The suburban doesn't really count as an SUV. I'll be the first to admit that it's one of the the coolest damn vehicles on the face of the planet. Plus, there's not any real "sport" to it. :) Anyone ever see "A Clear And Present Danger"? You can't watch that and not want a big white suburban with bulletproof glass. Unlike the lame old Excusions, the Suburban was designed with (gasp!) a purpose other than posessing bone-crushing weight.
However, as wonderful as an SUV is, a VW with good snows is still better than an SUV with the stupid semi-off road tires that most of them use. OTOH, my girlfrend is out in my Jetta right now, and I'd be much more comfortable if she were in a big rusty old suburban rather than in my Jetta w/ $500 insurance deductable in Boston traffic in the snow. ;) At 11:58 PM 2/18/00 -0500, fonger wrote: >Despite the snow storm we had here in Mass., my trusty old Suburban brought >me home from work thru the worst of it at 40-45 mph in 4wd (unless 2wd >traffic slowed me down), and then back out to drop my daughter off with no >qualms or bad behavior. >But you can bet that as soon as the roads are clear, the GMC gets parked and >the GTI is back, cruising the backroads with panache. Until the next snow or >trip to the dump. >My SUV is not a status symbol (ol' trusty rusty) - it's strictly >utilitarian, but it makes a great parts runner for our VW projects. > >Neil >91 GTi > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David E. Ingold <[email protected]> >To: 16v Mailing List <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 11:10 PM >Subject: Eating Crow > > >> I take back all the negative SUV comments I've made. >> >> This evening when I left work, there was 6-7" of unplowed snow in the >> parking lot. I spent a good half hour trying to get myself out. All I >> could do was spin the wheels. >> >> I was one of the last to leave. Fortunately one of the guys had some tow >> straps, and I got pulled out by a Cherokee. He towed me the 150 yards or >so >> to the plowed street where I could make it on my own. >> >> What nice tow hooks the Jetta has (The Cherokee had none that we could >> find). I'll be picking up a couple sets of tow straps for both cars now. >> >> My average speed on the rest of the drive home was only 9mph. At one >point >> I almost didn't make it up a slight incline, and had a whole bunch of cars >> behind me. Maybe I'll start shopping for an old Subaru wagon or BRAT for >a >> winter vehicle. >> >> Dave. >> '90 GLi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _____________ >> List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >> To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] >with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >> See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >> Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > ************** Patrick Austin [email protected] (617)493-6636 ************** _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
