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Originally Posted by grantp
Maybe cost cutting to get within a specific car tax bracket or something like that?
And of course there is the question about whether or not the standards set and measured are really meaningful.
The stories about gaining an extra NCAP star for having a particular sticker in a specified place sort of lead one to wonder ...
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According to the Boss of Euro NCAP quoted in a mag, 'Ford did not expect us to test the Mustang and chose not to fit safety tech in Europe that is available to N American consumers'...... It got low ratings on ineffective airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters- Not a missing sticker