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Old 06-19-2012, 06:56 PM   #56 (permalink)
minispeed
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Location: Burlington, ON
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minispeed-Insight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 82.15 mpg (US)

MDX - '01 Acura MDX Touring
90 day: 22.29 mpg (US)

the wife's car - '13 Toyota Prius Plus
90 day: 45.99 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by 99metro View Post
The unwritten rule....all US cars must have a minimum of 100 hp or forget it. Also, a lot of Americans demand the biggest and baddest for "safety" sake. The bigger the vehicle, the safer they feel in the event of an accident. Eco cars just have no chance with that attitude.

My co-workers think I'm nuts I drive a Metro for a commuter. Yes, I might die in a head-on if both vehicles are traveling 75 mph. It would be a little worse than hitting a concrete wall at 150 mph, as I would be pushed instantly backwards. I also might die by eating a cherry.
My co workers made tons of jokes when I got my prius, and most of them want bigger is better, I have one that drives a Jeep wrangler V6 for about 1000miles a week. I just don't understand it, he claims it's safety because in the winters he won't get stuck. He also doesn't drive on winter tires. Funny thing is most of the vehicles I see stuck in the winter are SUVs. A subaru/audi/fusion/bmw/volvo or any of the other awd cars with a good set of winter tires can go on every road in the winter the jeep goes.

The safety thing reminds me of a story one of my old bosses told me, he was on the highway in an old ford LTD, late 70s, he looked up and saw a jumper off an overpass, the cars in front slamed on the brakes, he did too, he knew he was going to hit them and of coarse he had no seat belt, he leaned to his right into a tuck, after the accident he looked up and saw the hood had pushed straight back with minimal bending through the windshield and was resting right where his neck would have been.
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