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Old 09-24-2012, 08:00 PM   #1
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Well, I -- for one -- have found the body integrity, even with just a slight bump or scrape, to be LESS that reassuring! It is a very cheap car, after all... Not just small (there are smaller ones; the Smart Twofer, the VW bug, now the FIAT 500 Pop, the Mazda Miata... I could go on!)... I'll continue my search for the next great vehicle...
I've hit a freeway wall going at least 65mph on the Yaris and the bumper was not even dented, just a few scratches that aren't even that noticeable
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Old 09-28-2012, 06:12 PM   #2
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Yaris is #1

This article is really meaningless if you think about it..

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/10-bad-luck-cars.html
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Old 09-28-2012, 06:39 PM   #3
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This article is really meaningless if you think about it..

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/10-bad-luck-cars.html
If the claims are in the winter...I blame the anti-stop, oops, anti-lock brakes.
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Old 09-28-2012, 08:14 PM   #4
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The insurance industry

isn't charmed by small cars. Never has been.

The IIHS is the mouthpiece for the insurance industry...not terribly objective despite the spin on statistics applied to it.

Grain of salt.
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Old 09-28-2012, 08:45 PM   #5
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Your correct,the article is meaningless.
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