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Minivans have the weakest bodyshells of all vehicles, they are like egg boxes. https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/08/is-it-safe-mixed-results-for-minivan-models-
by olivermarks 5y ago
Minivans have the weakest bodyshells of all vehicles, they are like egg boxes.
https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/08/is-it-safe-mixed-results-for-minivan-models-in-passenger-crash-test/ https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/08/is-it-safe-mixed-results...
Station wagons were usually 4 door, the strongest body type, and when they were popular in the 60's and 70s had very strong construction, not least because they were family oriented.
- asdff 5y agoI'm sure a modern minivan blows the 70s station wagon out of the water in terms of keeping the people inside the car safe.
- olivermarks 5y agoAbsolutely. 1st, 2nd & 3rd gen Subaru wagons are much, much stronger and safer than a minivan though, the last of the non-bloated-into-SUV wagons...
- sk5t 5y agoStrength/rigidity is not necessarily what you want for safety. The energy in a crash has got to go somewhere.
- flyingfences 5y agoStrength/rigidity around the passenger cabin, crumple zones on the outside ends.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoI'm not basing my purchasing decisions based on the kinds of crashes that only a minority of people will get into within a lifetime.