Well, the store DOES have some validity to it...The child seats were tested at higher speeds than they were supposed to, and most dismally failed, except two. It's quite obvious that those two are exceeding specifications quite considerably! If I was to take this test data seriously, well, I'd still like my child riding in one of those two seats!
This test of the Omni & Horizon is quite interesting. If car manufacturers were to design their vehicles to this spec, they would all have terrible understeer issues. One would not be able to get through an on-ramp without the vehicle drifting to the outside of the turn and smacking the guardrail! There's a REASON why the vehicle didn't return to straight ahead, and it has something to do with a science they don't know much about...physics!!! Most automobile manufacturers take the laws of physics at hand when they engineer a car so they will in fact they will turn when the steering is rotated in the direction the driver desires. THE CAR OPERATED AS IT SHOULD!!!
Here's another interesting factoid. The Omni's and Horizons use the exact same interior materials as the Honda Civics! I remember having a 1978 Civic, and just like Gene mentioned, the interior construction was just as terrible in the civic as it was in these cars. Oddly enough, CR rated the Civic as having a better interior!!!
This test of the Omni & Horizon is quite interesting. If car manufacturers were to design their vehicles to this spec, they would all have terrible understeer issues. One would not be able to get through an on-ramp without the vehicle drifting to the outside of the turn and smacking the guardrail! There's a REASON why the vehicle didn't return to straight ahead, and it has something to do with a science they don't know much about...physics!!! Most automobile manufacturers take the laws of physics at hand when they engineer a car so they will in fact they will turn when the steering is rotated in the direction the driver desires. THE CAR OPERATED AS IT SHOULD!!!
Here's another interesting factoid. The Omni's and Horizons use the exact same interior materials as the Honda Civics! I remember having a 1978 Civic, and just like Gene mentioned, the interior construction was just as terrible in the civic as it was in these cars. Oddly enough, CR rated the Civic as having a better interior!!!