Posted on 07/18/2007 8:28:59 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
Vandals Batter D.C. Man's SUV, Slash Its Tires and Scratch In an Eco Note
On a narrow, leafy street in Northwest Washington, where Prius hybrid cars and Volvos are the norm, one man bought a flashy gray Hummer that was too massive to fit in his garage. So he parked the seven-foot-tall behemoth on the street in front of his house and smiled politely when his eco-friendly neighbors looked on in disapproval at his "dream car."
It lasted five days on the street before two masked men took a bat to every window, a knife to each 38-inch tire and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON."
"The thought of somebody vandalizing it never crossed my mind," said Gareth Groves...
Now, as Groves ponders what to do with the remains of his $38,000 SUV, he has been the target of a number of people who have driven by the crime scene in his upscale neighborhood and glared at him in smug satisfaction...
Neighbor Lucille Liem, 37, who owns a Prius hybrid, said that a common sentiment in the neighborhood is that large vehicles are impractical and a strain on the Earth -- and Hummers in particular are a symbol of consumer excess... Liem added quickly that she does not condone violence...
Investigators said they are searching for the vandals but don't have many leads. Witnesses saw two men about six feet tall with bandanas or masks over their faces smash up the car about 3:30 a.m. Monday and then run off...
He bought the used 2005 vehicle a month ago from a dentist in Fairfax County..."I'm worried about what I do now," he said. "If I get it fixed, do I put it back in the same spot three weeks from now?"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Ford Taurus station wagon was made deep into the 90’s.
It was a good seller - but took away from SUV and mini-van sales. Then it was good bye for it.
You’d have to make your own bumper sticker showing a picture of your “other car”.
One just needs to live in a well landscaped area with big lots. Remember lower property values = lower taxes. Just have them move the vehicle(s) when you go to sell.
If you wish to make yourself available 24/7/365 during the snowstorms to install and remove snow chains, six or seven times during the day, my wife would love for me to buy her a new station wagon.
Please realize that you will have to become extraordinarily skilled as she changes from two wheel drive to four wheel drive without stopping her vehicle.
Damn. My cursing is impotent, and I don't even drive a vette!
Gee, I see that talk about Kolumbia got you on a roll!
All Chrysler vehicles made on the LX platform ( includes the new Challenger, if the new owners decide to make it) are made in CANADA.
That is hardly “AMERICAN built”.
I bet they do! Too many Rennies are more “theater” oriented than “history” oriented, and we know what that means.
BTW, I think you look cool as THE Xena!
I’m a convertible junkie. One benefit of a convertible is that if something’s too big to fit in the door or too tall for the back seat, you can just drop the top and bungie it in place in the back seat. I have a friend who used a convertible to move a tall wardrobe strapped into the back seat — it stuck up about 4’ above where the roof would have been.
Actually it’s not “height”. It’s just “size”.
My old Lincoln would do just as well in all the practical carting-around department. Better, as the trunk is big enough for lots of things so they don’t need to be tied outside in the elements.
Ah, the tolerant left.
I drove a 3/4 ton pickup when I lived near North Pole Alaska and burned wood & coal to heat my home every winter, had no garbage pickup and had to haul that stuff out, and needed the 4 wheel drive just to get to main road to get to work each day. In my view 90% of the huge shiny pickups on the road are driven by posers. Oh, since I no longer live in Alaska, I no longer drive a big pickup.
Until recently, I would've said it was bigger than the average pickup, but some of the newer 3/4 ton rigs like the Ford F-350 Super Duty might actually be bigger. There was a "stretched" or long-bed version of the M-37, as well as the enclosed, long-wheelbase ambulance version mentioned above in the thread. There are websites devoted to the M-37, so the overall length and width should be easy to look up (for comparing with, say, the inside dimension of one's garage).
It looks like it could withstand even me.
Well, if you like manual transmissions, it might be just what the warrior princess ordered! You'd have to learn the art of double-clutching, though - IIRC, these old Dodges had unsynchronized gearboxes.
“the trunk is big enough for lots of things “
Ever ask a used car salesman “So, how many bodies do you think would fit in this trunk?”
Guess he was bigtime into self-actuarialization.
OK, whatever. But it’s NA, not in Europe or Japan. Or even Korea.
“if something’s too big to fit in the door or too tall for the back seat, you can just drop the top and bungie it in place in the back seat”
Yes, I’m sure that’s great in rain and snow.
They don't use gerbils so much any more. It leaves the gerbils too tired to perform their other duties.
Expeditions are not massive. Does sound like the driver was a wuss though.
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