Buying a 2015 Ford F150? Get the Supercrew.
There's no way to way to post this without looking like it's brand bashing, so I'll open with this: If safety is a primary concern, buy a Ford F150 Supercrew. It has fantastic crash ratings, I assume...
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jerem0621 wrote:
I would say the same thing about ANY auto Manufacturer that knowingly sacrificed safety for pennies...
So who are you going to buy? They all do it. FCA, GM, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Nissan. You name it they have all done it.
We are not talking about a plastic latch vs a metal latch to save money. We are talking about equipment that FORD decided was worthy to put on one truck and not another.
Do they not realize that FAMILIES use extended cab trucks too? Not just SuperCrews?
Besides that... how much are lives worth? Not just families... Even if they expect more contractors to be in supercabs... how much are contractors lives worth?
You do realized that no F150 "failed" any safety test, right?
The non crew cab got marginal, which is not the lowest rating.
Even the IIHS in their narrative said this:
The extended cab is a different story. Intruding structure seriously compromised the driver's survival space, resulting in a poor structural rating. The toepan, parking brake and brake pedal were pushed back 10-13 inches toward the dummy, and the dashboard was jammed against its lower legs. Measures recorded on the dummy indicated there would be a moderate risk of injuries to the right thigh, lower left leg and left foot in a real-world crash of this severity.
The steering column was pushed back nearly 8 inches and came dangerously close to the dummy's chest. The dummy's head barely contacted the front airbag before sliding off to the left and hitting the instrument panel.
So what does moderate mean? To me it means rather than walking away I may end up with some broken bones. It does not mean I'll end up dead.
