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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/mot...mily-thriller/
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Yeah but its only $300...surely you could bargain them into the sale.
All pretty standard stuff, except for the comparison to the BMW..there's one way to make the bang for your buck look extraordinary...LOL Still, easily the best car in the range. I know the F6 is a monster and worth every cent but honestly, whack some brembo's on it and look out. Its standard performance is more than enough for most people I would have thought. Add to that the FG XR is one of the best looking styles in a while, just icing on top.
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But if that gear was standard you could buy one from stock without having to wait for a built-to-order car. And let's face it - that stuff should be standard by now (and probably will be come FGII)
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1. Kids and airbags do not mix. 2. It is (currently) not possible to dis-able an airbag. 3. The purchaser of a vehicle knows (a) how many people may travel in the back and (b) their ages. My current charriot has the $300 airbags, due to excess teenagers. If I had kidlets, I would have NOT gone the option. Advantage to Ford for giving informed buyers the choice. Muttering rotters only have other scribes as back seat passengers. |
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No I beleive redman is correct., I think it has something to do with the children being shorter than adults.
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While front seat side air bags are more common, some cars also have side air bags in the rear seat. Check your car owners manual and look for labels on the sides of the seats. Although they can help prevent injuries to adults in side crashes, these bags may pose a danger to children who are not properly restrained or leaning against the door. Although side air bags are smaller than frontal ones and inflate with much less force, injury could occur if your child’s head is too close to the air bag.
http://www.research.chop.edu/program...at/airbags.php |
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I'd much rather have side airbags and a slight injury risk rather than no side airbags and a huge injury risk. Windows and door panels are bloody hard!
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That is an awesome article! Best I've seen in a long time...
![]() They have a five star rating without the airbags... Indicates they're probably not a necessity, but an additional safety feature that consumers can purchase, if so inclined. I personally don't like airbags, particularly on the steering wheel - I think I've listened to too many stories about airbags breaking noses...I shudder to think what they would do to a child who's spine isn't quite as strong as an adults...
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i wonder how they would rate a car if it was only 4 star but had 37 airbags. |
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To me it sounds like a very well rounded and truthfully written article, good to see the XR6 Turbo getting the praise it deserves.
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If people are so in need of rear airbags the G6ET would fix that....the 50th version is better yet.
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I was 9 years old when we were t boned in our then near brand new EB Fairmont Ghia by some retarded p!ssed piece of $#!t in a kingswood ute. I hit the door pillar, and had glass embedded in my eye, and my face, and was in hospital overnight. I have no doubt that a curtain airbag would have been of assistance there. |
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I think the review (subject of OP) is pretty damn good. I wish that the turbo was available for my car plan, alas, it is not. I am able to select from the NA 6 cylinder versions of the FG and so this where I thought I should offer a rebuttal to a particular point in the review.
I object to what I consider to be a 'cut and paste' negative; the 'lack' of standard curtain airbags. I think that most press reviews of the FG make the same air-bag point; 'they should be standard'. I tend to think it is part of the review document template used by the writers - as in "review of Ford FG - better mention $300 curtain airbags option". Thanks to "stang65" for locating an article that supports my view. I am sorry for taking the thread OT. |
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Welcome GOOgle is our friend.
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