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OT: SUV bashing was --->Re: Carfax Anyone???
Look whos talking....step off your overweight, top heavy, gas guzzling,
never go off road "soap box" first!
Hehe...my new nickname for SUVs, "soap boxes". Stand and preach on it,
till it falls over. HA!
Eric
On Wed, 8 May 2002, Jeffrey Lowe wrote:
> I'm with you Luis! I have a 98 Ford Explorer and have
> no intent on giving it up because some idiots love to
> bash SUV's!!! SCREW them and the moped they rode in
> on! I feel %100 safer in my SUV then I ever do in my
> Scirocco, or my wife's Escort. With air bags, ABS,
> commanding view of the road, what the hell, I go
> around corners with no worries, never once felt like I
> would flip it going too fast around a corner. As a
> matter of fact I take one hard turn on the way to work
> at 45 MPH in both the Scirocco & Explorer and actually
> feel more comfortable in the Explorer's handling.
> The SUV manufacturers are also making strides to fix
> many of the complaints people have traditionally had
> about SUV's, lower center of gravity, wider wheelbase,
> lower bumpers, are all standard features found in many
> newer SUV's. The only thing left to really do is
> increase fuel economy, and SUV's are not the only
> targets of that complaint!
>
> People need to get off their soapbox in the SUV
> bashing department, SUV's are never going away, they
> have always been here and always will.
>
> Later...
>
>
> --- Luis Flores Jr <scirocco93210@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > SHEESH!!!! Forget it already....Thanks for the help,
> > GUYS..... it's not like i'm selling my Scirocco or
> > anything! But it was the Suburban or a minivan and
> > I choose a Suburban. Hell, my suburban may have to
> > tow one of your asses to a garage if your vw breaks
> > down on the side of the freeway(like that's never
> > happened). Besides, after owning 5 VW's, I've found
> > that you can't comfortably seat 6 people, even in a
> > Jetta. I agree , some people should not be allowed
> > behind the wheel of an SUV , or ANY vehicle for that
> > matter, (I've read some of the stories about the way
> > some of us scirocco owners drive), but after 18
> > years behind the wheel and only 2 tickets and
> > defensive driver training, I feel I am capable of
> > handling that big ass Suburban sitting in my
> > driveway.
> >
> >
> > Luis Flores Jr <scirocco93210@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Can someone please run a vin# for me? It's for a
> > > 99 Suburban.... I know, I know... but with four
> > > sons, we need a people mover...
> > > 3GNEC16R9XG111569 Thanks for the help guys!
> > >
> > > Luis 87 16v
>
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Eric
Northglenn, CO
76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)
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