From the standard specs, I do not see side air bags. Will this be an accessory item?

Thanks.

Kevin

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10838

Option. I'ts towards the bottom. $650

Edit: got the price wrong

 

I will never understand how "safety" can be an option on a car.

 

i wont either...

 

Is it safe to assume then that you went with the side airbags on your Scion?

 

i can safely assume that some of the idiot drivers up here don't consider safety to be an option... it's not available.

 

i thgouth it only available for the xA? remember when i get mine, they dont have this option...

 

How long have you been driving?

How many cars did you drive are equipted with side air bags?

How many cars did you drive with NO air bags at all?

How many years did you drive without air bags?

How much does the tC cost (16.5K for manual, 17K plus with side air bag)

Price is one of those features that sets the tC apart... By making things like side air bags an option, Scion keeps the price as a factor... Not too many people will be missing much without it since most are acustomed to no side air bag driving already...

$650 would be nothing to pay if you KNOW you're going to need the air bag, but once again... You might as well buy a fire proof vest and a racing helmet while you're at it if you're that safety concious...

The call is yours, but I'm sure I can do without side air bags....

 

Thanks for message. I did not see on original post. Think this "option" is really a necessity. Still keeps the car well under $20,000.

Kevin

 

Using your inane logic, there is absolutely no need for seatbelts or crumple zones or ABS. Because if this were a perfect world, everyone would drive responsibly and there would be no wrecks.

___. Do you know that almost half of all 2-car accidents involving death are side-impacts? Side airbags save lives. Don't chastise people because they want extra protection. I personally love the fact that side curatins are an option (well, I'd prefer that they were standard, but price is so low I'm not going to complain). Nobody buys a safe car with 6 airbags because they're intending to crash someday. The fact is there is a growing number of irresponsible, unskilled drivers out there, especially teenagers and old people, and it's not unwise to have protection.

I want a safe car because I'd appreciate the extra security if a man falls asleep on the highway, crosses the median and frags my car or if some gum-smacking teen on her celly runs a red light and smashes into my front passenger.

Do you see where I'm going with this? I am a HUGE proponent of car safety. I routinely scour the website's of the IIHS, NHTSA, EURONCAP, and Japan's NASVA. I am very much intrigued by car crashes and how cars function in an accident. Your line of thought is troubling. One can't ignore the crisis we face on our roads. We lose more people on the roads in a single holiday weekend than soldiers lost so far in Iraq, God rest their souls.

 

KAuss

There was a point in history where cars didn't have to have seatbelts. There was a point when cars didn't have to have front airbags (let alone passanger ones). I see no reason that side air bags are not put into all cars by law at this point too. It seems silly to me that you have to buy a safer car then what comes stock. :?

EDIT: Just so you know I have been driving for over 10 years. I am on my 3rd car too. What's your point in asking me that?

 

The point is, that the first seat belts probably killed more people than save... Same thing with the first front air bags...

Now you take that prespective into the new side air bags which aren't really perfected as I would say since it's still an optional part... I'll wait till it becomes standard and I'll wait till it becomes a part of the car's price before I get it... I've only been driving for about 4 years, I onlly had a car with air bags for about 6 months before I totaled it, even then I walked out with a scratch without the need of an air bag I would of been ok...

I'm not telling anyone to NOT buy it because of what I say... I'm just saying that I've had a relatively safe driving experience without it and I don't see enough road test benifits from it yet to get it for myself...

Side air bags would also complicate installing things into the doors I think since there would be more wiring / stuff to dodge...

As for cars before seatbelts... There weren't as many cars on the road and they were not going as fast back then... To those standards of the past, it was not too bad as it would be now to drive without seat belts..

Once again.. For those that are concerned, do get it please by all means... Just that for me I can do without another set of air bags...

P.S. CofCtC, I can accept everyone's views if they don't se things my way, but by calling me an ___ and not even know me in person... That's just uncalled for... I never said ANYTHING about anyone to NOT buy the option if it was on them, but for me, driving 100% local stop signs in metropolitan traffic, having a car that only goes 3K / year... I can do without the side air bags...

 

Right now, I'm driving a 90 Integra LS... I don't even have power windows not to mention air bags...

I guess by everyone's standard I should crush the car and not drive anything or wear a sumo suit to cross the street...

Now I to that...

 

No one is saying you shouldn't drive you old car. What we are saying is that new cars should have standard all the new safety options. It's about moving forward with new technology in safety.

 

When it becomes standard... I made sure I stated that in my 2nd post just to reiterrate... It's still too new and everyone knows that air bag timing can go from save lifes to take lives....

 

hahaha this was a funny one.....dude nobody wants to listen to whining and preaching.....and what does iraq have to do with any of this? hahaha....this is a forum. everybody has an opinion.......if you dont like it dont read it......but dont sit here and complain about someones point of view.

 

You should post a pic so we can see if you look as dumb as you sound. "What does iraq have to do with any of this?". hmmm, lets see....DID YOU READ IT? A 4 year old could see the comparision. People are alreays _____ing about one more lost in the war, and how we need to do something about it now to prevent lives, yet a far more deadly problem faces us every day and it gets little if any attention from the general public. Don't even think about replying to this, becuase this is my opinion........if you don't like it don't read it.....so don't site there and complain about it. I'd hate to see you be a hypocrite as well.


PS - Your sig is about the dumbest thing I've ever seen. You're not supposed to race Hondas in the first place. 2nd, you can't beat all hondas without pouring thousands into the tC. For half the price, you can go buy a used f-body and win by BUSLENGTHS. 3rd, well...you're just pathetic. Sorry.

 

daym... flaming eachother on this board already? that's crazy...

 

screw the side airbags id rather spend the 650 on a hot weekend in vegas :twisted:

 

Your welcome Kevin.

Side bags should be standard.