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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7398280/

haha, 3 star crash safety rating for front passenger and 4 star for driver out of 5 stars. Worst of the trucks tested.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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I'm not to worried about it.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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At least we will die with pride.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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Yeah, right. Only vehicles I would fear crashing with would be semis and dump trucks... cars wouldn't stand a chance against my truck.....
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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It's not really surprising. The body panels dent very easily. Especially the roof(not that the roof matters too much in a side impact collision). When I was drying off the truck yesterday, just very minimal pressure caused the roof to bend in. It popped right back out, but still. They aren't made like they were in the 60's-70's. The metal is very thin.
Oh well, I'm not really too worried about it either.
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die. LOL Iron Maiden - Die With Your Boots On
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by smokeydoge
Yeah, right. Only vehicles I would fear crashing with would be semis and dump trucks... cars wouldn't stand a chance against my truck.....
I read about a 2500HD on one of the diesel forums a while back who had a bent frame because of a side impact from a new VW Beetle! May not be to tough after all.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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Damn that sucks for me....

With an 800HP setup in the grey truck and a fuel cell full of methanol it looks like I'm gonna burn in a lake of fire, Iron Maiden style. Muahahahahaha
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Are you kidding me. This truck is WAY safer then my other cars. Its the first vehicle I own that came factory equipped with an air-bag. Heck, some of my vehicles didnt even come factory equipped with seat belts. Safety is all relative.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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Hey desTrucktive that was funny. I read that for some reson I started out laughing!!!! "At least we will die with pride"
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by F8L Z71
Damn that sucks for me....

With an 800HP setup in the grey truck and a fuel cell full of methanol it looks like I'm gonna burn in a lake of fire, Iron Maiden style. Muahahahahaha

Well, you know what they say... Only the good die young.

I just don't plan on crashing.
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