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Old 02-09-2014, 10:26 AM   #1
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Why does 86 get in so many accidents ?

I have been driving cars for a decade...and never really seen other platform with this many accidents...why so ?
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:30 AM   #2
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Because young first time car owners that push the car past their experience level and lose control. Or are victims of others drivers that simply cant see our tiny car in their mirrors.
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:32 AM   #3
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because The Curse.
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:35 AM   #4
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because The Curse.
The Curse seems to be present with any car I own.
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:47 AM   #5
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Because racecar
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:49 AM   #6
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Because racecar
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:55 AM   #7
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Because the rear suspension loves to give out in bumpy situations.
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Old 02-09-2014, 11:08 AM   #8
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Old 02-09-2014, 11:08 AM   #9
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Because they're owned mostly by young people. Young people crash everything.
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Old 02-09-2014, 11:16 AM   #10
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young people.
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Old 02-09-2014, 11:33 AM   #11
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Yup, i crashed a lot back in my day...

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Old 02-09-2014, 11:38 AM   #12
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Because now everyone posts about it on the internet and you actually see the crashes
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Old 02-09-2014, 11:38 AM   #13
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That look like it could hurt bad deemoon. Thanks for you guys responds, which are epic with pixs
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Old 02-09-2014, 12:18 PM   #14
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Are there actually official statistics you're referencing showing that this car is actually crashed more frequently than others?

Or are you basing this on forum activity? You know, because science.
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