RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] computer and car prices (was Re: [MLUG])

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> I still don't see how you could make a retractable bumper that could
> withstand a crash with a decent sized vehicle. The plow was  
> originally used
> to push cattle off the tracks.

Ford Prism, Geo Metro and other breeds of cattle out there need pushing out
of your SUV's tracks ;-)
It wouldn't be the first time something retractable had to be sturdy.  Look
at the Dodge Minivans, they got in trouble because their tailgate lock
wasn't sturdy enough.

> I don't know, I would rather have my truck stop rather than 
> ricochet off
> uncontrollably.

120mph impact (60 + 60 for each vehicle) or ricochet in a 10mph impact into
at most a 50mph impact if you happened to run into a brick wall right
afterwards, more likely much less. I'd rather live with a ditched car than
die in a totalled one.  The worst downside I can see is that you no longer
will be able to push things over with your big old truck.
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