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> Most new cars still suck / Do not offer meaningful new features. In terms of bells and whistles? Yeah, not that much. But in terms of safety tech, there has
by justapassenger 5y ago
> Most new cars still suck / Do not offer meaningful new features.
In terms of bells and whistles? Yeah, not that much. But in terms of safety tech, there has been a huge progress in last 10 years and it’s not slowing down. New cars are not only getting harder to crash, but in case of crash they’re getting better and better at protecting you.
Safety is main reason why I update my cars every few years, even tho it’s pretty costly. But so is having my family seriously injured or killed.
- dehrmann 5y ago> Safety is main reason why I update my cars every few years It's probably only only worth it after a redesign (every 6 years, or so), and I'd wait for the second model year in the new generation for them to work out the kinks. That said, the EV of added safety, especially coming from a car generation build before the small overlap frontal crash test was added in 2012, is pretty good.
- kens 5y agoA couple of days ago I was watching a dramatic video showing test collisions of old cars vs modern cars. I was surprised by how much safer a 2016 car was than a 1992 car. Not to mention the 1959 death trap Bel Air. (It's alarming though that 1992 is now the olden days.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0
- tomschlick 5y agoYeah I remember talking to my grandfather a few years ago and he made a comment about cars being so fragile now. One accident and they crumple costing thousands to fix when "back in the day" it would just be a bent bumper. I explained that in the old days the car was built sturdier and survived but the people had worse odds, now the car is sacrificed to take the brunt of the force. That finally clicked for him as he remembered quite a few friends being in life threatening crashes back then but barely any today.
- Chris2048 5y agoI always recall the line from back to the future: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean - He'd rip through us like we were tin foil!
- megablast 5y agoMaybe that was better for society. In those days, dare devils didnt last long. Now, they can crash and kill, and drive again in a few hours.
- logicalmind 5y agoI often wonder about things like this. It reminds of Tullock's spike: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Tullock#Tullock's_spike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Tullock#Tullock's_spike
- geerlingguy 5y agoBut a 2010+ car is not that far off a brand new car. Used doesn't just mean old junker!
- jaywalk 5y agoIn terms of safety technology, your average 2010 car is missing a bunch of things that are found on your average 2021 car. Automatic emergency braking, side airbags, hell even the backup camera!
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