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Old 03-15-2012, 11:44 PM   #62 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Not only that, the argument that big vehicles - and particularly 3/4 and 1 ton pickups - are safer just doesn't stand up to real-world data... You may feel safer in a big vehicle, but that safety is an illusion.
That was my hunch too, but I wasn't going to make the claim without backing it up with data. Thanks for sharing this info and saving me the hassle of looking it up.

My first thought of the big = safe illusion was of the infamous Ford Exploders that had rollover issues due to improperly maintained Firestone tires and inexperienced drivers.

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At 6 am, there is only marginal traffic... but lots of deer.

As you may have guessed by now... we gave up on TV several years ago... we have no TV service and cant receive digital air in this location... but we will locate and watch a good DVD sometimes. I'll go tinker with something, read, or I go to bed.
Even the most modest of cars can keep a driver safe from a deer. Heck, I ride a motorcycle and the only thing that scares me about finding a deer in my way is the potential immovable object I might skid into.

While I think your tinkering is more productive, you could get Netflix to get your TV fix.

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I'd bet she's right and there is not much that's actually designed around 250,000 miles in small, that's affordable. If there really is I'd like to know about them.
I would imagine most cars are capable of 250k miles. My Subie was extremely abused and never required more than new tires or brake pads. She went for 235k before getting rear-ended and totaled.

The least reliable vehicle I have owned by far is my Dodge Ram. Every damn thing wants to break on it. I've replaced multiple calipers, front end (track bar goes bad immediately), lift pumps (goes bad in 20k miles), blower speed control resistor, door switches. The rear diff let loose a few bolts internally and chewed around in there messing up my speed sensor. Cruise control doesn't work due to bad speed sensor. Tranny is shot again. AC doesn't work. The steering wheel has 1/8th turn of play in it. Truck pulls to 1 side when I brake. Doors are about to fall off...
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