Which car is best!!!!!!!!!

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:38 pm

mud_king91 wrote:FINE ill go a smart car

Surprisingly safe those are

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:45 pm

Silverbullet wrote:Surprisingly safe those are

Not against a 4wd or a lifted subie with bull bar.
Theres no impact zone, in a crash your legs will be trapped if you dont die.
Please Explain How that is safe.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:52 pm

Now this car, what cars do you have at the moment? What does your wife drive? Are you getting rid of any when you buy this one?

taza · Post by **taza** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:48 pm

Personally if it were my family (although I don't have kids... yet) I would go for the safest possible car. And if your looking for a Subie go a Forester or Outback, what ever suits your needs best. Both great, reliable cars and there are still aspects of the old subies within them.

But thats just my 2cents worth.

Taza

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:55 pm

Brumby Kid wrote:Not against a 4wd or a lifted subie with bull bar.
Theres no impact zone, in a crash your legs will be trapped if you dont die.
Please Explain How that is safe.

Look up crash tests for the smart car, they put alot of design and effort into directing the energy around the passenger capsule, since they don't have any crush zone.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Will do Sam. Dan, if your wife is going to have a wagon or anything with a back seat (Baby capsule) then go the ute. You will need a car for the kid, then the other can be whatever. All the new Subies are an ANCAP 5 star safety rating (from about 06 onwards?)
Cheers Cam

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:56 pm

ok a smart car will destroy a subaru anyday it can move a 20T concrete wall and the doors still open hit it at 70MPH and yea shes going a foz i think... either way the mercedes is staying so the ute seems sensible... be better if they came in dual cab

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:21 pm

Thats coz the smart car has an electric motor (cant stall). Yeah defs go a ute!
Just what do you want / can afford. Baja or brumby
Baja would be a newish car that you dont do anything to (except maybe mph to kph?)
A brumby would be a tinker er / you would probs have to do work to it.

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:50 pm

smart cars are petrol powered... id go the brumby its cheaper and it,ll work as an all rounder much better then the baja

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:51 pm

http://adelaide.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-V ... Z313951242

however iv been keeping my eye on this

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:57 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s

check that out

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:19 pm

Ok ok, plz dont buy one. 5:30 they say it would survive, the passengers wouldn't.

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:26 pm

I didnt hear the safety rating of the smart car but the 2nd car was only 3*...i would really strongly suggest you only look at 5* rated cars...i think the Liberty is 5*.
If a well designed midget car can survive that, imagine how a well designed 5* medium size car like a Liberty would go....

To give you an idea of how good ABS & ASC are they are now compulsory on ALL new cars sold in Oz...its not just a gimmick...they are bloody brilliant!

I understand what you're saying bout people relying on it too much but i think its just too good to ignore.

Good luck with choosing. You're right, its way harder than choosing tyres lol

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:36 pm

Yeah nobody can survive after a certain speed, but I did say the smart was surprising in it's safety, not necessarily really safe, but it is surprising.

Anyway back on topic, you're gonna need a wagon or ute to tow around all your kids hobbies. Like go-karts, dirt bikes maybe

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:59 am

Yeah youve got the merc, and a foz. Get yourself a play toy tinkerer. UTE

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:32 am

silverbullet define kids hobbies... thats codeword for my hobbies isnt it ?

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:34 pm

mud_king91 wrote:silverbullet define kids hobbies... thats codeword for my hobbies isnt it ?

Shhh you're not supposed to say that

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:31 pm

woops hahaha my missus is ok with my stupid hobbies... she isnt keen on the next one being a gun licence and desert eagle ( cant see what the problem is myself tho )

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:42 pm

Remember with kids, comes prams, portable cots, bags of nappies and spare clothes.

We have an Outback, and a Foz with a child seat in each. There are times when I wish I had a Brumby instead, but the comfort and the safety of the Outback means more for me, especially on long trips, so I also own a box trailer

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:19 pm

mud_king91 wrote:woops hahaha my missus is ok with my stupid hobbies... she isnt keen on the next one being a gun licence and desert eagle ( cant see what the problem is myself tho )

She probebly thinks why the hell you need one?
And shes probably scared of an accident.

Yeah if you have two cars for baby stuff (merc n foz) Have a "you" car. A car for what you want, which sounds like a tinkerer or a baja.

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