When I see this picture, I can't help but wonder..."Do you think he'd sell me the wheels?"


But seriously. This was a big selling point for me. I drove a Volvo before, and I'd have a hard time driving anything that I didn't think would protect my wife and dogs.

 

Strange that the passenger front airbag didn't seem to have gone off.

 

Thanks for those pics. It gives me more ammunition for those people who say it can't be safe...It's too small. Seeing all the pics make me feel just as safe in my mini as I do in my parents H1.

 

Aahh - that'll buff right out.

 

Seeing a picture like that really makes me wonder how fast the car(s) were going. If the MINI was doing 10mph, well that's not so good

 

Doesn't the passenger airbag stay off (it won't deploy) if there isn't anyone sitting there? I know when I put my book bag in the passenger seat, it doesn't weigh enough and the "passenger airbag off" light stays on the whole time. If no one is sitting in the passenger seat, the light comes on briefly when the car is started, then goes off. I always thought it isn't even activated unless someone of a certain weight (40 lbs?) sits there.

 

Ouch! Looks scary!

Hope the occupant(s) were OK. The MINI is a safe car no doubt about it!

I feel sorry for the poor little guy sitting there all crashed up in the salvage yard ... RIP MCS!

 

dang thats scary

 

That makes sense. Although I guess the side curtain bag isn't hooked up to those sensors.

 

Ditto me too. I drive with kids in the back too, and that's the only thing that concerns me. I know they say kids are ALWAYS safer in the back seat of a car, but I can't help but wonder if my 5 year-old wouldn't be safer up front. I realize that flying glass is much more of an exposure up front, but aside from that, what makes the front seat inherently less safe than riding in back?

 

Just goes to show the sturdy S-Lites can survive anything!

 

So this car is totalled right? I'm just curious if they could fix something like that.

 

anything can be fixed...in this case it wouldnt be worth it

the cost to fix it would probably be more than how much the car is worth

 

The MINI does very well in front crash tests, but it doesn't fare as well in rear enders.

 

Man I hope that car is considered totalled. That car will have a long way to recovery with that damage. Good show for the MINI!

 

actually i was riding with my sis in her MC and we were rear ended by some small sports car that was doing about 15 while we were sitting in traffic...the other car had about $1000 damage while my sister only needed a new chrome piece that had gotten scratched...when i got out of the car after we got hit to go look at the damage i was suprised that it didnt even look like we were touched