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Old 11-21-2008 | 01:31 PM
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Small cars getting safer
Though it's not mentioned, the GDs were rated at 5 stars, the GEs should get the same highest rating:

Why small cars are getting safer - CNN.com
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 01:39 PM
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IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

nice find
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chaaree
IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

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Thankfully, most women rank my rear end a 10.
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 02:10 PM
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Thankfully, most women rank my rear end a 10.

ZING!
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by chaaree
IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

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That's by design from the manufacturer. The people sitting in the back aren't the ones paying for the car, so they don't care about them as much.
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 02:46 PM
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Ha, there was a comment from a reviewer that compared the windshield of the '09 Fit to the old Chevy Lumina minivans... what a terrible analogy..
 
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Old 11-21-2008 | 03:17 PM
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the newly redesigned small cars are totally safer than the older generations!
 
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Old 11-22-2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by concorde
Ha, there was a comment from a reviewer that compared the windshield of the '09 Fit to the old Chevy Lumina minivans... what a terrible analogy..

LOL i remember those.
wat a terrible pos those things were. was our company van back like ten yrs ago.
 
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