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Old 02-14-2012, 09:47 AM   #30 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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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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But as we keep trying to tell you, you're still stuck in the attitude that the only thing that matters for safety is what happens when your car gets hit by another car, when the point is to avoid being hit (or hitting something, rolling over, etc) in the first place.
I don't see that in my statement at all.

Talking about crash avoidance, my answer is still the same. From the list of Camry, Accord, Fit, Yaris and Smart, which will maneuver and get you out of trouble the best? Fit.
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