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Old 07-19-2009, 11:23 PM
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Why can I find NO crash test ratings on any H2 model from 2003 - 2009?
They have to have been tested, can anyone else find any info?
 
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Old 07-20-2009, 10:06 PM
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I think heavy duty trucks are not requiered by the govt. to be crash tested.
 
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Old 07-22-2009, 05:13 PM
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i have seen some pics of a H2 SUT lifting the rear end of a school bus off the ground with the front end of the SUT.
IIRC both the driver and passenger walked away, but the driver limped with a broken ankle.
 
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Old 07-26-2009, 07:26 PM
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wow,,have any pics of the carnage.....LOL


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Old 07-26-2009, 10:01 PM
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My wife rear ended a VW. She totaled the VW. I had to remove the brush gaurd, straighten it at the mounting location, paint it. and put it back on.
 
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Old 07-27-2009, 08:51 AM
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so i have to change what i said earlier.. seems there was no passenger in the H2

http://www.danielandrade.net/2007/05...-a-school-bus/
 
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Old 08-02-2009, 09:30 AM
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H3 gets 5 stars all around except for the passenger side, which gets 4. Not too shabby Considering that these tests rate the vehicle in a collision with another vehicle of the same size and weight class, bigger is, indeed, better. In that light, I think you and yours will be pretty damn safe in an H2 - or any large vehicle, for that matter. It's interesting, though not surprising, that the NHTSA chose not to publish a vehicle's crash worthiness against the average car - a far more meaningful number, IMO. Instead, they give the liberals the impression that they're safer in their 5 star Ford Focus than a sensible person is in his 4 star Tahoe (I don't know what the ratings are on these vehicles, I'm just trying to make a point)
 
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Old 08-02-2009, 02:31 PM
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The H2 is exempt from many crash tests for consumer vehicles because if its size. It is also exempt from emissions regulations because of its size.

As you can imagine though, it is very safe (although not so safe for the person you hit!)

Here is a video of the H2 crash test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g1tR0Y8vzU&
 

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