Originally Posted by
MetroMPG
Oh? Care to share?
I know one thing they're always preaching is "large is better than small." Maybe. But that definitely makes me a wayward sheep in my vehicle choices!
Large is better than small if you focus primarily on the impact between two vehicles. What people often miss is what comes before a collision, which is accident avoidance. In my opinion, a smaller, lighter, nimble car like the Micra is better able to avoid the accident in the first place. A minivan would be placed at a disadvantage in a frontal offset collision simply because its size and mass would make it more difficult to avoid such an accident in a minivan. Of course, accident avoidance requires driver skill and training, and many people would rather buy a bigger, heavier car than invest in professional driver's training. A shame, really; they could have more fun and save more money in the long run with the training and a small car.
In our culture obsessed with absurd excess, the Nissan Micra is my counterculture car of choice.
Be sure to visit my blog at
mymicra.com!
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