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Old 02-13-2012, 12:30 PM   #22 (permalink)
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That video showed me there are good and bad small cars. The Yaris got smashed, but that's an older model car. The new model Fit held up amazingly well against the Accord. The Smart... held its structure but got thrown so far as to almost guarantee a secondary impact.

The obvious answer they're trying to tell us is, buy the Camry or Accord. My conclusion is different: buy the Fit. You get the advantages of a small car and reasonable safety.
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