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Old 02-23-06, 11:18 AM
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Default So Daihatsu was trying to prove that their small cars can be safe against bigger cars
But do they have to use THOSE two cars to prove it?







Taiwanese source:
http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/v1...02057802232006
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Old 02-23-06, 11:39 AM
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They are owned by toyota anyways <that daihatsu is also sold as toyota rush> so a couple dozen celsiors is nothing for them <I hate that>
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Old 02-23-06, 12:01 PM
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hahaa, i probably care about the results on the "other" two cars
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Old 02-23-06, 12:23 PM
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Those LS's are sitting AWFULLY low...
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lol maybe they were buybacks they didn't want to deal w/ LOL
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
Those LS's are sitting AWFULLY low...

More than likely, it's due to the fact that the car is connected to a track embedded in the ground. Once engaged it pulls the car downward to ensure the vehicle tracks straight for impact.
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Old 02-24-06, 09:21 AM
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Those are 2001 LS's so they dont matter as much i guess.
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Those are 2001 LS's so they dont matter as much i guess.
how do you know it's not 03?
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Originally Posted by rominl
how do you know it's not 03?
or 02
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Originally Posted by Skulinex
or 02
They could be 01 or 02, but not 03. 03 has different wheels.
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Btw, that Daihatsu is not that small. It's almost the size of a small suv.
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Originally Posted by BrickHead
Btw, that Daihatsu is not that small. It's almost the size of a small suv.
it is actually smaller than Corolla :-).
It is an SUV, but smaller than 4.2 Rav4.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
it is actually smaller than Corolla :-).
It is an SUV, but smaller than 4.2 Rav4.
I see.. It reminds me of the MB A-class a few years back.
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or 02
Because those are 16inch wheels 02's have different 16inch wheels and 03 17's are standard.
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Originally Posted by mkorsu
More than likely, it's due to the fact that the car is connected to a track embedded in the ground. Once engaged it pulls the car downward to ensure the vehicle tracks straight for impact.
Wouldn't that physically throw off a lot of variables though?
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