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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Last week I pulled up onto the highway and slotted in right behind an MGB. It made my Fit feel like a Suburban.
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Yeah, I often wish I still had the Austin-Healey Sprite I owned back in the '70s.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
I'm not sure it's inferiority complex so much as 'in case of a crash I want to live while the other person dies, so I will get a vehicle that is more prone to single-vehicle accidents.'
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"...so I will buy a big, tall, heavy 'safe' vehicle, and then spend my time talking or texting on my cell phone so I can put the safety features to the test" :-)
Though that doesn't explain why even most compact cars are built so you sit way higher than is necessary, or than is comfortable for me. Honestly, the couple of rentals I've had to drive felt almost like I was riding around on a bar stool.