I didn't buy an RV
Years ago I did the second home bit and it was great while the kids were growing up. But now we're kind of lonely and the rv crowd is more aloof. I've owned a half dozen class c, vans, class a and a d...
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westernrvparkowner wrote:
Solid, rigid construction was proven years ago to offer inferior protection in accidents, hence why modern automobiles are engineered to dissapate energy thru crumple zones and the like. Your basic RV full of plastic, luan panels, aluminum and other lightweight materials is much safer in a collision than your grandfather's solid steel Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
Believe me when I say you're just full of yourself in that statement. Kevin Hart just was in an accident in a 70s Plymouth 'Cuda and walked away from it. Had he been in a new vehicle they'd be picking him up with a stick and a spoon. That old Plymouth had steel in it - it wouldn't crumble like todays vehicle with airbags. He wouldn't have had the engine sitting in his lap either!
I'll take an old CDV or a schoolie any day of the week. You never see schoolies completely wrecked because they are still building them the same way as 50 yrs ago - with steel.
