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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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found this today on CNN...

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...x.html?cnn=yes
 
Old Nov 15, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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I saw that article too. Very good to hear. No wonder my insurance rate went down.

Check out the Consumer Report videos of the A3 crash test. (Select the make and model). I can watch these all day
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/c...htestvideo.htm
 
Old Nov 15, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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that is a great site! kinda scary though. those side curtain airbags are CRAZY!!!!
 
Old Nov 15, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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yeah, its pretty amazing that the side curtain airbags deploy before the glass from the windows fly inside.

my eyes welled up with tears seeing those beautiful silver A3's getting destroyed.
 
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Yeah that was pretty cool, but i noticed that the A3 didnt have the open sky option and it makes me wonder how much damage glass raining down from above would do. Do you think it is safe to assume that the glass used for it is shatter proof? Well I guess that is the risk you take for wind in your hair and a view of the sky.
 
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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i can only imagine that it is shatterproof glass. just wear some goggles at ALL times in case the unfortunate should happen to protect your eyes from the thousands of pieces of glass!!! haha. Maybe some of those old racing goggles....
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Haha! That's freaking awesome! Who needs seat belts and airbag with when you have Racer X head gear.
 
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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found this today on CNN...

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...x.html?cnn=yes
"Huzzah"s are in order!
 
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