Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?message-squaremessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down112
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square84linkfedilink
minus-squaregreyscale@lemmy.grey.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m fairly confident you could drive most modern econoboxes into things at 5mph and come away with just abrasions on the bumpers. Bumpers are for bumpin’ and we should have never let them paint them body coloured.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIn the 1970s some car makers advertised that there would be no damage to the bumper/car at all at 5mph.
minus-squaregreyscale@lemmy.grey.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoI suppose that’s easy to do with a bit of chrome plated steel and a spring. But thats also like 40lb hanging off both ends of the car like barbels. I’d rather have the gas mileage and some scrapes right now.
I’m fairly confident you could drive most modern econoboxes into things at 5mph and come away with just abrasions on the bumpers.
Bumpers are for bumpin’ and we should have never let them paint them body coloured.
In the 1970s some car makers advertised that there would be no damage to the bumper/car at all at 5mph.
I suppose that’s easy to do with a bit of chrome plated steel and a spring. But thats also like 40lb hanging off both ends of the car like barbels. I’d rather have the gas mileage and some scrapes right now.