On: The rise of the disposable car

[cratermoon]

Any collision that sets of the airbags in a modern car is almost guaranteed to be a write-off.

[SoftTalker → cratermoon]

Yep, they are surprisingly complex and expensive sensor-controlled devices, and a modern car might have a dozen of them. Just their replacement alone will be thousands of dollars, on top of the actual collision repair work.

[cratermoon → SoftTalker]

Plus each airbag has a small explosive charge, which requires special and expensive handling.