| In Australia, a study was recently
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| | a wide range of things... But what
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| conducted to rate the safety of cars from
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| | happens when the vehicle is involved in a
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| years past. The study was undertaken to
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| | crash? You can't see how the vehicle is
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| give consumers who are looking to buy
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| | going to perform when you are in the
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| second hand cars adequate information as
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| | showroom or the used car yard."
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| to the safety of a certain vehicle. With
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| | The study did not only focus on the
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| numerous cars aged more than ten years on
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| | safety of car occupants in the event of a
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| Australian roads, the study will be
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| | crash but also took into account the
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| helping consumers decide which
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| | safety of other motorists. Unlike modern
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| second-hand car can protect the
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| | cars which are designed to absorb more
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| adequately in the unfortunate event of a
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| | energy from a collision, old cars have
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| crash.
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| | solid bumpers which can seriously hurt
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| According to Australia's Herald Sun, the
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| | the occupants of anther car.
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| gap in terms of the crashworthiness of
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| | The result of the study is a huge boost
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| the safest old car and the worst is
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| | to Volkswagen popularity in the
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| significantly wide. The study found out
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| | territory. Not only does the largest
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| that the Daihatsu Hi-Jet from 1982 to
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| | European automaker show that their VW
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| 1990 is the worst of the lot. The safest
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| | seat belts and airbags make their new
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| in the group is the Volkswagen Passat
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| | cars safer but they have also proven that
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| from 1998 until 2005. According to the
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| | they have been making safe cars in the
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| study, motorists are 26 times more likely
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| | past.
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| to be fatally injured in the Hi-Jet than
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| | Aside from the best-rated Passat, other
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| in the Passat.
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| | notable Volkswagen auto models which are
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| Alarmingly, the study found out that of
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| | rated above average are the Volkswagen
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| the 279 cars that they have tested, 48
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| | Bora and Golf. Versions of these cars
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| are potential risks to the life of car
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| | from 1999 to 2004 are highly rated in
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| occupants. These vehicles are not the
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| | terms of safety. In contrast, the
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| usually obscure makes but these are
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| | Mitsubishi Cordia made from 1983 to 1987
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| popular vehicles making the result of the
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| | are considered to have below average
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| study more alarming. These 48 cars were
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| | crashworthiness.
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| rated "much worse than average". The
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| | The below par performance of about one of
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| study involved 2.8 million cars which
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| | six old cars is showing that not all
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| were involved in an accident in Australia
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| | solid cars are safe. Not only that, the
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| and in New Zealand from 1987 to 2005.
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| | study also found out that the price tag
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| These vehicles are a serious threat to
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| | on the cars does not necessarily
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| the safety of motorists. While buying
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| | translate to safety. There are expensive
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| second hand cars that are still in very
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| | cars which performed poorly compared to
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| good condition may be a good choice for
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| | relatively cheaper cars.
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| consumers, the fact that many old cars
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| | "We are seeing a number of small cars,
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| are unsafe, it is a risk that customers
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| | which are $10,000 or under, performing
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| need to be warned about.
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| | very well in terms of both their occupant
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| Michael Case, the RACV chief engineer,
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| | protection and their collision partner
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| has this to say as to the importance of
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| | protection," said Dr. Stuart Newstead, a
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| the study: "A lot of people, when they
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| | senior researcher at the Monash
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| look to purchase a car, are influenced by
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| | University Accident Research Centre.
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