  I've seen photos of a rolled  
> 200q20v avant, and it was barely a few inches higher than the 
> doors.
> 
> Brett