So a Toyota got totaled after it rear ended a Mercedes Benz G55 AMG, which suffered minor damage.

Only the rear? See wahala.

Hmmm.... is this the best you can do? Let ne see who can possibly be dumber.

naijadrivablog:
So a Toyota rear ended a Mercedes Benz G55 AMG

No basis for comparison. A landcruiser UN version will do same to any Mercedes Benz sedan

weyreypey:

No basis for comparison. A landcruiser UN version will do same to any Mercedes Benz sedan

That landcruiser na armoured tank.

Three things to consider.
1. The front end of new vehicles are designed as crumple zones. They will deform to absorb impact and protect pedestrian
2. The saloon sits lower than the G wagon meaning the impact will affect mostly the bonnet, grill, lights etc (all designed to deform). The impact wasn't transfered to the chassis which supports the radiator and sits directly behind the bumper.
3. Look at the rear of the G wagon and take note of the hidden tow hitch.
That tow hitch has been bent meaning it bore much of the brunt of the impact.
Those tow hitches are really nasty if you ever encounter them.

Just to educate those who may not know and would want to jump into the silly toyota vs mercedes argument.

Dis one na drunk yahoo boy for yankee na

weyreypey:

No basis for comparison. A landcruiser UN version will do same to any Mercedes Benz sedan

By UN version, you mean ARMORED?

Damn!!! its going to cost more to fix that scratch than to replace the Toyota

Doesn’t look like a Toyota logo to me.

Stupid thread.

Alvin007:
Doesn’t look like a Toyota logo to me.

Hyundai logo not Toyota this how evil people wrong create tread...

mikdaf:


Hyundai logo not Toyota this how evil people wrong create tread...

It’s a Ford!

naijadrivablog:
So a Toyota got totaled after it rear ended a Mercedes Benz G55 AMG, which suffered minor damage.

On the contrary, when you look under that chassis rail of that truck (Gwagon), then you'd notice the very serious damage it has which would definitely cause it to bend. That truck chassis is over 30years design with no inclusion of crumple zones. A bent chassis is a terrible thing to have in a car and will be more difficult and expensive to fix. By the way, the damaged vehicle is a Ford

Alvin007:

It’s a Ford!

Lets make this thread interesting.

Look well, think its a Innoson car

sultaan:


Lets make this thread interesting.

Look well, think its a Innoson car

They will soon come for you...
If it had been the Innoson, the vehicle would’ve vaporized..
The damaged vehicle is a 2012 Ford Focus.

Let the Benz also hit the same car from behind and see the damages too.

babyboy4every1:
Let the Benz also hit the same car from behind and see the damages too.

The momentum from the larger vehicle will damage the smaller vehicle more.

Alvin007:

They will soon come for you...
If it had been the Innoson, the vehicle would’ve vaporized..
The damaged vehicle is a 2012 Ford Focus.

For those of us who like Ford cars, it seems like we can't defend this level of damage in what looks like a small accident.

But credit to Ford and their crumple zone technology, the car will be replaced and the driver is alive considering the speed she was driving at.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYFPyOEth48&t=5m47s

sultaan:


For those of us who like Ford cars, it seems like we can't defend this level of damage in what looks like a small accident.

But credit to Ford and their crumple zone technology, the car will be replaced and the driver is alive considering the speed she was driving at.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYFPyOEth48?t=300

Lmao.
Every car on the road now has crumple zones and is crash tested. There's no technology involved, just have to follow crash regulations.

HeavenlyBang:


Lmao.
Every car on the road now has crumple zones and is crash tested. There's no technology involved, just have to follow crash regulations.

You want to try that in a Toyota Hiace?
Or Our Proudly made in Nigeria Innoson

Its not that I want any harm done to anyone , but just to look at the most fatal vehicle on Nigerian roads and compare the result to the cars we loat

sultaan:


You want to try that in a Toyota Hiace?
Or Our Proudly made in Nigeria Innoson

Its not that I want any harm done to anyone , but just to look at the most fatal vehicle on Nigerian roads and compare the result to the cars we loat

Toyota hiace is evil on wheels

Like I suspected, the thread is becoming stupid.

weyreypey:

Toyota hiace is evil on wheels

CAPITAL EVIL.

9icetoo:
Like I suspected, the thread is becoming stupid.

How?
Now we know it is not a Toyota but a Ford Focus.
The car was going about 50mph or 80km/h.
The driver walked out of this wreck.

When you compare it to your average everyday accident on Nigerian roads by the most fatal model(hiace), and the Chinese brand our brothers believe is patriotic.
If you can go home to your family after an accident like that with all body parts intact, I'll say it is a pretty good car

sultaan:


How?
Now we know it is not a Toyota but a Ford Focus.
The car was going about 50mph or 80km/h.
The driver walked out of this wreck.

When you compare it to your average everyday accident on Nigerian roads by the most fatal model(hiace), and the Chinese brand our brothers believe is patriotic.
If you can go home to your family after an accident like that with all body parts intact, I'll say it is a pretty good car

First, the topic.
Second, some of the half baked comments.
The toyota Hiace performs poorly on front crash test ratings and is rightly banned in the usa. In japan, china, korea etc it is widely in use. Nigeria isn't better than any of those countries.

The toyota Hiace is a people mover in Nigeria because we don't have a functional mass transit system (rail, coaches, ferries etc). In the absence of a functional mass transit system, the government has turned a blind eye to a flawed "people mover".
The driver of a marcopolo bus will suffer the same fate as the driver of a Hiace bus. Both lack crumple zones. I haven't seen anyone slate the "marcopolo" bus.

Innoson is a car "manufacturer" and also into plastics and so many other products.

Some of his vehicles include fox and granite.
Are these unsafe too?
Have you seen the crash test ratings to prove they are unsafe?
Or should we just jump on the bashing bandwagon?

Let's be objective.

Toyota na poor People motto. May I never be poor to use Toyota.

9icetoo:

First, the topic.
Second, some of the half baked comments.
The toyota Hiace performs poorly on front crash test ratings and is rightly banned in the usa. In japan, china, korea etc it is widely in use. Nigeria isn't better than any of those countries.

The toyota Hiace is a people mover in Nigeria because we don't have a functional mass transit system (rail, coaches, ferries etc). In the absence of a functional mass transit system, the government has turned a blind eye to a flawed "people mover".
The driver of a marcopolo bus will suffer the same fate as the driver of a Hiace bus. Both lack crumple zones. I haven't seen anyone slate the "marcopolo" bus.

Innoson is a car "manufacturer" and also into plastics and so many other products.

Some of his vehicles include fox and granite.
Are these unsafe too?
Have you seen the crash test ratings to prove they are unsafe?
Or should we just jump on the bashing bandwagon?

Let's be objective.

It is not about bashing but I am taking an objective look at what we as a country pay so much money for and the cost in human lives we have lost.

The Hiace is the most deadly car on Nigerian roads either by design or use. Those Marco Polo are deadly too, but Hiace is easily capable of 100% fatality rate at 50mph.
Innoson assembles some models, but their safety level should be a little less than the average Chinese car.

If I am spending so much to buy a car, I will consider the safest for me and my family. Thank God for Sienna, it is very good that our transporters are now using a safer model to move out people.

sultaan:


It is not about bashing but I am taking an objective look at what we as a country pay so much money for and the cost in human lives we have lost.

The Hiace is the most deadly car on Nigerian roads either by design or use. Those Marco Polo are deadly too, but Hiace is easily capable of 100% fatality rate at 50mph.
Innoson assembles some models, but their safety level should be a little less than the average Chinese car.

If I am spending so much to buy a car, I will consider the safest for me and my family. Thank God for Sienna, it is very good that our transporters are now using a safer model to move out people.

Can you prove his assembled cars are a little less safe than the Chinese assembled cars? Do you have figures?

The sienna is undoubtedly good as a people mover but it is not efficient cost wise. In the absence of regulations, transporters will use what they deem cost efficient.

The flat faced shuttle bus is not only made by toyota. Nissan has theirs. So do the Chinese.

My point is, do not blame the car maker, but the system that allows the car to be used for a role it shouldn't be used for.