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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:21 PM Original message |
Big black pickup-style SUV driver. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe it wasn't her idea to buy the monster. |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. I see more women than men in these huge vehicles. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Large SUVs have been a status object with middle class women |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Some people actually think SUVs are safer |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. But in an accident an SUV is twice as likely to roll over |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I think rollovers are secondary to the unresponsive steering, lack of road |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. The myth of improved safety is one factor. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Perception of Safety/Security |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sigh. Why must people always rip pickups? |
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MrMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I used to have a Ford Taurus for business. |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. There are a few types of SUVs... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I think the distinction is off road capable and SUV poseur |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. That Jeep based model, with a diesel engine also comes from |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. This was a pickup-based SUV, not a pickup. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. for unpaved roads and driving in fields you need a pickup ... |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. In urban areas... |
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Don Claybrook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I bought my SUV when gas was just over $1.00/gallon |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I'm curious though...what motivated you to purchase? |
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Don Claybrook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. As strange as it may sound now |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. The worst excuse for SUV purchase: "I need it to move..." |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. move into...the SUV.. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Speaking of shiny clean Hummers... |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Ow. Now that IS pathetic. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 03:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. That's very typical |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. People want small windows, too, so that they won't be seen |
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