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Depends on whether you pay your airbag subscription on the new one.

• thih9 4y ago
  Are you sure? I'd guess new cars, subscription or not, are generally safer than "classic" cars; see video in my comment below [1]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675
  • drewzero1 4y ago
    That is certainly a factor. Crumple zones do a lot to absorb forces of impact and prevent intrusion into the passenger compartment. See also: [0] We're getting to the point where a lot of cars that could be called "classic" still have the modern safety features without all of the connected bs. Most late 90s-early 2000s cars have multiple airbags, crumple zones, active seatbelts etc. without also needing to have subscriptions, telemetry, or really any connectedness at all. Granted, subscription-based safety features aren't the point here, but they're certainly a future possibility (as discussed here last year with a motorcycle safety accessory[1]). [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629