Smart Roadster Crash Safety Rating

[smart-eddy]

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That's not right - more deaths and accidents happen in the home than anywhere else. They'd make houses illegal

Thats true, at home is the most dangerous place to be.

Welcome by the way, Are you useful by name, useful by nature?

[RichG]

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How did the 20mph roady crash go?

I tested a roadster at 20mph into a vw golf tdi

We all walked away and the tdi was written off!

My car was repaired. Airbags in the face are a fun experience!

The smarts hold up well and you will walk away from a collision that would see injuries in other lesser cars

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[BCA]

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Can also confirm fortwos are great in being rear-ended at 30mph and rolled at 40-50mph... both times, no injuries. Admittedly the roll wrote off the car, but its engine still lives on in the new car, which then got hit by a policewoman and has survived that too... though the insurance company wish they wrote it off now as the damage exceeded 75% of the cars value once complete, meh - im happy.

[superstevie]

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HOW did he do that?

Well, as he came round the corner of a tight hairpin on a narrow country road, a jag was coming the other way. Benny swerved, went up an embankment and onto the roof. As we came round the corner, we could see the car mid roll and the occupants hands go up as it went onto the roof. Benny badly hurt his arm, but that was more as he was getting out the car.

I'll never forget the horrid noises

[Jan&Sam]

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Well the fiat 500 I'm getting is just a second car cause i love my roadie! have had a crash at 40mph in the roadie into a Golf and that was about 30mph i took all the damage but only the front crumple zones damaged and repaired. only worryig about the tridion safety cell as I've read only undamaged up to 9mph!

[westcoaster]

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Well, as he came round the corner of a tight hairpin on a narrow country road, a jag was coming the other way. Benny swerved, went up an embankment and onto the roof. As we came round the corner, we could see the car mid roll and the occupants hands go up as it went onto the roof. Benny badly hurt his arm, but that was more as he was getting out the car.

I'll never forget the horrid noises

I believe that excessive speed trying out a remap and ESP being switched off were also minor factors in the incident.

[superstevie]

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well there was that as well as....

[Useful]

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Thats true, at home is the most dangerous place to be.

Welcome by the way, Are you useful by name, useful by nature?

Allegedly although I'm still on the learning end of automotive usefulness...

[smart-eddy]

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Lol useful. well welcome anyway.

jan&sam when you get the fiat post some pics up, I think they are pretty funky cars.

[Useful]

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Remember: Many of the Porsches didn't have crash safety ratings until recently, so that puts us into a clique of German, rear-drive, rear-engined roadsters that people choose over safety

[putzie]

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sorry cant help dennis , almost have bought from this seller before of which i contacted and asked to collect which was replied not a problem for him but did not win the item so no need to collect

[Jan&Sam]

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I will post pics when i get the Fiat. He's gonna be called Ollie. But not getting rid of my roadie!

[smart-eddy]

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Ollie? any reason? Am I sad that I have never named a car?

[punkeyfunky]

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Ollie? any reason? Am I sad that I have never named a car?

My Roadie doesn't have a name, however my son is quite certain its a 'him' ande not a 'her'.

[superstevie]

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Ive named all my car. Roadster1 was Bessie, Roadster 2 was Murphy, Fortwo was Flick and Roadster 3 is Dougie! Also in past had Rennie (106) Charlie (Kangoo van) and current Passat is Hector!