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12-19-2005, 11:56 AM
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Re: picking out an suv
Hahahah...
I love the people who think SUVs are somehow good for "snow." Sure....okay.... Guess what, the big issue with driving on snow isn't moving, its stoppping. Guess how many brakes cars have? Yup, one on each wheel. Guess how many SUVs have? HEY SAME NUMBER. So suburban idiots, which would probably include most of the SUV owners in this thread, get their nice big boost of confidence given their "amazing" traction on snow. Until they try to stop. SUVs are entirely pointless. They can do 70% of what a light truck can do, and they cost more because you are buying into a wonderful, absolutely [censored] pointless brand image. Barnum would be proud. 
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12-19-2005, 12:01 PM
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Re: picking out an suv
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Guess what, the big issue with driving on snow isn't moving, its stoppping. Guess how many brakes cars have? Yup, one on each wheel. Guess how many SUVs have? HEY SAME NUMBER. So suburban idiots, which would probably include most of the SUV owners in this thread, get their nice big boost of confidence given their "amazing" traction on snow. Until they try to stop. SUVs are entirely pointless. They can do 70% of what a light truck can do, and they cost more because you are buying into a wonderful, absolutely [censored] pointless brand image. Barnum would be proud. [/ QUOTE ] As usual, you're only halfway correct. I've seen numerous vehicles go into a spin on roadways, and have been in vehicles twice when it happened. They were not stopping. They hit ice and spun. Four-wheel drive is good to have. They do make people overconfident though. You're right about that. People tend to drive like idiots in the snow with their SUVs. As for the comment about SUVs vs. light trucks, I'm not sure what that even meant, but if I'm carrying something big in the snow, I like having it covered? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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#3
12-19-2005, 12:19 PM
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Re: picking out an suv
Buy a cap for your pickup then.
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#4
12-19-2005, 12:35 PM
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Re: picking out an suv
If it can't comfortably carry 4 adults and a washing machine, I'm not too interested in owning it. This is why I buy 4Runners instead of Civics or Jeep Wranglers.
Although I may break down and buy a sedan in a few years, when I have enough money and health problems to pay others to move my [censored] around for me.
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12-19-2005, 12:38 PM
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Although I may break down and buy a sedan in a few years, when I have enough money and health problems to pay others to move my [censored] around for me. [/ QUOTE ] Right. When you're ready to drive 15 mph while bouncing off the curb on your way to the bingo parlor or the early bird at Luby's.
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12-19-2005, 01:22 PM
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If it can't comfortably carry 4 adults and a washing machine, I'm not too interested in owning it. [/ QUOTE ] lmao Friends smell much or is the trailer too small? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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#8
12-19-2005, 02:17 PM
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Re: picking out an suv
This is America, and we can do what the F*ck we want. If you want to buy a SUV, that's your choice.
If you choose to drive a Geo Metro to work while crying listening to Tori Amos--I don't care. It's your choice. Don't try to push it on everyone else.
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#9
12-19-2005, 05:12 PM
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Re: picking out an suv
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SUVs are entirely pointless. They can do 70% of what a light truck can do, and they cost more because you are buying into a wonderful, absolutely [censored] pointless brand image. Barnum would be proud. [/ QUOTE ] wrong. I've owned all 3. A car, a truck (two actually) and now an SUV. I got an SUV because it does all of what I want. A truck is nice because I can haul stuff around and tow things and what not, and is great for off roading. but it sucks when it comes to having more than 1 friend and wanting to go someplace, or carrying groceries, and many other everyday little tasks. A car is nice because it does a lot of stuff a truck cant do. You can drive with more than 1 other person. Youve got some room to carry stuff with out having to put it in the bed. But it has obvious limitations, which are pretty much all the pros of the truck. Enter the SUV. It does everything a car and a truck can do. It might not do them as good as each one, but you CAN actually do both. I can still go off roading, and carry home 4x8s from home depot. I can also fit comfortably 4 othe people in my ride when we go somewhere. I can put my dogs in the back without getting dog hair over all my seats, or having to worry about them jumping out. I can carry both my bikes AND a ton of stuff at the same time. and about a billion other things you cant do with just a car, or just a truck. I didnt buy one so that I could fit in with some image. I bought one because it was the best choice given all the things I like to do.
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