Your suggestoin for a SUV

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Marvin said:
Many SUVs are hazards on the road, including for the driver. Especially for
a driver who is inexperienced with such a vehicle. Look into the safety
records.

SUVs are great for the car makers. They are modified trucks, and in the
U.S. they don't have to meet the safety and mileage standards that cars
must. The profit per unit sold is much higher for SUVs than for other
passenger vehicles.

Consider a station wagon instead.
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If she wants a wagon, there's only three that are really 6-people
capable, but they both are available only used.

- Buick Roadmaster - huge, big, overbuilt. GM's attempt to make
a big Volvo-esque indestructable beast. They were making no
profit on them(sold for $24K, cost $22K to make, then had rebates
on top of that to move them off the lots) and selling very few(SUVs
were taking over right about then), so they dropped it after a few years.
Caprice Classic wagon is simmilar, so no seperate nomination.

- Volvo 960. The last of the big, boxy Volvos. Very safe and
overbuilt. 1996/1997 models preferred.

- Mercedes E-class wagon. The previous body style was far more
reliable and better built.(1996? was the last year, IIRC)
Big, solid, and safe. Looks nice, too.
 
Many SUVs are hazards on the road, including for the driver. Especially for
a driver who is inexperienced with such a vehicle. Look into the safety
records.
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nonsense, a bad driver is a bad driver regardless of his vehicle
 
The turbo Forester is getting lukewarm reviews. Looks like they put in the
hot motor, but did not upgrade the suspension appropriately.

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- GRL

"It's good to want things."

Steve Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist,
Visual Basic programmer)
 
- Volvo 960. The last of the big, boxy Volvos. Very safe and
overbuilt. 1996/1997 models preferred.
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Wasn't the last of this model the 1998 V90 (when Volvo renamed
everything to the S and V names)?
 
well SUVs are sure nicely setup for roll-overs. I saw one on TV the
other day with anti-roll-over, I wander how that works ;-)
hehe..
-john
 
john said:
well SUVs are sure nicely setup for roll-overs. I saw one on TV the
other day with anti-roll-over, I wander how that works ;-)
hehe..
-john
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I thought this post was a bit troll like when I first saw it, but it has
caused quite a few comedic responses. A SUV with anti-roll means it has
castors on the roof, just like my wifes 240 estate.
 
well SUVs are sure nicely setup for roll-overs. I saw one on TV the
other day with anti-roll-over, I wander how that works ;-)
hehe..
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it's all a crock, I've been driving the things for almost 20 years and
only a complete ass could roll one
 
Eric said:
One never knows what kind of remedial math someone was taught
in today's public school system.
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perhaps its not about math but physics:
quantum mechanics - many world interpretation?
There you can pack a nearly infinite number of children into your
house, and getting the square root of them each in half paired with
some other half onto the backseat of your car quite near to your
cone of reality.
So there should be no problem with just 4 of them ...
 
JohnDoe said:
what do you expect to happen if you buy an econo shit box
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Funny... that's what some reckless tractor trailer drivers say about ALL
fourwheelers. "Stupid moron cut in front of a 80,000 lb rig and slammed
on his brakes. There was nothing left for me to do but run over his
sorry pink ass."

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*Philip

"Children left running and unattended
will be towed at owner's expense"
 
Philip® said:
Funny... that's what some reckless tractor trailer drivers say about ALL
fourwheelers. "Stupid moron cut in front of a 80,000 lb rig and slammed
on his brakes. There was nothing left for me to do but run over his
sorry pink ass."
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That happens more times than you would think. When some moron does that to
me, I just figure s/he is trying to see what my tail lights look like from
underneath the truck.
 
Then there must be plenty of complete asses around, because every time I
have to drive the 401 during/after a storm, the only vehicles who are in the
ditch on their side are suvs.

RS
 
Stuart said:
This is the best "SUV" in the world - The Lada Niva. One of my friends had
one we dubbed "Boris" it went everywhere in all conditions up our Scotttish
mountains. link - http://cloggy.net/pictures.html
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Nah. Give me a Volvo C303 anyday.
Oh? need a URL? ;)

http://www.real4x4.com/

Second place goes to the Pinzgauer, though not by much.
Both will crumple up a Hummer into a tiny piece of GM scrap
that it is. Cost a lot less, too.

The C303 has 15 inches of clearance at its lowest point, and
over two feet at the middle.
 
Hi,
I am not a truck driver but I run into those morons a lot pulling my
8000 lbs 5th wheel camping trailer.
Tony
 
Funny... that's what some reckless tractor trailer drivers say about ALL
fourwheelers. "Stupid moron cut in front of a 80,000 lb rig and slammed
on his brakes. There was nothing left for me to do but run over his
sorry pink ass."
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the reckless one was the guy who cut off the truck, darwinism in
action
 
The purpose is simply vanity.
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We are four people in the house- Me - Wife- and four grown up children- SO a
I don't care about gas mileage-
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"Simply Vanity", "I don't care" , looks like you include yourself and wife
as a pair within the four grown up children.

Grown up chiildren is an oxymoron. Don't understand that? Thought so.
 

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