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Kent,
Some might say that one of the unspoken benefits of the SUV ownership experience is the high seating position which allows one to look into the goings-on in the front seats of smaller cars. However, a related terror might be seeing YOU, driving without pants in your Scotchguarded cloth seats, as you try and replicate Lexol "rash" on a budget. Let's turn this thread in a positive direction: Group, tell us your most voyeuristic car experience to date. :-) And enough SUV bashing, agreed? Mike a satisfied VOLKSWAGEN owner "Kent" > wrote in message ... > Wow, you luxury SUV drivers are some insecure folks. Might want to get that > checked; I think Merck might now make a pill for that sort of thing. And how > the heck does a long-term GTI pilot with a Jetta TDI lose their way and > purchase a Touareg? Some sort of mid-life crisis? And yes, the Jetta TDI > does meet my tree-hugging, empty-pocketed, leather conditioner phobic > approval. Thanks very much for checking. But you don't need my > approval...really...or do you? Oh, and thanks for the tip on the '66 > Ford...sounds groovy, but I doubt I could afford it. > > Oh, and let's not make light of leather conditioner phobias. That stuff can > cause one heck of a rash when driving without pants. One more reason I > prefer the cloth seats of my GTI. > > -- > Kent > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 220,000+ miles > > > "aokvw" > wrote in message > ... > > Hey Kent, > > FYI I have ALREADY driven the wheels right off of MY 1987 GTI 16V (230K) > > before metal started collecting in the oil pan, calling for a rebuild, 5 > > years ago. I DID see a 66 Ford Country Squire wagon, with a 390ci motor > and > > most of the fake wood trim on the used car lot that might interest you, > when > > your GTI gives up the ghost. Don't lecture others about sticking with > their > > practical vehicles, unless you know their driver history, ok? I am > already > > halfway to your accumulated mileage in my OTHER vehicle, a 99 Jetta TDI. > > Does THAT car meet with your tree-hugging, empty pocketed, leather > > conditioner phobic approval Kent? > > "Kent" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Look sport, somewhere between 21 years old and maturity you'll hopefully > > > begin to realize that trips to the beach, mall, and Mammoth don't > > constitute > > > a NEED. Just trust me on this one. But I'm glad to hear that you're an > > > active little tike; it'll keep you away from the glass teat (aka TV). > > > > > > -- > > > Kent > > > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 220,000+ miles > > > > > > "Steve Grauman" > wrote in message > > > ... > > > > >Somehow, our parents, and our parent's parents, "made due" without > > these > > > > >leather clad, bechromed behemoths, and their families were larger on > > > > >average. > > > > > > > > First of all, I never said that they had to be luxo-barges. Hyundai, > Kia > > > and > > > > Saturn all sell medium sized SUVs that are reasonablly priced and > > > realistically > > > > equipped. Just because some people need (and yes, I mean NEED) an > > > Excursion > > > > doesn't mean we all do. Secondly, take a look at how large sedans in > the > > > 50s, > > > > 60s and 70s were. Not exactly Jetta-sized. Third, the most popular > > vehicle > > > type > > > > in America for most of that time-period was the station wagon. And the > > > vast > > > > majority of SUVs today are little more than station wagons with more > > > ground > > > > clearence. So you can quit this high and mighty "our parents didn't > need > > > it" > > > > bull****. In the 21 years I've been alive, I've played hockey, > baseball > > > and > > > > football and taken martial arts. Same with my brother, and we usually > > > > car-pooled with other team-members/classmates. 7 or 8 kids + > > > > hockey/baseball/football gear doesn't sit well in something the size > of > > a > > > > Passat. And forget about all the times my mother carted us in groups > of > > 5 > > > or > > > > more to the beach, the mall, etc..., or my dogs. We NEEDED the space, > we > > > USED > > > > the space. In 2001 when we didn't need the huge vehicles as much, we > > > > down-sized. My mother traded in her Expedition for an RX300, which is > > > > Camry/ES300 based. It still has AWD and ground clearence which we USE > on > > > trips > > > > to Mammoth in the snow, it still has room for luggage and/or my dogs. > > But > > > it > > > > isn't a killer. > > > > > > > > >More proof that > > > > >growing up in front of the television makes you soft in the head. > > > > > > > > Yea, that must be it... > > > > Steve Grauman > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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gort wrote:
> Man, I am hot and ****ed off, I hate those people who can afford to > purchase and eat chocolate ice cream. Who the fark do they think they > are? Some of us think that full 100% fat ice cream is too expensive > and is detrimental to the overall health of our society. > > They should be made not to have a choice and eat tofu like the rest of us > miserable frustrated folk who cant afford that luxury. > > Hey dork, if you don't like the Touareg, DON'T BUY IT! > > This country is based on FREEDOM first and EQUALITY second. We are all > created equal, but don't end up that way after making choices and working > hard. But we all have the freedom to choose. Just remember, liberals > want to limit your freedom, why can't I have a toilet that works on only > one goddamn flush? What the hell are you yelling at me for? All I did was point out that the Touareg isn't really an SUV. I never said anybody couldn't have one. -- Mike Smith |
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Kent wrote:
> > And when will people like you manage to come up with a more novel excuse > than "it's a free country" to justify your crass, self-indulgent, > anti-social behavior? What better "excuse" do they need? -- Mike Smith |
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Numan wrote:
> > So, your complaint is with, and your energy should be pointed towards, the > auto industry. They should be forced to make cleaner autos. No, they shouldn't. -- Mike Smith |
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aokvw wrote:
> Let's turn this thread in a positive direction: Group, tell us your most > voyeuristic car experience to date. :-) Rolled over smashed SUV's, involved in single vehicle accidents, are always nice to see. Lots of 'em, too. |
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aokvw wrote:
> Let's turn this thread in a positive direction: Group, tell us your most > voyeuristic car experience to date. :-) Rolled over smashed SUV's, involved in single vehicle accidents, are always interesting to see. Lots of 'em, too. |
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>All I did was point out that
>the Touareg isn't really an SUV. I missed that post. AFAIK, the Toureag isn't car based. So what makes it not an SUV? Steve Grauman |
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Mike Smith wrote:
> Tony Bad wrote: > >> >> Your parents, and mine lived in a different world. We got 4 kids in a >> Chrysler >> Newport (which got about 10 MPG for those who feel today's Suv's are >> such hogs) > > > That's 10 MPG on leaded fuel, in a carbureted engine, with no modern > emissions controls. A 2004-model SUV is probably cleaner than 5 Vista > Cruisers or Family Trucksters. ;-) > > -- > Mike Smith Don't be too sure in most cases they are exempt from CAR specs as they are listed as TRUCKS. Still, of course advances have been made. TBerk |
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>Don't be too sure in most cases they are exempt from CAR specs as they
>are listed as TRUCKS. > >Still, of course advances have been made. > I believe that the 3.5 litre V6 in Honda's Pilot and MDX SUV's is a ULEV unit. And I think that the 3.0 litre I6 in BMW's X3 and X5 qualifies as a LEV engine. But these vehicles are car based. Steve Grauman |
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JH wrote:
> aokvw wrote: > >> Let's turn this thread in a positive direction: Group, tell us your most >> voyeuristic car experience to date. :-) > > > Rolled over smashed SUV's, involved in single vehicle accidents, are > always nice to see. That's a pretty crappy thing to say, no matter what you think of SUVs. -- Mike Smith |
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