Fortuner SUV vs Killer Bus

**jc.timajo** · May 31st, 2011 03:06 PM

got into an almost same albeit alot "milder" accident like that. buti n lang hndi fort dala k. prob now ung lite-ace van basag ang salamin at kupi and back door. haaay buhay pinoy. btw, praying the passengers are ok...

**foresterx** · May 31st, 2011 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by zap.FREEDOM

tsk..tsk...there's something wrong, parang ang lambot ng kaha ng fortuner...what's the speed of the bus when it was hit the fort???

that's to be expected from a car that didn't go through crash safety test, this is why i would never buy a car that doesn't have a 4-5 star crash safety test rating.

**renzo_d10** · May 31st, 2011 03:16 PM

^ Unfortunately, bro, those cars are a tad higher than your usual econoboxes.

**foresterx** · May 31st, 2011 04:52 PM

not really, for the price of the fortuner there's a bunch of other cars that has 4-5 star crash safety test rating. not bashing the fortuner i'm just saying that there are so many cars available in the philippines that has 4-5 star crash safety test rating.

**niky** · May 31st, 2011 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by jc.timajo

got into an almost same albeit alot "milder" accident like that. buti n lang hndi fort dala k. prob now ung lite-ace van basag ang salamin at kupi and back door. haaay buhay pinoy. btw, praying the passengers are ok...

Hit a Lite-Ace with the same force it takes to crumple up a ladder-frame Fort like that and you'll be dead. Period.

Let's be realistic here... the Fortuner isn't that great crash-safety-wise compared to more modern crossovers like the CR-V or the Tucson... considering it's not sold in First-World markets... but it's not a simple tin can.

Doesn't matter how "safe" your car is. If you get hit by an unstoppable force or you hit an immovable object, you're dead.

**Wh1stl3r** · May 31st, 2011 06:22 PM

^
+1. An impact at speeds like that would crush most cars. But given 2 cars that have the same crash rating I'd still go for the taller one. Even if your car has a 5 star crash rating you'll only be as safe as the tests say if you hit something that's more or less your bumper level. If something taller hits you it'll tend to hit your windshield or worse, roll right on top of you. Then the tests won't mean anything.

**foresterx** · May 31st, 2011 06:24 PM

well yeah if the bus was going pretty damn fast then no matter how safe your car is, it probably won't help. for me i'd rather have a safer car since i'd take that slight chance that you might live when your on a safer car. from experience having a safer car helps a lot depending on the accident. my uncles innova got hit by an audi a4 going around 50-60kph and the inova's whole rear looked like a mess and the passengers on the 2nd row got bruises and scratches(one of them was me) while the audi only had minor damage and no injuries from the driver and passenger, broken headlights and slightly bent hood. while my my mom's bmw x3(usdm not the ones philippines get) was also rear ended by a 95-96 ford crown victoria going 30-40mph, the only damage on the x3 was a couple of scratches on the rear bumper and a bent exhaust i was the only one in the car i barely felt i got hit while the crown vic had to be towed away since basically his whole front end was destroyed.

and no, having a bigger car doesn't mean it is safer.

**niky** · May 31st, 2011 06:40 PM

Yup. Neither bigger nor taller matter. Safer matters. And unfortunately... safer costs money. Which means when you get a cheap SUV (in other words... a big bus-like seven seater for the price of a five seat modern crossover), you're getting what you paid for in terms of crash integrity versus those cars.

**tidus1203** · May 31st, 2011 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Yup. Neither bigger nor taller matter. Safer matters. And unfortunately... safer costs money. Which means when you get a cheap SUV (in other words... a big bus-like seven seater for the price of a five seat modern crossover), you're getting what you paid for in terms of crash integrity versus those cars.

A subtle way of saying THIRD WORLD SUV!

Nope don't worry ako lang nagsabi nyan hindi ikaw so I will take all the heat!