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SUV Owners Shouldn't Read This
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| March 22, 2003
| Donald "Lefty" Kaul
Posted on 04/02/2003 9:58:59 AM PST by newgeezer
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To: RightWhale; rdb3
> my wife's new Suburban LT
That's not an SUV, it is a light truck; not an sport vehicle, just a UV. Which is fine, no problem. A lot of people have a pickup truck with the same equipment except for the enclosed body, and they put a fancy camper shell on it, and there they are: poor man's SUV. I wonder if you thought you read "Silverado" instead of "Suburban." Because, even if it's not particularly sporty, the Suburban was arguably the first SUV. There were lots of truck-based SUVs before the car-based and crossovers arrived on the scene.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:44:06 AM PST
by
newgeezer
(Drivers wanted. Automatics are for weenies.)
To: newgeezer
To his credit, he did not even hint at removing your right to buy an SUV. And what makes you think that won't be next? This is how the left always starts a campaign against an industry. Their attacks on the oil industry haven't been very effective, so switch the target from production to consumption. I can't believe some conservatives are fooled by this.
To: newgeezer
A Chevy Tahoe, for example, kills 122 people for every 1 million models on the roadSimple, just find that killer Tahoe and take it off the road, it's giving the other million a bad name.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:45:23 AM PST
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: irish_links
Thus, the nature of the SUV itself is dangerous. The nature of a Democrat loved city bus is much more dangerous. Two weeks ago I almost got run over by a silent electric bus running a red light, a trick they do that all the time because they can. I've never seen a bus driver get a ticket, they just don't. They cause hundreds of accidents every day by blocking vision for other drivers. They weigh 10 tons spewing out cancer causing diesel smoke that coats the city in a black grime. Last week a bus killed a woman in an SUV. There was little damage to the bus. Why don't the socialists talk much of making buses more environmentally friendly and less dangerous to aluminum can drivers? If they are going to be jealous over SUVs they need to give equal treatment to buses. Also, why aren't they trying to get semi-trucks off the road and onto their other love, train tracks?
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:46:12 AM PST
by
Reeses
To: Henrietta
Sometimes the intended purpose of an SUV is to drive to soccer practice. I doubt the kids and all their gear would fit in a 'vette. Maybe so, but almost all the SUVs I see on the roads have the driver and at most 2 other people in the vehicle. The driver, mostly women, is usually yacking away on a cell phone and completely oblivious to what is going on outside of her SUV. That is where the real danger comes from.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:46:42 AM PST
by
killjoy
To: newgeezer
The author hit it on the nose. Aside from everything else, SUV owners appear to have all attended the same driving school; they all tailgate, they all try to pass in inside lanes in heavy traffic, and there's just no end to it.
Somebody like Heinrich Himmler or Adolph Eichman would be doing the world a favor to set up some sort of a Hotel California version of an SUV dealership into which which the potential buyers simply disappeared and never returned to pollute the world with their progeny. Kind of like "sie treten durch Tur hinein, und durch Shornstein herab" or something like that.
To: biblewonk
I'll pick one of the authors assertions:
Does that sound familiar or what? Picture the typical SUV driver---the beady, close-set eyes of a serial killer set above a snarl that could curdle a latte. And that's just the women. The men are worse. Think of Hitler's Panzer divisions invading Poland.
No. It does not sound familiar. At least, not behind the wheel of an SUV. I've seen that person driving a BMW, or a ricer, or riding a bicycle on the streets of Washington City, though. Those bicycle couriers (and too many of the commuters) should wear a white headband with a red meatball in the middle.
Now pick something out of my post that was silly, etc.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:49:25 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Criminal Bastard #110427)
To: martianagent
Aside from everything else, SUV owners appear to have all attended the same driving school; they all tailgate, they all try to pass in inside lanes in heavy traffic, and there's just no end to it. Where do you live? If this is true, I will move there. In Florida, SUV drivers have a hard time even driving AT the speed limit. It is usually 5 to 10mph under at best.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:49:33 AM PST
by
killjoy
To: ArrogantBustard
Now pick something out of my post that was silly, etc. Taking that statement and yourself so seriously definitely qualifies.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:51:40 AM PST
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrissssstian)
To: martianagent
Somebody like Heinrich Himmler or Adolph Eichman would be doing the world a favor to set up some sort of a Hotel California version of an SUV dealership into which which the potential buyers simply disappeared and never returned to pollute the world with their progeny. Kind of like "sie treten durch Tur hinein, und durch Shornstein herab" or something like that.A new low for you liberals. Cant get rid of W, so you attack SUVs. Nice.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:52:22 AM PST
by
cardinal4
(The Senate Armed Services Comm; the Chinese pipeline into US secrets)
To: biblewonk
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:52:58 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Criminal Bastard #110427)
To: cardinal4
LOL! Thats what I am today, I just found out Im about to be laid off. The H2 is more of a pipe dream now! Sorry to hear that but it's happened to me 3 times in the past. Ever read mathew 6? It has always been very comforting in times like that for me.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:53:23 AM PST
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrissssstian)
To: freedomlover
Toyota Highlander does almost as well as the LandCruiser crosscountry, but the comfort level is pretty high. Nice job of engineering.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:53:34 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
To: martianagent
when I drive my 400 hp AMG Ml55, I am too busy loading my M-16 to be " pousers" ( ing ), my next SUV will be a HUMMV with a 50 cal. mounted on top !!!!!!!!!
WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
To: Sergio
Last Friday night, on our way to see the Braves get their heads handed to them by the BoSoxs, I turned in front of a 1995 Mazda 626. I was driving my wife's 2001 Yukon XL. Lucky for the fellow who hit me I was not in my F-250 Superduty Diesel.
The Officer who gave me my ticket said that the Yukon/Suburban type wehicle was the safest he had ever seen. He said that virtually all the police officers he knew who had families either already drove one, or wished they could. You could not make a better selection. (By the way, the OnStar system was a real lifesaver"
Wee had been talking about going smaller with our next purchase, but if you could have seen the two cars on Friday night. You'd be driving a suburban on Monday. I will always opt for what is best for my family, no matter what anyone else says. I pay for it and put the gas in it. It is my decision.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:54:06 AM PST
by
BigNate
To: newgeezer
I almost felt bad for a minute, then took myself to lunch in my Jeep liberty. Feel much better now..
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:54:12 AM PST
by
trebb
To: ArrogantBustard
I did, pay attention next time.
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:54:45 AM PST
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrissssstian)
To: freedomlover
Lariat or XLT?
I luv m' ford truck
4X4 F-150
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:54:46 AM PST
by
Blueflag
To: martianagent
Somebody like Heinrich Himmler or Adolph Eichman would be doing the world a favor to set up some sort of a Hotel California version of an SUV dealership into which which the potential buyers simply disappeared and never returned to pollute the world with their progeny.April Fools was yesterday...are you actually suggesting death camps disguised as SUV dealerships?
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posted on
04/02/2003 10:55:05 AM PST
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: cardinal4
I'm not a liberal and I like George Bush a lot. I simply hate SUVs and the sorry pigs who drive them. I can't believe a nice man like W would drive an SUV.
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