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Originally Posted by robchalmers
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!!!
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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.