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you get what you pay for (crash test)
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#1
06-22-2007, 10:04 AM
Apparently China is trying to get in to the worldwide car sales thing... They have started in Europe with a "premium-style import sedan with a budget price."

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#2
06-22-2007, 10:07 AM
bahaha this is an older one, which is actually quite hilarious <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWy_fASSiQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWy_fASSiQ</a><!-- m -->
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#3
06-22-2007, 10:08 AM
For comparison, a lexus.

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#4
06-22-2007, 10:12 AM
:lol: good finds! I like how the dash explodes. Maybe that's a crumple zone? :dunno:
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#5
06-22-2007, 10:35 AM
heh, when that SUV hits, you can hear people laughing
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#6
06-22-2007, 10:40 AM
haha wtf, it looks like you'll have to be cut out of that truck in little bits after an impact
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#7
06-22-2007, 07:21 PM
i love how the front wheel on the SUV goes all the way into the passenger compartment....
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