LATEST LINKS: Interesting vehicle-related reading and video

by | Jan 27, 2012 | News

An article in a BBC news magazine asks, “How close are we to a crash-proof car?” It quotes a Volvo technical adviser who says the automaker has pledged that after 2020, no one will be killed or seriously injured in one of the automaker’s new cars.
LINK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15820069
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It’s not a car that will ever get repaired, but here’s a 4.5-minute video on what happened when a U.K. television show crashed a Ford Focus head-on into a concrete wall at 120 mph.
LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dI5ewOmHPQ
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A new website allows consumers to compare the consumer reviews of auto insurance companies, as well as rate their own experience with their insurer. The site includes reviews of 14 of the largest insurers, and offers a 5-star rating system on factors likes rates, service and claims.
LINK: https://reviews.onlineautoinsurance.com/
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And on a lighter note, check out this video of a new home clad in used car parts.
LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EwE1XkDWIUY