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Bureau not sure how safe that 1500 really is though either. You roll it that can be end of story. Owning an S-10 Blazer is terribly scary. It was high enough for the hood to catch the deer but low enough that the bumper didn't get involved. A minor side impact collision in the S-10 can ruin the frame even on the later boxed in versions. Chevy really cheaped out on the B pillar support as did Jeep and Ford around the same time period. Roll overs can cause positional asphyxia to where your pinned in such a way that you are fine except for that whole breathing part.

Accidents are dynamic and Id rather have the mini or a car like it in the city. If you don't live in a major metro where car size is the difference between parking near your house and walking 2 miles from your parking spot instead you might never think twice.

Besides if you think driving a Mini is unsafe try is elder cousin. I never minded taking this on the highway though I almost got backed over in a 7-11 parking lot:
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I drove that Austin through 6 inches of unplowed snow on 3.5 inch wide tires and actually had to call the person driving my other car to ask where the fuck they were. They actually didn't make it up the same road... Its okay the Austin still had a weak point that night. Snow packed into the fender brought out the Prince of Darkness. Lights started shorting out.

Real fun being able to reach out the door and touch the asphalt.
 
Listen bud, no need to make this personal, I didn't make a statement about your lack of usable penis did I?

I also worked in the collision industry for 22 years. Yea, that's actually IN a body shop painting the cars and trucks people like you crashed. While we're cock-swinging, I've also rebuilt or built from scratch, 4 vehicles including a 72 Jeep CJ-5 (frame up resto) with a 401 AMC, 9 inch Currie diffs front and rear and a 100hp nitrous shot, seven motorcycles, a house and five airplanes.

I've also done the trifecta of crashes, car, bike and aircraft. And the car was a Pinto and it didn't even blow up. Imagine my disappointment!

And like I said before where does it stop? We all cant drive a Kenworth or a deuce-and-a half for a daily driver in the interest of "safety" now can we?

Most of your post is contradictory anyway, you have motorcycles, but think their unsafe? Then why have them? Honestly if your as closed-minded as I suspect you are, you should just sell them so we don't have to hear you whine about how dangerous they are after you wad one of them up.

You don't like looking at a trucks door next to you? Why ride/drive next to any vehicle? That's simply asking for trouble in the age of the distracted driver.

And WTF do cars in a ditch during a snowstorm have to do with auto safety?

For me at least the main point of car/motorcycle safety is pretty simple, don't hit anything and don't let anything hit you. My only two mishaps in the last 30 years have been me hitting other vehicles on purpose. But those are not stories for a public forum.

Oh, I agree about the whole 2WD thing. A locked 2WD IS pretty awesome in the snow.

theBureau said:
Please get into it because I'll have to disagree there. I have a 2001 Chevy 1500 2WD which I get teased about because I live in Minnesota and most people think that 4WD = no slip n slide and can get out of anything. I can see interstate 35 from my apartment window. It runs from MN to TX. Most of the vehicles in the ditch or center,on my way to or from home, are 4WD trucks and SUV's. Firm believer it's the drivers not the vehicles. I've never been stuck in snow on a road and drive it out ice fishing once in awhile. I wouldn't take it off road in mud and shit because it probably would get stuck or broken and then I couldn't work. I like 2WD because it gets better mpg, less parts to break, and all my friends that have 4WD never turn the shit on. Plus it was 7G cheaper when I bought it.
Having said all that- my girlfriend has a Charger, my daughter an Echo and I have 4 other cars just sitting around either being worked on to sell or for driving when I don't feel like throwing money down the tubes for gas. Plus I have a couple cycles, which are even more unsafe. It is fucking scary as shit driving around when most of the drivers on the road are in vehicles that you can't see in their windows when you're next to them. It's not about what crash tests were done, what consumer reports says, or what kind of BS the dealer feeds you about a safe automobile. If you're buying into that kind of advertising BS then I feel bad. J.D. Powers and associates is a marketing firm not a consumer watchdog. Awards.....paid for, not won. It's just common sense. Bigger car smash smaller car, end of story. Deer + Mini = hoof in the eye.
I personally don't feel safe when someones bumper is at eye level. My 2 door spec comment was just a jab. It was a commercial in the late 90's for some crap, can't remember. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, I wasn't trying to get into an automobile argument. I can if you want though, I went to a HS that had an auto program, worked in the industry for 13 years until 2001, built 6 vehicles from the ground up with my dad and uncle and love to argue.
My comment was actually not what I wanted to say but I was just goofing around. I really wanted to say "All that money for that gay ass little car? Is Soulzz riding shotgun?"
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I like to imagine Cracky originated the Navy SEAL copypasta, enjoy!
 
Man nothing like a thread gone wild. Well at least I had posted something funny earlier. :)
 
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