"The BIGGER the better" , especially in modern days. Newer cars are designed to be crushable so as to absorb an impact. And the safety tests the government conducts are always performed against a static wall. Once the car body has absorbed all that it can take, all the leftover force is directed towards the passengers.

Small, fuel efficient cars find themselves at a deadly disadvantage to their heavier cousins. Modern car designers design to the test(s), and not the real world.

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Toblin

'79 300D, "Liesel von Diesel", 235K

I kid proofed the house....but they still get in