In alt.autos.ford Joseph Oberlander > wrote:
> The Government won't allow it to be tested - they have this Suzuki
> Samurai fake image in their heads despite it being tested extensively
> in Europe and passing much tougher standards. They just say that
> it's "too small" and know that it can't possibly be "safe". Idiots.

That's a little too conspiratorial for me.
The manufacturer has to submit cars for testing, which is too expensive if
Daimler thinks it won't sell in the US.
I doubt that the testing agency would ever refuse to test a car from a
major manufacturer.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5