NatesMamma
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I'm comparing the NHTSA, IIHS, and InformedForLife ratings. And now I'm confused and left wondering if our two cars are really as safe as we thought they were. :scratcheshead:
I drive an '04 CR-V and DH's car is an '06 Corolla. The CR-V has SAB, but the Corolla does not. When we bought these vehicles, we believed they were among the safest cars that met our needs and were in our price range.
-First off, I was horrified that my CR-V got such a terrible SCORE from IFL, but once I looked at how they calculate their SCORE, I realized the problem is that so much test info (namely rollover data) is missing. Isn't the IFL SCORE basically useless unless the vehicle of interest has data for all tests that are used in calculating the SCORE?
-Something else I noticed is that there is a HUGE discrepancy in the side impact ratings for the Corolla. How is it that the Corolla has 4 stars in all side impact NHTSA ratings but is rated POOR by IIHS in the side impact category?
-If a particular car is rated poorly for a side or rear impact, does that change where/how you install your car seats? For example, would you feel better about an outboard install in a car that has good side impact ratings than in a car that fared poorly for side impact? What about RF vs FF? If your car fared poorly in the rear impact tests, would you be more comfortable turning your child FF sooner if, say, you did the majority of your driving on a divided highway where a rear impact crash is more likely than a head on collision?
I drive an '04 CR-V and DH's car is an '06 Corolla. The CR-V has SAB, but the Corolla does not. When we bought these vehicles, we believed they were among the safest cars that met our needs and were in our price range.
-First off, I was horrified that my CR-V got such a terrible SCORE from IFL, but once I looked at how they calculate their SCORE, I realized the problem is that so much test info (namely rollover data) is missing. Isn't the IFL SCORE basically useless unless the vehicle of interest has data for all tests that are used in calculating the SCORE?
-Something else I noticed is that there is a HUGE discrepancy in the side impact ratings for the Corolla. How is it that the Corolla has 4 stars in all side impact NHTSA ratings but is rated POOR by IIHS in the side impact category?
-If a particular car is rated poorly for a side or rear impact, does that change where/how you install your car seats? For example, would you feel better about an outboard install in a car that has good side impact ratings than in a car that fared poorly for side impact? What about RF vs FF? If your car fared poorly in the rear impact tests, would you be more comfortable turning your child FF sooner if, say, you did the majority of your driving on a divided highway where a rear impact crash is more likely than a head on collision?