On 2011\02\20 23:49, wrote:

Is there any noticeable difference in petrol costs?

The Vito uses less diesel, because it weighs less. If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.

On 2011\02\21 03:39, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\02\20 23:49, wrote:

Is there any noticeable difference in petrol costs?

The Vito uses less diesel, because it weighs less. If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.

Although I've just found someone saying that the Vito is heavier than
the TX4, so... just ignore me

Basil Jet wrote:

If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.


My unequivocal choice would be to drive the Vito.

Mercedes-Benz has always been at the forefront of passenger safety*.
The Vito, which is sold as a passenger vehicle under the Viana name,
gets very good ratings in Euro NCAP crash tests.

Meanwhile, the TX4/Fairway has never had a Euro NCAP test.



* The current main Euro NCAP test requirements for oblique frontal
impact are taken directly from the design criteria for the
Mercedes-Benz W124 E Class first introduced in 1983. Every
Mercedes-Benz model introduced since 1983 has achieved the equivalent
of a five-star Euro NCAP result in that impact test.

Mercedes-Benz cars also have to withstand the same oblique *rear*
impact, a requirement that Euro NCAP has yet to adopt. This
meticulous approach to passenger safety is one of many reasons why my
last four cars have all been Mercedes-Benz.

On 21/02/2011 03:39, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\02\20 23:49, wrote:

Is there any noticeable difference in petrol costs?

The Vito uses less diesel, because it weighs less. If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.
Thanks for the tip.

On Feb 21, 9:03*pm, "
wrote:

On 21/02/2011 03:39, Basil Jet wrote:

On 2011\02\20 23:49, wrote:

Is there any noticeable difference in petrol costs?

The Vito uses less diesel, because it weighs less. If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.

Thanks for the tip.

Where and when is this experiment going to take place?

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:03:16 +0000
" wrote:
On 21/02/2011 03:39, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\02\20 23:49, wrote:

Is there any noticeable difference in petrol costs?

The Vito uses less diesel, because it weighs less. If you ever choose to
take part in a head-on collision experiment between a Vito and a TX4,
choose to drive the TX4.
Thanks for the tip.

I'd ignore his tip. Weight means nothing if the body crumples like a
squashed egg or worse does crumple at all and the driver absorbs the entire
impact through his skull and chest. Mercedes like most other big manufacturers
have spent billions on researching crumple zones and other forms of crash
protection. Does anything honestly think that LTI with its antique taxis
design thats barely changed in 2 decades is going to better that? I think not.

B2003