22/07/2008 09:28.  2008 - Owning a safer car doesn't mean breaking the bank, according to the results of the 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR), released today by Land Transport NZ and the Automobile Association

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Findings published today show that Kiwi motorists can buy a used vehicle which provides good protection to occupants and other road users in a crash for less than $5,000. The Used Car Safety ratings assess the relative safety of 349 popular used vehicles, ranging from light cars to large 4WDs and vans.

The 2008 ratings are based on the latest information from the world's largest database of real-life vehicle crashes, measuring the relative safety performance of used cars based on over 3.2 million actual crashes on New Zealand and Australian roads from 1986 to 2006. The crash data has... // All About Hawke's Bay