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Originally Posted by robchalmers
42 for the cruze eco???? Erm our cruze base model 1.6 NA gets 42!! ffs didn't get much value on that overtime then General!
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Our test is completely different. You can't compare numbers.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Tempos: pretty much 2400-2500 lbs.
Corvair: 2400 lbs.
VW Beetles: 1700-2000 lbs (haven't weighed it myself)
VW Microbus: 2450 lbs.
Triumph Spitfire: 1600 lbs.
and so on.
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And your probability of surviving a 35mph offset frontal impact or side impact is 0% in all of those. Ah the good old days.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Stupid thing is, Tempos are fully optioned, fully functional, not stripped down miniscule sports cars, and they are made with a big *** old cast iron block and heads, and I strongly suspect much heavier gauge sheet metal than Hondas and whatnot, AND they have 5 mph bumpers!  If the 4-5 place OLD SCHOOL Tempo can weigh in at under 2500, I don't see why any other self-respecting family car CAN'T. |
Totally! Classic cars were super safe. Not like these plastic trash heaps they sell today.
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.