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Old 11-11-2010, 09:07 PM   #130 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by robchalmers View Post
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!!!
No need to put yourself in danger, it's (more or less) been done for you

Fifth Gear put a new Renault Modus (2004-present / Nissan Note lookalike) against an old tank, the Volvo 940 (1991–1998).

Fifth Gear – Renault Modus v Volvo 940 Crash Test | You Tube Videos - Collection of Videos from YouTube.


So in addition to polluting more, the older cars are also far less safe.
And that's with a car that was considered very safe in its day.
A lesser or smaller car from that era would be even worse when compared to today's small cars.


Think about how much you really want to risk to get better FE.
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