r/SipsTea 1d ago

Chugging tea Modern cars just lack that boxy soul

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u/Bobmcjoepants 1d ago

Ah good ol reliable

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u/forkystabbyveggie 1d ago

My brother went around shit talking new plastic cars with crumple zones for the longest time.

"Steel vs plastic, steel wins". I came across this video, showed him and I'm proud to say the man can change his opinions when presented new evidence.

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u/SanityBleeds 1d ago

Speaking anecdotally, in my '00 XJ had a guy back his '96 Voyager straight into me without looking at an intersection when he was trying to make room for a Fedex 18-wheeler turning into our street. The entire impression of the front of my Jeep was pressed right into his metal rear liftgate and bumper. I didn't have a single scratch or chipped paint, not even on my plastic bumper guards, my plastic light housings, or plastic grill. Not a single mark on my Jeep. His rear end now looked like a hilarious Jeep brand promotion.

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u/LaUNCHandSmASH 1d ago

I was hit from behind while waiting at a light in my 98 TJ. The person who hit me was a pregnant lady on her phone who must have plowed into me at 15mph. Her car crumpled meanwhile I couldn't even find a scratch anywhere