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I think it's more of a comfort thing than a safety thing in many cases. Definitely in my case.

If you've never experienced it, I think you should at least understand what you are up against. Most people aren't buying these things to be evil to each other in some big dick safety war. Go visit an FCA dealership and see for yourself. Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. It might change your perspective a bit.





> Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph.

I have been driven in luxury murdertrucks before, but none have come close in terms of sound isolation to German executive sedans from a similar price bracket


> Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph.

I feel the same way about a similarly priced Mercedes, or a similarly priced Chinese Volvo too


> Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. It might change your perspective a bit.

Take a train some time. It might change yours.


Trains do even better in pedestrian collisions.

But pedestrians can be at fault there, they’re not allowed to be with cars.




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