Your suggestoin for a SUV

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Mark Gibson

You forget the main point to having an SUV to drive. It lets one
driver over and crush people like you in their little wimpy econoboxs!

Of course, that doesn't always work...as the guy who tried to run me off
the road in his big 4x4 learned the hard way. I was perfectly willing to let
him hit my 1990 Jeep Eagle Talon. I figured I'd come out of the wreck OK,
and then force him to buy a nice new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution when I
took him to court! Too bad he was smart enough to realize I was not about
to get out of his way, no matter how big his ugly truck was.

New Rule: Never play chicken with a driver who is far crazier than you are,
especially if he's greedy and has plenty of witnesses. :-)

Regards,
Mark

P.S. Realistically, most SUV owners never drive them under "off-road"
conditions, and probably couldn't do so if they wanted to. A few years
ago, I had the amusing experience of driving my low-slugn Jeep Eagle Talon
TSi AWD car all over Champaign, IL when the only other vehicles on the
roads were cop cars (slipping and sliding all over the place), snow plows
with loads of salt or sand, and a few adventurous 4WDrivers in pickups or
SUVs. I was passing all of them, even the cops! Much fun! A Crown
Victoria is *NOT* a good car to drive on snowy, icy roads...

Regards,
Mark "How fast will this Corvette go? -- gotta experiment -- Oh, wow!" Gibson

In alt.autos.mitsubishi AB said:
My suggestion for an SUV?
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Drive it to a scrapyard...
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Here in the UK the furthest most of them get offroad is going up the kerb
when mum drops the kids off at school...
The Welsh police even refer to them as W*nker tankers (make it rhyme...) as
the majority of drivers they encounter have severe attitude problems when it
comes to other road users.
Add to that the fact that here at least we don't get much snow, almost all
roads are sealed, they are less manoevaerable (ever seen the results of the
infamous elk test that caught Mercedes with their A series? SUVs do
worse....), harder to park and drink fuel faster than a jumbo jet (at
?82p/litre!) and they make no sense at all (apart from being a fashion
accessory - strange reason to buy a car!)
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Mark Gibson said:
You forget the main point to having an SUV to drive. It lets one
driver over and crush people like you in their little wimpy econoboxs!

Of course, that doesn't always work...as the guy who tried to run me off
the road in his big 4x4 learned the hard way. I was perfectly willing to let
him hit my 1990 Jeep Eagle Talon. I figured I'd come out of the wreck OK,
and then force him to buy a nice new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution when I
took him to court! Too bad he was smart enough to realize I was not about
to get out of his way, no matter how big his ugly truck was.

New Rule: Never play chicken with a driver who is far crazier than you are,
especially if he's greedy and has plenty of witnesses. :-)

Regards,
Mark

P.S. Realistically, most SUV owners never drive them under "off-road"
conditions, and probably couldn't do so if they wanted to. A few years
ago, I had the amusing experience of driving my low-slugn Jeep Eagle Talon
TSi AWD car all over Champaign, IL when the only other vehicles on the
roads were cop cars (slipping and sliding all over the place), snow plows
with loads of salt or sand, and a few adventurous 4WDrivers in pickups or
SUVs. I was passing all of them, even the cops! Much fun!

A Crown
Victoria is *NOT* a good car to drive on snowy, icy roads...
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That all depends on your driving skill and tire selection. It does quite well as
most RWD vehicles do on limited traction surfaces.
 
Mark Gibson said:
P.S. Realistically, most SUV owners never drive them under "off-road"
conditions, and probably couldn't do so if they wanted to. A few years
ago, I had the amusing experience of driving my low-slugn Jeep Eagle Talon
TSi AWD car all over Champaign, IL when the only other vehicles on the
roads were cop cars (slipping and sliding all over the place), snow plows
with loads of salt or sand, and a few adventurous 4WDrivers in pickups or
SUVs. I was passing all of them, even the cops! Much fun! A Crown
Victoria is *NOT* a good car to drive on snowy, icy roads...
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Yeah, I've never understood why they spend the money on a 4 wheel drive
only to do stupid things with it. 4 wheel drive does not mean 4 wheel
stop, and the first few idiots of a season in their shiny new SUVs make
for a good laugh. A 4 wheel drive also doesn't mean you'll make it
there as fast as if the roads were totally clear. Only that you WILL
make it, if you know how to drive it.

Anxiously awaiting snow to try out the Element on the snow.........

AL
 
(Snipped 10/04 reply to 9/03 thread)

Uh, Mark? *Last year* called. They want their thread back.
 
Mark Gibson said:
When you attempt to correct me, try gaining about 50 IQ points, first.
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Interesting how you suggest someone gaining in IQ, yet you incorrectly show me
as making a quote; which I did not make. Who needs the IQ point raise???
 
Interesting how you suggest someone gaining in IQ, yet you incorrectly show me
as making a quote; which I did not make. Who needs the IQ point raise???
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FOAD!!!
 
Mark said:
You forget the main point to having an SUV to drive. It lets one
driver over and crush people like you in their little wimpy econoboxs!

Of course, that doesn't always work...as the guy who tried to run me off
the road in his big 4x4 learned the hard way. I was perfectly willing to let
him hit my 1990 Jeep Eagle Talon. I figured I'd come out of the wreck OK,
and then force him to buy a nice new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution when I
took him to court! Too bad he was smart enough to realize I was not about
to get out of his way, no matter how big his ugly truck was.

New Rule: Never play chicken with a driver who is far crazier than you are,
especially if he's greedy and has plenty of witnesses. :-)
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Isn't that an old rule???

I saw one of them AMC Eagle 4WDs yesterday at the Home Despot!

Didn't think there were any more around here.

A few years ago, I drove with my boss and our European partner from
Ottawa to Quebec City. 5 hours in his Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with
the B.M.F. V8 in it. Talk about an uncomfortable ride! I'm 6'4" and
could not find a comfortable position in the back seat. Whenever we
stopped for gas (It was more than once!) I could not believe how long
the numbers on the pump kept turning!

We had to go on-site -- which meant going on a hydro-line two-lane
track. I couldn't believe the grumbling!

Dan
 
tech27 said:
Get it right.
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I plugged it into googlefight, and this is what I got:

"It's so busy no one goes there anymore" Berra (1 results) versus "No one
goes there nowadays, it's too crowded." Berra
(98 results)
The winner is: "No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded." Berra


So apparently, one person agrees with you, but nobody else does.

But I also got: It's so crowded nobody goes there" Berra (256 results)

So that one may be closer to what he said originally.

Then I got: "NOBODY GOES THERE ANYMORE. IT'S TOO CROWDED" Berra (582
results)

That one had more matches than all, so I'd suspect that's closer to the
correct one. I'd tend to give that one a bit more weight. My reason is that
that's how it appears on Page 106 of "When You Come to a Fork in the Road,
Take It! Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes" by
Yogi Berra. But even that might not be how he originally said it.

Incidentally, I didn't get it wrong. I was quoting somebody else's post who
was quoting somebody else's post.
 
Thomas said:
Trouble following along? I did not post that.
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Actually, you did. My quote showed two levels deep for it, which meant that
I said that you were quoting somebody else when you posted it. But I agree
it would have been better if I had the attribution for the original poster
as well. But then again, even he was quoting somebody.

The other problem is that people started top posting to a bottom posting
thread, which made it hard to follow, and you quoted somebody's signature,
which is not necessary. I'd suggest you use Quotefix since you are using
OE. That would have prevented this.
 
Well, with the exception of Volvos and Fords, you do seem to have good taste
in cars. Maybe the extra 50 IQ points is not needed. :-)
I do like tricked out Ford Mustangs and it seems there are some nice
Volvo sports cars, but in general I think Ford is short for
"found on the road dead" and/or "fixed or repaired daily". Volvos still
tend to remind me of soccer mommies who have "Baby On Board" signs
on their cars and who drive annoyingly slowly.

Getting back to the subject, I think an Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank is
just the perfect thing for rush hour traffic. It is fairly fast and
can clear a nice path through a traffic jam! Plus, it allows one
to easily obtain free fuel since most gas station attendents will
run away screaming when they see you drive up...

Regards,
Mark
 
In alt.autos.mitsubishi Dan Gates said:
Mark Gibson wrote:

Isn't that an old rule???
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I saw one of them AMC Eagle 4WDs yesterday at the Home Despot!
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Didn't think there were any more around here.
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They are not exactly common, but heck, I still see 1979 model
year Mazda RX-7s, it was not until I got this Jeep Eagle Talon TSi AWD that
I enjoyed a car more than my old 1984 Mazda GSL-SE. That car could get
skittish on wet, snowy, or icy pavement, but the Talon will go where
most SUV drivers won't venture. Main problem with most SUVs, vans, and
pickup trucks is that they have a high center of gravity which makes them
easy to roll over if you take a hard turn at high speed.

Regards,
Mark
 
Mark said:
They are not exactly common, but heck, I still see 1979 model
year Mazda RX-7s, it was not until I got this Jeep Eagle Talon TSi AWD that
I enjoyed a car more than my old 1984 Mazda GSL-SE. That car could get
skittish on wet, snowy, or icy pavement, but the Talon will go where
most SUV drivers won't venture. Main problem with most SUVs, vans, and
pickup trucks is that they have a high center of gravity which makes them
easy to roll over if you take a hard turn at high speed.

Regards,
Mark
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Hurricane Ivan just totalled my Eagle Vision -- I loved that car! And
kind of regretted letting the insurance company total it -- it had ALOT
of life left in the engine! Front end problems though. My sister had
an Eagle Talon -- she loved it, too!

Just replaced my Eagle Vision with a Ford Probe -- I REALLY love this
car -- but it doesn't have the comfort <two kids -- one in carseat> as
my Vision did. I personally like the feel and control I have in the
Probe -- but I think if the front end wasn't squirrelly in my Eagle the
wide-track wheel base was comfortable -- it took a long time for me to
get used to, though. I prefer a tighter wheelbase.

amy
 
Hurricane Ivan just totalled my Eagle Vision -- I loved that car! And
kind of regretted letting the insurance company total it -- it had ALOT
of life left in the engine! Front end problems though. My sister had
an Eagle Talon -- she loved it, too!
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Just replaced my Eagle Vision with a Ford Probe -- I REALLY love this
car -- but it doesn't have the comfort <two kids -- one in carseat> as
my Vision did. I personally like the feel and control I have in the
Probe -- but I think if the front end wasn't squirrelly in my Eagle the
wide-track wheel base was comfortable -- it took a long time for me to
get used to, though. I prefer a tighter wheelbase.
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amy
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Bummer on the loss of your Eagle Vision. I have my heart set on getting
a Lancer Evo, then tricking it out. Problem is I'm having trouble
finding the kind of hi-paying computer work I used to get. The market
is slow and much of it has gone to places like India. Since I prefer
to program down to the bare metal (a skill most companies do not favor,
as the low-paid programmers they hire need to use 4GLs just to get
anything done) or design and administer really fast networks -- things
that companies are starting to invest in again, but I figure it will
be another few months before most firms are going to start buying lots
of serious computer gear. I'd really like to land a position working
for a company that makes sports cars, computers, firearms, or
audio/video gear. I understand enough about those products to write
the kind of fast software that is becoming the norm on the heavily
automated assembly lines used to make them.

But I digress... :-)

OOTC: Check out http://www.eaglecars.com/ !!!
I think an 800HP Eagle Talon AWD would be a load of pure fun!
 
And you can park it anywhere.....


Mark Gibson said:
Well, with the exception of Volvos and Fords, you do seem to have good
taste
in cars. Maybe the extra 50 IQ points is not needed. :-)
I do like tricked out Ford Mustangs and it seems there are some nice
Volvo sports cars, but in general I think Ford is short for
"found on the road dead" and/or "fixed or repaired daily". Volvos still
tend to remind me of soccer mommies who have "Baby On Board" signs
on their cars and who drive annoyingly slowly.

Getting back to the subject, I think an Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank is
just the perfect thing for rush hour traffic. It is fairly fast and
can clear a nice path through a traffic jam! Plus, it allows one
to easily obtain free fuel since most gas station attendents will
run away screaming when they see you drive up...

Regards,
Mark
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