if you were in a head on crash?

[sampsonndelila]

Not only that, they like to fold in half.

It's not just the exterior damage but the lack of padded steering wheels, dash, plate glass, and no air bags that make old cars a death trap.

[Mike]

Uh, did the 59 Bel Air even have seat belts? As a auto claims guy, I bet the safety rating of the Malibu is a little better.

[wesheltonj]

The old car will increase your injury claim over the new car. Personally I would rather be uninjured then have a big pile on money, a small pile is just fine.

As to the MB being the better then others. There is some truth to that, MB and Volvo both make their uni-bodies different then everyone else, which is why they are the safest cars on the road.

[CoryDude]

Eh, I'll stick with my stretch limo.

[saabtech]

Yeah, I can picture this:

You get to choose which car to ride into that scenario. You telling me that 98 out of 100 don't take the MB keys? Right. .

im not telling you anything.... IIHS is. just thought it was close

MB has a history of not relying on those crash tests, but instead, their own of many thousands of vehicles. Unlike BMW -where performance is #1 - safety has always been the highest priority for MB. They will continue to be in our stable. .

not discounting MB in any way. this post didnt start out with anything MB. my point was mainly that engineering in modern vehicles will blow your mind. it blew mine!!

Go over to European Car Parts on Eckert @ Bandera. Go look at the wrecked cars there. Then tell me you would rather ride a Malibu into that scenario over a MB. Or the Malibu over a Saab, BTW.

uh.... i see all kinds of wrecked cars every day. thousands and thousands in the last 6 yrs at KB cad hummer saab. everything from kia to maybach and mini to H1 alpha. the malibu is a great car as well as anything else that gets me from a to b safely. by the way what did you vote for before seeing the data? i chose the 1959 Bel Air honestly.

[saabtech]

Uh, did the 59 Bel Air even have seat belts? As a auto claims guy, I bet the safety rating of the Malibu is a little better.

all it had was a lap belt.
and a steering column in your eye!