Side Air Bags a Must!!!

[Payne]

Good luck in your quest, and let us know how your insurance company does by you!

Our insurance paid market value for the car so we only ended up losing seven or eight hundred dollars when we bought our replacement PT this last weekend.

Replaced a black limited edition with a patriot blue limited edition with the only option missing from the black was the traction control which we never used anyway.

Back in the saddle again.

[M 3]

Payne (18 Jun, 2001 01:25 a.m.):

Our insurance paid market value for the car so we only ended up losing seven or eight hundred dollars when we bought our replacement PT this last weekend.

Replaced a black limited edition with a patriot blue limited edition with the only option missing from the black was the traction control which we never used anyway.

Back in the saddle again.

Glad to hear your back "cruising" again! Stay safe!

[Wendy]

KanCruiser (07 Jun, 2001 07:40 a.m.):
You are living proof that the most important part of a PT is what's inside it.
I am not a great fan of front airbags; too many people think the bags mean they
really don't have to wear their belts. (I believe in seat/lap belts, after hitting
a cow head-on many years ago). There's often a second or third collision
within milliseconds of the first and I like to see where I'm going, instead of
being stunned by a bag in the face. But I do think the side impact bags make a lot
of sense.
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You are correct about there being second and third collisions, but I think your collisions and mine are slightly different.

The first collision is when your vehicle hits/gets hit by 'whatever'.
The second is when your body hits objects in the vehicle ie steering wheel, pillar, airbag.
The third collision is when your internal organs hit the inside of your body, which is where all the damage is really done.

Would rather have my body hitting a cushy pillow and absorbing most of the second collision to lessen injuries in the third, than hit a steering wheel or door pillar...

[Enigma]

Sounds like things are working out okay for you. It's nice that getting a new car was a big concern, and not getting out of the hospital (or worse). WHEW! Glad you're okay.

[Bonita Cruiser]

Ditto from what everyone else said. I also would like to see some photos. I would like to post on my web site (worlds largest collection of crashed Crusiers). Take Care.

[PTPC]

Glad to hear your alright, gives me a piece of mind that my cruiser is going to protect me if I ever get into an accident.

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