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01-23-2013, 11:32 PM | #19 |
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it is the iihs. they lie and steal and do everything they can to make the car companies look bad. They are the ralph nader of the current time. But with even less morals, if that is even possible.
The Yaris has done extremely well in european crash tests.
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01-24-2013, 08:00 PM | #20 |
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yes, but that is an EU market Yaris with a pile of airbags that are expensive extras here....
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01-26-2013, 06:46 PM | #21 |
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if you want to believe an institute with an agenda to get car companies to bribe them to get better scores, be my guest. I on the other hand, will use my brain and make my own choices.
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01-26-2013, 07:08 PM | #22 | |
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You're comparing apples and oranges here. The EU spec Yaris has Side body airbags, Side head airbags and Driver knee airbags which the ones here don't have as standard equipment. You can't compare the results directly. I'm not exactly sure what you're point is.. |
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01-29-2013, 12:42 PM | #23 |
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The IIHS keeps inventing new tests and run the tests before an automaker can comply with such extreme crashes.
Needless to say, the Camry is a safe car. But tests like this make Toyota look bad. Most people will see a report such as this and without looking into the details, conclude that the Camry is a death trap. |
01-31-2013, 02:21 PM | #24 |
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The 5 most dangerous cars?
As rated by IIHS:
1 - Fiat 500 (Lounge, CLounge, Sport, Pop and CPop) 2 - Kia Rio 5 (LX and SX) 3 - Toyota Corolla L 4 - Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 5 - Mercedes-Benz CL600 http://www.insure.com/car-insurance/...ries-2013.html
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01-31-2013, 03:11 PM | #25 |
Here is the 2012 crash tests in europe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqlBY0_fe8
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01-31-2013, 03:14 PM | #26 |
And here is a great camry vs third gen yaris offset crash test. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19znNFka-eU
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The IIHS is a privately run, privately owned by insurance companies organization. If you don't think they are looking for a payoff from auto companies, i have a bridge i want to sell you.
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01-31-2013, 03:34 PM | #28 |
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After lurking about on their website, I totally agree with you.
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01-31-2013, 11:57 PM | #29 | |
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The Facts Are Disturbing
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The truth is, the Camry and the Yaris are victims of cost-cutting to the extreme. Both vehicles have less steel than previous models (~200 lbs saved in the 2012 Camry over the 2007-2011 model). No joke, but the 2012 onwards Yaris requires the buyer to pretend they do not see the lack of sound insulation, the absence of covered wheel wells, the hard plastic dash/door panels, no telescoping steering wheel, and absolutely no soft-touch trim on the rear doors! Even though the Camry superficially performs just as well as other vehicles in the class, this new IIHS Small Overlap crash-test has revealed a serious trend of misrepresenting bad new products as being good or better than the old cars. 2012 - 2013 Camry and Yaris are better in some ways, but consumers are short-changed by the elimination of small features (sound proofing and thicker steel) which used to make Toyota vehicles quite refined in comparison to the competition. |
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02-01-2013, 01:08 AM | #30 |
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You really should link the results. Almost no car's tested has passed with good results.
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Once again not something I associate with Toyota. Thicker steel and soundproofing makes me think of a domestic. |
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