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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Hmmm collapsible columns were required in 1968.
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The big loophole was the light truck exemption, that allowed my '87 Chevy Astro to be manufactured with a non-collapsible column 20 years after the fact. In a 35 mph crash, the steering column impaled the driver, and the car (van) failed the tests. Yet GM continued to make and sell the Astro alongside the safer Venture minivan, to save a few pennies using the old killer steering column.
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Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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