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Old 04-04-2016, 09:28 AM   #57
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My concern would be if I would be safe in an unfortunate crash where I`m upside down like I experienced in this Stealth.
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Old 04-04-2016, 09:38 AM   #58
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My concern would be if I would be safe in an unfortunate crash where I`m upside down like I experienced in this Stealth.
Don't drive like a dumbass & you'll be fine.

I'm kidding.
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Old 04-04-2016, 10:00 AM   #59
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Don't drive like a dumbass & you'll be fine.

I'm kidding.
I was just putting along and this young girl turned right in front of me causing me to flip, really curious to see how one would survive in a convertible Camaro.
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Old 04-04-2016, 10:03 AM   #60
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I was just putting along and this young girl turned right in front of me causing me to flip, really curious to see how one would survive in a convertible Camaro.
I'm guessing (& hoping) the A pillar is reinforced.
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Old 04-04-2016, 10:36 AM   #61
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I truly think the Sport Bar should be standard on the Verts.....
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Old 04-04-2016, 10:41 AM   #62
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I truly think the Sport Bar should be standard on the Verts.....
The aftermarket sport bars are only for appearance.
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:31 PM   #63
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I was just putting along and this young girl turned right in front of me causing me to flip, really curious to see how one would survive in a convertible Camaro.


If it's your time to leave this earth then it's your time. I had a friend that was worried that if his car was ever submerged the power door locks wouldn't work and he would drown. You can't worry about everything and besides, what are the odds of you flipping another car in your lifetime! Live it up!!
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Old 04-04-2016, 01:06 PM   #64
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I know that. (bad timing with prvious posts I guess)

I still think they should be Standard "Cosmetic" Equipment.

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Old 04-04-2016, 01:17 PM   #65
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I know that. (bad timing with prvious posts I guess)

I still think they should be Standard "Cosmetic" Equipment.
I'm fine without it because the appearance is elongated.
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Old 04-05-2016, 05:57 AM   #66
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Good thing this guy wasn't in a 'vert. Happened near my house in the wind storms. Guy pulls into a parking space and...told you that Chipolte stuff would kill ya lol (He's OK BTW).

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chipotle...-driver-in-it/
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Old 04-05-2016, 06:00 AM   #67
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That's some great third world construction there...good thing it landed on a disposable car.
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Old 04-05-2016, 06:09 AM   #68
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That's some great third world construction there...good thing it landed on a disposable car.
No kidding! You'd think there'd be some rebar in that thing somewhere!!!
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Old 04-05-2016, 06:19 AM   #69
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Good thing this guy wasn't in a 'vert. Happened near my house in the wind storms. Guy pulls into a parking space and...told you that Chipolte stuff would kill ya lol (He's OK BTW).

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chipotle...-driver-in-it/
Looks like he would have survived even if the car was a convertible. The back of the slab hit the trunk and the front is supported by the front windshield frame! Wow, guess it just wasn't his time!
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According to the article he had just opened the door and turned/ducked his head and was beginning to exit the car so the roof smacked him in the back of the head as it was crushed. They feel the outcome would have been different if he'd been sitting upright in the seat.

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"Just kind of clicked my door to get out and just kind of grabbed the wheel to get out of the car," he said. "And next thing I knew, I was on the pavement, and didn't really know what happened."

"Luckily, I was ducking down," Ford said. "The impact was on the back of my head, so it kind of just pushed me out of the car."

After seeing pictures and video of the damage to his car, Ford now agrees with several witnesses that if he had been sitting upright in his driver's seat, he probably would have been killed by the falling sign.
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