On 6/7/99, at 4:26, Douglas Sisson wrote:
>While I haven't had any experience with accidents so far, knock on wood,
>my mother has. She had two accidents in her old '83 505sti. One day she
>was pulling out of a parking space with a big van parked to her left.
>Since she couldn't see around it, she pulled out slowly. BANG. A woman
>crashed into the front drivers side of the 505. The 505 skidded into the
>empty space to the right.
> Well, the police estimate the other woman's speed at about 45 in a=
parking
>lot!! Her car was totaled but the 505 was barely effected and she drove=
it
>home. It needed an alignment and body work. To pull the body panel out I
>hooked on a winch to the bent metal reinforcement under the body work. I
>then attached the other side to a tree. There was still some dents but it
>wasn't that bad at all. You can barely notice it in the lower-left=
picture
>on my web page: http://dougsisson.webprovider.com/peugeot.html
> The other time she was rear-ended by a teenager who had just gotten their
>license. The other car needed a whole new bumper, not a scratch on the=
505.
> She felt so bad for the teenager driving the parents car that she didn't
>report it.
>
>Doug Sisson
>
>
>At 03:03 PM 7/6/99 +1000, you wrote:
>>Dear Sirs,
>>
>>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: [Peugeot] 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.
>>>From the
>>> 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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>1987 505sti - 2.2l ZDJL, auto - West Haven,CT
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