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122 messages, Last post on Apr 15, 2009 at 5:57 AM
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 14, 2009 6:10 am) You can also get the same kind of information about Hybrid drivers. It is the same old SUV haters vs hybrid haters. It has nothing to do with those that foolishly sell an SUV at a big loss when gas prices are high. I’ve always made cracks at the Prius and Prius owners, never really addressing the topic head on because I figured everyone knew that the car was a joke and it’s drivers were stupid *&^*^% (continued) http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/29/misanthropy-today-hates-the-prius/
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 14, 2009 7:41 am) I'll take Smug over Dead any time........
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 14, 2009 7:48 am) I'll take Smug over Dead any time. Not sure your point. You are not going to suggest that a Prius is as safe as a Large SUV? IF so you are all wet and have no legitimate data to back that up.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 14, 2009 7:51 am) Actually, I do. You did not read my whole story as posted as a link in my earlier post. From that story: Are the best performers the biggest and heaviest vehicles on the road? Not at all. Among the safest cars are the midsize imports, like the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord. Or consider the extraordinary performance of some subcompacts, like the Volkswagen Jetta. Drivers of the tiny Jetta die at a rate of just forty-seven per million, which is in the same range as drivers of the five-thousand-pound Chevrolet Suburban and almost half that of popular S.U.V. models like the Ford Explorer or the GMC Jimmy. In a head-on crash, an Explorer or a Suburban would crush a Jetta or a Camry. But, clearly, the drivers of Camrys and Jettas are finding a way to avoid head-on crashes with Explorers and Suburbans. The benefits of being nimble—of being in an automobile that's capable of staying out of trouble—are in many cases greater than the benefits of being big.
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 06, 2009 11:54 am) there is always the snow tires option if it snows a lot where your live. But if you encounter 6+ inches of unplowed streets all the time, then suv's/cuv's will be the only option for you
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 14, 2009 7:59 am)
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Replying to: nwng (Jan 14, 2009 8:45 am) I would argue that point. My wife's grandson has a near new Odyssey and it is not nearly as nice to drive as our Sequoia. It does have more usable space and much better for hauling children. Plus mileage is about 25% better with the Honda. It feels squashy going down the freeway to me.
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Replying to: nwng (Jan 14, 2009 8:45 am) I'm down by the Jersey shore and in almost three decades have never needed as much as snow tires let alone 4WD. Now I guess if I moved back to where I grew up - in the hills in northwest Jersey maybe 4WD would make more sense and back then I did get snow tires. I never really tow so I don't worry about that either. To each his own. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 14, 2009 8:48 am) You are correct. It made MY point.....  Gary says, "There is no substitute for a Large Heavy SUV..." and the rest of that sentence should read: "...in making a driver feel a false sense of security." Jettas and Accords and Camrys are safe because they make their drivers feel unsafe. S.U.V.s are unsafe because they make their drivers feel safe. That feeling of safety isn't the solution; it's the problem.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 14, 2009 5:21 am) LOL I saw that episode . It was posted on YouTube. Very funny.
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