Looking to buy a used car/truck that is essentially dumb apart from fuel injection and maybe ABS brakes. No side view mirrors that cost thousands to replace. No software updates needed from manufacturer. No airbags. Zero communications sytems ie GPS. Thinking early mid to late nineties. Any recommendations?

andrew_kennedy7: I wish my 4 door 1973 Pinto wagon had had airbags. The guy who hit rear ended me was doing at least 50 mph. Do you think airbags in the head rests would have helped?

Do you think that airbags airbags are only in the head rests ?? I ask because you have been here for around 6 years.

There aren’t airbags in the head rests, what sort of airbag will reduce the impact in a rear-end collision? A steering wheel or dash mounted airbag will not deploy in a rear-end collision, force from the rear cannot be reduced by a punch in the face.

I had a bud rear ended in the Monroe street parking garage in chicago, rear ender hit their car, he bounced forward, cracked the windsheild with his head, then when their car got pushed so bad it hit the car in front, then airbags deployed, a lot can happen in a few seconds.

I wouldn’t want the airbag to deploy while my head was pressed against the windshield, something is amiss here.

Basic thing, air bags to not deploy for a rear end collision, but rear ended then causing a front collision caused the airbags to deploy (ps formerly waterboy due to inability to keep my name in previous website iterations as seen in this topic) [image] Air bag didn't deploy--should I be concerned? Maintenance/Repairs A few years ago I bought a used 2006 Toyota Rav4. I was rear ended in 2010 and my air bag did not deploy. Only damage was to back bumper. Yesterday I was again rear ended. I am guessing the only problem will be a damaged bumper, but once again the air bag did not deploy. This time I had an elderly couple in my car and both said the impact was hard enough that my air bags should have deployed. No one was hurt. How much force does it take to make the air bags deploy? Should I be concerne…

The rebound from a rear collision shouldn’t result in a restrained person hitting the windshield. Windshields break from airbag deployment, occupants may misinterpret a broken windshield as head impact but it is usually caused by the airbags.

the_same_mountainbik: I saw a late 20’s-early '30s pickup recently in a parking lot A couple of years ago, I posted a picture of myself standing next to a nicely-restored Hudson pickup truck from the '40s. Now that was a nice truck! Hudson trucks were never a common sight, and now they are rarely seen. Needless to say, they are not as rare as 4-door Pintos, but they are definitely rare at this point. :wink:

andrew_kennedy7: The guy who hit rear ended me was doing at least 50 mph. Wow, glad the car didn’t burst into flames and/or cause your death. That’s a big hit, especially for the compact Pinto. That seems to contradict the thought that these cars were the death traps the lawyers wanted you to believe.

Does Tridaq still have his 78 Olds? Maybe he’d sell it to you.

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Basic thing, air bags to not deploy for a rear end collision, but rear ended then causing a front collision caused the airbags to deploy (ps formerly waterboy due to inability to keep my name in previous website iterations as seen in this topic)

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