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Originally Posted by mike_nofx
Safety rating isn’t everyone’s number one priority when buying a car. Would you not own a Mustang because it is (or was) only launched with 2 stars?
The safety rating is a flawed system, and doesn’t just take into account the safety of the occupants of that particular car in the event of a collision.
But my point actually was that it’s silly to be driving around a 20 year old car with a 1 star rating by today’s standards, and saying “oh I’d never buy that car, it’s only 1 Star”.
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No it wouldn't bother me. But for some people it's a big factor, rules it out as a company car as well cause most won't buy anything unless it's 5 star. It's just surprising a company would dare to make a car that could only get 1 star cause frontal protection was so bad.
The Mustang is a different case because it was only rear seat and driver assist tech safety that gave it 2 stars (3 now). And the rear seats are practicly useless anyway. The 1 star from the Jeep is because it folded like a tin can. I'd rather crash in a Mustang knowing it's 5 star frontal protection than crash a 1 star frontal protection Jeep.
But yeah the system is rubbish anyway. The whole driver assist needed to get 5 stars no matter how well it goes in frontal crash tests is ridiculous.