[robchalmers]

I too like the idea of recycling older vehicles - I'm living the dream with an older car BUT. I really not sure about the whole econobox paranoia, I drive a car thats was deemed too small to interest the US consumer, yet. I've rolled one and stuffd on into a unmoveable object and walked away - in fact REBUILT after the latter. I'm not sure what the smaller cars in the US are like but I think you'd be surprised how well an 'econobox' would come off in a crash and how badly an old ladder chassis truck will.

I'd like to prove the safety to you but with out endangering one of us it'd be hard to prove!!!