I am surprised that some of you feel the 505 is not up to scratch in
safety terms.
While in Germany a number of years ago, Auto Motor und Sport revealed
that the 505 was better than any car in terms of mortality rates in
Europe. The story got little coverage as Merc and BMW were beaten at
their own game - providing safe transportation for the upper class.
Recently in Australia it has also been reported that the 505 is second
only to a 740/760 series Ovlov. Incredible result for a car designed in
the mid 70's!!
Did the US market get the structural rejects of the litter??
Ian Barges
77 504
-----Original
From: Bob Bartch [mailto:bbartch@jps.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 6 July 1999 14:41
To: PEUGEOTSW@aol.com
Cc: peugeot-l@egroups.com
Subject: Re: Crash Test -- Peugeot 505 Safety
Speaking of crashworthiness, I note that my 86 505TD is far and away
the most expensive car to insure. And I mean liability only!! We have
much newer and more expensive cars, as well as my old 74 chevy truck
but nothing compares with Peugeot for raising one's liability rates.
I've had different companies and it never changes. I even told them
"hey it's a diesel - it won't burst into flame when it's hit, and it's
slow" etc.
but no effect on these companies. Were they really an accident-prone
car??
Bob Bartch
86 505TD
PEUGEOTSW@aol.com wrote:
> Both interesting and intriguing. Question: In the first incident, if
the
> passenger compartment was intact, why was the dash pushed forward.
> forward force of the crash or from the rear?
>
> In the second, I am surprised since I remember that the 505 did not do
well
> in frontal impact crash tests. While a very sturdy vehicle, it does
not seem
> to have much crush absorbing design built into it. A tank like car is
great
> for the feeling of solidity, but not well as an injury protector. For
> instance, the new VW Beetle protects driver and passenger better than
many
> larger cars--because of its intelligent design. Do you really think
the 505
> was designed with that in mind?
>
> Mort
>
>
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