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3820 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2008 at 9:45 AM
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Replying to: backy (Dec 21, 2006 2:42 pm) The IIHS says that size matters in general, but in the IIHS test results for side impacts, some smaller cars do better than largers cars. And the side impact tests are the only ones that can be compared across vehicle class.
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 22, 2006 5:33 am) |
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And that was exactly my point - with respect to side crashes, because scores are comparable across weight classes, it CAN be said that you are better off (which I'll define as lower likelihood of injury/death) in a Yaris (with Side Curtains) or Fit than you are in a Crown Victoria or a Sonata, or Fusion, or Maxima, etc. However, it CANNOT be said that for frontal offset crashes you're better off in the Yaris or Fit (Good ratings) than in a Fusion or Impala (Acceptable.) Again, thanks ~alpha |
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Replying to: backy (Dec 21, 2006 2:42 pm) That makes sense. But whatever results from that event is secondary or tertiary to the initial impact, which is what these tests consider. ~alpha
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Replying to: alpha01 (Dec 22, 2006 8:52 am) |
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Replying to: micweb (Dec 25, 2006 9:10 am) |
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Replying to: micweb (Dec 25, 2006 9:10 am) of course, coming off the gas sucking pt cruiser, anything would be a vast improvement in the mileage department.
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Replying to: roxy11 (Dec 25, 2006 3:00 pm) "coming off the gas sucking pt cruiser," This comment, unfortunately, is NOT hyperbole. I got a Caliber, which in stick shift configuration is about 2900 pounds, the most porkulent of the economy cars, but fortunately lighter than the PT and HOPEFULLY gets better gas mileage. We got a stick shift this time. I can't blame the sample PT Cruiser we had for bad mileage nor the reportedly "inefficient" Chrysler automatic, since BOTH of the ones we had with auto got bad gas mileage, yet the same engine and transmission in a Dodge Caravan minivan actually got BETTER gas mileage - on the other hand the EPA ratings in the minivan are better, and the highway rating for the PT is only 26 mpg...the stick shift Caliber, on the other hand,is rated 28/32 - an odd combination since the city rating is higher than I would expect for a car of this weight, yet the spread with highway mileage is less than I would have thought (4 mpg spread vs. the more typical 7 mile per gallon or more spread). I will report more on my impressions in the Caliber forum, but my initial impression is that this is much roomier than a Focus or Cobalt.
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Replying to: micweb (Dec 25, 2006 4:11 pm) |
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because he once drove a Scion xA. His reports on that experience can be found in the Scion xA thread here on Edmunds.
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