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Sometimes an SUV (truck frame) or a real truck is needed.
Posted by tlrm (more from tlrm) on Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:46:53
In Reply to: Do SUV's actually save lives?, MJM
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, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:43:41
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In New Orleans we have the worst roads you can imagine. Really. Without any exageration, driving more than 15 mph on many of our narrow, almost unpaved roads is dangerous. I can only drive my Saab on certain main roads or crawl along at 10 - 15 mph. Otherwise, I end up with bend rims, blown rubber, and broken control arms.
I bought a '99 S-10 pick up 4X4 in '99. Its automatic, and has COLD A/C (necessary in our climate). When I have a million errands to run about town I take the S-10. It is just so much better on the streets here than my Saabs. Is it safe? In town, yes. I would never take it on a long trip on any kind of highway, the maneuravability required at highway speeds simply is not there.
Further, it tends to flood here quite regularly. The height of the S-10 keeps water ingress and soaked ECU's to a minumum.
So yes, I can appreciate trucks, but I operate on nearly unpaved roads in what is lake when we have heavy rain. Most people who have SUV's simply drive from one paved paking lot to another via a good road, crushing all Miatas and Triumphs in their path.
TM
Posts in this Thread:
- Do SUV's actually save lives?, MJM
, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:43:41- NO!!!, Ckpaden, Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:32:19
- Re: NO!!!, John A., Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:04:51
- The Kenworth Pilgrimage, Scott Paterson
, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:25:39 - Sometimes an SUV (truck frame) or a real truck is needed., tlrm, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:46:53 <-- Viewing This Message
- SUVs have Wimpy Bumpers?, John A, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:51:26
- Ice cream causes crime, Ari
, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:43:01
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