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Date Posted:21:46:24 04/07/06 Fri Author: ben Author Host/IP: netblock-72-25-103-119.dslextreme.com / 72.25.103.119 Subject: Re: Silly SUVs In reply to:
Sally
's message, "Silly SUVs" on 20:56:24 04/04/06 Tue
bad fashion fads always come to an end, and IMHO the SUV fashion fad is one of the worst trends this country has ever produced...
>SUVs are a big yawn and folks are letting themselves
>get fleeced paying top dollar for the lowest
>technology on the road. Poor handling, poor gas
>mileage: who could ask for more? The majority of SUVs
>are built on truck-platforms which are not tied to the
>body's frame like a car, that's why they roll over
>more easily. Real car enthusiasts would never buy an
>SUV. Maybe if they started giving minivans names like
>Tundra, Tacoma, Highlander, Denali, Navigator,
>Brokeback Mountain, people who genuinely need to carry
>around a dozen kids-- rather than the typical little
>blond SUV driver with her cell phone and one kid--
>would start buying more minivans. Don't get me
>started about Hummers, they're just plain gross, like
>a bad toupe on a bald guy. And despite all those TV
>ads telling you otherwise, folks can manage just fine
>with an actual car, and can even buy stuff at Costco,
>Ikea and Home Depot, imagine that! (and to those SUV
>drivers who always say you need the extra room of an
>SUV, maybe you should think about dieting...)
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