[RX135]

What lame excuses!

There are host of other cars which are better built and offer better safety than Hondas (including pedestrian safety). Talk of pedestrian safety when you can't even ensure passenger safety (read No ABS/Air bags)!

Hopefully, Honda fan boys will look beyond Honda some day.

[suman]

Originally Posted by RX135

Hopefully, Honda fan boys will look beyond Honda some day.

Now I think you are asking for too much but there's no harm in hoping

I mean really, now I have to swallow the fact that a 40-50 k repair bill is "OK" after hitting a cycle. We heard the same thing when a City hit a bike in Mumbai (was it somewhere in the Pali hill area, I forget?). So - initial high cost of acquisition, thereafter really low cost of routine maintenance but God help you if you hit a cycle! But its OK because its a Honda?

[mayjay]

Originally Posted by DKG

Modern cars have introduced seat belt pretensioners which then sense the accident as the rear starts to crumple tighten the seat belt so you are held in your seat and not flung forward. Similarly headrest position plays a critical role in reducing whiplash injury

Actually if you are hit from the rear, the tendency of the body is to be pushed back, not forward (due to inertia). That's why the head gets thrown back, resulting in the whiplash injury, hence the inappropriately titled 'headrests' - they are not for resting our heads, they are a safety feature.

[diabloo]

Since this premise is untrue, what followed would constitute as 'baseless'.

Originally Posted by suman

I mean really, now I have to swallow the fact that a 40-50 k repair bill is "OK" after hitting a cycle.

[extreme_torque]

Originally Posted by diabloo

Since this premise is untrue, what followed would constitute as 'baseless'.

Does it really matter... I am sure it wont be less than 30k's under any circumstance.

[prince85]

Originally Posted by suman

Now I think you are asking for too much but there's no harm in hoping

I mean really, now I have to swallow the fact that a 40-50 k repair bill is "OK" after hitting a cycle. We heard the same thing when a City hit a bike in Mumbai (was it somewhere in the Pali hill area, I forget?). So - initial high cost of acquisition, thereafter really low cost of routine maintenance but God help you if you hit a cycle! But its OK because its a Honda?

Suman, i guess you are talking about the incident in Mumbai where our fellow bhpian IndianDawg's NHC VTEC was handed over an estimated repair cost of Rs.4L after meeting with an accident with a Bajaj Pulsar Here is the link http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ccident-4.html

[suman]

Originally Posted by prince85

Suman, i guess you are talking about the incident in Mumbai where our fellow bhpian IndianDawg's NHC VTEC was handed over an estimated repair cost of Rs.4L after meeting with an accident with a Bajaj Pulsar Here is the link http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ccident-4.html

Hey, thanks mate, yes, that's the one I was referring to. How are you these days by the way, long time no hear?

[prince85]

Originally Posted by suman

Hey, thanks mate, yes, that's the one I was referring to. How are you these days by the way, long time no hear?

Yea i know, long time na? Well i just like to pop my head up suddenly when i see something interesting being discussed. BTW suman sir, this thread about crumple zones is really educating me a lot concerning car safety

[sj_koova]

After seeing all other related threads, I feel NHC is so consistent in getting crushed even hitting a smallest object on road. Does this mean that NHC has the best crumple zone in India.
These are the stories of hitting a bike or bicycle. But most other cases of collision with equal sized vehicles, NHC passengers are seriously injured or dead.
There was another thread sometime back about the NHC running over a stone led to serious damage to the car costing around 60K to repair.
If Honda is serious about this crushing approach on their cars, even an Accord should be crushed the same way as it does on NHC. But I do not think it is true with Civic and above.
I still doubt. Have they (Honda) done this for good on NHC. Something strange.

[diabloo]

I request members to go through this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sedans...iesta-nhc.html

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

Does it really matter... I am sure it wont be less than 30k's under any circumstance.

[asr245]

Originally Posted by prince85

Suman, i guess you are talking about the incident in Mumbai where our fellow bhpian IndianDawg's NHC VTEC was handed over an estimated repair cost of Rs.4L after meeting with an accident with a Bajaj Pulsar Here is the link http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ccident-4.html

A bike weighing around 130-140kgs + the weight of 2 occupants (which must another 130-140kgs) doing 80-100kmph is likely to cause a lot of damage to any car. If at that speed the passengers of the car came out safe, I will say the car is safe. It's the bill which is ridiculus and makes me re-think my decision to go for city (waiting for the 3GHC).

BTW... speed is more important than weight. AFAIK, K.E. = (1/2)mv^2 so impact by a 130kg bike doing 100kmph is same as a 1000kg object hitting the car at roughly 36-37kmph (if my calculations are right).

[extreme_torque]

Originally Posted by asr245

A bike weighing around 130-140kgs + the weight of 2 occupants (which must another 130-140kgs) doing 80-100kmph is likely to cause a lot of damage to any car. If at that speed the passengers of the car came out safe, I will say the car is safe. It's the bill which is ridiculus and makes me re-think my decision to go for city (waiting for the 3GHC).

BTW... speed is more important than weight. AFAIK, K.E. = (1/2)mv^2 so impact by a 130kg bike doing 100kmph is same as a 1000kg object hitting the car at roughly 36-37kmph (if my calculations are right).

That will be true in case of a head on collision with a stationary object. Talking abt the collision with the bike, a lot of the force is dissipated while transfering momentum. Besides a 4 lakh rupee repair bill after colliding with a bike.... who are they kidding with the crumple zone BS?

[gopinathann]

Originally Posted by diabloo

I request members to go through this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sedans...iesta-nhc.html

Those spare costs are misguiding. pre-2006 baleno tail lamp costs Rs. 702 and 2006 baleno costs Rs. 9738, difference of Rs.9036. What kind of tail lamp they fitted in 2006. Let's hear from Baleno owners.

[diabloo]

1. In an accident of similar impacts, does NHC suffer more compared to other cars for its price?
2. If 2 cars have similar damages, does NHC cost more to repair?

Answer to these questions is no.

Cars of some manufacturers can be repaired by non-dealers, like MASS and enjoy slightly lesser cost. Except this there is no difference.

Originally Posted by asr245

It's the bill which is ridiculus and makes me re-think my decision to go for city (waiting for the 3GHC).

Note: For these unfortunate accidents, you will have to claim insurance and thats what the insurance is meant for. This is true for all cars.

[gopinathann]

Originally Posted by diabloo

1. In an accident of similar impacts, does NHC suffer more compared to other cars for its price?
2. If 2 cars have similar damages, does NHC cost more to repair?

Answer to these questions is no.

After going through this whole thread no one will accept Answer