Sorry, but with a comment like that, I doubt you will ever change his opinion on this. I would bet he is a Chevy, Ford or Dodge guy that only drives full size vehicles. Fact is, they are safe for what they are, but put either of my Kicks up against my Suburban and it is toast.... any smaller vehicle would be being tagged by a vehicle double it's mass...
If he's going on the old Consumer Ripoffs Reports.... you probably wont change his mind either.. people live by what those DA's say about products..
Tell him to by a 70's Buick 225.... low, heavy, full frame and will crush most any thing they hit....
Zig