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You've really done your homework on the safety issue! 900

posted by  jwalker on  Fri Apr 1 03:36 CST 2005
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I will check out the iihs.org pages you cited. Good to know all angles of the safety issue.

My position still stands on a Forester. Most Toyota's are deadly dull to drive. They put me to sleep - dangerous in itself! For an SUV (and I don't particularly like SUV's mind you) it drives much better than the similar Toyota's. The Forester is car-based, the 4-Runner is truck-based and drives like a truck IMO.

BTW - I understand the crash tests are even better for the newer version of the Forester, which I believe came out in 2003?? Will check on that.

Me, I'm willing to trade off a little safety for a more fun, interesting, better handling and performing car. A better road/performing car has an active safety advantage that can't be overlooked. Accidents can sometimes be avoided. That needs to be factored in when evaluating overall safety. No stats do this! That is why I'd choice to drive a BMW performance type car that has a little lower passive safety rating versus a Toyota that has a higher one that is deadly dull to drive...

Guess it is clear I don't like Toyotas much, eh! Do respect their reliability, but all the models I have driven have been boring.

That being said, buy a 940! A 940 turbo or possibly a 3 series BMW will be my next car of choice.


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