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Re: Good point about Euros...
Posted by LesH [Email] (more from LesH) on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:42:03
In Reply to: Good point about Euros..., Noel, Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:27:29
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OK, here's my opinionated, over-generalized, based-on-perception summary. Many exceptions exist. No flaming is necessary. But I had too much spare time on my hands and had to comment.
People who want a transportation appliance buy Japanese. They don't know or care enough about driving to put on snow tires.
People who want something cheap (Cavalier, Neon) or flashy-styled (any Chrysler) or "safer because it's big" (any truck-based SUV) buy American. They either don't want to spend the extra money on tires, styling is more important than function, or they just don't understand vehicle dynamics, respectively.
People who understand performance and safety buy European. They know an effective snow tire is essential for getting the most out of the vehicle in terms of those parameters. Thus, the preponderance of Euro cars with real tires safely driving through the moving chicane of out-of-control SUVs and panicked Asian econocar drivers.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Do SUV drivers who wind up off the road, Noel, Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:00:55
- Re: Do SUV drivers who wind up off the road, saw, Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:51:10
- Mostly tires, and paying atention, imo, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:42:38
- I was surprised to learn that many SUVs are only......, andym, Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:39:55
- Re: Do SUV drivers who wind up off the road, jp, Tue, 20 Dec 2005 06:57:26
- Re: Do SUV drivers who wind up off the road, jeff in MD, Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:11:12
- Do they know that all cars have 4-wheel BRAKES? n/m, Caarl
, Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:58:40 - Re: Do SUV drivers who wind up off the road, AeroInCO, Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:56:06
- I'd say "no", OKSaabs, Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:29:45
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