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Old 08-22-2010, 09:35 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
Generaly, you're better of in a more recent car - it'll have far more safety features and better crumpling zones.
The result is that new small cars, are still safer than bigger but older cars.

A small and old car is not exactly the best of rides to be in when you're about to crash.
Are the new "small" cars really small? Seems like the new "small" cars are all pushing 3000 lbs if not more... how small is that?
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