S2000's not safe...
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From: Laguna Niguel
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bob Moss
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I do admit when I drove my S2000 back from San Diego to SF when I first bought it I was amazed at the overwhelming number of sport-useless vehicles everywhere.
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I do admit when I drove my S2000 back from San Diego to SF when I first bought it I was amazed at the overwhelming number of sport-useless vehicles everywhere.
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From: Dothan
I wonder if CosmoM3 is a bit of a troll? Hasn't responded to the facts presented here....
And according to some in this thread I crossed over from the dark side (spooky music swells in the background....) when I bought my MY2002 this Spring since my daily driver is a '99 4WD Tahoe. SUVs don't maim and kill people, poor drivers in SUVs do. (SUVs do gobble more gas and pollute more than smaller vehicles, no doubt).
But I actually feel far safer in my S2k than in the Tahoe. SUVs are much heavier and very difficult to control in an emergency due to all that weight/momentum. Brakes are less effective too with all that weight, many drivers also have import sedans with better brakes, then they get into the SUV and cannot adjust their driving habits. Plus their center of gravity is very high. Therefore SUVs must be driven more conservatively to be driven safely. Most SUV drivers do not understand this and drive them like sedans, hence they get out of control and cannot recover.
In the 3 short months that I have had my S2K I have avoided 2 potentially serious accidents due to it's responsive handling and great brakes. Both incidents were on 2 lane country roads when I was cruising around 75-80 and cars pulled out in front of me less than 50 yards away. Light braking and driving through the scene was no problem. I could never have avoided these accidents had I been in the SUV. (But then I don't drive it that fast on back roads, and barely 75 on interstates....)
It would also seem that the same laws of physics apply here as they do in light vs heavy aircraft crash testing. A well designed light car should expend all of its energy/momentum sooner and with less total crash violence. Can't fool mother nature......
And according to some in this thread I crossed over from the dark side (spooky music swells in the background....) when I bought my MY2002 this Spring since my daily driver is a '99 4WD Tahoe. SUVs don't maim and kill people, poor drivers in SUVs do. (SUVs do gobble more gas and pollute more than smaller vehicles, no doubt).
But I actually feel far safer in my S2k than in the Tahoe. SUVs are much heavier and very difficult to control in an emergency due to all that weight/momentum. Brakes are less effective too with all that weight, many drivers also have import sedans with better brakes, then they get into the SUV and cannot adjust their driving habits. Plus their center of gravity is very high. Therefore SUVs must be driven more conservatively to be driven safely. Most SUV drivers do not understand this and drive them like sedans, hence they get out of control and cannot recover.
In the 3 short months that I have had my S2K I have avoided 2 potentially serious accidents due to it's responsive handling and great brakes. Both incidents were on 2 lane country roads when I was cruising around 75-80 and cars pulled out in front of me less than 50 yards away. Light braking and driving through the scene was no problem. I could never have avoided these accidents had I been in the SUV. (But then I don't drive it that fast on back roads, and barely 75 on interstates....)
It would also seem that the same laws of physics apply here as they do in light vs heavy aircraft crash testing. A well designed light car should expend all of its energy/momentum sooner and with less total crash violence. Can't fool mother nature......
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From: Clearlake, CA
The S2000 rated higher in recent crash tests than many SUV's and minivans and a lot of sedans. It even rated higher in roll over tests (as compared to some SUV's) a while back (forget details).
That said, if you don't feel safe in the car, don't get it because feeling that way will make you that way.
Personally, I've always felt saver driving my convertibles than a truck or sedan.
That said, if you don't feel safe in the car, don't get it because feeling that way will make you that way.
Personally, I've always felt saver driving my convertibles than a truck or sedan.