I’m a huge fan of the BMW built Mini Cooper. My mom has a Type S and there’s very few cars I would feel as safe putting her in. As a bonus, it’s her all time favorite car she’s ever owned (and my parents have owned almost 45 cars in almost 50 years of marriage) and I can’t blame her, the car is a hoot! However, many have questioned how safe the car actually is due to its pint sized chassis. The following pictures should allay any worries about how safe the Mini Cooper really is:
The above are pictures take at the scene by a fireman with a camera phone. Below is an account of the incident:
These pictures were taken by one of the firemen who were called to the scene, with his camera phone. The officials who responded to the accident could not believe that the Mini (and I) sustained so little damage. The other vehicle involved is a Chevy Tahoe. I was driving south on a one-way street and the other driver was driving west, also on a one-way street. The other driver ran a red light (that had been red for a long time) and appeared in the intersection just in front of me as I came through. I didn’t even see them. I hit the passenger’s side of Tahoe head-on, and the Tahoe rolled. In one of the pictures, you can see the Mini-shaped dent in the vehicle that is on its side. The driver of the Tahoe was unhurt and did get a ticket. She was also insured.
It’s great to see everyone was ok, but there’s a certain part of you that has to say, “Ha! That’s for acting like you own the road.” Such a huge portion of the SUV drivers out there act as though they own the road, ignoring other cars while merging, not using turn signals and, as above, running red lights.
Source: Jalopnik
November 25th, 2008 at 3:29 am
haha thats great i always heard the mini was one of the best cars for impacts.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Ours survived a car clipping us and spinning us in front of a truck with a huge steal pipe on the back
the truck never saw us and kept going, until other drivers got in front of us and got him to stop
http://www.geekopolis.com/photos/333580667_omrym-M.jpg
November 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am
wow…that’s amazing. Great pic mrblah. Thanks for sharing.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Mr. Blah, do you have any more pictures of your accident? This seems to be a popular topic. Perhaps if you had a good story and pictures, EasyAutoSales could post it up?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:09 am
more pictures here
http://www.geekopolis.com/gallery/5379300_my3y2#333580372_FJSjx
there was a car in front of the truck, and we were in the center lane, the car missed an exit and cut across 4 lanes, they hit us in the drivers side rear, and spun us 90 degrees counter clockwise into the front of the big truck
he kept right on going, never slowed down and pushed us about 1/2 mile down I285, until another car got him to stop
I had an interesting view of his grill going 65mph sideways, my wife was less than thrilled
only injuries were my wifes leg from getting slammed around pretty good
the repair bill was a little over 6k