....thx for the info.
IIHS - C-Class poor performer
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IIHS - C-Class poor performer
Go to IIHS.org and read Low Speed Collisions Big Repair Bills: Most Luxury Car Bumpers Fail to Bump.
$5,486 damage in minor bump.
$5,486 damage in minor bump.
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because they're designed to crumble. it doesn't even look like they hit the bumper. any car that hits the suv or whatever's gonna get that much damage.
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Dumbest study to date. No $h!T its expensive to fix. Is the person that came up with that study that stupid. I would expect the repairs to a Chevy Cobalt to be less and the repairs to a Ferrari Enzo to be more. Bill Engvall said it best "Here's Your Sigh !"
Hey how about a study that concludes that an H2 Hummer costs more on gas annually than a Scion xb.
Hey how about a study that concludes that an H2 Hummer costs more on gas annually than a Scion xb.
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I am sure the canadian spec C class will fare better. Our bumpers have an extra bar in the bumper. Our bumpers must pass an 8km/hr impact (5mph) with no damage. The US specs are only 2mph
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It doesn't work that way, you also must factor in the weight of the other vehicle.Most vehicles today though have the front bumper lower than the rear. The solution: make sure you don't rear-end anyone.
And don't tailgate! Do they still teach the 2-second rule to new drivers? 
Nobody seems to do it anymore, and when you do leave a suitable gap, some jackass cuts you off and slips in.I'm surprised they haven't made those bumper height laws apply to trucks, minivans, or SUVs. They forgot to include one other major class of vehicle: semis!
Do you older drivers remember the days of steel chrome bumpers? You could drive into a wall at 10+km/h and have zero damage
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the bumper law was always 5mph when it was introduced in 1973. There was one company that bragged that theirs was 8mph.
The ruling was relaxed in the US around 1991. Some companies continued with the 5mph (VW, Audi, Volvo, BMW, Porsche all have 5mph) Mercedes does not for their US cars This is one of the reason why we can import US Benz's into Canada because the bumpers don't pass our standards and it costs too much to retro-fit them.
Shame on Mercedes, a company that boasts about safety
The ruling was relaxed in the US around 1991. Some companies continued with the 5mph (VW, Audi, Volvo, BMW, Porsche all have 5mph) Mercedes does not for their US cars This is one of the reason why we can import US Benz's into Canada because the bumpers don't pass our standards and it costs too much to retro-fit them.
Shame on Mercedes, a company that boasts about safety
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