Message text written by Joe Curry
>What's all this talk about the Spitfire 1500 not being safe. The 1500
was made to comply with all existent safety standards including side
impact protection that wasn't mandated until much later. While it may
not be as safe is driving around in a Lincoln Navigator or Hummer, I
don't think it should be classified as a "death Trap" either.
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Joe's right. And consider that the other alternative is a Toyota TERCEL,
ferchrissake! Death trap? Perhaps but no more so than a TERCEL!
Additionally, when did they stop making the Tercel? If he's looking at a
Tercel it must be at least 15 years old. with 150,000 miles on it. Sure,
Japanese cars are famous for being reliable but that's when you buy them
new and can drive them for 100,000 miles and have no problems. If you buy
a Toyota with 150,000 miles (15 years old) it could run another 100,000
miles without a problem or it could break tomorrow. And when japanese cars
break - hang on to your wallet!
Dave Massey
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