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by Anton Bekerman on October 29th, 2003

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What would be the best car for a beginning driver? And how can I learn more about cars?

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  • by Crate Amps on December 9th, 2004

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    Cars today have basically no seperate frame and body. The body sheet metal is welded together and is quite strong. Do to the smaller size though, for safety, crumple zones are added (zones of the car that crush fairly easily) to absorb an impact during a crash. This is a good idea, except for minor accidents. If your at high speeds this is good, but if someone backs up into the side of your car or some other little thing like that, there can be severe damage to your car that is extremely expensive. Minor accidents like that are common with beginners. If you are willing to pay more, trucks and SUVs still have a seperate frame and body. They can absorb a whole lot more damage and are less likely to be totaled in a minor accident. A Chevy Trail Blazer backed up into the side of our Aerostar and now our front passenger door is completely crumpled in and it won't open all the way anymore. We got lucky and got an estimate that said that repairs would be more slightly less than the vehicle was worth. The Trail Blazer's only damage was a little smudge on the bumper and small dent in the plastic part of the bumper that you had to know were to look for it to see.

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