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I thought this quote might have been invented by Tom McCahill but I
VanCleefed
Long story but a recent car accident here in the news happened between a
F150 - probably 2006 or so judging by the photo in the paper - and an
older VW Jetta. Woman in the Jetta made a u-turn on a 4 lane street with
a median and got clobbered by the truck. She misjudged his speed and I
hear tha
It's the vintage as much as or more than the size.
Especially if by 'older Jetta', you mean 1980s-1990s.
There's a reason why small cars weigh 3000+lb now (unless they're Civics), they
are much stiffer and stronger than they used to be.
(don't ask me how Honda can still sell a Civic that weighs
Maybe in part but my 2013 F150 Supercrew weighs about 5600# empty.
Still a considerable margin from most smaller cars.
RB
On 07/05/2018 11:55 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
It's the vintage as much as or more than the size.
Especially if by 'older Jetta', you mean 1980s-1990s.
There's a r
I think my Dodge diesel was more like #7000, with us in it.
-- Jim
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