I'm not sure who published this website and I know everyone generally has their own agenda when making these kind of comparisons but wasn't the Ford F150 one of the top 4 on a recent crash test?

This F150 looks as though it hit something while going faster than 40 MPH, what do you think?


http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/Cra...operVsFordF150

 

My question to that is how much was the F150 hauling at the time of impact in the picture.

There is no way, IMO, that the data there is accurate....

From a quick look at it, the data looks skewed and is not taking into account the sheer number of F150s on the road. The "fatalities per million cars" basically assumes that there are equal numbers of each car in the sample. Of course there are going to be more F150s. It has been the best selling truck for what about 20 years, and the best selling car/truck for the last what 13 or so? More on the road, means more fatalities in that car. The article is using pure number manipulation to illustrate it's agenda as you suggested Screwdriver.

 

Thats the old body style F150 tho, isn't it?

 

I don't believe that truck it the wall at 40mph, much faster I'd say and yes that is the old body style F150.

 

Yes, that is a 2001. I clicked on the link and the pictures show it right on the door. Whoever wrote that article must have stock in MINI Cooper! I would rather DIE in my F series than drive a MINI!

 

same here

 

I want to put a HUGE motor in a Mini...That would be fun.

 

the bridger article also links an article that is basically an op-ed from the New Yorker. Which is a very liberal, elitist, fill in the blank publication. If you read the body of the article, its talking points are very apparent. They cite a French Psycho-Therapist who is apparently used to research buying habits and associate them with Fruedianesque id/super id analysis. So, take all that **** with a grain of salt and the next time your soy latte sipping, yale MBA grad, prius driving neighbor needs help getting organic mulch at Lowes to help produce a better xeriscaped lawn...check out his book shelf first.

 

Here ya go

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1LkAzt_0q...elated&search=

 

Looks good to me. lol