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Old Aug 14, 2003
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Actual VIDEO of a 7th gen in a 40mph crash-test

Crash Test 2001 Civic Sedan
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5mph into pole
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lol, the headlight is still intact. looks like that dummy hit the back of their head pretty hard on that pillar from the recoil..and the back seat opened then closed.
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Instant Civic SI huh guys? hahaha
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http://a709.g.akamai.net/7/709/998/2...curaRL_HSF.mpg

Acura's best-- the RL.. which, isn't the best at all, it's actually rated the worst luxury car. Oh well.
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well the 40mph one is a repost..

hey where do u find those crash videos?
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if you look at the link, it's from progressive.com (the insurance company..)
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Looks like the civic is a pretty safe car to me
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There must be a lot of green Civics in the lot and that's why they chose the green.
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can i ge that LX engine, i need an engine to turbo. jk . thanks for the vids.
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When i totaled my 7th gen, i hit about 40-45, i have pics posted on the fourm
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yes but your 40-45 into a flat barrier (i.e, another car) isn't the same crash as this (an offset test where 40% of the vehicles frontal width is smashed into a aluminum honeycomb barrier) This gives a small portion of the vehicle's structure more crash energy to manage than say 100% full frontal. And yes, the 7th gen is a VERY safe car. When I was working on my amp install, had the back seat/carpet off, and I seen some VERY heavy duty reinforcements under there. VERY VERY impressive.
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the hell mine wasnt off set, go look at it again, the drivers side is totaly fine,
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I dont have the pics, but from what I remember, the damage wasnt anything like in that video.. although I could be wrong. Post your pic again
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link here

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...t=fed+up+civic

then again it didnt hit my bumper, the motor took it all,
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seems there is virtually no damage to the rear bumper
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Hope your not talking about my car
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hahhaa... no. I am talking about the silver Civic in the insurance video.
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ok, lol
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LMAO dx/Lx sedan, ugly ugly UGLY hubbies, cant miss em! DAMN,your car got jacked by that truck. Sorry that sh*t happened. BTW, I'll be sleeping okay now knowing that my car will still be flawless if i backup perfectly into a pole at 5mph. After our tech day, our friend Isaiah backed up into my front bumper, no damage, but he got my license plate bolts ETCHED into his rear bumper lol
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if you look closely, there IS damage. it's inevitable
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i scratched my back bumper when i droped a 4 way lug wrench and it just barley knicked it
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im gonna go test my 5mph bumper's that looks like fun
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Hah u know im kidding i wouln'dt want to hit a pole at 1mph ^
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Christ, that Acura is raining glass and other stuff from the front end. That looks so cool.
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damn, i think i'm gonna cry. I have a nice scratch on my back bumper from where i backed into a utility pole ground line. and i nice square hole from where i rear ended a pick-up with a trailer hitch. but oh well that's why i got the body kit.
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you wanna see something reall bad? I searched on progressive for all the videos and i watched them all. Like I watched the trucks, the Ford breaks in half almost. Look at all the trucks and the Toyota looks the safest. Our cars look relatively safe compared to all the other videos. I feel much safer in my Vic now.
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DAMN xtiszx, THAT SUCKS BRO! I didn't even know. Gl on your new civ!
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I don't like the way the back seat flops forward.

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I don't understand how you all can laugh about it. That video will give me nightmares.
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