Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
10-18-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <jTmkb.2266$np1.327@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> > Tell me Marc, which do you think handles better, a 2003 SUV or a 15 year
> > old shitbox car with bald tires? Which do you think there are more of
> > on the road today? Think hard.
> > --
>
> Now fast forward fifteen years. Which do you think handles better . . . a
> 15 year old shitbox SUV with bald tires or a 30 year old shitbox car with
> bald tires? Hint: It aint even close, assuming that they are both still on
> the road. -Dave
>
>
>
Fast forward 15 years and there won't be any cars left to hear you tell
it, they will all be destroyed by SUVs.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> > Tell me Marc, which do you think handles better, a 2003 SUV or a 15 year
> > old shitbox car with bald tires? Which do you think there are more of
> > on the road today? Think hard.
> > --
>
> Now fast forward fifteen years. Which do you think handles better . . . a
> 15 year old shitbox SUV with bald tires or a 30 year old shitbox car with
> bald tires? Hint: It aint even close, assuming that they are both still on
> the road. -Dave
>
>
>
Fast forward 15 years and there won't be any cars left to hear you tell
it, they will all be destroyed by SUVs.
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10-18-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <jTmkb.2266$np1.327@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> > Tell me Marc, which do you think handles better, a 2003 SUV or a 15 year
> > old shitbox car with bald tires? Which do you think there are more of
> > on the road today? Think hard.
> > --
>
> Now fast forward fifteen years. Which do you think handles better . . . a
> 15 year old shitbox SUV with bald tires or a 30 year old shitbox car with
> bald tires? Hint: It aint even close, assuming that they are both still on
> the road. -Dave
>
>
>
Fast forward 15 years and there won't be any cars left to hear you tell
it, they will all be destroyed by SUVs.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> > Tell me Marc, which do you think handles better, a 2003 SUV or a 15 year
> > old shitbox car with bald tires? Which do you think there are more of
> > on the road today? Think hard.
> > --
>
> Now fast forward fifteen years. Which do you think handles better . . . a
> 15 year old shitbox SUV with bald tires or a 30 year old shitbox car with
> bald tires? Hint: It aint even close, assuming that they are both still on
> the road. -Dave
>
>
>
Fast forward 15 years and there won't be any cars left to hear you tell
it, they will all be destroyed by SUVs.
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10-18-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <MVmkb.2269$np1.130@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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10-18-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <MVmkb.2269$np1.130@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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10-18-2003, 10:50 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <MVmkb.2269$np1.130@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > SUVs get 8mpg. Ya that's a good generalization. Keep'em coming.
>
> Actually, that's pretty accurate, if we're talking about the SUVs that SELL
> WELL. The ones that get good mileage are enough like cars that they don't
> appeal to SUV buyers. -Dave
>
>
>
Wellt here's one that gets below 10mpg that I can think of it that one
just bearly sells at all.
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10-18-2003, 10:51 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <VMmkb.2258$np1.2083@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>, Dave C. wrote:
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
10-18-2003, 10:51 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <VMmkb.2258$np1.2083@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>, Dave C. wrote:
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
10-18-2003, 10:51 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <VMmkb.2258$np1.2083@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>, Dave C. wrote:
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
> Not as odd as you might imagine. My wife is thinking of buying a new
> vehicle. Let's see, we're down to the short list of (if she had her way) a
> Trailblazer, a Forester, a (Ford minivan, name escapes me at the moment), a
> Ford Explorer, a Kia Sedona, a Hyundai Santa Fe and . . . a PRELUDE!!! (do
> they still make that? she used to own one and loved it, wants another) I'm
> pulling for the Sedona as the least of the evils. :) -Dave
The forester is really just the newest version of subaru's station wagon.
They might market it differently, but it's a station wagon. (unless I
remembered wrong and now look stupid:) ) Not an evil thing, just a
AWD wagon in the tradition of the original AMC eagle.
10-18-2003, 10:53 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <pXmkb.2271$np1.2060@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > So tells us oh great one, what car do you drive that can out climb, out
> > tow, has greater cargo capacity and can handle deeper snow than whatever
> > truck any of us is driving.
> >
>
> Repeal CAFE and ask us again in about ten years. -Dave
>
>
>
Repeal CAFE and what, bring back the 454cu "family sedan"? Now there's
a plan. Offer it in 4wd and maybe I'll buy one.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > So tells us oh great one, what car do you drive that can out climb, out
> > tow, has greater cargo capacity and can handle deeper snow than whatever
> > truck any of us is driving.
> >
>
> Repeal CAFE and ask us again in about ten years. -Dave
>
>
>
Repeal CAFE and what, bring back the 454cu "family sedan"? Now there's
a plan. Offer it in 4wd and maybe I'll buy one.
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10-18-2003, 10:53 PM
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
In article <pXmkb.2271$np1.2060@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>,
spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > So tells us oh great one, what car do you drive that can out climb, out
> > tow, has greater cargo capacity and can handle deeper snow than whatever
> > truck any of us is driving.
> >
>
> Repeal CAFE and ask us again in about ten years. -Dave
>
>
>
Repeal CAFE and what, bring back the 454cu "family sedan"? Now there's
a plan. Offer it in 4wd and maybe I'll buy one.
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spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com says...
> >
> > So tells us oh great one, what car do you drive that can out climb, out
> > tow, has greater cargo capacity and can handle deeper snow than whatever
> > truck any of us is driving.
> >
>
> Repeal CAFE and ask us again in about ten years. -Dave
>
>
>
Repeal CAFE and what, bring back the 454cu "family sedan"? Now there's
a plan. Offer it in 4wd and maybe I'll buy one.
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