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There are a bunch of those cars here in Davis, Ca. The city uses them for driving around town and they seem to be fine for that. They aren't meant to be driven on highways where some asshat in a Ford ExxonValdez might decide to play monster mash with them.

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And you thought the mini cooper was a rolling coffin...

 

Conventional wisdom says that the mini cooper is a deathtrap.

 

Yet... Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 (http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150)

 

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Both of these vehicles hit the exact same off-set barrier at 40mph.

 

The ability of the american auto manufactuers to replace actual safety with percieved safety is amazing. The idiots that buy it are even more amazing.

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And you thought the mini cooper was a rolling coffin...

 

Conventional wisdom says that the mini cooper is a deathtrap.

 

Yet... Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 (http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150)

 

0222_2_15.jpg0110_2_34.jpg

 

Both of these vehicles hit the exact same off-set barrier at 40mph.

 

Of course the important part is, if you drive a REALLY big truck, then whoever you run into will be brutally maimed, while you and your cell phone and your Venti starbucks latte will all walk away unscathed.

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