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What is this discussion about? Subaru Forester, Hyundai Santa Fe, Jeep Liberty, Ford Escape, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Saturn VUE, SUV

#3317 of 4922 by ateixeira Oct 22, 2002 (8:24 am)
Get a trailer hitch, then leave your receiver in place.   Scares the tailgaters off some times.   -juice
#3318 of 4922 funny - i had an encounter with one of those a few years back by ken_from_nj Oct 22, 2002 (8:28 am)
my 93 mazda mx6 (fairly low nose) happened to introduce itself to the trailer hitch of an explorer or something like it suv. poked a nice clean square hole in the bumber. made for interesting conversation (and that WAS in NJ as well - i think the problem is just too many cars on the road here)
#3319 of 4922 hitch by anonymous02 Oct 22, 2002 (8:50 am)
You can put an extension on as well, or a step, to make it useful.   Does a nice job on radiators, too!   I saw a posting with a guy who was going to make an attachment with 3 long points on it.
#3320 of 4922 by ateixeira Oct 22, 2002 (11:58 am)
Good suggestions. I have a bike rack and use that occasionally.   It sticks out pretty far back. If a Previa rear-ended me, I bet the rack would hit the windshield first!   You're probably thinking of paisan. He put an extension on his Trooper. First a thin one, later a beefy one. It's sort of T-shaped and sticks out beyond the spare tire, to protect the entire rear end.   -juice
#3321 of 4922 nope by anonymous02 Oct 22, 2002 (1:06 pm)
I was thinking of someone on JeepsUnlimited. They were going to put 3 pointed prongs about a foot long each pointing straight back. The guy just got rear ended by some goofball gal.
#3322 of 4922 by steve_ HOST Oct 22, 2002 (1:20 pm)
I can just see the lawsuit filed by the guy walking around the Jeep to get to his car in a dim parking lot and tripping over those extensions.   And you thought the 50's fins were bad....   Steve, Host
#3323 of 4922 friend has by nippononly Oct 22, 2002 (1:25 pm)
a Tribute LX - no ABS. I think Tribute has 3 trim levels, right? ES is tops - mandatory leather, and probably ABS too. But the majority of Tributes are sold without it.   Escape has only XLS and XLT? So I guess itis more common for Escapes in the real world to have ABS.   Still no-one chiming in for the Santa Fe. I will bet dollars to donuts that ABS is not standard. That gives forester the edge on this one. (and all Subies for that matter)
#3324 of 4922 the edge? by anonymous02 Oct 22, 2002 (1:27 pm)
That applies only if you want ABS, right? If you DON'T want ABS, it is a minus, right?   ??
#3325 of 4922 well by nippononly Oct 22, 2002 (1:34 pm)
that was an "edgy" comment!!   Question: (THIS IS STRICTLY HYPOTHETICAL) If you had 2 competing vehicles, and it was a toss-up between them, same price, you just couldn't decide, but one had ABS and one didn't, which would you pick?
#3326 of 4922 probably the one by anonymous02 Oct 22, 2002 (1:37 pm)
WITHOUT ABS (UNLESS there was an ABS defeat switch or fuse available)

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