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From: braman@dataio.UUCP (Rick Braman)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Sturdy Subaru
Message-ID: <698@dataio.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:00:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  9 06:00:31 1985
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> Re: The 35 MPH collision... There is a big difference between hitting a
> stationary brick wall and another car. The car can roll back, absorbing some
> of the shock. Also the other car can absorb energy by compressing, the wall
> can't.
> 
> Eric Anderson, UC San Diego

Maybe thats why he said "like hitting a brick wall at *25* MPH" ?  I too don't
believe that the Subaru could have survived a 35 MPH head on collision with a 
much bigger and heavier car.  Just my opinion.
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