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Thats because it was a panda and worth only 100 quid. You would probably find a volvo would struggle against a 4x4. Its a Height issue. Watched a Program once about it. Could of been 5th gear. Basicaly they call it a "incompatibility problem", not that 2 cars hitting each other are compatible! Your high 4x4 Hits the car in a high posistion. Above bumper shall we say for this example? Above the bumper on a car is usually very weak. Whilst the same height on a 4x4 is one of the strongest points on the vehicle. same as if a 4x4 tbones a car. The height of which the bumper of your 4x4 would hit a car is well above sill height and in such a weak area of the car, hence being in a car and being t-boned by a 4x4 is possibly the worse crash scenario you could be in. Thats most possibly why the car was wrote off.
new X5 872How old are you, seriously? You've got the rhetorical ability of a poorly educated teenager. Either you can admit your analogy is ridiculously poor or not, otherwise I can't help you. Rather than admit the...
Just straying off the point a bit. A adult is more than likely to escape with less serious injuries if hit by a 4x4 though. The body takes the blow. When hit by a car it sort of folds you and thrusts your head into the bonnet. SO my tip of the day is.....
If you must get run over, make sure its a bus. More surface area to soften the blow ;)