...And what happened to the foot operated headlamp switch?? ...and ya
know I really liked running boards and tail fins!! Convertibles!!!- why
you roll over in'em and they can kill ya!! Two seaters!!! -why ya can't
put more than two peoples in'em! Damn market, who buys this crap
anyway??
Jesse Stachewicz wrote:
You know what, I gotta speak up about this. Why was the station
wagon deemed uncool? I think that they were cool as hell. I saw a Vista
wagon at a car show that ran low 11's in the quarter, and then he could
drive home from the strip and pick up the grocerys. They were a hell of
alot more roomy than a SUV not to mention stable i.e. lower to the
ground so they handle a hellva lot better. What irratates me to no end,
is when I am trying to look down the road to turn left or right and
then an SUV will pull up next to me completly blocking my entire field
of vision. The damn things are like rolling billboards. What good is an
SUV anyways? Let me count the ways in which they are pointless. 1- Not
as much room as a truck so you can't haul stuff larger than a few
groceries. 2- They are gas hungry like a truck so they aren't as good
as a car . 3- They are easier to tip over in a sharp turn than a car.
4- They are still built somewhat like a car so you can't really use
them as 4x4 to go cross country. So what the hell are peoples
attraction with em? They aren't a car. They aren't a truck. The're
pointless as either one. My two cents. Thank you.
The
article seems right-on to me! I can't tell you
how many times I've nearly been sideswiped in the '78
98 (bright blue!) and the '88 Town Car...by SUV's. If
you can't see cars THIS big, then you shouldn't be
driving. And I always make it a point to stay out of
others' blind spots. Worse is the headlights that
blind you. I end up adjusting the power mirrors on
the side to put it right back in their faces...one day
will probably get me killed by an aggressor.
I am amazed at the gas station to see how much these
people are paying...and taking too much gas for
themselves. But that's another topic. Funny that it
is (as article says) the environmentalist/tree-huggers
who mostly drive these things which is completely
opposite of their 'beliefs'.
Hopefully, the SUV will get low to the ground and be
safer/less heavy...like a station wagon. More and
more of the cross-overs look like wagons! Station
wagons had so much room and were comfy to drive, but
somehow they were deemed 'uncool'. I'm betting
they'll make a comeback.
Karen
--- Joe Vahabzadeh wrote:
> A bit of mild obscenity at the beginning. Also, you
> have to get past the
> initial "I wanna bash liberals" aspect of the
> article near the beginning
> (odd, I thought liberals were those tree-hugger
> types trying to ban the
> gasoline engine and rejoicing at $3+/gallon fuel,
> not the ones driving the
> SUVs..)
>
> Anyway, once you get around the politics, the
> information that's more or
> less "hard data" is interesting. Some of it
> generally well known, some of
> the less well-known details a bit on the interesting
> side.
>
> I think the case for the personality-type is a bit
> overblown and painted
> with a bit too broad of a brush, but sometimes when
> I drive and
> see/try-to-avoid some of the drivers of SUVs, I
> start to swear that it
> might be true (and I also start to swear in
> general!)
>
>
>
http://www.highbeam.com/library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1G1:95914096
>
> - Joe Vahabzadeh
>
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