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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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Mazda6 on 2006 unsafe list?

Forbes has the 06 Mazda6 on the unsafe car list. I wonder what they didn't like about it. I figured it had much of the same safety parts as the RX8. (airbags, side impact beams, etc.)

http://www.forbes.com/vehicles/2005/...24feat_ls.html
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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I just looked n the unsafe list and they bashed every single car except for the 6. The blurb about the 6 seems more like a praise than actually calling the vehicle unsafe so you can't tell why it's considered unsafe.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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I wonder if they are refering to the Base model. I don't think it comes with Side Impact Airbags standard on the cheepy model.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Yeah, its weird they just put it on there with no explanation. I also saw the Lancer and Lancer Evo got poor ratings for side impact. Come on Mitsubishi! If you are going to design a rally car for the street make it safe.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Yeah, its weird they just put it on there with no explanation. I also saw the Lancer and Lancer Evo got poor ratings for side impact. Come on Mitsubishi! If you are going to design a rally car for the street make it safe.
They don't have side airbags either.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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What did the new Viper get? LOL!
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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To be sure we were on steady ground in calling certain cars "unsafe," we fashioned our list out of cars that received multiple "poor" ratings from the IIHS. Both a list of cars with only one "poor" rating and a list of cars with one or more three-star ratings from NHTSA would have been unwieldy, with over 20 cars each.
we're too lazy to consult more than one place
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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Another basic, small, unsafe sedan with few charms, the Sentra is what you drive to high school, not what you drive to work if you want to get promoted.
the car you drive is a factor in whether you get promoted? then dont work there (if you upgrade to a better car its "oh he has plenty of money lets give it to the poor guy")
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Some models from these brands--which are hardly for social climbers--satisfy bargain hunters but require them to take their chances with personal safety.
These guys kinda come off as pompous asses, don't they?
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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The Optima also has poor residual values and, with its 2.7-liter engine, achieves an average fuel economy of 20 mpg overall *, which is pretty bad for a family sedan
The writing seems kinda amateurish too.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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Yep, I'm thinking more and more that Forbe's sucks. Mazda should call them on that story.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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that article felt rushed...like the author wrote it while on the subway on the way to work the morning of the deadline.
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