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[QUOTE=SentraSE-R;155917]Does driving an old car automatically put you old car people in a state of denial? Anecdotes prove nothing, especially when they involve something as variable as hitting deer.[QUOTE]
I've never denied that newer cars are not safer, but there are also many variables in traffic accidents involving 1 vehicle vs. 2 vehicles, a 76 Lincoln vs 2010 Smart, (in which case I think I'd elect to be in the Lincoln even though it doesn't have crumple protection and air bags) car vs. tractor trailer, two cars hitting head on, rear end collision, side impact, low speed, high speed. The end results are always going to be different whether it's a car hitting a deer or two vehicles colliding or even just a car running off the road. I personally have nothing against someone who goes out and buys a new car every year if that's the way they want to spend their money and they feel that's what they need to be happy/safe, but myself I'm comfortable with what I drive. Lots of people on this forum probably wouldn't drive my '88 Escort simply because it's not pretty and shiney and as nice as their 2010 Cadillac, but I keep the maintenance up on it and it is probably MECHANICALLY as safe as 75% or more of the cars on the road and probably as MECHANICALLY safe as 90%+ of cars on the road over 5 years old.
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