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Actually i did more digging since you tweaked my curiosity and see what you mean about Unsafe at any speed and ralph nader. I had only ever read about nader as a consumer advocate withput going in to a deal of detail, as a non american it's only of passing interest if I'm being honest. I do remember the fuss about the Pinto as it was incredible even at the time that a company could be so penny pinching. American politics seem very polarised with anyone the least bit left leaning being demonised to the point of irrationality I suppose I was making the mistake of assuming you were doing just that without checking my facts first. My apologies.

We didn't have ford pintos but the ford cortina which tried to look like a big american car. much beloved of company reps, They were horrible to drive but I have a healthy prejudice against rear wheel drive anyway.