dang man... i think stepping on a sparkler would be decidedly more painful than a match/thumb/burn thingie
i always try to remember Nietzche's "that which does not kill us makes us stronger" when i get myself scraped/burned/cut/bruised up... helps stop me from crying like a little kid when i drop a kayak on my foot at work
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Originally Posted by L.G.
SUVs: they are  abysmal .
A. You're lucky to get fuel economy in double digits in those jumbo ones.
B. They look like either tall station wagons or a truck with a fixed roof over where the cargo bed would be.
C. If the only reason you want an SUV is to get 4WD or AWD, there are now cars that are available with AWD that aren't luxury cars.
D. A minivan has more interior space than an SUV for the same size externally.
E. Does anyone in an SUV actually go off-road at all??
F. About as nimble as a bloated elephant.
G. Can't see around these behemoths!
I feel like I'm in the minority opinion, but oh well. |
they're not that bad, my dad got a great deal on a 2000 Chevy Tahoe Luxury edition... under $2,000 and it runs GREAT, new tires, heated leather seats, Air Conditioning, power windows power mirrors, etc...
lessee here:
A) i get 17 highway, about 14 on the rural roads
B) she's just a shorter version of the Suburban, no third row of seats... they actually look pretty nice, hard to tell one from a newer Suburban unless ya get real close, its only like a 2-foot difference overall between the two vehicles
C) this beast has 4 different modes of 4WD... its almost impossible to get stuck somewhere
D) looks a HECKUVA lot cooler than a minivan, and doesn't smell like soccer cleats and Dorritos
E) i've taken it down some very questionable roads... as in, "is this even a road?". Gone up pretty steep grades "paved" with loose gravel, no problem at all, drop her in 3rd and ease on the accelerator
F) this thing actually rides nice and steers tight enough for most situations
G) yeah, but having driven cars and tiny SUV's my whole life i gotta say it is a breath of fresh air getting a little elevation, it really makes a difference in cities and stuff, you sit up so high you've got an awesome vantage point, great field of view. I don't ever want to switch back to driving a low-riding vehicle, the height
really makes a difference when you're in traffic, it just lets you see EVERYTHING thats going on in the road. Much safer than if you're in a car, i think.
but this thing is an above-average truck... i dislike normal SUV's for the same reasons you do... The Tahoe, though? Beautiful vehicle. Absolutely incredible, well worth the lower mileage to drive a
nice SUV than to drive a car, IMHO
wow... long post