Palio head on with Amby in Chennai

anachronix · 12th November 2007, 10:49

This is a incident which happened this Diwali weekend in Chennai. My friend drives the Palio 1.2 which is a 2003 Model. He met with an Head on incident with a Amby in Chennai. The Amby was owned by one of the famous call center in Chennai.

Picasa Web Albums - Arun - Palio Crash

I was not allowed to take picture of the Amby as the guy was a lot furious about the damage to his vehicle which he did not expect, but i can list it all out.

1. The front of the amby got crushed exactly in the center. Trust me the Amby looked in a real bad shape.
2. The front doors broke out on impact.
3. The windshield broke (I assume the driver got a bang on it during impact)

This incident gave me more confidence about the quality of the word Safety in a Palio.

Drive safe!

PS: Request to Mods, Please move this thread from here if its not the right section.

n_aditya · 12th November 2007, 14:50

From your pic, i can see the Palio has not suffered much damage at least to the exterior, while you say the amby was crushed badly.

Makes me think Palio is better in build quality than the amby but what I'm also wondering is about the crumple zones to absorb impact. Wouldnt this transfer the force of the impact to the occupants???

bottle · 12th November 2007, 14:53

for a minute i thought someone transplanted a head from a palio to an amby engine

glad to hear that no one was hurt though ,cheers

n_aditya · 12th November 2007, 15:28

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Originally Posted by bottle

for a minute i thought someone transplanted a head from a palio to an amby engine

Bottle, that was hilarious. Looks like you are still hungover from our sat nite meet.

1100D · 12th November 2007, 22:14

This is more or less expected out of a new gen amby. The chassis is only spot weld onto the body frame, lot of parts even fall off even new cars. So the fact that the Amby suffered more damage is hardly surprising.

But had he hit a Pre-Mark4 car?!

Thad E Ginathom · 12th November 2007, 22:57

Disapointing to know that the Amby doesn't even have brute strength going for it any longer.

How did the accident occur?

JayD · 12th November 2007, 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottle

for a minute i thought someone transplanted a head from a palio to an amby engine

glad to hear that no one was hurt though ,cheers

My thoughts excatly!

govigov · 13th November 2007, 09:13

from the pics, the palio has hardly suffered at all, when you compare it to the damage as said has happeed to the amby. i thought amby was a very strong car that can come like a road roller and crush everything in its path.

nitrous · 13th November 2007, 09:56

From the looks of it, the palio's frame might have taken the impact.
Check its chassis thoroughly.

12th November 2007, 10:49	#1
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Palio head on with Amby in Chennai This is a incident which happened this Diwali weekend in Chennai. My friend drives the Palio 1.2 which is a 2003 Model. He met with an Head on incident with a Amby in Chennai. The Amby was owned by one of the famous call center in Chennai. Picasa Web Albums - Arun - Palio Crash I was not allowed to take picture of the Amby as the guy was a lot furious about the damage to his vehicle which he did not expect, but i can list it all out. 1. The front of the amby got crushed exactly in the center. Trust me the Amby looked in a real bad shape. 2. The front doors broke out on impact. 3. The windshield broke (I assume the driver got a bang on it during impact) This incident gave me more confidence about the quality of the word Safety in a Palio. Drive safe! PS: Request to Mods, Please move this thread from here if its not the right section.
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12th November 2007, 14:50	#2
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,360 Thanked: 3,750 Times View My Garage	From your pic, i can see the Palio has not suffered much damage at least to the exterior, while you say the amby was crushed badly. Makes me think Palio is better in build quality than the amby but what I'm also wondering is about the crumple zones to absorb impact. Wouldnt this transfer the force of the impact to the occupants???
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12th November 2007, 14:53	#3
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,637 Thanked: 277 Times View My Garage	for a minute i thought someone transplanted a head from a palio to an amby engine glad to hear that no one was hurt though ,cheers
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12th November 2007, 22:14	#5
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,101 Times View My Garage	This is more or less expected out of a new gen amby. The chassis is only spot weld onto the body frame, lot of parts even fall off even new cars. So the fact that the Amby suffered more damage is hardly surprising. But had he hit a Pre-Mark4 car?!
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12th November 2007, 22:57	#6
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,204 Thanked: 28,222 Times	Disapointing to know that the Amby doesn't even have brute strength going for it any longer. How did the accident occur?
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13th November 2007, 09:13	#8
govigov Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cochin!!!!! Posts: 1,701 Thanked: 1,101 Times View My Garage	from the pics, the palio has hardly suffered at all, when you compare it to the damage as said has happeed to the amby. i thought amby was a very strong car that can come like a road roller and crush everything in its path.
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13th November 2007, 09:56	#9
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	From the looks of it, the palio's frame might have taken the impact. Check its chassis thoroughly.
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