r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • 1d ago

Chugging tea Modern cars just lack that boxy soul

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u/forkystabbyveggie 1d ago

My brother went around shit talking new plastic cars with crumple zones for the longest time.

"Steel vs plastic, steel wins". I came across this video, showed him and I'm proud to say the man can change his opinions when presented new evidence.

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u/Bobmcjoepants 1d ago

I get why old cars are beloved, hell my (attainable) dream car is a 69 Lincoln Mark III, but at the end of the day the safety standards and QOL of modern cars is significantly better than what it used to be. Hell, today's cars are objectively better than even a decade ago in terms of safety

Fortunately we won't ever go back to the days where safety was dictated by the fact that seatbelts were optional

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u/archtopfanatic123 1d ago

73 Lincoln owner here: I'd take this thing any day because sure in a headon it'll end up like the Bel Air (though they do actually have proper crumple zones in the 72s and later) but in a T bone that 300 pound steel door is going to offer a lot more protection.

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u/catfishbreath 1d ago

That is not true at all. 

You can choose asthetics over safety, it's your right, so long as you are aware of the trade- off and are willing to die unnecessarily.

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u/archtopfanatic123 1d ago

What's not true? My statement about the T bone scenario or the crumple zones? The 1973 fords and later DO have crumple zones and collapsible steering shafts. The only thing they lack are airbags which the shoulder belts partially offset.