Pricing goals for 2012 E350 4matic in US
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I'm thinking of rear-side Airbags (I know curtain Airbags are provided across the board).
I was under the impression that "everybody" has rear-sides. I'm pretty sure my '08 Malibu had them, the Chevy Cruze has them, etc. etc. etc. etc. I'd have to check again to make sure.
I was under the impression that "everybody" has rear-sides. I'm pretty sure my '08 Malibu had them, the Chevy Cruze has them, etc. etc. etc. etc. I'd have to check again to make sure.
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We're spoiled in that the cars we drive generally have the latest and greatest safety gear.
Rear air bags are debated at great length and their usefulness is limited to adult passengers. They should not be used with any kind of car seat and may even hazardous to any youth. I'd just stick with the sidecurtain airbags.
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Interesting. I stand corrected!
So M-B offering them as an Option is M-B just proving that it offers extra Safety (if you deem the Option safer, or necessary) more than anything I guess.
So M-B offering them as an Option is M-B just proving that it offers extra Safety (if you deem the Option safer, or necessary) more than anything I guess.
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My take on rear side airbags in E class:
a. rear side airbags were always standard equipment on US W210 E-class from 2000 MY on,
b. rear side airbags were always standard equipment on all US W211 E-class from the first day of production,
c. with W212, MB had to cut on list of standard equipment to keep price inline with outgoing W211, especially since most other German competitors in this class (5-series/A6) were offering them as optional for years.
a. rear side airbags were always standard equipment on US W210 E-class from 2000 MY on,
b. rear side airbags were always standard equipment on all US W211 E-class from the first day of production,
c. with W212, MB had to cut on list of standard equipment to keep price inline with outgoing W211, especially since most other German competitors in this class (5-series/A6) were offering them as optional for years.
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^^ OK, I'm spinning in circles but that's exactly what I thought, and I now remember my W211 definitely had rear-side Airbags.
Also, here's the IIHS Side Impact Test for the Chevy Cruze, which shows that it clearly has rear-side Airbags, along with the obvious Curtains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhSaVd-x5CY
Also, here's the IIHS Side Impact Test for the Chevy Cruze, which shows that it clearly has rear-side Airbags, along with the obvious Curtains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhSaVd-x5CY
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Originally Posted by K-A;4929817Also, here's the IIHS Side Impact Test for the Chevy Cruze, which shows that it clearly has rear-side Airbags, along with the obvious Curtains.
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I guess it is like browsing dealer websites and trying to determine what options a car has and you have to sift through pages of standard drivel. Yes! this car has two cigarette lighters, a driver's side airbag (mandated by the feds since the early '90's), hazard blinkers and seatbelts, just to try to figure out what package is on a car.
Is it really that hard to list the things (like rear seat airbags) that make this car different from the rest?
