Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site eisx.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!spuxll!eisx!jeb
From: jeb@eisx.UUCP (Jim Beckman)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Sturdy Subaru
Message-ID: <938@eisx.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 14:19:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: eisx.938
Posted: Wed Jul  3 14:19:25 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:27:44 EDT
Organization: AT&T Info. Sys. Labs, South Plainfield NJ
Lines: 15

> From: lorien@mhuxn.UUCP (CONWAY)
> We currently have a 1981 Subaru wagon with almost 60,000 miles
>   . . .                                       In addition, when the car
> was only a couple of months old, we were hit head on by a Pontiac Grand Am
> (I think that's what they call the big Pontiac) at about 35 MPH.  The
> car held up remarkably well with only a headlight and  a piece of the
> grill knocked out, and a very slight crease in the metal around the headlight.

Remarkable!!!  But a little unlikely.  At that rate you should be
able to take on the proverbial brick wall at 25 or so with no damage!
Even Ralph Nader might be willing to drive a car like that.  Are you
sure you didn't mean 3.5 mph?

Jim Beckman   AT&T-ISL, South Plainfield, NJ       eisx!jeb