Crash tests

[FarmerPug]

i would be fond of buying a 205 if i could then i seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_gDfXHvCl4&NR=1
i know they arent safe, it hasnt really put me off (just install a roll cage) but its amazing how much safety has changed. the 205s crumpe zone literally was the front passenger compartment.

[sirwiggum]

Citroen AX was worse.

Back then it wasn't as much of an issue.

Suppose now with everybody feeling invincible in SUVs its more of a liability.

[FarmerPug]

if the 205 did that the ax must have swapped places between the front and back.

[sirwiggum]

[FarmerPug]

wow the wee ax did very good there, thats 5 stars no problem the a pillar hasnt deformed a bit, and the doors can probably be opened easily.

[lozz]

after being in a crash in a puggy 306 iwouidnt trust puggys build quality,
there not good in a crash one of the reasons why ive decided to leave my tow bar on idont like them but itl help,

ithink the only good squashable french car out there is the Meganes them big arse weird looking things,
My 306 folded up like a peice of toast i wouidnt fancy being in the same knock in 106

[sirwiggum]

My old ZX seemed to collect dents very easily, would hate to have seen it in a crash.

[FarmerPug]

they were all just as bad in the days before the crash tests. Although a few cars like the 605/XM the renault 25 and even the 800 were good in a crash

even the germans were bad in crashes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq-UUQA ... re=related
that makes the 205 look safe.

[FarmerPug]

My old ZX seemed to collect dents very easily, would hate to have seen it in a crash.

here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX7_4dgIOkA
it doesnt seem too bad, looks better than the d8 crash test

but new cars are all ncap mad the a pillars stay the same, and the pedals move up even the steering wheels stay there.

[STALLED]

Only look at offset tests - as they truly judge a car's safety credentials.

Look at the ZX and the dummy hitting the steering wheel! Not fun. As for the 205/AX - it's common knowledge that riding around in a wheelbarrow has more crash safety!

[FarmerPug]

the c6 is still one of euro ncaps safest cars even for pedestrians though id love to see a proper test being done on the xm

[sirwiggum]

the c6 is still one of euro ncaps safest cars even for pedestrians though id love to see a proper test being done on the xm

XM would have them bouncing onto the bonnet. Albeit the pointy nose would have ripped their legs in two

Still, I'd rather face my chances against an XM than something ridiculous like a QashQow or Land Cruiser.

[FarmerPug]

i dont know how pedestrian friendly the xm was, it came from the time when they didnt care about the pedestrians as much.
But i do think the actual occupant safety of the xm was quite good.

[highlander]

Saw an older lady wafting about Thurso in an old Citroen BX when I was up there visiting my Mum last month, looked just like this one (except no spoiler):

[FarmerPug]

you may laugh
i think the bx looks great, and they are MASSIVE on the inside.
plastic boot and bonnet as well as lightwheight building techniques it was economical but not the safest car in the world.