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Nov 21, 2008 | 12:31 PM

CrystalFiveMT

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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

Nov 21, 2008 | 12:39 PM

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IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

nice find

Nov 21, 2008 | 01:09 PM

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IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

nice find

Thankfully, most women rank my rear end a 10.

Nov 21, 2008 | 01:10 PM

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Thankfully, most women rank my rear end a 10.

ZING!

Nov 21, 2008 | 01:13 PM

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IIRC our rear end rating is only 3 stars though

nice find

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.

Nov 21, 2008 | 01:46 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..

Nov 21, 2008 | 02:17 PM

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the newly redesigned small cars are totally safer than the older generations!

Nov 22, 2008 | 04:56 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..

LOL i remember those.

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

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