Bad Crash, How Safe is the Z?

Zteve

pull the engine, sell it, get your money back plus more. most damage looks body versus mechanical. same with the brake calipers (not rotors).

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Haboob

Still wouldn't waste a $1250 plus shipping, etc. on that.

Maybe $200.

synolimit

O yeah they do! Wheelie and scrap pegs too.

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2011 Nismo#91

I heard the doors aren't that solid; Miata's have more solid sounding doors. If that was a miata in that pic im sure there would have been little damage and most of it would have buffed right out.

Cmike2780

The thing is, ALL cars are inherently dangerous and there is no such thing as a crash proof car. Even in racing, with the every safety gear and cage in place, people still get hurt or die from crashes. This poor Z in the thread looks like it was hit at the worst possible section of any car. It doesn't take much speed either...probably around 40mph. The 05-08 350Z tops the list of being the deadliest cars on the road. What makes it more deadly than any other isn't because of the car, it's because of the driver base who thought they were characters from Tokyo Drift.

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Z370Z011

This^
Whenever I'm told something seems too dangerous to do, I just respond with, "driving could be just as dangerous.. And You do that every day" lol..

Mt Tam I am

If 3 wheels are still good, (rear has spare) plus transmission with hole in bell housing, plus what is left? ....might be worth $1250 but not to me.

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280z/300zx

I don't know. This Z looks like it was hit at a much higher rate of speed. My 06 WRX was hit at 45mph by a full size Toyota Tacoma going 45mph without braking. I was hit on the passenger side door area. Sure the cabin was caved in a bit but the car was still driving and I didn't have a single injury, not even whiplash. I mean Subaru's are known for being one of the safest cars on the road but still. This Z was hit by something going much faster.

Limeybastard

I would like to add a question to this thread, do 370z burst into flames when crashed ?
I have yet to see a image of one that burned.

njobe89

true, subaru prides itself on being one of the top rated cars when it comes to safety. just think about the "they lived" commercial

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aszyd

Looking at the car that started this thread, I would have to say no. If any car was going to burn, this was a good candidate.

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ajm216

Don't sleep on the Gold Wing.

When I was into the sport bike scene there was an older guy named Willie that used to ride with us. He had a red gold wing he would keep up 90% of the time and take corners scraping parts.

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Drakonis GTR

If you want to see scary, look at a Saturn that has been hit by a sport bike at high speed. Gotta love them plastic cars...

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DEpointfive0

LOOOOOOOL, I thought we lost our history. Glad someone is keeping it alive still!

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Duc_Z09

They may be ugly, quiet, and mostly ridden by old men, but those Goldwings are no joke. They have a V6 engine that can cruise with most 600s on an open road and they'll absolutely demolish any Harley that wants to play the "my bike is bigger than yours" game. They're no sport bike but they can still probably out-accelerate our Zs.

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