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So all the tree huggers Still Want A SMART Car?

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ChadTower:

I love the pics that keep getting posted as if anyone would be expected to survive such an accident in any passenger vehicle.  I hear if you chuck a smart car and an F150 into a volcano the A/C fails.  Bummer.

patrickl:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 31, 2009, 09:59:08 pm ---
I love the pics that keep getting posted as if anyone would be expected to survive such an accident in any passenger vehicle.

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Well that's exactly what I tried to show ...

shardian:

orion:

--- Quote from: patrickl on August 31, 2009, 09:15:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fordman on August 25, 2009, 09:15:51 pm ---I'll Take my F-150 any day!

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Unless you are driving a recent version (post 2004), driving an F150 is not a very wise choice. That's a truck and the manufacturer didn't even have to worry about safety feature that are standard on cars which are designed to move people.

Look at how it folds up a crash test:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB0araA0T_k[/youtube]

Typical accident with trucks like that is a roll:


You're just as unsafe in a few year old F150 as in a Smart car. In fact I'd bet the F150 is less safe (both for you as the driver as for other people around you). Better get a proper sedan.

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I got in a tangle with one of those in an MR2.... the F150 won.

koolmoecraig:
A Miata has perfect 50/50 weight distribution, extremely light weight, RWD, double wishbone suspension all around, the best shifter in the business and has a huge aftermarket for performance parts.  It is also the most raced car in the world.

Gay?  Sureeeeeeee

Here is a cool review:


If it doesn't have enough power for you, you can always drop in an LS motor from a Corvette and go Ferrari hunting:
http://flyinmiata.com/V8/silverMSM/index.php?UID=20

You really should give one a drive if you haven't.  Early models can be had for so cheap right now.  They are an absolute blast to drive.

*Yes, I own one.



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