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Old 01-07-23, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Lombard
So do you expect the population as a whole to have the driving skills of Mario Andretti? This is a weak argument. When you intruduce something new to the public, you can't expect the masses to underatand something they haven't seen.

Granted that the pre-1968 Volkswagen Beetle and Renault Dauphine has the same swing axle rear suspension.

so millions of Germans and French people can drive such a car, but put it in the hands of Americans and a liability system where no one has to take any responsibility for their own behavior, and it’s always somebody else’s fault and it becomes unsafe?
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