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Originally posted by MagiK:
I am not in the top 5% but may be in the top 15% and No I don't take my GF's SUV off road...but it did save my life Christmas night when I hit the guardrail at 40 miles an hour.....My CAR had a totaled front end when a guy hit me in the parking lot at less than 10 miles per hour.
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If you check the info on front end crashes you'll find that small cars do just as well in the type of crash you had. They are designed to have the front end 'smash' to absorb the kenetic energy from a crash, and transfer as much as possible to the frame surrounding the passenger compartment.