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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [freealfas]
by steve_ HOST
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Feb 18, 2008 (2:20 pm)
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Replying to: freealfas (Feb 18, 2008 9:37 am)
I had to spend some "quality" time with the ski patrol this morning and none of them could figure out how the pickup wound up upside down in the middle of the road like it did.
I guess I'll have to pay more attention to the Tribeca/Caravan looks. It was a newer Tribeca without that nose, but I'm fixated on the good old days when I had a boxy Voyager.
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [steve_]
by albook
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Feb 18, 2008 (2:46 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 18, 2008 2:20 pm)
but I'm fixated on the good old days when I had a boxy Voyager.
Back in the days when the minivan was "cool". 
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [steve_]
by freealfas
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Feb 18, 2008 (3:28 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 18, 2008 2:20 pm)
a shot in the dark, chalk it up to an evasive maneuver gone bad resulting in the demonstrated downside of a raised center of gravity due to it's suv proportions and ride height.
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [freealfas]
by nxs138
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Feb 18, 2008 (4:53 pm)
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Replying to: freealfas (Feb 18, 2008 3:28 pm)
Shouldn't that thing have had roll-over protection? I thought it was pretty much standard on these new crossovers. Doesn't mean it'll work in all conditions, but if it's as good as stability protection, it should really help stop the car from tipping over in emergency avoidance situations.
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [nxs138]
by freealfas
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Feb 18, 2008 (5:20 pm)
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Replying to: nxs138 (Feb 18, 2008 4:53 pm)
a frontier is a SUV not a CUV by the working definitions that float around here. as for the ESP if it had it is not the end all be all in roll over avoidance. physics at some point always wins regarless of all the bells and whistles and marketing that is shown to the public.
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [freealfas]
by thegraduate
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Feb 18, 2008 (5:38 pm)
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Replying to: freealfas (Feb 18, 2008 5:20 pm)
a frontier is a SUV not a CUV by the working definitions that float around here.
Um, it's a Pickup Truck.
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [thegraduate]
by freealfas
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Feb 18, 2008 (6:06 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 18, 2008 5:38 pm)
Sorry I was mentally picturing the pathfinder... thanks... lol
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [freealfas]
by thegraduate
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Feb 18, 2008 (7:40 pm)
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Replying to: freealfas (Feb 18, 2008 6:06 pm)
Haha, I figured you meant Xterra (they're the same, basically!). 
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [thegraduate]
by steve_ HOST
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Feb 19, 2008 (7:48 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 18, 2008 7:40 pm)
I was just making small talk for the holiday weekend; sorry to lead anyone astray. A CUV shouldn't have topsy-turvied in that situation (actually neither should a SUV, but people still manage to trip them).
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Re: Popular Mechanics Comparison [hoser0eh]
by ateixeira
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Feb 19, 2008 (10:29 am)
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Replying to: hoser0eh (Feb 17, 2008 7:39 am)
Gotta love how clones Edge (8th place) and MKX (20th place) are so far apart. Price means something, sure, but that alone can't explain why one does well and the other bombs badly.
Also, it's rather funny that the Pilot finishes last in the PM test and then first with US News.
Though you gotta wonder, what makes them think they're qualified to rate automobiles in the first place?
I'd rank their merit to do so just below Family Circle magazine. 
(side note: I think they actually do award a family car of the year, something like that)
PM usually offers a unique perspective, but I would trust them more to evaluate car gadgets vs. entire cars. Like GPS systems, maybe.
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