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Originally Posted by blondboinsd
You have to realize that the vehicles are based on their respective classes, the MINI does good in it's own class, it may do poor when compared with the crash-protection of an X5 which is obviously better
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That makes sense. Earlier this year I hit a 3'X3' piece of Sheetrock which fell from a truck in front of me on the freeway. It took out the entire front end and was about $3,500 in damage.
One month later I hit a rubber orange cone which was in the middle of the fast lane at night on the freeway and it broke all the lights on the drivers side of the car, cracked the bumper and side markers. I had looked down for about 2 seconds and the car in front of me swerved. I almost got out of the way.
The car is going up for sale because I can't believe the damage this car sustains from relatively minor impacts. Too bad...It is a fun car. I felt much safer in the Porsche Boxster it replaced.