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Old 02-28-2008, 10:02 PM   #12
WSH
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: CA
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Drives: 2010 CL65
Need to talk to car nuts whom one trusts who buy relevant new S/CL/SL63/65 frequently, e.g., every 6-12mos, to have better anecdotal data....

Need to assess (via common-sense engineering and real-world driving analysis) active/passive safety of various cars....

And place own bets...

Based upon my amateur analysis, have never been impressed w/overall active/passive safety of any car on planet vs curr-gen S/CL63/65....

Based upon anecdotal feedback and own expce, doubt any car on planet today has better quality/reliability than curr-gen S/CL....

IMO, part of what's fun/intellectually interesting re: cars is that full data set is unavailable re: any car....need to place own bets based upon common-sense analysis/judgment; anecdotal feedback; and own driving impressions....those who can't successfully manage this bet prob aren't particularly sharp anyway and also struggle w/most risk/reward bets in their career/life generally.....Darwinian selection often prevails.....after all, where/when else in US is an affluent guy more at physical risk (and instantaneous decision-making risk, based upon driving judgment/skills and active safety tech) than in his daily commute???....
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