On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/10/08, PN Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>It was a GM on-site test drive in the downtown area of an upscale >>suburb. The GM PR guys hooked up with the coffee shop. They had a >>vehicle on the street and let people who stopped by take it for a >>ride. It's a promotion technique that's becoming rather common. > > Paul, is a 'crossover' a sort of down-size vehicle that attracts a > former 4X4 crowd? > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty >
It's something mid-way between a wagon and a minivan, typically with part or full-time 4-wheel drive but no low-range. The Aussies call them Softroaders, a better description IMHO. They sell to those who really need either a wagon or a minivan but who don't want something that uncool. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
