Rincewind
26-02-2008, 16:59
Just seen BBC news 24. The did a feature on the Navara NCap results. Called it one of the most dangerous vehicles on the road.
There were 2 safety issues.
1 the airbag on the passenger side deployed a fraction too late causing the dummy's head to go under it and hit the screen.
2 they did not like the way the body crumpled arround the occupants feet during head on impact with a concrete block.
They (not sure if it was Ncap or BBC) were saying that Nissan should recall and redesign (not clear what part of it they were on about body crumple or air bag)
Rep from Nissan said that only 2008 models were affected and they had already informed dealers and owners and were taking steps to recify (again unclear if this applies to the body crumple or airbag)
Finally BBC wrapped it up by refering to 4x4 as ugly and comparing it to "much Smaller" cars which have much better, 5 out of 5, Ncap safety ratings.
Gave me the impression, again, that the good old impartial BBC, which we all pay for with our licence fee, is a bit anti 4x4.
Would any "small" (more acconomical) car on the market with similar NCap rating warrant a full blow report like this? Would they be so keen to draw the public's attention to it (afterall in is in the public interest to scare munger is it not?)? or is it just jumping on the 4x4 bashing bandwagon again? Surely as these factors are only relevan to the users of these vehicles and Nissan are already contacting them was there any point in making such a big deal over it?
They have tried frightening all the non-4x4 users in the country with horror stroies about the carnage, death and distruction 4x4s leave in their wake, now they are trying to put us all off from ever buying one because of the deathtrap the pose to the occupants!
BBC = Blinking Bias Codswallop (toned down so i dont get a roasting from the mods)
Rant Over
Regards
Rincewind
There were 2 safety issues.
1 the airbag on the passenger side deployed a fraction too late causing the dummy's head to go under it and hit the screen.
2 they did not like the way the body crumpled arround the occupants feet during head on impact with a concrete block.
They (not sure if it was Ncap or BBC) were saying that Nissan should recall and redesign (not clear what part of it they were on about body crumple or air bag)
Rep from Nissan said that only 2008 models were affected and they had already informed dealers and owners and were taking steps to recify (again unclear if this applies to the body crumple or airbag)
Finally BBC wrapped it up by refering to 4x4 as ugly and comparing it to "much Smaller" cars which have much better, 5 out of 5, Ncap safety ratings.
Gave me the impression, again, that the good old impartial BBC, which we all pay for with our licence fee, is a bit anti 4x4.
Would any "small" (more acconomical) car on the market with similar NCap rating warrant a full blow report like this? Would they be so keen to draw the public's attention to it (afterall in is in the public interest to scare munger is it not?)? or is it just jumping on the 4x4 bashing bandwagon again? Surely as these factors are only relevan to the users of these vehicles and Nissan are already contacting them was there any point in making such a big deal over it?
They have tried frightening all the non-4x4 users in the country with horror stroies about the carnage, death and distruction 4x4s leave in their wake, now they are trying to put us all off from ever buying one because of the deathtrap the pose to the occupants!
BBC = Blinking Bias Codswallop (toned down so i dont get a roasting from the mods)
Rant Over
Regards
Rincewind