Your suggestoin for a SUV

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Mark Gibson, Oct 18, 2004.

  1. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    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

     
    Mark Gibson, Oct 18, 2004
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    Thomas Moats Guest

    That all depends on your driving skill and tire selection. It does quite well as
    most RWD vehicles do on limited traction surfaces.
     
    Thomas Moats, Oct 18, 2004
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  3. Mark Gibson

    Dr. Trumpet Guest

    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
     
    Dr. Trumpet, Oct 18, 2004
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  4. That's Yogi Berra.
     
    Hagrinas Mivali, Oct 19, 2004
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  5. Mark Gibson

    tech27 Guest

    Get it right.

    "It's so busy no one goes there anymore" (referring to a popular NY city
    restaurant/bar).

     
    tech27, Oct 19, 2004
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  6. Mark Gibson

    Thomas Moats Guest

    Trouble following along? I did not post that.
     
    Thomas Moats, Oct 19, 2004
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  7. Mark Gibson

    C.R. Krieger Guest

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

    Uh, Mark? *Last year* called. They want their thread back.
     
    C.R. Krieger, Oct 19, 2004
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  8. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    When you attempt to correct me, try gaining about 50 IQ points, first.
     
    Mark Gibson, Oct 20, 2004
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  9. Mark Gibson

    Thomas Moats Guest

    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???
     
    Thomas Moats, Oct 20, 2004
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  10. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    FOAD!!!
     
    Mark Gibson, Oct 20, 2004
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  11. Mark Gibson

    Thomas Moats Guest

    Touch a nerve did I?????
     
    Thomas Moats, Oct 20, 2004
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    Bob Guest

    Hey bud, that IQ is really showing itself now......... hahaha
     
    Bob, Oct 20, 2004
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  13. Mark Gibson

    Dan Gates Guest


    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
     
    Dan Gates, Oct 20, 2004
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  14. 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.
     
    Hagrinas Mivali, Oct 20, 2004
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  15. 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.
     
    Hagrinas Mivali, Oct 20, 2004
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  16. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    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
     
    Mark Gibson, Oct 21, 2004
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  17. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    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 Gibson, Oct 21, 2004
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    Amy D Guest

    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
     
    Amy D, Oct 21, 2004
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  19. Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson Guest

    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!
     
    Mark Gibson, Oct 21, 2004
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  20. Mark Gibson

    AB Guest

    And you can park it anywhere.....


     
    AB, Oct 21, 2004
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