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Re:Americans Crushed by Auto Loans as Defaults and Repossess... by lifestyleguru on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:38AM (#45247113)
In Eastern Europe I regularly hear that car disintegrated into three pieces or engine fell off after a collision. These do not happen to a car having minor crash in its history, these happen to a car which had been totaled in the past. Eastern Europe is the scrapyard of Western Europe and yet its inhabitants found a way to fell superior about their 15 years old BMWs with engine mounted on three screws.
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Re:Americans Crushed by Auto Loans as Defaults and Repossess... by nradov on Monday September 15, 2025 @08:52AM (#45249060)
Some modern cars are specifically designed with frangible engine mounts to eject it downwards in a frontal crash. This is a safety measure to dissipate energy and prevent the engine from being pushed back into the passenger cabin.
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