svelte wrote:FlyerInHi

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There is no denying that an older car is more apt to break down…that’s what drives the decision, not the trappings of middle-class prosperity.[/quote]

Older cars do break down more… but stranded on the road is an old urban legend more reminiscent of the 1980s.[/quote]

Yeah, an urban legend.

http://www.10news.com/news/one-killed-in-four-car-i-5-collision-in-del-mar

“According to California Highway Patrol officers at the scene, a Nissan was stalled in the roadway when it was rear-ended by a second car. “[/quote]

I rarely look at the car crashes in the news, but here is another death I stumbled across from a car broken on the freeway just a few months later.

Another Nissan – 2002-2006 Nissan Altima

http://www.cbs8.com/story/30548271/driver-killed-after-stalled-car-struck-on-i-805