Don't buy a chinese car..

AcidHell2 said:
:rolleyes:
Safety doesn't even come on to the list when I buy a car. Maybe if you got kids then fair enough.
Safety is a primary buying criteria for a vast amount of people and if a car had a 1 star rating and fell apart at such a low speed I wouldn't touch one either. Why wouldn't safety be a factor for you? :confused:
 
Ed said:
Why wouldn't safety be a factor for you? :confused:
Its a very very low factor for me too, infact I dont think ive ever really considered it when choosing a car.
 
Ed said:
Safety is a primary buying criteria for a vast amount of people and if a car had a 1 star rating and fell apart at such a low speed I wouldn't touch one either. Why wouldn't safety be a factor for you? :confused:
Why because I don't plan on crashing, I have and will ride motorbikes. Life is full of dangerous situations . If you want safety lock yourself in a room. I'd rather buy what I want and have fun. I might die young but hey everyone dies.
 
AcidHell2 said:
no, but what's the odds of crashing?

Actually reasonably high, isn't it something like 1 in 2 drivers will have an accident?

Remember it doesnt have to be your fault - you come round a corner and some reckless moron in a van is overtaking on the wrong side of the road and you'd be glad you'd picked a car with a reasonable safety rating..
 
[TW]Fox said:
Actually reasonably high, isn't it something like 1 in 2 drivers will have an accident?

Remember it doesnt have to be your fault - you come round a corner and some reckless moron in a van is overtaking on the wrong side of the road and you'd be glad you'd picked a car with a reasonable safety rating..

1 in 2 in drivers over how long? and how many of them are at low speed. The chances are still low for a major crash.


Edit - for a lot of normal drivers I can see why they look at it. Perhaps I'm just to used to all the enthusiast in the motor forum here. Where safety probably wont even appear on there list.
 
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AcidHell2 said:
Edit - for a lot of normal drivers I can see why they look at it.
I admire your elitism but this isn't about your ability to drive, it's about the safety of the roads as Fox pointed out with his van driver story. I know about dangerous situations, I too was a biker, I also fly light aircraft, the buzz is amazing but I'm still aware of my own mortality and safety is a priority. My concern is if safety isn't a factor for you, does that just influence your purchasing decision or does that translate to you generally, your driving perhaps?
 
Ed said:
I admire your elitism but this isn't about your ability to drive, it's about the safety of the roads as Fox pointed out with his van driver story. I know about dangerous situations, I too was a biker, I also fly light aircraft, the buzz is amazing but I'm still aware of my own mortality and safety is a priority. My concern is if safety isn't a factor for you, does that just influence your purchasing decision or does that translate to you generally, your driving perhaps?
Of course I'm aware of my safety and I drive accordingly to minimize the risk whilst having fun. I would say it doesn't affect my driving as an ex biker I'm aware of the dangers. Unlike most of the people who buy a 5 star car. then decide to over take on blind corners thinking there safe in the cocoon.
 
A quick look on the Euro NCAP site is always sensible :) Not that it matters these days, most saloons achieve 4/5 stars these days, its the tiny ones that are worryingly struggling to reach that many stars.
 
AcidHell2 said:
Unlike most of the people who buy a 5 star car. then decide to over take on blind corners thinking there safe in the cocoon.
I know, the irony's not lost on me either. :)
 
DannyDan said:
:confused: So unless you've got kids safety shouldn't be a factor?

How strange.

I would say most people who are on here are car enthusiasts. In which case for the majority car safety isn't a high priority. If you have kids it's bound to change your prioritys about.
 
i'd say it's only not a priority because it's normally a given, especially when
looking at performance cars which will have been designed with an element of safety upto even higher speeds

there's a vast gap between not considering it because your car probably is safe and not considering it and driving something that behaves like those in relatively low speed crash situations

i know they're neither the sportiest or highest performance available, but all these get 4* ratings
http://www.euroncap.com/roadster_sports.aspx
 
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fairt play those cars have the structural integrity of a wet fart

safety might not be my number 1 priority, but you can't even have in either of those, and they don't look good either

so the title is correct, don't buy a chinese car.........or a french car
 
Totally depends on the motivation for the purchase surely? For example my Monday to Friday criteria are Diesel, 4/AWD, high reliability and reasonably economical. Safety is an issue but not a primary one.

For the weekends it's all about the rev range and power delivery and that leads in one direction. Two wheels. I spent more on security and safety equipment for my bike than I could have purchased a new 125 for. Safety is a priority not because I doubt my own ability but because I doubt others observation skills based on the last 4 years.
 
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